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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Cholesterol too high | Started out with no side effects, and my cholesterol did come down. However, about 3 weeks ago, my legs began to ache, my feet swelled, and my hands soon followed suit. Then came the fatigue. I also have had a bizarre weight gain/ bloating, particularly around my midsection. I am tall and thin, so suddenly finding my clothes too tight really puzzled me. No doc tells you about that! | Stopped taking it today and will not resume it. | F | 62 | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 6/12/2012 | 1 | Control the Amount of fat in blood | Swelling in my right leg with pain and just pain in my left leg,now after stopping Crestor swelling in right knee has gone no more pain ,stiffness or cramps only pain in my left leg that will not go away. | M | 62 | 10 months .05 | 12/6/2012 | 1 | to regulate my cholesterol level | excruciating pains in my right leg, back muscole pain, swelling of my wrist & pain in my arm | Crestor reduced my bad cholesterol level, but provoked muscle pain, which has been very hard to bear. If I had the choice now of taking or not taking Crestor, I would have chosen not to have taken it. | F | 62 | 2 years 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 1 | High cholesterol | I took this drug for a month and after two weeks developed severe pains in both shoulders going down to my elbows as well as pain in lower back and in both knees. Couldn't sleep with the pain and had to take strong pain killers and heat packs just to get to sleep. | After 30 days suddenly the penny dropped and I recalled the pharmacist saying that Crestor could cause muscle soreness and if so to stop taking it and return to the Doctor. I stopped taking Crestor two weeks ago and although some slight improvement am still in agony. Have aged 10 years in 6 weeks. Will not take this or any other similar drug again and am taking wild krill oil and changing my diet to bring my cholesterol down naturally. Will see the Doctor next week to be certain. I am pleased to hear others have had similar effects as I was starting to think it was bone cancer. Hope I will be back to normal soon. | F | 62 | 30 days 20mg 1X day | 10/21/2011 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | after 3 months, I started having severe headaches,cramping in lower right area (of groin), both hip areas, both knees and both ankles. When I lie down, I get cramping from waist to below ankles. I had a sharp pain at the bottom of breast bone and a jarring feeling below breast bone and just at diaphragm when just walking. Between my shoulder blades, I had an annoying pain. I thought I had developed restless leg syndrom, also. | I was on Lipitor, for about 2 mos. and had developed knee pain. I was hoping Crestor (5mg) would be better, beings I was on it 3 mos. I just wish there weren't so many side affects...just to get better!!! | F | 62 | 3 months | 6/12/2006 | 1 | High LDL Cholesterol | Extreme left hip, leg and foot pain, irritability, unable to sleep, crazy dreams, fatigue. | I noticed a change in my personality while taking Crestor. I'm usually a happy go lucky type but recently I feel depressed. I work out at Curves 4 days a week but find it is becoming increasingly difficult to go through the entire rounds because of lethargy. I plan never to take this medication ever again! | F | 62 | 4 weeks | 10/21/2008 | 1 | moderately high cholesterol | After taking Crestor for two months I developed intense muscle cramps, mostly in my calf muscles. Soon I was having muscle cramps everywhere. Stopped taking the drug immediately, but am still having cramps and muscle pain, mostly in my legs, and also tingling in my lower legs. This has gone on for nearly four months. Have been tested for any muscle damage, and all is normal. | Physicians need to be aware that these side effects can last a really long time and not just assume that if the symptoms don't go away immediately upon stopping the drug then they must be because of something else. | F | 62 | 3 months | 3/24/2007 | 1 | high LDLs | Terrible headaches that kept getting worse; agitation and vivid dreams joint aches, all over bad feeling, just not myself | My physician responded as though I was the only one reporting these kind of effect. I knew I could not be that unique. I've not had any reation to drugs before. Why aren't we getting information? This drug has to be dangerous. If your body reacts that bad. Don't take it. Quality of life is more important to me. | F | 62 | 1.5 months | 2/28/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol, stents | Muscle problems, fatigue, extreme hair loss, excema, abdominal pain. But the worst is that I have now been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis! | I had a perfectly normal life until taking Crestor. I suffered while taking it and have been paying a heavy price even though I am now off of this. Autoimmune hepatitis is a lifelong disease which will severely impact the rest of my years!I would never take this again, or advise anyone else to take it! | M | 62 | 5 months 10 mg 3X W | 3/6/2010 | 1 | chloresterol | When I took 20 mg. previously, my arms hurt so bad, I could hardly use them. After a month off drug, they were okay. Doc put me on 5 mg. and suddenly my leg has nerve pain from hip to ankle. Knee feels like it's misaligned, and sometimes there is a burning sensation. I stopped meds, and am hoping this all goes away. | If you develop any unexplainable pains, consider that it may be the medication | F | 62 | 30 days 5 mg 1X day | 1/3/2011 | 1 | Arthereosclerosis/stroke | Muscle and joint pain | M | 62 | 365 days 5 mg 1X day | 12/13/2010 | 1 | high LDL & Triglycerides & Low HDL | Generalized m. & joint pain esp in back, chest, shoulders, hips. Shooting/stabbing sensations in feet&hands. Heart palpitaions | CRAP!!!!!!! | M | 62 | 3 weeks 20 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 1 | high cholestrol | took it had severe leg pain, lower back pain dizzy sometimes.weak and trouble getting up in the morning. Last time I went to the doctor he told me to stop taking the crestor to see if I had injured my leg or if it was the meds.It was the meds .Off crestor and I,am pain free.Have to find another way to fight this cholestrol. | My wife and brother went on crestor and both had leg pain and climbing stairs were out it hurt that much. Both went off crestor and this day are pain free. Crestor did lower the chestrol but the pain was not worth it. Still trying other things to get the levels down without the side effects | M | 62 | 5 years 40mg 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | High Colesterol | Extreme pain in right thigh and calf. | After taking Crestor a few weeks I experienced extreme pain and weakness in my right leg; painful to climb stairs and painful to walk while playing golf. After reading that Crestor can cause muscle damage I decided to stop taking it. In just a few days the pain was gone. At the next doctor's appt I told him what I had experienced and that I was not taking the drug. He was skeptical that the drug caused the pain because it was only in one leg. He suggested trying Lipitor and I reluctantly agreed. After leaving his office with samples I took one pill. By that night I was in extreme pain again so I have not had another. I do think there was permanent damage in that leg. It is weaker and aches after walking for long periods. I think there are a lot of people experiencing the same symptoms and do not realize it is the statins they are taking. The doctors don't seem to want to admit that these drugs are causing these side effects. | F | 62 | 3 months | 7/4/2007 | 1 | Slightly elevated cholesterol | Within a week of starting my prescription for 5 mg Crestor, I began to experience muscle aches in both upper arms. When I told the doctor, he said to cut the 5 mg pills in half. He also admitted he had the same problems taking Crestor, and said he had cut the pills in half also. The arm aches seemed to go away after I cut the dosage to 2.5 mg, but gradually other problems have appeared. Both knees ache (the left knee is worse) after a short walk or mowing the lawn. My pre-existing carpal tunnel problems in both wrists has worsened. I also gradually became aware of frequent numbness in both hands when driving the car. But what's worst is the leg cramps. I remember now that I've had lots of leg cramps when sleeping since starting Crestor, although I didn't initially associate them with taking Crestor. Three days ago, I had a particularly violent cramp in my left leg that woke me out of a sound sleep and took several very painful minutes to dissipate. | I only started this drug because of family medical history: My father had several heart attacks and eventually succombed to one. I have stopped taking this drug because I never had problems like this before. The additional aches and pains this drug has caused me have prevented me from exercising as much as I know I should. I do not recommend this drug. I'm making an appointment with the doctor tomorrow to let him know that I can't tolerate this drug. | M | 62 | 8 months | 9/9/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Extreme pain in left hip and lower back, abdominal pain, constipation, general rundown feeling. | Started taking Crestor and within a week developed extreme pain in my left hip and lower back. I have had lower back problems for many years and had just purchased a new vehicle so I attributed pain to getting used to the new seats and never considered the drug to be the cause of my latest problems. Took 4 or 5 Chiropractic treatments that seemed to help a bit but then suddenly after almost 2 months on Crestor the pain got worse and the treatments were doing nothing to help the situation. Then one morning I was getting out of bed and I suddenly dawned on me that the pain had started just about the time I started taking the Crestor. I contacted my Doctor who advised I stop taking it and within 2 days the pain was 90% gone and every day I feel a little better. I'm currently waiting for the results of blood tests to insure no permanent damage but I will not be going back on this drug! | M | 62 | 2 months | 8/28/2007 | 1 | Hyperlipidema | muscle and joint pain, involving shoulders, upper arms, chest wall, lower abdomen, both thighs. extreme tiredness. | I was started on Crestor after virtually the same side effects with Pravacol. I went off the Pravacol on my own, then call the physician who recommended Crestor. I waited until almost all of the pain was gone (approx. 1 week) prior to starting the Crestor. Within 72 hours all the symptoms had returned only worse. I again have stopped the medication on my own. I am not going to go back on another statin. From the research I have done, cholesterol numbers do not effect coronary artery disease in women as it does in males. I sure hope that is true. | F | 62 | 2 months | 3/24/2008 | 1 | Cholesterol | terrible muscle pain, can't sleep | Do not take it! It is dangerous | M | 62 | 1 years | 2/27/2008 | 1 | Cholesterol was 220 | Muscle pain in arms, forearms, shoulders and somewhat in upper leg and calves. Joint pain in elbows and knees. Prickly feeling in fingers during sleep time. Overall loss of muscle strength in arms shoulders and legs. | I noticed these symptoms shortly after I started taking Crestor, maybe in the first ten days. My wife started on Crestor at the same time I did. She has significant muscle and joint aches and has stopped taking it. She also has many of the same symptoms mentioned in this forum. I have been on Crestor for 18 months. I feel like my muscle strength diminishes every week. I exercise consistently 4 -5 days a week on a bike and with weights. I am not trying to be an Arnold Schwarzenegger but I still do the same routine I did at age 18. Contrary to what some may think, the routine is not painful. Not at all. You feel good and your muscles tell you that you have had a good workout. You know during the workout and the next day. I effectively test my strength each day that I lift since I usually go to the same, can’t-lift-anymore, limit. Prior to Crestor, these sets felt great. My muscles felt full and strong during the workout and in the following days. I felt no pain the nex | M | 62 | 15 months | 2/12/2008 | 1 | Lipator not fast enough for Dr. | This is a update to my post of 1/16/09. The doctor redid my blood test to see if the kidney function elevation was a fluke in the first test and it was still high. They also discovered that my Potassium levels are very high. High Potassium is evidence that Crestor has been breaking down my muscles, which is why they felt sore. This condition can lead to Hyperkalemia which is deadly. From what I have been able to research on my own, Crestor muscle pain and rhabdomyolosis are the result of toxic levels of potassium and myoglobin release into the blood stream. This causes a decrease in the amount of blood that is circulating in the body (called hypovolemia). This can lead to the inability of the kidneys to function properly. The symptoms of Crestor muscle pain may indicate this condition so if you have it...my advice is to stop taking it and alert your doctor...I stopped taking it two days ago and feel better already. I am going to drink plenty of water then go for new blood | This medicine has problems and I will never take it again. | M | 62 | 90 days | 2/18/2009 |