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 |
| 1 | High cholesterol | Extreme fatigue coupled with depression - could not drag myself out of bed | Tried a second time a monh later - same effect | F | 65 | 3 days 5mg 1X day | 11/20/2010 | 1 | High LDL | Ever since approx. day 2, even on this low dose, I have had joint pain in shoulders ,slowed thought process, and increased pain and weakness specific to left foot that has stopped me from walking even short distance, I cannot live this way, i must be able to exercise, I am going to stop, this is the last stain for me, and I have tried them all! | F | 53 | 6 weeks 5mg daily 1X day | 11/18/2010 | 1 | high choleserol | severe burning pain both legs, worse on right side, almost like a severe charlie horse. Affected walking,getting up and down from bed,chair car etc. causes limping. | cause weird dreams,rstless sleep,fatigue.Would not take again. | F | 69 | 14 days 10 and 20m 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | slighlty high chlosterol | after 3rd day, I felt like I was wearing leg weights, nausea, no matter what I are I threw up, mood swings, from anger to tears at a moments notice, lack of any normal sleep, horrible nightmares, pain in mylegs, and arms., arms got so weak it was impossible to hold a few plates in my hands. I had such weakness I couldn't perform my job and actually went home one day. headaches, that continued, just general exhaustion and pain and each day a new symptom appeared. My blood pressure was up and down at a daily rate, my pulse rate stayed steady at about 120 even when I woke up, Nothing about this dug worked for me and I believe if I took it any longer it would have donegreat danger to my over all health. I am 5 ft 8, and weigh 144 lbs, and have been a heathy eater my whole life, what this drug did to me I would wish on no one! | I would advised everyone to avoid at all cost never to use this product, when I complained how bad I was feeling 24 hrs later In was given this advice by my so called caring doctor; I was advised by my doctor to half the pill, but who wants to feel half as bad. I had no problems till I took this drug, and on my own, stopped using it and and have felt great ever since. My new doctor told me simple diet changes would work and that's the route I'm trying at this time | F | 56 | 14 days 10 mg 1X day | 11/12/2010 | 1 | High LDL | Muscle and chest pain, abdominal cramping, headache, explosive diarrhea, foggy brain, weight gain and total exhaustion. | I have been on 6 different cholesterol meds: Lipitor, Welchol, Simvastatin, Pravastatin, Livalo and Crestor. In addition, I have had to supplement with Co-Q-10 and Vitamin D just to compensate for the depletion from these meds. I have also tried, Gugu-lipids, Red Yeast Rice, Policosanol, Flaxseed, Oatmeal etc. The prescription meds are absolute poison! I, too, was worked up to rule out MS. Frequent labs, expensive meds, expensive tests...MRI's, CT's, frequent Dr. visits... All the pain and expense and life altering changes..because of Big Pharma. | F | 57 | 6 months 5 QOD 1X O | 11/3/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Increased lower back, leg and foot pain makes it impossible for me to continue my walking regimen for weight loss and physical conditioning. The pain keeps me awake for hours. I thought it was an exacerbation of a back injury. After reading others' experiences, I know I'm wrong. Last evening was my last dose of Crestor. I'll take my chanced with an improved diet. What good is extending life expectancy if that life is lived in pain? | M | 56 | 21 days 40 1X day | 11/2/2010 | 1 | high chloresteral | I have had leg cramps, crazy dreams at night, can't sleep at night, can't get my brain to work-works in slow motion, bad attentions span, weak muscles, slow moving | F | 65 | 2 years .15 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 1 | borderline high cholesterol | Stiffness in legs. nausea, tired and listless, mind is fuzzy and depressed.Also, headaches similar to migraines. I will not continue to take this drug and see if I improve. And in addition I will let me dr know. It is not a good trip! | F | 59 | 3 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 10/29/2010 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | A great deal of muscle pain -- and I DO NOT mean tenderness, I mean pain! | F | 68 | 90 days 30 mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | horrific spasmotic leg pains at night that woke me up, crying with the pain. Charley Horse type spasms, usually just one leg but sometimes both. | had to quit taking it and it still took a couple months before the cramps really went away | M | 54 | 12 months 20 mg 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 1 | High level cholestorol | Pains all over body, fatigue, extreme mood changes, feeling of weakness and inability to function, anxiety | Took a week for symptoms to show, then pains and confusion hit. I suffer from Bipolar disorder, and after years of being fairly stable, I found that this drug sent me in to an emotional spin. I was anxious, angry, upset to the point of crying constantly and felt like a complete failure because my body just would not work and would not stop hurting. Stop using this drug straight away and talk to your doctor if you feel like this. There must be other drugs that the body can tolerate. | F | 39 | 9 days 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 1 | To lower cholesterol and raise | Upper back pain at top of my spine just below the neck. Also numbness in penis and difficulty in erections. | M | 51 | 5 months 2.5 mg 1X day | 10/14/2010 | 1 | crestor | muscle aches, pain in legs, cramping in calves of legs at night, severe pain in hips and shoulders, weight gain, stomach problems, fatigue, chest pain, trouble sleeping... | I took Lipitor & had bad results with liver emzyme levels, and my Dr. switch me to Crestor. I have had symptoms or side effects for a long time, and attributed them to gettig older or arthritis. I have been having severe hip pain for the last 6 months. It takes me hours to get going in the am. I wake up tired everyday. I recently went on a cruise and skipped my crestor pill for a few days and noticed that I felt better. I thought it might just be the warm tropic air. Since I've returned home I contnued not taking Crestor. It has been 2 full weeks and I am feeling the best I have felt in months. I have an appt. with my Dr. in 1 week, and I am telling her I think I'm discontinuing taking it forever. I am also on synthyroid, and wonder if I ever should have been prescribled this medication. I happened on this site by accident and can't believe that so many people have the same symptoms that I have been experincing. My main regret is that I didn't check out the side effects on statin drugs before. | F | 64 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 1 | High Chloresterol | Disturbing sleep patterns. Very vivid dreams. Scarey. Leg cramps. Especially when sleeping. Also cramps in my stomach when I bend over even trying to tie my shoes. Bad joint pain in my right hip. I can't walk up steps except by left leg and then right on same step. | I tired taking Liptor and had the bad dreams. My chloresterol is very high in spite of cutting down on high chlor foods, taking fish oil and eating a ton of oats. My family history is bad, so the doctor said that I really needed to take something. Since the Liptor caused the bad dreams, she suggested Crestor. This is worse !!!!! I'd rather live 10 years pain free and rested than 20 years like this. | F | 57 | 10 days 1X day | 10/11/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | trouble sleeping, waking up, bad dreams, trouble remembering things I should know immediately. | will continue to do fish oil, gugo lipo, diet and exercise. Do not need to be a part of the over medicating of America. | F | 58 | 28 days 5 mg 1X day | 10/10/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe pain in heart/chest/ back /and left arm | do not take this drug caused me extreme pain I cannot function at all I am hoping the symptoms go away or I do not know how I will go on with all this pain | F | 54 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 1 | High cholesterol | constent pain arms shoulder, sweats, cannot sleep day or night, pain in calves muscle, nightmares,cannot think clearly. | I have been off crestor one month not geting any better,pain and not sleeping seems to be killing me. Dr drew blood to see if I have Rhabdomyolysis. Question does anyone know how long this will go on.This drug is poison please do not take. I REALLY THINK IT HAS ME. | M | 58 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 10/7/2010 | 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 | High Cholesterol | Extreme muscle pain in back | I will never take this again. I tried it once before and did not associate the back pain with this until I tried it again. I had high triglycerides (over 300) and started eating salads and drinking pomegranate juice. I dropped to 150. Wow! My cholesterol did drop 40 points with this and diet change | F | 57 | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | Elevated Lipids | Progressively elevated CK- last test was 722 U/L- mildly elevated Urea 8.6 mmol/l & ALT 48 u/l | Given my significantly raised CK after taking Crestor for four months my doctor advised me to stop taking it. Ten days later I am experiencing joint / shoulder & arm pain and over body skin hypersensitvity. My gastroenterologist took me off Lipitor and put me on Crestor because he said it was a more effective drug - though it did reduce my HDL/ LDL levels the side effects / risks far outweigh the benefits and I am never going back on statins preferring diet & exercise in an effort to maintain a healthy lifestyle | M | 64 | 4 months 20MG 1X day | 9/19/2010 |