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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 2 | High cholesterol | Began taking Crestor in July of 08, by November I began experiencing upper chest soreness above my breastbone. I attributed to my swimming regimen, so I discontinued swimming. I began to experience acid reflux, nausea and weight loss..lossing 9 pounds in 2 months. I do have a hypothyroid and am on a hormone supplement. My meds were changed to prevent further weightloss; however, I continued with the chest pain which my doctor diagnosed as inflammation of the cartlidge between my chest bones and recommended Aleve. Sure Aleve helped with the discomfort, but I have no intentions of taking Aleve everyday. I have discontinued the Crestor and my acid reflux has subsided along with the nausea;however there continues to be faint discomfort in my chest. | F | 37 | | 2/3/2009 | 2 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Persistent low grade headache, becoming more severe on waking in the morning. | My cholesterol has not been high for over six years - current ratio is 4.8. However statins are recommended for PVD sufferers as a means of reducing further plaque deposits and possibly dissolving existing ones. Throughout my whole life I have hardly ever suffered from headaches but after only two weeks on Crestor 10 mg I was having mild headaches all the time and started to have very bad headaches in the mornings. I stopped taking Crestor three days ago and the headaches have almost gone. I am going to see my doctor tomorrow to see if he can suggest an alternative drug | M | 68 | 14 days | 1/29/2009 | 2 | elevated cholesterol | Moderate to extreme muscle and joint pain especially legs,shoulders and upper arms. General overall rotten feeling and extreme fatigue | it does lower cholesterol but are the side affects worth it? I feel doctors are overmedicating instead of trying to find the minimum dosage | M | 58 | 1 years | 1/25/2009 | 2 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | Tiredness, dizziness, weight gain. loss of libido and sore muscles are some of the mild side effects for me, but not the worse ones. I find the memory loss and lack of concentration very scary because I am only 45. These two side effects I noticed shortly after starting Crestor. I told my Doctor about it and she said that she had never heard of that side effect before. The good side is that it has lowered my levels on just 10 mg, but if the levels increase I will refuse to increase the dosage. I am going to try very hard to lose some weight and change my diet to a consistent program. | F | 45 | 13 months | 1/24/2009 | 2 | high triglicerides | severe sciatic nerve pain down right hip and leg to the point that i had difficulty standing or walking for any distance. Fatigue and weight gain. | I was diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol. I started taking metformin and working out. I'd noticed that when my blood sugars were under control and I'd gotten used to my work out routine that I had tons of energy. Then I started taking crestor. My energy seems to have deserted me, and I had debilitating pain to my right hip and leg. I was taking 10mg a day. I stopped taking it two days ago and am still having pain and fatigue. | M | 36 | 14 days | 1/24/2009 | 2 | High cholesterol | 1. Gained approx 10 lbs within 3 weeks of beginning Crestor despite beginning moderate daily exercise program (15 min walk every day) and making conscious effort to reduce sugars in diet by cutting out soft drinks. 2. noticable increase in fatigue. | After 6 weeks Dr. switched me to Lipidil Supra which I began yesterday. | M | 52 | 6 weeks | 1/15/2009 | 2 | One stent in March 2007 | None until now 20 months later | Heart pain January 2007, stent March 2007. A week later a study said stents are no better than medication. It was all over the news. Too late for me. My chlolesterol never was bad, 186 in March 2007, why do I need Crestor? but doctor prescribed it after the operation. (along with BP medicin, which I decided against, always good BP, and alond with PLAVIX a blood thinner)Took one Crestor day for a long time, for the last several month only one every 3 days. November 2008 developed side effects like most other bloogers: trouble turning door knobs, joint pain, ankles to shoulders, especially in the morning. Stopped taking Crestor end November 2008. Chlolesterol still 192, (under 200 is desireable) trig 144 (under 150 is normal). Will continue with fish oil only, keep checking chlor levels. | M | 83 | 20 months | 12/9/2008 | 2 | Atheroschlerosis & high cholesterol | Lightheaded, numbness in feet, sleep problems | Had 3 stents placed this year and must work to keep cholesterol level below 200. Started Crestor 10mg a few months ago and am now feeling lightheaded and experiencing numbness in my feet. Will try taking Crestor at different time of day/evening to see if it makes a difference. Am also having problems falling asleep at night. If this continues, will ask doctor to lower the dosage. | M | 3 months | 11/16/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol & Tryglcerides | At first, (5mg daily) nothing. Then the doctor upped the dosage to 10mg daily. Within days I began to experience stiffness and (Rheumatoid arthritis-like) pain in left hand. Muscle pain shoulder. | I have been on medication for Osteoarthritis for a year. Then the Cholesterol problem entered the picture. The first doctor put me on Crestor (5mg) which I took for 6 months. He left town to establish a practice elsewhere. I was assigned a new doctor who said that the 5mg Crestor wasn't doing enough with the Tryglcerides levels. He upped the dosage to 10mg daily and the Rheumatoid Arthritis pain and stiffness began. Great, so now I have no knees due to the Osteoarthritis and losing left hand to Rheumatoid Arthritis. As you can guess, I am not completely sold on this drug. I am going to ask the doctor if I can try something else. | 71 | 6 months | 11/9/2008 | 2 | lower cholesterol | I started taking Crestor Aug 22/08. At first I had an upset stomach, but that only lasted 6-7 days. Since then I have had increased joint pain in my knees,hips,right wrist, and collar bone and shoulders. Along with that I have been having severe muscle pain in my legs especially at night. If that is not enough, I also am very fatigued, feel cold all the time, and have been experiencing off balance and anxiety. Who needs this crap. Tommorow I an going to do some blood work to check my levels, but will tell my doctor I now longer can do this. At the same time as I started Crestor, I staraded to eat more healthy, walk daily, and have lost 21 pounds. How can I now measure whether my levels have dropped because of my life changes or the Crestor. This will be an interesting visit | F | 532 | 2 months | 10/27/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol | General flu like symptoms. Muscle weakness, and some pain, particularly in legs, and lower back. Suspicion of fever and headaches. Above all, fatigue, and a desire to stay in bed. | If it works, and I wasn't on it long enough to find out, then try all other possible routes for lowering cholesterol before risking this drug. | M | 63 | 49 days | 10/18/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Weight gain, crankiness, loss of short term memory. Reduced libido. General fatigue . Last 4 months, increasing knee joint pain. | Originaly on 10mg a day & in 3 months HDL/LDL/Trigl. were down to acceptable levels. Weight gain of 1 pound a week until GP put me on COQ10. Apparently Crestor decreases metabolism rate. Need COQ10 to compensate. Some specialists know this. Some don't. 10mg got figures down but made me cranky. Went to 5mg, blood work results ok, but have now started to experience pain in both knees to point where going up or down stairs is difficult. Not far off going off Crestor to see if knee pain goes. Crestor gets cholesterol down & can give impressive results, which is why some specialists push it, but side effects can be major. | M | 59 | 1 years | 10/3/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol (hereditary) | Fatigue, depression/anxiety, bloating, leg cramps, leg heaviness. | I was on Zocor for approx. 3 years and it was working fine, but I did have fatique quite often. Dr. switched me to Crestor, thought it would be better for me. Took Crestor for 6-8 months, started having leg cramps, crawling sensations and nerve twitches in legs and ankles. Also, had increased anxiety and depressed feelings. I am a HAPPY, outgoing person normally, but I lost interest in things that I enjoyed and looked forward too. Also, gained 4-5 lbs and constantly felt bloated and like I was retaining water. Legs started cramping at night, with charlie horses and toes curling up. Definitely knew something was wrong and I did suspect the Crestor. Made appt. with my Dr., she took me off the Crestor. On my own, I am now taking Niacin, to see if this will keep my cholesterol down. It is 197 now. Heart disease runs high in my family, and my Cholesterol ran about 230, before I started taking any statin drugs. Quality of life is very important and this drug ruins it for me. | F | 50 | 6 months | 8/30/2008 | 2 | slightly high cholesterol | 2 years@5mg : it did work (HDL/LDL) BUT : muscle pain upper arms, later, sore elbow, tendinitis?. 5 months ago, big toe partially lost feeling. 2 wks ago, 3 days of fever pains in legs, calfs, hips. Maybe dark urine 1 day but not sure. Then the skin on thighs, shins, hips, gradually lost some sensitivity. Loss of knee reflexes. Unable to run properly, fear of losing balance. Knees stiff. Difficulties with memory and logic. Tired. Referred today to neurologist. | I took it for 2 years without noticing more than slight arm pain. Why a crash after 2 years ? OK, maybe it's not the crestor, but it looks fishy. Anybody else lost sensation in skin or lost knee reflexes after an episode of muscle pain ? | M | 55 | 30 months | 8/25/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Mild headache, joint pain, fatigue, mood changes, not sleeping | I've been on Crestor for about 8 weeks, doc switched me from Liptor which I was on because simvastatin made me sick. Now I've got pain in my left hip so bad it hurts to walk, I have bouts in the afternoon all I can do is try to stay awake, I don't sleep well at night wake up and can't get back to sleep, have been very different person lately. Taking 10 mg. I'll see my latest results in a week but this sucks. | M | 42 | 8 weeks | 8/25/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol | incredible and constant fatigue, depression, loss of libido | love that it reduces cholesterol, but just cant handle the side effects. | M | 55 | 3 months | 8/10/2008 | 2 | cholesterol | F | 65 | | 7/22/2008 | 2 | diabetes | weird dreams, very itchy skin on my lower legs and chest. Anxiety. | I would not recomend this medication unless cholesterol level is life threatening. My levels are in the healthy range but as I am a diabetic my doc wanted them even lower. | F | 45 | 6 weeks | 7/20/2008 | 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 cholesterol | Muscle and joint pain, dry mouth ,EXTREME sensitivity to insect bites,elevated blood sugar. | I have stopped taking this medication. | F | 59 | 6 months | 6/29/2008 | 2 | Dr recommended for Type I diabetes | I am unsure if this drug is the culprit but I have gained 20 lbs and crave sweets all the time. Not ideal for a diabetic. I do have lower back pain which makes me wonder if my kidneys are being compromised by this drug, diabetes or any other drug I must take. I never had high cholestral. My doctor convenced e that it is a preventative measure since diabetics have pulmonary problems the longer they are diabetic. I also have no energy or motivation to do anything whereas before I was very active on the weekends. | I am unsure what to think of this drug. I feel I might stop taking it for a short time to see how I feel. | M | 43 | 3 months | 6/23/2008 | 2 | hereditary high cholesterol | Fortunately, none of the painful muscle effects I have read in the other postings....some constipation, but unexplained weight gain of 20 POUNDS!!!!This totally SUCKS!! I have been a healthy person who works out (not a fanatic, but I always try to keep reasonably fit, 3-4 times per week),non-smoker, healthy eater, I normally dont drink b/c I don't want the extra "empty"calories. No matter what I do, I can't drop a single ounce. I may be able to get 4-5 lbs off, comes right back on. I even tried Jenny Craig, same thing. I have had other testing done & my rmr (resting metabolic rate) is above average. On the JC diet, they start you off at 1200 calories. I never made it past that level & lost 6 lbs that came right back on. I did the diet for at least 3-4m onths. MY workout program includes cardio-kickboxing, low weights, walking, and other cardio. I also feel like my muscles are not firming up like they should...I read in a previous post that the muscles just | F | 40 | 4 years | 5/6/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol | 20mg daily. Severe, I mean severe, knee joint pain. Left knee worse. Could not sleep. Ringing in left ear, tinitis, and loss of libido. Sugar and binge eating cravings in evenings. | PCP said it was the onset of bursitis and tried to prescribe another med. THANKFULLY I found this site and 2 weeks off it now the knee joint pain and ringing in ear has subsided. Hopefully with my strict diet, exercise and Lavaza,(WORKS GREAT), for LDL I can manage the High Cholesterol. | M | 47 | 5 months | 5/2/2008 | 2 | High Triglycerides and Low HDL | Muscle pain mainly in my legs (which was better when I remembered to take 100mg of CoQ10), memory problems, headaches, became more and more irritable as time went on (to the point that my wife didn't know what would make me mad), but finally quit taking it when my blood sugar hit the 400's. It took two to three weeks after quitting the 10mg Crestor for my blood sugar to come back down under 120 (doctor didn't think it was connected). He just started me on Niaspan. | After the original blood tests the doctor gave me 3 months to try diet and supplements, started taking 900mg of pantethine a day. My triglycerides went from 444 to 354. A year and a half taking 10mg Crestor (I did quit taking the pantethine every day) triglycerides went from 354 to 219. Total cholesterol went from 204 to a low of 117. My HDL actually went down from 27 to 22. Hopefully the Niaspan will help. | M | 43 | 1.5 years | 4/30/2008 | 2 | is this possible??/ I was on Simvastatin for high cholesterol (around 200mg) but was put onto Crestor to try to hget it lower, as I have hard 2 stents fitted. I started on 5mg/day for 2 weeks then upped to the correct dose 0f 10mg. Have only taken 10 3 times and today went out for a short walk and i thought my legs were going to stop working, pains in thighs and calfs, really as if i had run for 100 mtrs. Is this possible so quickly??? No side effects of simvastatin | M | 59 | 4 days | 3/29/2008 | 2 | high bad cholesterol | Severe stomach pain and headache | M | 53 | 2 years | 3/8/2008 | 2 | Dr Recommended that I switch to it | Just an overwhelming sense of despair. | Hard to tell what part the drug caused in side effect. I must admit I have not felt that depressed since. | M | 44 | 45 days | 3/8/2008 | 2 | Heart Bypass | Unable to Breath - I switched from Zocor to Crestor 10mg a few months ago and noticed I no longer had muscle pain. My lipid profile was getting better, LDL 3.7mmo/L (143mg/dL), HDL 1mmo/L (39mg/dL), but I noticed what I thought was a continous continous acid reflux (but wider, not just in the center of the chest), and occassionally woke up gasping for air. My Cardioligist then increased the dose to 20mg. During the days that followed I found it difficult to breath, and after 3 days woke up unable to get enough air. I walked to the hospital and noticed I could regain my breath whilst active, but when I relaxed in the waiting room it returned. Chest X-Ray, ECG and blood tests later, it seemed I was not short on oxygen in the blood, and it wasn't a heart attack. They couldn't say what was causing it, but suggested I sleep with two pillows under my head. Switched back to 10mg the next day and it hasn't returned. I'm thinking now that the continious stomache ache is actually a lung ache! | I had my bypass in 1997. And have in the past tried Lipitor, Pravocol, Simvahexal and Zocor. Think I'll switch to 5mg Crestor + Ezetrol 10mg (as well as Plavix 10mg + 4g Salmon Oil which I'm on now), and see how that goes. Plavix is much better for me than 81mg asprin was (it used to give me intestine pain). Hoping that D-4F or something similar will come to the rescue in the near future. | M | 46 | 4 months | 3/2/2008 | 2 | high LDC | Calf muscle pain, pins and needles in feet, sore arms, numb fingers, abdominal pain, anxiety. Arthritis pain much worse. | I had mild paresthesias in my left hand before, but only while sleeping, it got much worse, now is in both hands and feet (never had on feet before) during the day. My arm and shoulder hurt pretty bad. Unexplainable stomaches. | F | 44 | 15 days | 1/16/2008 | 2 | high cholestrol/ high triglycerides | The first year it helped with no problems but then gradually I began to feel tired all the time. Then I had flu like semptoms, I could not rest with out the need to cough, almost like a smokers cough. All my muscles began to ache, nightly leg cramps, sever constipation, night sweats and all the while my doctors are not even considering that the meds have anything to do with the way i feel. 2 monthsagomy hart started jumping as if it were trying it get out of my body,I sat for five minutes trying to figure out the name of the fruit that was sitting right in front of me one day, my memory was getting worse. I just overall felt like a young woman of 35 stuck in the body of an elderly person. I had enough, so i dedcided to see if the medication was the problem, been off of crestor for a week and now have another doctor and most of the semptoms have almost gone away, feeling like me again. | they say the side effects from the drugs far out risk the health benifits, i say not | F | 35 | 2 years | 1/8/2008 | 2 | High chloresterol | Flue symptoms. Low grade fever, pain, weakness, and numbness in feet and lower legs up to the knee. General malaise. Symptoms started after about two weeks. | M | 65 | 20 days | 12/22/2007 | 2 | high cholersterol | Memory loss and inability to concentrate. Vision problems with reading, weight gain, muscle soreness, vagueness. I have had sharp pain from my upper outer thigh near the hip and calf muscle soreness also. This is combined with a sometimes excruciating pain between my left shoulder blade and spine that cant even be releived through vigorous massage.I've been on Cresot 20mg after doc took me off lipitor after I complained about above symptoms including loss of libido. My family physician had me on anti depressants for about 12 months before I got onto Spacdoc.com which first alerted me to side effects from taking these drugs to help with cholesterol and high blood pressure. I didnt know they would lead me to think I had depression! I stopped taking these after an in depth conversation with my Doc who can really only advise on what has been thoroughly tested so for that I cant blame him, however I do hold him resposible for NOT alerting me to the side effects.This has all been the result | I am looking for natural alternative to this drug in the hope that my life will return to normal. | M | 48 | 90 days | 11/3/2007 | 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 | high cholesterol, high LDL, low HDL | Severe numbness and tingling in fingers, face, and many other areas on my body...severe muscle weakness in legs. | F | 58 | 4 months | 9/5/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | extreme pain in my heels and hips that made walking and bending over very painful | I had first attributed the symptoms to some very strenuous physical work that I had been doing. It never dawned on me that it could be a side effect until reading about it. I have quit taking the med 2 days ago and symptoms are already subsiding. I will have to call the doctor to try something different. | F | 41 | 30 days | 8/4/2007 | 2 | elevated cholesterol | Very effective in lowering LDL but after taking 10mg Crestor for 4 months I began to experience various severe muscle pains, especially in right calf and foot. Mild to severe muscle pain between my shoulder blades and spine occassionally wakes me up and is only relieved during medium to heavy resistance training. After one year on this dosage I had begun to experience pain in my sacro-iliac joints and some sharp pain in my left hip. | I have discontinued use. Surely there are effective alternatives to these statins. Using them just substitutes one bad situation for another. Who wants to live like this? At least I could sleep with elevated cholesterol. | M | 57 | 13 days | 7/26/2007 | 2 | high colesterol | I started taking crestor 2/15/07 and even though it has done wonders to bring my colesterol down to an excellent level it has made me loose over 20 pounds in the last 5 months, recently I started to fell very week at times, extremely tired and depressed. My job envolves a lot of physical work, I read somewhere tht maybe it is not a good idea to take this because of this. I have stopped taking for the last 4 days and are slowly starting to feel better, anyone else out there with similar problems? pls email | M | 47 | 5 months | 7/6/2007 | 2 | High cholesterol | Memory loss after being on med for a year. Couldn't think of names, words, everyday conversation became issue. Didn't realize Crestor might effect memory. Was on Crestor 5mg for 1+ year. Had other side effects that came about same time, pain in back, right side, lower legs. Doctor advised to stop taking. It's been 2 months, memory is back to normal. Took about 6 weeks before memory recovered. | Crestor did lower my cholesterol to normal levels. Previously 265 or higher. But no where in literature I'd found did it mention problems with memory (until I checked askapatient). | M | 45 | 14 months | 7/2/2007 | 2 | Foot pain! Seems to move around from toes to ankle to top off the foot to heel. Not sure if it's the Crestor but seems like many others have similar symptoms. Have not checked cholestoral levels yet to see if it's down but even if it is, I'd rather be able to walk! | M | 51 | 4 months | 6/28/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | Severe fatigue, depression and apathy, memory problems, loss of mental acuity. | I had been on 10 mgs. of Crestor for at least 2 years without problems. My cholesterol levels climbed again and my Dr. raised the Crestor to 20 mgs. Since then I have been so tired I don't want to get out of bed, nearly fall asleep driving to and from work, and am so depressed I have suicidal thoughts. I am thinking about reducing my dosage myself to see if the side effects lesson. My cholesterol is sky high-over 300-but I have no signs of heart disease or blockages and my blood pressure is fine. | F | 53 | 3 years | 6/22/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol level | Stuffiness in ears. Felt like blood would rush to my head when I got up from a sitting position. Had a bad spell of vertigo that lasted the whole day. Also have experienced jittery feeling like on speed. I stopped taking it two nights ago, but still experience a moving sensation like walking on an airplane. Hoping it will end soon. | Cholesterol level dropped tremendously from 281 to 152 and LDL from 196 to 70 after only two months. I was pleased, but realize even on 5mg, the medicine must be too potent to make such a drastic change in so little time. | F | 56 | 3 months | 6/12/2007 | 2 | High Lipoprotein a levels--Lp(a) | This is the first website that I found where I see others have had similar problems with Crestor. Before finding this site I attributed my symptoms to my getting up in age and/or to a virus bug that I couldn't shake. Thanks for everyone’s personal experiences. It helped to support and confirm what I have been experiencing. | M | 55 | 7 days | 4/15/2007 | 2 | High Lp(a) levels--lipoprotein a | Overall, I just didn't feel like myself. It took about 7 months when I was having some mild stomach nausea and diarrhea, which I thought was an intestinal bug that I could not shake. My bowel movements began to burn and it felt like I was passing fire. When I stopped taking Crestor, it cleared up. Of course I still thought it was a bug and I began taking Crestor again a week later. The diarrhea started again but I didn't let it get to a burning point when I stopped the Crestor again. I still thought the virus might still be present. After I felt better, I started Crestor again and the symptoms started about a week later. I also had pain in both my shoulders and was experiencing some difficulty in concentrating and my mind never seemed to be completely clear. In addition, I was having mild trouble with both my long and short-term memory. I was also experiencing a loss of motivation to do things around my home and was feeling constantly tired. This is the first website that I found wher | Although I experienced some side effects, it did drive my cholesterol levels down considerably; however, for me, the side effects are not worth it.I have to try some other medication. | M | 55 | 7 days | 4/15/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Soreness in left arm and a little in leg, kinda heavy feeling, numb. It all came along with beginning of taking this drug and the docs say I am fine from a health standpoint. I have seen several since as I was really spooked anf paranoid. I have a stress test to further comfort myself later in the week to assure my heart is fine like they say. I also felt heavy anxiety, tiredness, a do not care attitude. | I was taking 10 mg and it did reduce my cholesterol and the tests showed no damge to my liver, kidneys and muscles. But I felt/feel horrible. I hope I can control my chol. through diet and excercise (although since popping the first pill I haven't seen a gym), if not I may try another brand or take my chances living a great feeling life. Prior to I made the gym about 3 times a week. I am curious how long it may take to get the statin out of my body after I stop taking it. My arm feels alot better, but not yet perfect and I am still popping a few anxiety pill when I feel like I need them most. That typically relieves all my ill feelings. | M | 33 | 35 days | 4/6/2007 | 2 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES | Extreme tiredness - So much so, I cant get out of bed in time for work. No kidding. I find my self having a hard time getting to sleep - and then once I do, I can sleep for 12+ hours. During the day I feel mostly ok. | My first blood check after 6 weeks show major improvement. Then 6 weeks later my numbers were back up. I hadnt missed a dose. I am now being put on Zetia in addition to Crestor and I have never felt more sleepy in the morning. | M | 36 | 4 months | 3/13/2007 | 2 | High Cholesterol | headaches, neck pain, muscle aches in arms, legs, tendonitis type pains behind knees and elbows, tiredness, weakness, shortness of breath,shoulder aches, some anxiety, recall/concentration problems, arthritis type pains between thumb and first finger. Some cramping in legs and under rib cage on side of torso, general lack of stamina, loss of sexual energy, chills at night, low grade fever. (All muscle pain is now 24/7) | I have been taking 20mg since 2003. Some side effects started then but I have attributed them to other causes. Now I learn that 20mg of this strongest of all statins is outrageously high (not equivalent to 20mg of other statins)! The last year, last six months,side effects are increasing in severity. I'm definately going off of this drug and hope for improvement. | M | 58 | 3 years | 1/18/2007 | 2 | Recommended for Type II diabetes | AFter 7 months developed terrible flu symptoms and muscle cramping/joint pain all over my body. Low grade fever, couldn't control my body temperature. Scary!!! | Symptoms won't neccesarily start right away. I felt great at first. It did help lower my bad and increase my good cholesterol levels, but don't let anyone try to give it to you unless you are getting ready to die from bad cholesterol. It is too unpredictable. | F | 47 | 9 months | 1/13/2007 | 2 | to low cholesterol | insomnia, joints pain , severe stomach ache | F | 54 | 60 days | 10/24/2006 | 2 | Lower cholesterol | Cramps in feet and legs. | After 1-2 yrs on Lipitor I developed foot & leg cramps; Dr. took me off for several months & cramps subsided; started me on Crestor & after a week the cramps were back. | F | 52 | 7 days | 7/11/2006 | 2 | High cholesterol (282) | Lower back pain, leg pain. Had a tough time standing upright by day six on this medication. | My doctor prescribed Crestor to replace Vytorin, which also gave me the same side effects. My HDL (good cholesterol) level is high (HDL=201, LDL=192), so I told the doc that I'm through trying statins. He said to get regular cardio exercise and take Omega-3 supplements instead. I'll test again in six months, but I'm not concerned since my HDL to LDL ratio is low. This drug works well for one of my friends, but it didn't agree with me. | M | 38 | 6 days | 7/5/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Leg cramps. Knees hurt and week. Flu like symptoms. Dry mouth. | First tried Tricor, had same side affects but worse. Now I am trying Crestor. I am giving it my best effort in hopes side effects will go away. My cholesterol is 800. Need something to bring it down. | F | 41 | 14 days | 6/10/2006 | 2 | cholesterol | Weakness in upper legs. Palpatations. | Doctors are very defensive about statins. I went off Crestor yesterday and will fight to stay off. I really think it does more harm than good. | M | 70 | 3 months | 6/6/2006 | 2 | hyperlipidemia | none | my cholesterol is still high after 2 years | F | 27 | 2 years | 1/26/2006 | 2 | Dr prescription | Pronounced joint pain in knees and back of neck, general achiness and muscle soreness present only after beginning to take 20mg crestor daily. | Extremely effective at lowering my cholesterol but I currently feel that scary side effects noted here are unequivocally related to crestor and warrant discontinuing use. | M | 44 | 6 months | 1/10/2006 | 2 | high LDH | first dose: swollen troat, musle aching, flu like simptons, weird feeling, I need to call my DR. | F | 33 | | 11/1/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Muscle wasting; weakness; fatigue; pain in calf; neck pain and pain at the base of the skullà | Asking Dr. for another option -- I don't like the way I am feeling | M | 40 | 4 weeks | 8/15/2005 | 2 | Slightly elevated cholesterol | Loss of feeling on bottom of both feet and feeling in ankles of severe arthritis like symptoms. Slightly blurred vision. Weird dreams. | Dosage was only 5 mg every other day but still had significant size effects. Had also tried Lipitor, 10 mg dosage every day, but it also caused numerous serious problems. | M | 77 | 4 months | 5/23/2005 | 2 | Hiperlipidemia | Leg Cramps, Elevated liver enzymes with 5mg daily | The drug worked, but I was really scred about the side effcts. | M | 48 | | 5/7/2005 | 3 | high cholesterol | not sure if it is causing memory loss but i stopped taking it yesterday after seeing my dr. it brought my cholesterol numbers in a good range but i either have the beginning of dementia or possibly a side affect of crestor. i will post when i know more. | F | 65 | 8 months 5 1X D | 5/2/2013 | 3 | high cholesterol | Severe debilitating knee pain that is unrelieved with ibuprofen or tylenol. Stinky urine in the am. Initially headaches but with MD advice switched to night time dosing and they went away. Generally tired. | Because I haven't had any additional blood work I am reluctant to stop totally. I want to know if it is helping. However, the knee pain is so bad it is interfering with my normal activities --work, driving, shopping etc. | F | 57 | 40 days 10 1X D | 9/20/2012 |