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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | High cholesterol | Initially no side effects....but after the first week and a half, I developed muscle aches in my thighs and hips and lower abdomen. A general feeling of fatigue took place and I began to feel "out of it"...to the point where friends and family started asking "are you feeling alright?"...I was reluctant to start the Crestor because of all I had researced...now I wish I wuld have stuck to my gut instinct. I stopped taking it about a week ago and am feeling fine now....feel like I am back to my old self. I was on this stuff for only a month, I can't imagine what I would be like in two months or more...I am not scheduled for blood work until November, it would have been a very bad three months I fear. I will NOT go back on this drug, nor any like it again. I have started a natural therapy and would rather take the risks of high cholesterol than the side effects of this statin. | Off and staying off. | M | 57 | 30 days 10MG 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 2 | high overall cholesterol | muscle pain in neck and upper arms, dizziness | I've been on Crestor for a year and a half and just recently started having severe muscle pain. My cholesterol went from 250 overall to 150 in only one month but if this muscle pain is due to the Crestor then I'm going to search for something better. I can't hardly do my regular activities. It seems like the muscle pain is much stronger after 3 PM or so and keeps me awake at night. | F | 59 | 1.5 years 5 mg. 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 2 | lower cholesteral numbers | No side effects after two years. | The problem is that is hasn't worked after two years. My Dr. tells me that 40mg is the highest he can give me. I have been eating healthier and exercising but my numbers wont go down. This has been a waste of money for me. | M | 42 | 2 years 40 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 2 | high cholesterol | Since commencing Crestor, I have developed anxiety and a jittery feeling, dry mouth, insomnia and slight nausea. Had difficulty functioning at work yesterday so have taken the rest of the week off work. It is, of course,possible that these symptoms are my personal response to having high cholesterol and being directed to take medication for it. If that is the case, the number of similar posts suggests others have had a similar response. | F | 54 | 6 days 10mg 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 2 | To lower my cholesterol | Ok, I was taking Simcor, but my doctor felt that Crestor would work better. So, these are my symptoms. I have muscle pain in my neck, shoulders, knees and legs. My pelvic area is achy and the discomfort/pain goes from my pelvis to my hips and down the front and back of my legs. I have severe headaches. I have also experienced nausea and have had some vomiting. I have trouble walking up and down the stairs because it feels as if I worked out non-stop and my muscles are stiff. I can't sit for very long because it's too uncomfortable. I have tingling in my toes. At night I have trouble sleeping and there was one instance where I had extreme chills and shaking...almost as if I had the flu...but I didn't. I'm not sure what is in this drug to cause all of this. But, I will speak with my doctor next week and see if he can prescribe me something different instead. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. | I hope they approve the new synthetic HDL instead. | F | 38 | 2 weeks 20 MG 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 2 | Cholesterol at 235 | severe, frequent muscle spasms in upper back, neck and jaw | I have been off this medication for 3 days (Dr. recommended) and the symptoms have not subsided. They began on the 4th day of dosage and quickly became more severe. My doctor did not recommend anything to help with the pain, just a different statin (Lovaza) which I will not take because my triglycerides are within normal range. | F | 51 | 6 days 10 MG 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 2 | Cardiologist recommend, Cholesterol | Within 3 months began to feel fatigue, overall weakness, muscle aches, cramping in calves and abdomen. Recently have become lethargic, foggy, slurring sentences and no energy. | Total cholesterol was 150 and LDL was 100 but doctor pointed to the Jupiter study and indicated I needed to be at 70 to 80 LDL and put me on 5 mg of Crestor. Starting feeling side effects after 2 months and became steadily more noticeable. Cut the pill in half to 2.5 mgs but no improvement in symptoms. Blood pressure has lowered to 125 over 75 and I thought the lack of energy and weakness was due to my heart not having to work as hard. Going to discontinue the drug completely and have my internal medical doctor perform new blood and liver tests. would rather live with slightly elevated BP than live with the symptoms. | M | 51 | 6 months 5 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | Severe constipation. Although, Crestor has worked well, I can no longer deal with the constant constipation issues. I'm going off it. If I don't take Crestor for a week or so, my digestive system works beautifully. | F | 62 | 2 years 10 4X W | 7/5/2010 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Unbearable heartburn and acid reflux | I am not sure if this medicine helped my cholesterol. I could only take it for ten days before the side effects became unbearable. I have controlled GERD, thanks to Prilosec, but with Crestor, my acid reflux and heartburn was out of control. I simply could not eat or drink anything without extreme pain. Thankfully, my doctor has called in another medicine for me to try, hopefully, without these side effects. Crestor may work for some, but not for me. | F | 28 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Thank God I haven't experienced any of the severe side effects that I have read on this board. However, Crestor makes me feel very jumpy most of the time and my thinking is not very clear at times. The jumpy feeling is similar to having had way too much caffeine (which I long ago cut completely from my diet) or not having eaten in a long time. I don't like the feeling at all! | I have lost 22 pounds in two months through eating properly and regular exercise. In a month I will get my blood tested and if my cholesterol levels are down, I will go off Crestor for good. I have proven in the past that I can control my levels through diet and exercise. Giving up sugar and fatty foods and adding regular exercise into my routine are small prices to pay compared to the side effects of Crestor. | M | 45 | 27 days 10 MG 1X day | 6/21/2010 | 2 | control cholesterol | gastric/bowel upsets. Flatulence+++ No big drop in cholesterol | M | 68 | 2 years 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 2 | Cholesterol is High | I have had unreal pain in my legs, hands, knees, ankles, shoulder and feet. It has become a struggle to go up and down the stairs. Doctor is pushing this medication even though I had taken Lipitor previously, and it was damaging my liver. It took my liver 1-1/2 years to go back to normal. My liver enzymes are rising slightly and I have agreed to use it for one more month and if they rise anymore, I am going off the crap. It was good to read that others have the same discomforts that I have. This way, I don't feel like an oddity. I did tell the doctor that I did not want to take 20 mg everyday, so he told me that I could cut the pill in half and take it every other day. I would hate to think what would happen to me if I took 20 mg. every day. On top of everything else, it costs me $49.00 co-pay a month for this junk. | I am sure that there are people who can take this medication and not have adverse effects. There has to be a safe way with which to control cholesterol. Statins seem to have adverse effects on a lot of people. | F | 69 | 20 mg 1X day | 5/28/2010 | 2 | lower cholesterol | I got yellow sores on the underside of my upper lip. I quit taking Crestor and they immediately disappeared. | M | 55 | 10 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/26/2010 | 2 | Lower LDLs mainly | Can't sleep without sleeping pills. Flushing redness in face and neck from time to time. Numbness in hands at night sometimes. Verylow sex drive. | I am trying to determine if it's crestor, lisinopril, or HCTZ that's causing this. Crestor has lowered my ldls to a good level but trigs have risen since I went off tricor. I was taking zocor and tricor last year with no real side effects but LDLs were always high. My life changed when I told my doc of shortness of breath. He put me on metoprolol for HBP and my body was going crazy with flushing in faceand neck and spiking BP. Did a body scan and found out I had 50% blockage in a couple of arteries. So doc wanted to get my ldls lower by switching to crestor. I am still having flushing issues throughout day , not sleeping without pills, and very low sex drive. Although I am not married labido is still important at age 52. Does anyone else have these flushing problemswith Crestor? | M | 52 | 120 days 20 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 2 | High Chloresteral | Recently developed lower back pain (unprovoked). After 1 week and no change I decided to stop taking my Crestor. Within 3 days my lower back pain is gone....it could be a conincidence, but I think it was caused by the drug. | It dramatically lowered my bad and raised my good. | M | 48 | 4 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 2 | to lower LDL and raise HDL | I took this drug for 2 & 1/2 months. My doctor did not discuss any side effects to me I found out on my own never take and anti acid because it raised my blood pressure from 118/62 to 186/86. I quit taking over that weekend until I could see the Doctor. He said to remain on the drug within two weeks I was freezing all of the time with temp in our home at 76 I had to wear a sweater and still problems with stomach pain & nausea. Doctor did liver function and it was normal wanted me to remain on drug. Has any one had these side effects? | F | 61 | 10mg 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | colestrol | Had no side effects for 2 years, then on a Monday took Cialis an ED drug. No problems, then Wednesday noonish legs went weak, numbness and tingling in toes, general muscle pain from waist down, bottom of neck pain and severe stomach ache. Went to GP on Thursday had full body scan which showed no abnormalities.Friday went to hospital 7am after severe pains from waist down all night and no sleep.Blood tests showed everything ok.Very thorough Doctor immigrant from Bangladesh checked everything and said stop taking Crestor and prescribed Panadene Forte for the pain.Take every 6 hours when muscle pain returns. Stomach pain now gone and now 7.5 hours since last Panadene and legs now a little bit tingly, so hopefully no permanent muscle damage, but very scary stuff. | I am in Sydney Australia and do not think many Doctors here are aware of the possible side effects of this powerful drug. Until googling it yesterday I had no idea of the dangers | M | 65 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 2 | To Lower Cholesterol | For the past 7 years I was taking Lipito 80MG. Prior to that I was taking Zocor. My Doctor at that time switched me from Zocor To Lipitor because he maintained that Lipitor was a better drug. About 7 weeks ago I started having severe muscle pains mostly in the legs but also in the neck. My Doctor told me to stop taking the Lipitor for a few days and then to resume it but taking a lower dosage 40mg instead of 80MG. After three days I had such severe cramps in my legs that the Doctor told me I should stay of it altogether and let my body just clean itself from this medication. After a wait of two weeks he recommended that I take CRESTOR in a low dosage (10MG) and to see how it agrees with me. I started taking it this past Thursday. On Friday I felt a pain in my neck but I still took it on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday I was in such severe pain that it was affecting my balance and I stopped taking it. My Doctor told me that I should stay away from it and all these medications. He is subs | M | 67 | 3 days 10MG 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 2 | cholesteral | once a month get upper front leg cramp, hurts like hell (use quinine to relieve) but now have had two calf cramps in two weeks PLUS burning under big toe. (Had the burning thing so bad a year ago that I could only sit and cool my foot.) I never dreamt all this was Crestor related. I have stopped today. | M | 69 | 2 years 10 1X day | 4/10/2010 | 2 | Cholesterol | Severe shoulder & upper arm pain. It feels more like an ache than a muscle issue. | I plan to stop taking Crestor today (4/5/1010)I will report back with the results of my stopping this drug. | M | 59 | 45 days 10 1X day | 4/5/2010 |