CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CRESTOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | high cholesterol bad hdl/ldl number | Cramps in left calf. Cramps and pulling sensation in left hamstring area. Feels exactly like a pulled hamstring. | Are these side effects indicative of a bigger problem that may be affecting other areas including organs? | M | 63 | 7 days 5mg 3X W | 6/14/2011 | 2 | I noticed upon increasing dosage from 10 to 10 MG, I felt different. I lacked energy and have had severe shoulder pain. | M | 63 | 5 years 20 MG 1X day | 1/25/2012 | 2 | high cholesterol | right knee gives out suddenly; charley horse pain in buttock; ache in right thigh; right knee joint pain; hard solid stools | Am I glad i went to this site. Goodbye Crestor. I was in near perfect health; taking allopurnol ( 10 mg daily ) for gout due to too much meat and booze. this crestor is not worth the pain. I switched to it from lipitor. Lipitor wasnt this bad. Will try nothing for a few months. Thank goodness I checked. I thought it was from lack of exercise. | M | 63 | 6 months 5 mg 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | Very dizzy, mucscle aches and severe depression - don't want to see anyone or go outside - just feel like crying. think I should stop taking this drug. | F | 63 | 2 months 30 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | started with severe muscle cramps in calves and feet. Developed brain fog, back pain and muscle aches. Became so fatigued I could hardly get out of bed and felt faint. Had chills as though I had the flu. | When I confronted my doctor with my litany of ills and asked if she would report my symptoms to the FDA her response was," they already know it." If they already know it, why is this drug still being given out like candy when it's efficacy is questionable and its side effects are known to cause misery and even death. | F | 63 | 6 months 5mg 1X day | 9/30/2010 | 1 | 250 | I feel sick 24/7. Leg cramps, feet sore, achilles tendor.Headache. Wrist weak, back is sore can't sleep on the right side. | Do not take Crestor even when the dr gives you free samples. :You will be in a wheelchair in 3 mos time. I wasn't sick and weak until I started on this drug Crestor AstraZeneca is doing harm to the population. Lot TN50200 | F | 63 | 60 days 10 1X day | 2/9/2010 | 1 | family history of heart disease | irritability, flu systems, cognitive problems, frequent urination, weakness, loss of grip | M | 63 | 6 weeks 1.25 1X day | 4/2/2010 | 1 | Heavy legs, sore muscles everywhere, knee pain, calf pain, throat swelling, fatigue, dizziness, nightly sleep disturbances, and finally a severe lung infection and pneumonia. | I felt as I had aged considerably while taking Crestor. Before Crestor, I was 100% healthy, didn't have a sick day at work for 25 years! I walked 2 miles a day almost everyday. I did 30 minutes weight lifting 2 times a week, and stretched daily. This was my routine for 12 years. After taking Crestor for 7 months, I stopped my daily walking and other exercise workouts. I was too tired to do any of it. I became a couch potato. Walking steps was becoming impossible. The last straw was a severe lung infection that turned into pneumonia in April 2010. I'm still battling with that even after 4 weeks. If I had stayed on Crestor, I would have become completely sedentary and probably become wheel chair bound. All the benefits of lower cholesterol would be negated by a sedenary lifestyle and I would probably have died from inactivity which contributes to heart diesease and stroke. I have many female family members who are living way into their 90s and who take zero prescriptions. I told my Doctor I will no longer take any prescriptions and hope to resume my exercise routine. I will take high doses of vitamins, drink lots of water and move everyday. I hope this will help me to resume living a more active and pain free lifestyle and make it to age 100. Cholesterol drugs are very dangerous and should not be used by anyone. They are way over-prescribed. The whole high cholesterol thing is a scam made up by the prescription drug companies in order to get every person in | F | 63 | 7 months 5 mg 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 1 | Lower cholesterol | This drug was on the verge of destroying my liver, pancreas, gallbladder, kidneys. The side effects were too many and frightening to mention. It was an insidious attack on my organs that progressed so slowly and indeterminately that blame was flying everywhere until, at last, I realized I had good days and bad days and those good days were the day(s) after I didn't take Crestor. I went off the drug, am on the mend and hope I will mend completely. We are not sure. | F | 63 | 3 months 5mg 3X W | 7/11/2013 | 1 | High LDL -arterialsclorosis | Muscle tightness, very tight feeling in head. Felt like my brain was in a fog. Very tired, always felt slightly depressed, hard to concentrate. Complete loss of libido, unable to get an erection even with Viagra. Thought it was aging. Finally decided to try getting off the crestor 5 days ago. Libido returning, able to get normal erections , other problems seem to be getting better. Will not take statins again as I realize I have had the same problems to a lesser extent on other statins | M | 63 | 7 months 40mg 1X day | 2/21/2012 | 1 | For high cholesterol | Aches and pains in joints, then 3 months after starting loss of hearing in right ear. Also weight gain and swelling in upper part of belly. Have never felt so bad, like a 100 year old woman (I am 63) . Have been off 5 days some hearing coming back in rt ear and pains in joints getting a little better. | Never ever again will I take this drug or recommend it! | F | 63 | 6 months 20 mg. 1X day | 9/16/2012 | 1 | cholestrol | muscle pain ...breathing problems...swelling throat and tongue...numbness lips ..slurring speech...have been off 6 wks ..feeling much better | M | 63 | 8 months 5mg 1X W | 5/29/2011 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | My doctor put me on Crestor after Zocor did not lower my cholesterol enough...he said that he takes Crestor and likes it. Within a week of starting taking 10mg a day I started having severe knee and leg pain...especially at night, it would wake me up....two weeks ago we began packing to move...I was doing a lot of bending and running up and down stairs....the pain got much worse and I could hardly walk....I thought it was from so much exercise from moving....my legs and knees swelled up and hurt so bad I could hard walk. I stopped taking the Crestor about a week ago and will never take it again....I still have swelling and leg pain and I am hoping it goes away after this drug is out of my system. Has anyone had this happen to them...does the pain go away? | F | 63 | 6 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 8/5/2011 | 1 | Lower Bad Colesterol | Muscle weakness, severe joint pain, constantly tired | Have been on Crestor originally 20mg and lowered to 10mg per day. Have continually complained to my doctor about joint and muscle pain. Presently on several other drugs that could cause these side effects. Got to the point I could hardly function, thought I had severe arthritis, tested for it, came back negative. Stopped taking the Crestor for three days since I was on two antibiotics for another problem and suddenly found my joint pain in shoulders and ankles as well as spasms in my back started to get better. Had very hard time sleeping at night due to pain. Finally saw my Dr. again explained what happened and he told me to stop the Crestor. May try another drug. Crestor did work to really lower my colesterol but no worth the pain! | M | 63 | 15 months 10MG 1X day | 8/13/2011 | 1 | to lower Cholesterol | Intense sciatica attack, damage to nerves. Drop foot and numbness in left foot. Needed crutches and walking stick to move around in first 6 months. Now after 2 years just about better still with some numbness. | This poisonous drug should be thoroughly investigated for its side effects on older people. It's all very well to test a drug on a healthy 30 year old | M | 63 | 5 weeks | 6/24/2005 | 1 | high cholestrol | After being on Crestor for 3 yrs I developed extreme cramps in my feet and legs which then extended into my arms shoulders and back. Numb-like feelings in feet & hands that went into my face making me think I had had a stroke. Head also felt funny. Went to ER and had brain scan-negative. Was referred to cardiologist due to pain in neck-stress test also negative. Went to neurologist who did test for neuropathy due to numbness in feet and leg/arm cramps- also negative. Had MRI done on brain due to extreme feelings of something very wrong-also negative. Now realize that along with all of the other problems, I was having anxiety attacks without realizing it. This has also messed my stomach up-lost 20 lbs. Everything has been ruled out-now after 4 months I am totally convinced it was the Crestor although no Dr is willing to say that was the cause. I am better except for the anxiety for which I am now taking medication. I am a retired person who worked for 30 yrs in a stressful job & | F | 63 | 3 years | 10/25/2008 | 1 | To get my LDL below 100. | The side effects were intolerable and still continuing though I've been off this drug for 3 days now. Severe abdominal pain, cramping, anywhere from 5-10 bouts of diarrhea a day, muscle pain that I've never had on other statin drugs. I am very careful with diet, exercise, etc. and do not believe these side effects are related to either. | One person talked about how much weight they had lost taking crestor -- I see why. I'm going back on Lipitor (+ Zetia) which gave me side effects that were much more manageable. I want my life back, not hours in the bathroom at unpredictable times. | F | 63 | 12 days | 5/9/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | barely walk or move head due to great pain in muscles. discontinued on my own | do not take this drug, it is toxic and could lead to many life altering situations. | F | 63 | 3 months 10 1X day | 3/10/2015 | 1 | High Cholesterol | extreme cramping, pain in joints of hand,urine smelling bad, muscle breakdown | stopped taking crestor and still had muscle breakdown a month after stopping. cleaned up my diet and had my levels checked a year later and my ldl went up only 10 points. not worth all the side effects | M | 63 | 5 years 30mg 1X day | 5/18/2014 | 1 | cholesterol after open heart surger | Headaches, entire body aches, shooting pain in toes, arms tingly, huge nausea, feeling like crap 24/7. I have taken my last one on Saturday April 26,2014. Going back to holistic ways. This Crestor was wrecking my body and I want my life back. I will do holistic and putting trust in my faith. | F | 63 | 9 months 5mg | 4/27/2014 |