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 |
| 5 | high cholestrol | none | M | 63 | 2 months | 1/13/2010 | 5 | TC-300 Trigs 565 | No side effects noticed at 10 mg for 6 months. | I've taken 10 mg Crestor for 6 months now. Within 4 wks it brought my TC from 300 down to 153. Trigs went from 565 to 202 in that time. I need to get in for current bloodwork but I was very impressed with the results. I've had carpal tunnel in both arms, shoulders & elbows for 15 yrs and have a pretty high tolerance for pain (50 yr old female). I don't know that I'd even notice a bit more joint pain, although I haven't had any to my knowledge. I'll probably cut back to 5 mg/day to see if the results stay good. I have no insurance or health care of any kind so all medication & bloodwork costs are out of pocket (& expensive). So if I can get by on 1/2 the dose that'd be great. | F | 50 | 6 months | 10/21/2009 | 5 | Extremely High LDL | mild fatigue, mild muscle ache and a small amount of pain in my feet during the initial days of taking crestor. I had limited sleep disturbance, not sure if it is attributive to early menopause or the crestor. | My cholesterol was out of control 3 months ago, After taking Crestor 5mg for 3 months, my overall cholesterol is at goal, from 301 to 165. I was totally shocked and amazed how well overall that I have done with this medication. I expected it to come dowm but nothig like it did overall. My HDL even went up 12 points. Although I had limited side effects, nothing was debilitating or overly aggravating. I found this drug to be exceptional for me and my situation. I commend my doctor for recommending this drug and I highly recommend it. | F | 47 | 3 months | 9/24/2009 | 5 | cholesterol to high | Lowered the numbers BUT my legs paid the price. Swollen knees and sore angles... Stop taking crestor and the legs starting to feel better. After many visits to the knee doctor no help at all from them. They don't even actknowlege the connection I don't get it. | Stop taking and find a Healtheir way to lower your cholesterol. | M | 61 | 15 months | 8/18/2009 | 5 | high ldl | none | works great! | M | 57 | 5 years | 6/6/2009 | 5 | to lower cholesterol | no side effects | Taking 5 mg per day. It has greatly lowered my cholesterol where a low cholesterol diet didn't help at all. Have been taking it for 4 years or so now. | M | 57 | 4 years | 3/1/2009 | 5 | High LDL & Low HDL Cholesterol | Was on Lipitor 20 mg daily with marginal success. Doctor switched me to Crestor 20 mg daily and Niacin 500mg OTC and LDL cholesterol levels dropped significantly (50 points) & HDL raised 10% in just 6 weeks. | NO muscle pain, NO joint pain, NO anxiety. NO real problems. Slight flushing within 30 minutes of taking Niacin, but this disappeared 2 weeks after starting Niacin. | M | 54 | 42 days | 2/25/2009 | 5 | High Cholesterol | None | Lowered my Cholesterol about 30% | M | 38 | 8 months | 2/24/2009 | 5 | Extremely high cholesterol | none | I take 40 mg of Crestor, 1500 mg of niaspan and 10 mg of Zetia. I have taken this much for years now. My cholesterol is finally under control. I took every other statin and non of them worked. | F | 54 | 4 years | 2/20/2009 | 5 | to lower my colesterol | using for seven months lowered my cholesterol by 80 points in two months no side effects | lowered my cholesterol by 80 points in two months | F | 60 | | 1/20/2009 | 5 | High Cholesterol | None | Lowered my Cholesteral 120 points! | M | 32 | 1 years | 12/29/2008 | 5 | high cholesterol | Been on 20mg Crestor for 4 to 5 years, previously on 40mg Lipitor. Joint pain a problem on Lipitor so I was moved to Crestor. Over past 3 years, joint pain in shoulders, hips, and back is increasing. Last year, I developed muscle pain in my neck; woke up one morning with what felt like a couple of pinched nerves in my neck; the pain was so severe I could not get out of bed, but after about 20 minutes the pain subsided enough for me to move around. The neck pain has stayed with me over the last year, along with slightly increase joint pain in hips, back and shoulders. The neck pain is the worst. After x-rays and MRI, doctors attribute pain to arthritis onset conditions; so much for small-town medicine. Use an ice-wrap around neck to eleviate pain; chiropratic really did no good. I have choosen to go off of Crestor completely for about 3 to 6 months to see if pain condition subside. I will return to this site then and give update (hopefully). | Crestor is a great drug in reducing cholesterol levels, for me anyhow. I used to have a total of 240, it is now 140. My LDL is down to 58, and my triglycerides are at 90. Crestor worked better than Lipitor or Zocor. Looking at high cholesterol, Crestor is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but the side effects will most likely do you in sooner or later. | M | 59 | 5 years | 8/23/2008 | 5 | high cholesterol | None | Before Crestor my total number was 317 - after only three months it's now 195. My LDL also dropped like a rock from 254 to 130. My HDL was always high and was 54, now is 55. And my triglycerides were 57, and are now 48. Overall I could not be happier with Crestor. I take half of a 20 mg pill each day. I have never experienced side effects like I did with Zocor. I am so happy to have numbers that are within the normal range! My doctor is amazed. My family has a history of high cholesterol and my diet is healthy, so that never affected my numbers at all. Crestor did the trick. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/14/2008 | 5 | lower my blood pressure | I really had no side effects at all. Sitting long periods of time, little problem getting up | F | 54 | 40 days | 6/20/2008 | 5 | Very high cholesterol levels | No side effects | I've had high cholesterol ever since it was first tested about 12 years ago. I already exercise daily (always have done) and have been in the normal weight range or slightly overweight all my adult life. I’ve never smoked or drunk alcohol excessively. I've tried Lipitor, and two other statins (simvastatin and some other I don't remember the name of) but had terrible side effects from them (muscle pains and flu-like symptoms). I then tried fibrates; which caused nausea and didn't lower my cholesterol at all. I tried niacin - didn't work, plant sterols - didn't work. So I forgot about my cholesterol seeing as there wasn't anything I could do about it. At the end of last year I had a check up and my cholesterol was higher than ever and the doctor prescribed me Crestor 10mg (rosuvastatin calcium). I didn't have any problems with this drug and it has worked well for me. These are my results after 2½ months of being on Crestor: Total cholesterol BEFORE 297 mg/dL NOW 142 mg/d | M | 47 | 75 days | 2/29/2008 | 5 | High cholesterol | no known side effects | Crestor has lowered my total cholesterol to 150. Having taken most of the statins since Ive had high cholesterol all my life, this is the only one to bring me beneath the 200 mark..EVER. Insurance wants to pay only for generic, I pay extra for this one and do not mind. | F | 45 | 2 days | 2/26/2008 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No side effects. | I physically have no side effects from taking crestor. There have been periods of time that I went off of it for 3 months and still no side effects. I really like this drug because while taking it daily, as I should, my readings come back positive. Without it I'm 301, with it I'm 182. | F | 34 | 2 years | 2/3/2008 | 5 | Heart attack @ 43 | Occasional muscle tenderness at the ankles, possible loss of libido. On many meds hard to determine which is the cause for my situation | I was placed on 20mg right after heart attack, total cholesterol was 212, LDL was off the charts. Total is now 135 other numbers are just as terrific. My LDL does get some assistance from an additional medication. I was even asked by my cardiologist to participate in a Crestor study but declined. Heart attacks at 43 are somewhat rare, not overweight but....I am a smoker, still trying to quit but don't want to take additional meds. | F | 46 | 3 years | 1/24/2008 | 5 | cholesterol | None noticed over 5 years so far | I have pleased with the results. I had been taking Zocor which was ok but began to become less effective after a few years. Switched to Crestor 10mg and have had great ldl/hdl readings since. I am very interested in the new indication of Crestor for Athero treatment | M | 5 years | 1/21/2008 | 5 | High Cholesterol and Triglicerides | No side effects at all except being less anxious about my high cholesterol and triglicerides | Seems to be working fine. Cholesterol and triglicerides have been cut in half - below 200 cholesterol first time in 10 years. Liver function normal. Would be easier to get 10mg tabs that could split instead of getting 2 prescriptions. - increased dosage from 10 mg to 15 mg daily after 3 months. Now in month 4 hoping for even better results at next Dr. visit. | M | 47 | 4 days | 1/20/2008 |