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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | High Cholesterold | Aches and pain | After aches and pain stopped taking it. My physician found out low Vitamin D deficiency will cause Crestor to give you aches and pain. Started taking Vitamin D and went back on Crestor. NO PAIN AND NO ACHES. HAVE YOUR PHYSICIAN DO BLOOD WORK TO CHECK YOUR VITAMIN D, IF YOU HAVE A VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY (LOW)THAT CAN BE THE PROBLEM WITH CRESTOR. ONCE YOU TAKE VITAMIN D, THE PAIN AND ACHES WILL STOP WITH CRESTOR. CHECK WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN FIRST BEFORE STARTING VITAMIN D. | M | 62 | 1 years 40 1X day | 11/14/2010 | 5 | High cholesterol | Had ache and pains all over. | Family physician prescribe me Crestor and after aches and pain, he told me to stop taking it. But my cholesterol was still high. Finally my heart doctor sent me to another physican that specialized in people have trouble with Crestor. This new doctor said people who have a reaction to Crestor have been found to have a very low vitamin D deficiency. He did lab work and found that my Vitamin D was very low. He prescribe me Vitamin D through my pharmacy and had me on it for a month, then started me on the Crestor again. And it works. I'm still taken Vitamin D and Crestor pain free. No more pain and my cholesterol is in the normal range. | M | 62 | 1 months 40 MG 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | High Cholesterol | Some muscle pain in legs and shoulders. | F | 62 | 8 months 5 mg | 6/13/2020 | 3 | high cholesteral | I have taken Lipitor (3years), Zocor (3 years) and now Crestor (for about 3 years). It seems I develop odd symptoms, which get worse after a long period of time on the same statin. I have been having problems with muscles/tendons in feet, arms and hands. I am also experiencing muscle/tendon soreness in upper back/neck area. All unexplained. I underwent numerous tests with no indication of a potential cause. I do not have diabetes. I am concerned that the Crestor (as well as the other statins I took)has caused the numbness. At night, my hands go completely numb, often waking me up. Hands also get numb/tingly when held upward, such as while talking on a phone. Symptoms seem to be worsening. | Crestor (as well as the other statins I took) did reduce my cholesteral level dramatically. It went from 247 at the time I had a stent placed for a blockage 9 years ago, to about 130 today. I am considering getting off Crestor for a while and seeing if the symptoms improve or not, but have been told it can take a year for improvements to show. | M | 62 | 3 years | 3/30/2008 | 3 | High Cholesterol, Carotid Blockage | Blurry vision, tired eyes, extreme fatigue | My doctor prescribed 10 mg. but I could not function at work (incredibly tired, foggy, etc.) so I have been cutting the pills in half, thus taking 5 mg. For the past 2 weeks I have been unable to focus my eyes. I don't like taking statins ... and I have read and heard that taking Red Rice Yeast is just as effective with far fewer side effects. | F | 62 | 6 weeks | 2/14/2009 | 3 | High Cholesterol Carotid Blockage | I have posted earlier about the side effects I experienced -- extreme fatigue, unexplained weight gain, joint and muscle pain. After taking Crestor for 6 weeks (5 mg.) followed by 2 weeks of Red Yeast Rice, my LDL dropped from 235 to 155. That's pretty substantial ... but I still hate the side effects. | F | 62 | 2 months | 3/6/2009 | 3 | Elevated cholesterol / ApoB | Although my blood cholesterol / Apo B scores are much lower, experiencing noticeably reduced libido, constant anxiety and transient leg pains. I have no idea whether there is any cause/effect here. I am normally happy, active and fit but am now living life in a fog of depression and have almost no sex drive. Since I am at low risk for heart issues, I can only try going off the drug again for a period as an experiment, since I do not want to start depending on yet other drugs for altering mood. I have never suffered from anxiety yet it is currently so intense I want to drown myself. The anxiety may well be from financial problems of an ongoing recession but I have usually coped much better with high stress. | Seems extremely effective in lowering LDL (84 from 160)) ApoB (85 from 150). originally started on 10 mg/day Lipitor for several years due to high LDL and CRP but after reading many online scary accounts of symptoms as well as getting leg cramps, discontinued for a year. Cardiologist convinced me statins would reduce my risk of heart problems (although I have no apparent heart issues and am very fit) since LDL / Apo B levels were elevated. He prescribed a starting dosage of 5 mg/day which we increased to 10 mg/day after a year. It has done a very good job of reducing cholesterol....but? | M | 62 | 2 years 10 1X day | 5/27/2014 | 3 | high cholesterol | Severe ear infections, itching, tinnitus, deafness; memory lapses; fatigue, joint pains, abdominal pain; nerves on edge most of the time, with leg spasms; muscle weakness. | Shortly after I started taking it, I cut down to 5mg every other day with the same side effects. Then I cut down to half a 5 mg tablet, every other day, and continued with these symptoms, but not as bad. It did lower my cholesterol, but the side effects are intolerable, and I have just gone off it. Hopefully I return to normal soon. | F | 62 | 8 months 5 mg 1X day | 11/8/2015 | 2 | High Cholesterol, Carotid Blockage | I posted last week and listed extreme fatigue, blurred vision ... and forgot to add short term memory loss (more than usual for my age), but now add unexplained weight gain. | I have been going to Jenny Craig and was doing fine with my weight loss. However, since taking Crestor for 6 weeks I suddenly gained 2 lbs. For those who deny that Crestor can cause weight gain, check out this NIH website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000473.htm#Symptoms | F | 62 | 7 weeks | 2/21/2009 | 2 | High Colesterol | Only taken Crestor for 2 weeks. However experiencing muscle spasms amd tingling in legs and other parts of my body. I have noticed a hightened level of anxiety. After reading these posts, I plan to cut the dosage in half and inform my Doc of that. I am not willing to endure the pain, sore muscles etc. Thanks for the comments from everyone else. I am sure most of the people who love the drug don't search for sites like this. But for the rest, it is very, very valuable to expose all of the maladies your Doc's Crestor sales rep fails to emphasize. | M | 62 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2008 | 2 | high cholestral | Initially, I was on Lipitor for about 3 years - experienced muscle pain/soreness. Changed to Zocor for about 3 years. Same results. Now I am on 10 mg Crestor (has been close to 3 years), and began experiencing tendon problems. Tendonitis in left forearm,both hands, and left foot. No explaination as to pain. Recently begun taking CoQ10 and Gloucosamine/Condroitin to try to improve conditions. Not too much improvement yet. I feel that statin drugs in general affect muscles/tendons in the long run. It may take a while, but they seem to begin chipping away at them and eventually they break them down. I plan on reducing my intake to 5 mg for a few weeks to see if that helps. Before Crestor my cholestral count was 226. Now it is 129. IMPRESSIVE RESULTS BUT MANY HIDDEN, AND SOME NOT SO HIDDEN, SIDE EFFECTS. | M | 62 | 3 years | 9/30/2007 | 2 | Severe constipation. Although, Crestor has worked well, I can no longer deal with the constant constipation issues. I'm going off it. If I don't take Crestor for a week or so, my digestive system works beautifully. | F | 62 | 2 years 10 4X W | 7/5/2010 | 2 | FOR CHOLESTEROL | ACHING SHOULDER GOING DOWN TO ELBOW MAIN ONE IS HIDEOUS ITCHY SORES ON MY LEGS ARMS AND BACK | COULD TAKING THIS ALONG WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE TABLET HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS. | F | 62 | 2 years 10 1X day | 11/30/2011 | 2 | High cholesterol | Headache joint pain ankles back stomach discomfort Rash arms back neck rash itchy scalp hair thinning | F | 62 | 56 days 20mg 1X day | 10/6/2021 | 1 | Familial high cholesterol | Lower back pain was so too much to handle. Muscle cramp, headaches & really weird dreams. I felt better within 24 hours when I stopped taking it. | Some people cannot tolerate this drug. Even 5mg was too much for me. Change diet & walk more. | F | 62 | 19 days 10mg - 5mg 1X day | 2/21/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Have 2 very bad knees, bone on bone, awaiting knee replacement surgery. When I could barely walk and was unable to sleep at night due to muscle pain, I initially attributed it to my failing knees. Now I know better. Stopped taking crestor 6 months ago, knees are still bad, but muscle pain has stopped and I just feel better. Never again! Poison! | F | 62 | 2 years 10 mg | 10/14/2019 | 1 | Not long before I suffered dry mouth and sore throat. Massive impact on reflux acid which became impossible to control. General.tiredness and fatigue. Lowering of mood bridging depression and anxiety | This drug is the devils work it seems to me but.all you get from doctors is no side effects, very important you take it. Poison! | M | 62 | 6 weeks | 12/6/2016 | 1 | Prescribed after a Quintuple surger | I have been taking this med for over 3 1/2 years, but recently iam experencing leg pain and can barely walk, Iam wondering if this statin would be the cause of this pain after all this time? | M | 62 | 4 years 40 mg | 6/6/2018 | 1 | Prescribed after a Quintuple surger | I have been taking this med for over 3 1/2 years, but recently iam experencing leg pain and can barely walk, Iam wondering if this statin would be the cause of this pain after all this time? | M | 62 | 4 years 40 mg | 6/6/2018 | 1 | High Cholestrol | Unbearable pain in shoulders and down to elbows a constant throbbing keeping me awake at night. Also lower back pain and pain in knees and very fatigued. Was taking pain killers to sleep something i have never had to do before and the pain would build up throughout the day to a point were I would cry. | Stopped taking Crestor after 28 days once I visited this site and realised that it was the cause of my sudden demise. After three weeks the pain had lessened but still really bad. It is now three months on and I am feeling better than ever, have been to a Naturopath and done a complete detox to rid my body of these dreadful toxins, and am now on a diet to reduce my cholestrol which has dropped from 7.4 to 5.4. I will never take Crestor or any other statin again. I never want to go through that pain again. I now feel twenty years younger than I did 2 or 3 months ago. | F | 62 | 28 days 20 1X day | 1/5/2012 |