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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | hyperlipidemia | Within week and a half had severe muscle pain in left leg, followed in days by same pain in right leg, then arms, shoulders, etc. Doctor took me off Crestor after three weeks, at which point felt like 90 years old. Very scary experience. | I am one of the people my doctor calls statin intolerant, so unfortunately, until something else comes along, my hyperlipidemia is virtually untreatable. | F | 58 | 22 days | 9/9/2007 | 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 | Almost immediately I began experiencing muscle aches so severe in my legs that I could not sit or stand comfortably, had about a twenty pound unexplainable weight gain. Fingers and feet swelled so that shoes and rings could not be worn. Fatigued to the point that by 11 AM my energy level was spent for the day. Had to lay down and nap. Could not sleep comfortably at night due to leg pain. | After I was taken off of Pravocol by my Doctor and put on Crestor, the effects were felt almost from the start. I attributed them to stress,and a case of the flu. They became so bad that I sought help not from my doctor but from the internet, and guess what...now I have the explanation. There are too many of us experiencing the same symptoms on this drug. I will take myself off of this drug immediately, and risk the high cholesterol. | F | 48 | 90 days | 9/4/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | vertigo in the mornings after taking it for ten days | F | 66 | 10 days | 9/2/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | Joint pain, severe burning muscle pain - I feel like I've been beaten up! Feel weak, bruised, very sore, difficulty walking. Palpitations, tire very easily. Stomach problems, nausea. | Never had such miserable side effects. My Dr switched me from Pravachol to Crestor because of muscle pain. This is worse! Would never recommend this to anyone. Lucky are those few who never have side effects. Better to watch what I eat and concentrate on exercise. Hope that discontinuing drug will improve symptoms. | F | 63 | 4 months | 9/2/2007 | 1 | cholesterol as high as 300 | Terrible pain in upper left thigh bone and muscle as well as calf muscle...no one advised me about syndrome associated with statins where there can be severe muscle damage. I stopped taking 5 mg of Crestor after 3 weeks and the extreme pain disappeared. We are researching other medicines. | F | 55 | 3 weeks | 8/30/2007 | 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 | high cholesterol | Severe pain, swelling, throbbing in hands. Insomnia, memory problems. Neuropathy in legs and arms. | Doctor switched me from Lipitor 10mg/daily to Crestor 10mg/daily. Went from feeling fine to feeling terrible. I feel flulike all the time. Saw doc about pain in hands. Doc thought it was arthritis, x-rays showed nothing. I am stopping this drug TODAY. Wish I had done this research BEFORE I took this drug. Can only pray symptoms will reverse. | F | 55 | 5 months | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol high | Back pain, kidney pain, hip pain, so bad I couldn't sleep of think of anything else. Totally debilitating drug | Stopped taking and began improvement within a day - after two weeks feel great. | M | 64 | 60 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | 5 MG of Crestor started 20 days ago. Numbness all along my right side, especially in right leg and along the right side of my head. I have also been having difficulty sleeping, frequent bouts of diarrea, and the worst of all Panic Attacks. At first, I thought I developed a food allergy but the more we put everything together it all started 6 days after starting Crestor. I have had difficulty thinking clearly, memory loss and have felt a general sense of anxiety. My throat feels thick and constricted and I feel like a small child is sitting on my chest at the collar bone. I have visited the ER twice in the last 10 days for what I thought was an food allergic reaction. I'll still go get allergy tested but am hopeful this poison will be out of my system quickly. | Won't ever take it again and probably will avoid all statins. | M | 33 | 20 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | Muscles just so weak I could not get out of a chair and could not walk without a cane. | Took Crestor for 3 months and had muscle ache and after a year of not taking the pill am still having problems with my feet. My Dr. also had problems with Crestor and only takes it every other day because of the effect it had on his muscles. | M | 66 | 3 months | 8/11/2007 | 1 | high cholestorol | I have extreme pain in all of the following joints & muscles...fingers, wrists, hands, shoulders and knees. I have been having trouble with my short term memory and cannot sleep. I have been off of this horrible drug for almost 2 weeks now and still feel terrible! I have swelling in my thumbs and middle fingers of each hand. I can barely type this on the computer! I feel and have been feeling as if I have the flu. I was just recovering from a total knee replacement and this drug has been worse than the surgery! I am presently taking strong prescription pain killers that I had left over from my surgery. Without these pain killers, I cannot even walk, sleep, or move my hands. If anyone out there has experienced these symptoms...please e-mail me and tell me how long it takes to recover from the effects of this dangerous drug??!?? I have been to a doctor already. He tells me that it can take 2-3 weeks to get it out of my system--well...it has been almost 2 weeks and I seem to | I took Crstor, 20mgs, for approx. 30 days. Then I ran out and didn't re-fill the script for about 30 days because it was soooo expensive. I just started it again about 17 days ago..but stopped after I had taken it for just 4 days because I woke up on the 5th day with this horrible pain and swelling in my hand, fingers and shoulders. | F | 58 | | 8/4/2007 | 1 | to lower my colesterol | Over a few months(no problem in the beginning), I slowly developed a lot of severe joint and muscle pain in my legs. My legs felt like lead weights, and going up a couple of flights of stairs left me breathing extremely hard, it felt like my heart was going to bust.The pain in my knees was so extreme,I was afraid of falling on my face with every step. I was having a hard time going to the bathroom(#2) and became a gas factory. I saw the orthopaedic surgeon about the joint pain and he was thinking back or arhtritis. Quiting the drug has cleared most of my problems up.I still have a limp in my left leg and some pain in the joints and muscles of both legs. It has only been a week and I hope the rest of the pain goes away soon. | This drug is dangerous for some people, extremely so because the problems appear late and are confused with another problem in the body. Especially when the prescribing doctor is not doing proper monitoring and is not educated enough on the effects of these statin drugs. | M | 54 | 4 months | 7/28/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | memory loss, and extreme muscle pain and fatigue | i do not recommend this drug at all | F | 50 | 2 years | 7/24/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Weight gain, confusion, bad dreams, pain in left chest, insomnia, irritable, hard to concentrate, out of breath, bad memmory, extreme anxiety, tired, airplane ears, depression | On crestor 10mg just over one year. I have gained 20 pounds with no diet change, actually eating less. Unexplained confusion and lack of concentration with tasks that I could normally do with no problems. Bad vivid dreams, in one dream I was kicking a witch that was under my bed and woke to my wife screaming for me to stop kicking her leg (this is not a joke). Pain on left side of chest that doctors could not explain. Extreme anxiety for which I am now taking medication for. Memmory at times is so bad that I have had arguments with family members about items that I had no recolection that I had moved or put away myself and thought that they put away without my knowing, leadng me to search the entire house (happens on regular basis). Sometimes out of breath especially when talking. Have been hospitalized due to extreme shortness in breath, anxiety and pain in chest, thought that it was a heart attack, had every cardio test done under the sun, all perfect. Cardiologists says heart is fin | M | 35 | 1 years | 7/21/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | Many of the same side effects already posted. Thanks to everyone who took the time to post. | I was on 10mg for approximately 9 months when I started experiencing the same side effects as many others have already posted(diarrhea, tiredness, muscle aches, etc.). I eventually took myself off this medication and consulted with my doctor who strongly agreed. I documented the gradual decline of the symptoms I was experiencing. In my case, after discontinuing the use of Crestor 10mg, it took 76 days before I began to feel normal again and I have no more signs of the side effects of this drug. I have been prescribed 5mg of Simvastatin (Zocor) but I am very apprehensive about starting another statin drug. | M | 56 | 9 months | 7/16/2007 | 1 | SLIGHTLY HIGH CHOL. | EXTREME TIREDNESS, ACHY MUSCLES AND FELT LIKE THE FLU, A SLIGHT HEADACHE ALL THE TIME, INSOMNIA--COULDNT FALL ASLEEP, CONFUSION AND MEMORY LOSS--COULDNT CONSENTRATE OR REMEMBER NAMES. BECAME WITHDRAWN FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, EMOTIONAL. | HAD SURGERY 8 WEEKS AGO TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. I FELT WONDERFUL UNTIL DR. PUT ME ON 5MG. CRESTOR. GRADUALLY OVER NEXT 7 DAYS I BEGAN TO NOTICE SYMPTOMS. HAVE NOT CHANGED ANY OR MEDS., SO THIS HAS TO BE THE CAUSE. STOPPED TAKING THIS **** TODAY. DID NOT GO THROUGH SURGERY AND RECOVERY TO FEEL HORRIBLE BECAUSE OF A SLIGHTLY HIGH CHOL.LEVEL. WILL TRY HERBS MY MIL IS TAKING. | F | 34 | 7 days | 7/14/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe pain in shoulders - unable to sleep through the night. Also daily diarrhea. | M | 40 | 6 days | 7/6/2007 | 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 | High Cholesterol | Severe Diarrhea, memory loss, general lethargic feeling. Sometimes extreme anxiety occurred. | My Cholesterol count was 288, it's been high for several years, but I'd rather die than have to take this pill for life. My weight is 165lbs. While I was on it I didn't notice any side effects until the last few weeks I was taking it, and I could not eat anything because of severe stomach ache and diarrhea. 24 hours after stopping, I already feel better with alot more energy. | M | 40 | 30 days | 6/27/2007 |