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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high cholesterol levels | I had a very gradual decline in my vision, memory, muscles and scars would not heal. my sugar level was elevated to 100 and my D3 was depleted to 23. | I quit taking crestor in Dec 2010 and my health is slowing returning to pre-statin use. statins are dangerous and should not of been approved by the FDA. I now take Niacin 2.5 grams per day (pure instant release) and my blood test are normal. sugar level is 80. I wish I could find a class action suit aginist AstraZeneca, does anyone here know of any law firms involved? Also do research on statins NNT (number needed to treat) you'll be amazed and angered. NNT ranges from 50 to 250. | M | 49 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | I was first on simvastin but liver enzyems started to get elevated and switched to crestor. I soon began to feel a very slight dull ache in my right flank. It was so slight I just didn't think much of it even though it was constant. A few nights the pain was worse and then one night difficult to sleep due to pain in my side. I was nervous so made an appointment with PCP. Then, I relized it all began when I started taking statin's. I stoped taking med and pain was gone in about two days. I go tomorrow for Renal ultrasound on advise of Doctor. I feel the statins are to blame! | Never heard about kidney issues as a side effect, only muscle and joint pain. | M | 43 | 300 days 10 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | I'm experiencing almost debilitating muscle pain and weakness in the upper part of the right leg. This pain can best be described as a very intense tingling or burning sensation that extends from the hip area to the knee. I'm also plagued by a continuous numbness of the muscle tissue. The discomfort increases after I've been standing in one place for any length of time. I need to speak to my primary care physician about an alternative to Crestor. | M | 57 | 5 months 20 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Light headedness, extreme muscle soreness throughout body, intense pain in left elbow to the point of not being able to use it, exhausted all the time. | Called doctor and told him I was getting off of it because it was a quality of life issue and these side effects are so severe I could barely function. Why is this drug on the market? | M | 54 | 15 days 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | high cholestrol | severe breathing problems and extreme tiredness. It made me more sick and unable to walk even short distances. I switched to Lipitor and all the issues I had are gone almost immediately | M | 45 | 4 months 10mg 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 1 | Borderline High Cholestrol | Extreme muscle weakness requiring my husband to help me up from a kneeling position. Arm and leg cont'd weakness, muscle spasms and now torn posterior tibialis tendon in L ankle/foot from etio unknown. Cont with muscle spasms especially with exertion such as exercising. | Took the drug in May 2008 for ONLY 10 days. My doctor told me to stop and bloodwork revealed muscle damage. This has not resolved in 2 1/2 yrs!! Energy level low and muscle recovery still not improved. Never thought this drug would do this. | F | 56 | 10 days ? 2X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | fine for two years - as with lipitor - then suddenly legs especially behind my knees hurt - and then leg would not hold my weight - very scary - it varied from leg to leg - when I remembered why I had stopped lipitor (legs started to feel so heavy I could barely walk up my steps) I stopped crestor. within 2 weeks legs were completely back to normal and remain that way------going for blood work and carotid dopplers to see if I can stay off meds --if not - don't know what I can take | I'm in good shape - walk for miles - so this was very scary side effect - my doc said it's unusual for side effects to appear long after starting the drug - and my blood work for liver/muscle issues was normal - but there was no way I could stay on it | F | 66 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | fine for two years - as with lipitor - then suddenly legs especially behind my knees hurt - and then leg would not hold my weight - very scary - it varied from leg to leg - when I remembered why I had stopped lipitor (legs started to feel so heavy I could barely walk up my steps) I stopped crestor. within 2 weeks legs were completely back to normal and remain that way------going for blood work and carotid dopplers to see if I can stay off meds --if not - don't know what I can take | I'm in good shape - walk for miles - so this was very scary side effect - my doc said it's unusual for side effects to appear long after starting the drug - and my blood work for liver/muscle issues was normal - but there was no way I could stay on it | F | 66 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | High blood pressure | I started with really bad muscle pains,it hurst all the time, cant sleep with the pain, and I stuggle to go to work. My mood swings have costed me my children (None of them talk to me at the moment) NOT LIKE ME AT ALL, Ive become someone I dont even know.PLEASE PLEASE anyone reading this, take notice and dont take CRESTOR, Im stopping today and going to the doctors tomorrow. I cant believe my doctor didnt tell me about these side affects. | Crestor did lower my cholosterol, but Ive lost my own self in the process. PLEASE DONT TAKE IT. | F | 51 | 3 months 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | LDL=120; moderate carotid artery pl | Irritable; cursing at my computer; didn't feel right; tingling like mild electrical shocks in fingertips; progressed to pain in upper right back; hike in hilly woods daily, and when I felt sluggish going up a hill like my legs had no strength, I knew something was wrong; right little toe got red, swelled and sore; totally new experiences. Stopped on my own 3 weeks ago, still have the back pain. Then learned a friend was on Lipitor for 18 months before he realized a problem (couldn't walk up a flight of stairs), stopped taking it and took another 18 months to recover. I'm glad I stopped when I did; it appears that many of the maladies associated with this drug take time to occur and even longer to be attributed to the drug. I would guess that the negative reports on this page are but the tip of an iceberg. | My cardiologist just pooh-poohed my question about side effects when we were discussing my going on Crestor. (I didn't know much about it at the time) I don't see him until March, and my decision is final. Crestor, for me, is bad stuff. As a statin, isn't it just a milder version of Baycol, and we all know the story there. When people are falling over dead because of a drug (Baycol), the FDA may act; if it's just a more gradual poisoning (Crestor) they are blind, following (with the medical profession) the Pied Piper band of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Bayer, etc. Money rules all. My plan is good diet, lots of exercise, and periodic carotid artery sonoscans. BTW, I have a PhD in physics and consider myself to be rational and good at evaluating data. The data/literature base related to Crestor and other statins, cholesterol, CRP, inflammation and atherosclerosis is a real can of worms, making a causal analysis very difficult. I'm worried that the pharmaceutical/medical/FDA cabal will be able to hide behind this smoke screen for a long time to come. | M | 71 | 4 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 2/13/2011 | 1 | High Cholesterol | My doctor put me on Crestor after I was not able to lower my cholesterol with diet and Red Rice Yeast. He took blood labs then started me on 5 MG daily.I immediately noticed minor muscle pain but stuck it out, after the 7th day I called the Doctor who told me to stop the medicine and get blood work done. | The next day my doctor called and told me to immediately go to the ER as my CPK numbers were over 15000. They ran a bag of saline and considered keeping me over night. I had a doctor visit two days later and he ran another bag of saline, my CPK numbers are 4000. My kidney was slightly damaged according to the blood work and opinion of the nephrologist. I feel run down, muscle pain and upset that this happened. To add insult to injury I paid $60 for the co-pay on the prescription, now my share of all of the blood work. No more Crestor for me, bad news! | M | 44 | 7 days 5MG 1X day | 2/12/2011 | 1 | High LDL | Muscle pains all over, total exhaution. Anxiety, stomach cramps, constipation. always has a bad smell like dirty ashtray. | I called my Doctor and told I was stopping it. I want to reduce my Cholesterol but not at this expense. | M | 55 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 1 | Elevated cholesterol levels | Debilitating pain radiating from mid back around to abdomen. This started with a tightening/tingling sensation about 4 years ago, and evolved into 24/7/365 PAIN! Did lower cholesterol. | Initially inquired with family doctor about weird tingling around trunk area. Wife noticed memory problems and suspected lipitor which was taken previous to Crestor. It was "explained" away for so long, and became constant unbearable pain. Treated as PHN, given 4 spinal steroid injections, vicodin, antiseizure meds, celebrex, TENS... Dr. finally got on board with admitting Crestor could be culprit. Been off Crestor 3-4 months and have had some days that are almost endurable again-though, not pain free. I wonder if it had gone on so long that it is irreversible. | M | 54 | 5 years 10mg 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Joint Pain, Body Aches, Fatigue, Loss of Energy leading to Loss of Mobility and Excruciating Pain. I had to be rushed to the ER and spent a week in the hospital where I was diagnosed with an extreme case of Rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of muscle fibers)attributed to the Crestor. I could not move, or be moved my entire time in the hospital. The pain was more than I could bare. | After almost a year since my hospitalization and having undergone several months of physical therapy, I am still having problems with "very strange" pains in my lower back, groin and legs that come and go with no reason. These pains make it very difficult to walk, sit and/or stand at times. This is really taking a toll on my quality of life. | M | 45 | 2 months 10MG 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | bad muscle cramps | i stopped taking the meds after 30 days and been 4 months since i took any and i still have the side effects | F | 53 | 4 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Itchy ears, stiff shoulders, stiff neck, extremely painful calf muscles - to the point I can hardly stand up. | I have been taking Crestor for 2 months now, and have been having the worst itch in both of my ears. I thought it was allergies, or an ear infection, but am now wondering if it is from Crestor usage. My calf muscles are so painful. I thought I had pulled a muscle running, but this pain isn't going away - it is getting worse. I can hardly stand up, let alone drive, or get in/out of the car. I quit taking Crestor yesterday, but it is too soon to tell any difference. I am feeling really unhealthy, and quite bummed out that I can't exercise anymore without crazy pain! I hope that in time these pains subside, and I can get back to a healthy lifestyle. The only positive thing about the Crestor was that it did lower my cholesterol levels. | F | 40 | 2 months 10 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 1 | diabetic with high cholesterol | Severe leg cramping, cramping in other parts of body such as chest, back, and hands. Have been off of any statins for two years and am still having side effects. Dr. does not agree that these drugs have anything to do with my muscle problems. I disagree. | I am so happy that I am not alone in the quest to outlaw this drug. I believe it has even longer term side-effects than are being recorded. | F | 54 | 40 mg 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 1 | HIGH LDL 160 | Horrible night time lower back and leg pain, muscle spasms, soreness and joint pain that would wake me up throughout the night..So no sleep! Got worse with time on drug. Could hardly get out of bed in the morning. I have never experienced anything like this before. Muscles feel as though they are atrophying. Got off of Crestor and went to doctor. Doctor said it will take 2 days to 2 weeks for symptoms to reside. | F | 53 | 4 months 10mg 1X day | 1/19/2011 | 1 | High cholesterol | Extreme muscle pain after about a year. Pain like I've never experienced before, just agony all night long. Mostly in shoulders but would move around to knees, ankles, feet, fingers, wrist. Doctor said I had tendinitis and never even mentioned to me that it could be the Crestor he prescribed me. Had MRI's, US, XRay all showed nothing wrong. I spoke to my next door neighbor who is a cardiologist and he said I had statin-induced myopathy and I should come off of Crestor. That was yesterday. Now I'll wait and see if pain goes away. | Stay away from this medicine unless you absolutely need it. | M | 43 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 1/12/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | Muscle aches, problems with muscles giving out in my legs when I walk. One sided headaches. Worst was the hair loss. I started out on 20 mg and noticed slight hair thinning. Dose increased to 40 mg and half my hair fell out 3 months later! Scalp showing all over! | I've been on tons of cholesterol/triglyceride lowering medications, but Crestor is the first one that I've really had a bad experience with. It wasn't able to lower my cholesterol numbers either. My hair quit falling out after I stopped taking Crestor. | F | 50 | 2 years 40 mg 1X day | 1/12/2011 |