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 |
| 3 | Hyperlipidemia | Joint pain in knees and hips when trying to sleep. Increased back pain during the day, general muscle weakness/ lack of strength. Abdominal pain at night. Occasional feeling of losing my balance forward ( need to take a step to correct). Increased hand tremors. | Started with 10mg, did fair with reduced chol, was increased to 20mg with good results. Got tired of constantly feeling achey on stopped taking, reduced aches and general discomfort, less tremors. I exercise 6 days a week (30 mins), have a little farm and stay active. Weigh 120. | F | 66 | 10 months 20mg 1X day | 6/12/2021 | 3 | To lower triglycerides | Aching legs, hips, upper back, shoulders, chest pain. I decided to research the drug on my own and discovered that it is very effective at lowering triglycerides at a low dose of 5mg. I tried that on my own and my triglycerides dropped 50% in 2 months with little to no leg, hip, shoulder or chest pain. M.D. didnt believe me until he saw results of blood test. I had made no change in food choices. Why take 30mg and suffer, when 5mg did the trick for me! See, M.D. s dont know everything! | Still taking 5mg and M.D. is amazed! | F | 67 | 2 months 30mg | 3/5/2020 | 3 | I have hardening of two arteries | Im having pain in shoulder blade and under left breast. And just started down my left leg starting from butt cheek going to foot. | My friends have had bad side effects too. | F | 52 | 40 days 20mg | 3/17/2018 | 3 | high cholesterol | badly aching muscles in legs, itchy scalp (no flaky skin), red pimples on scalp, loss of strength when performing squat in the gym, bad breath | My blood tests showed a decrease in cholesterol and the addition of co enzyme Q10 seems to have prevented aching in the legs (I am still monitoring to see if this continues). My current calcium test (via MRI analysis) is showing zero i.e thereby indicating no buildup on cholesterol in arteries. | M | 53 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 1/5/2018 | 3 | High choleterol | 5mg daily Rosuvstatin Lowest dose available for sale. Overall cholesterol started at 205. 141 bad. 42 good. Within first hour my head felt drained, like a block of wood, like part of my brain remains asleep. Horrendous wake up in the night dry mouth. Always on the verge of a headache. Munchies in the evening which I never had. Gained 3 pounds. Lifted weights at the gym. Finished set I normally do but felt more difficult like I’d aged 5 years, took longer and I had little interest. Have twitch in my lower right eyelid. About three times had a bright white dart in the far right of my right eye. Appears and disappears in a flash. Never recall this happening ever in my life. Overall I could not live with this. Felt like dehydration symptoms. | After one week I told doctor I would take the 5mg dose every other day. Dry mouth, munchies, sleepy brain was reduced. Eye twitch remains. My overall cholesterol fell to 160. 141 bad (30% reduction). 42 good. Got a pill cutter will now try 2.5 mg every other day. The jury is still out. I am not sold that my cholesterol is high enough to warrant the risks and that the benefits are not as good as promoted. | M | 54 | 2 months 5mg 1X day | 11/27/2017 | 3 | High risk.cholesterol | Seem to be having pains. Lowerleft stomach feeling ill | Is. This drug safe | M | 1 months | 2/28/2017 | 3 | I have 10 - 20% blockage in arterie | Mostly cramps in legs and toe when I stretch. I have not noticed any reduction in my strength or fatigue. I was on another cholesterol drug and had problems with fatigue and shortness of breath but so far I have been feeling much better. | I would like to hear from other patients concerning any side effects with crestor 10 mg. | M | 76 | 2 months 10 mg | 6/3/2016 | 3 | Dr. prescribed | Very less sleep or almost no sleep,headache,tingling in ears,dizziness,left shoulder pain and jaw/teeth pain | Blood test report shows creator helps me but because of non stop pain and zero sleep I decided to quit with this medicine | M | 44 | 2 months 10 mg | 12/17/2015 | 3 | high cholesterol | Severe ear infections, itching, tinnitus, deafness; memory lapses; fatigue, joint pains, abdominal pain; nerves on edge most of the time, with leg spasms; muscle weakness. | Shortly after I started taking it, I cut down to 5mg every other day with the same side effects. Then I cut down to half a 5 mg tablet, every other day, and continued with these symptoms, but not as bad. It did lower my cholesterol, but the side effects are intolerable, and I have just gone off it. Hopefully I return to normal soon. | F | 62 | 8 months 5 mg 1X day | 11/8/2015 | 3 | lower cholesterol | leg pains, tiredness, lack of focus, depression, losing mental sharpness | I am very concerned about the recent increase of the emotional and mental effects I am having. Is it related to Crestor? Age? I simply don't know, that is why I rate Crestor a 3 at this point, because it did lower my bad cholesterol, but is it causing these side effects? Maybe one way to find out, and stop taking it .. . | M | 53 | 5 months 5 mg 1X day | 3/8/2015 | 3 | high cholesterol | Have recently had memory problems, confusion and have had trouble with my balance-have fallen several times in last few months. | Lowered my cholesterol in 1 month but when I started having memory problems I quit taking it about 3weeks ago. | F | 59 | 3 years 10mg | 1/16/2015 | 3 | Result of heart attack | I started out on Lipitor after having a minor heart attack in 1998 at age 50. Several years later in 2002 my doctor enrolled me in the test study for a new statin drug that eventually became Crestor. My initial results were impressive and my cholesterol dropped to levels that pleased the doctor. Once he tried to raise my dosage from 10mg to 20mg and almost immediately I experience sever muscle pains in my abdomen and legs. I cut the pills in half and the pain went away. I then demanded to be returned to the 10mg dose. I have been using 10mg dose daily since I have been the brand name of Crestor after the study concluded. Over the past several years I have noticed an increase in leg muscle pain and joint pain in hips, knees, hands, and shoulders. I initially believe this to be aging. I also have numbness in both of my feet behind the toes. Thinking it may be related to diabetes I had blood tests conducted and that is not the case. I talked to my doctor about stopping Crestor | Consult your doctor before stopping Crestor as you run the high risk of creating an cardiac event. Use common sense on how you disengage from this drug. Stopping cold turkey can cause your blood "stickiness" to increase dramatically above the levels that cause a person to initially take Crestor. I think all our bodies handle this drug a little different and we all run the risk of stroke or heart attack if we are not careful in how we stopped taking a statin. | M | 67 | 12 years 10mg 1X day | 11/17/2014 | 3 | High triglycerides and cholesterol | Dry throat in morning, occasional dry cough. | I was taking Lipitor previously, with joint cramping in the middle of the night, and extreme fatigue in day at work. I could hardly stay awake. I have been on the Crestor for a couple of months and I don't seem to have any side effects other than an occasional dry throat. Havent had any follow up bloodwork yet to see what the cholesterol is. Prior to Crestor it was 270, with 565 triglycerides. | F | 49 | 60 days 10 mg 1X day | 9/16/2014 | 3 | high cholesterol | Ever since ive been on crestor I get toe cramps out of no where to the point I feel like I will fall over. And ive been experiencing heart palpitations like crazy. Been to the dr and had EKG and holtor monitor's and no one knows whats wrong. | F | 28 | 5 months 10mg | 7/18/2014 | 3 | Elevated cholesterol / ApoB | Although my blood cholesterol / Apo B scores are much lower, experiencing noticeably reduced libido, constant anxiety and transient leg pains. I have no idea whether there is any cause/effect here. I am normally happy, active and fit but am now living life in a fog of depression and have almost no sex drive. Since I am at low risk for heart issues, I can only try going off the drug again for a period as an experiment, since I do not want to start depending on yet other drugs for altering mood. I have never suffered from anxiety yet it is currently so intense I want to drown myself. The anxiety may well be from financial problems of an ongoing recession but I have usually coped much better with high stress. | Seems extremely effective in lowering LDL (84 from 160)) ApoB (85 from 150). originally started on 10 mg/day Lipitor for several years due to high LDL and CRP but after reading many online scary accounts of symptoms as well as getting leg cramps, discontinued for a year. Cardiologist convinced me statins would reduce my risk of heart problems (although I have no apparent heart issues and am very fit) since LDL / Apo B levels were elevated. He prescribed a starting dosage of 5 mg/day which we increased to 10 mg/day after a year. It has done a very good job of reducing cholesterol....but? | M | 62 | 2 years 10 1X day | 5/27/2014 | 3 | Cholesterol | Stabbing pain under feet, occasional deep burning/pain under balls of feet and heels. Hypersensitivity to toes, ankle swelling and pitting edema on calves. Felt like plantar faciatis. Also painful initiation of walking after sitting or sleeping. Often have trouble completing a sentence. | Stopped Crestor and all symptoms are going away. | M | 51 | 10 months 5mg 3X W | 5/8/2014 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Anxious, loosing memory, getting thin in ugly way, knees pain, and I FEEL OLD ! | I really don't know! I got confused when I saw all those comments, I say to my self maybe other companies are writing bad things about Crestor to stop people from taking but, but again why other people are not writing good things about it? for me I am 32 years, I have bad habits, I smoke 2 packets per day, I sleep always late, but always play sport and run a lot and swim also and yet with all those habits I was somehow fine before, now I always feel old, and very thin, and no matter how I work out my muscles never grow! they were better before the med, I am taking Crestor 5 since 2 years and I don't know what to now do, cuz when I stopped it for 3 months last year, the blood results where bad. By the way, I came here last year and read all those comments but I ignored them somehow, and my doctor say all is fine with me as long as my results are fine. But guys I really feel 52 even I am 32..hope someone with my case can reply to me! I read about alternative to statin; I think I will consider them even though I am afraid they will be as effective as medicines. so what u think? | M | 32 | 2 years 5 MG 1X day | 4/16/2014 | 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 day | 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 day | 9/20/2012 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Shoulders pain, Left arm and forearm pain. Overall joint pain | Was on 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg and now 40mg. Had to be on 40 mg as the other dosages lowered my cholesterol but not to the level the cardiologist needed to be. (Recently had a heart attack which needed stents to be put in). | M | 43 | 19 months 40 MG 1X day | 12/21/2011 |