LIPITOR Reviews (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1279 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LIPITOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Cholesterol | Aches and pains everywhere. Gradually diminished mental acuity and felt depressed. | Side effects came on slowly so I did not think it was the statin for quite a while. Bad side effects took about a week to 10 days to disappear after I stopped taking it. Will NEVER take another statin. | M | 50 | 2 months | 10/9/2007 | 1 | Pharmacy Screwed UP! | I called in a refill for Lexapro and they refilled it with LIPITOR by mistake... I went through nearly that whole bottle of Lipitor before realizing the mistake. The side effects of this drug was that my MUSCLES ACHED so bad and my JOINTS HURT and I felt like an 85 yr old instead of a 42 yr old. EXTREME EXHAUSTION. | It was bad enough that I unknowingly ramped up on LIPITOR and had to suffer those side effects but I was also as a result cold turkey on my anti-depressant so I had to endure its nasty cold turkey withdrawal symptoms. I know that for two weeks I could only work a half day before I HAD to go home and PASS OUT. Then I took another week for vacation. Went to the doc after the first two weeks of the torment but EVERYTHING checked good cause we didn't know about the Lexapro/Lipitor swap. I felt like a hypochondriac but I knew the bone deep aches were not my imagination. NOW, I check the markings on my pills... Its been over a month back on Lexapro and I STILL have joints that bark at me that I never had problems with before. | F | 42 | 28 days | 10/6/2007 | 1 | hypertension | very productive cough | Doctor said it couldn't possibly b e that - I stopped in two days cough had gone | F | 70 | 1 years | 10/5/2007 | 1 | mildly elevated cholesterol | Muscle tightness, cramping in legs and back. Problems sleeping and concentrating....felt like I had the flu much of the time. Irritable. | I had no perceptable symptoms for about 6 months. Since this was the only medication I was taking, I quit it and started feeling better within a week. It took about 3-4 weeks to completely recover from this "medicine". I tried other statins, but had similar bad side effects. | M | 45 | 6 months | 10/5/2007 | 4 | cholesterol elevated | None noticed | I take 300 mg of coQ10 every day so that I won't have the side effect of muscle pain. In Canada( I think it's Canada ) they add coQ10 to the statins. My cholesterol is way down, my inflammation levels are down,and I am very satisfied | F | 65 | 1 years | 9/22/2007 | 5 | | 9/20/2007 | 4 | ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL | NONE. | I BELIEVE THIS DRUG IS AN EXCELLENT ONE. STARTED TAKING IT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN GIVEN TO ME BY MY CARDIOLOGIST. NO IMMEDIATE OR SIDE EFFECTS NOTED SINCE STARTING. HOWEVER, ON MY LIPID BLOOD TEST FOUR MONTHS LATER, WOW WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT. IT NOT ONLY MARKEDLY KNOCKED MY BAD CHOLESTEROL DOWN BUT I WOULD SAY IT WAS A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. WHEREAS TOTAL CHOLESTEROL HAD BEEN OVER 200 PREVIOUSLY, NOW IT WAS ONLY 151 AND THE BAD PORTION...I THINK HDL....WAS JUST 54. I AM WELL SATISFIED. I AM AWARE OF SOME COMPLAINTS AND SPECULATION BY OTHERS BUT I AM GOING TO KEEP TAKING IT. | M | 66 | 6 months | 9/13/2007 | 1 | post heart attack | severe pain and severe limitation in movement in upper arm muscles; memory deficits and mental fogginess; worsening cataract; parkinson's-type tremor in left hand | Two weeks after discontinuing mevacor, the muscle pain was very much improved (full range of motion took a year to recover); tremor disappeared; vision in eye awaiting cataract surgery improved to pre-Mevacor level (my eye surgeon said that he had seen existing cataracts made more severe by statins in other patients as well); noticed distinct improvement mental function in two weeks. There have been reports of worsening of gum disease as well, which I had had and which did improve. If you read the research carefully, there is reason to believe that higher levels of cholesterol are associated with lower overall mortality rather than higher, especially in older women. Cholesterol is an important part of brain tissue and many essential biochemicals, and that serum cholesterol levels do not correlate well with arterial placque. | F | 66 | 2 years | 9/13/2007 | 5 | high cholesterol | none | Taking 80mg. Really lowered my LDL to 70. Don't feel better or worse on it but the angiogram was scary so I'll keep taking it until some real Drano comes along. Expensive out of pocket, though. And this is Canada. | M | 37 | 18 months | 9/4/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe leg pains | M | 72 | 3 years | 8/26/2007 | 1 | elevated cholesterol, post stent | Severe headache, joint and muscle pain, anorexia, extreme gas, memory loss, mood swings | I had a LAD artery 100% blocked a couple years ago and suffered a miocardial infarction. The pain was unbearable and the pain from the headache Lipitor caused was WORSE! I've taken Zocor, Crestor and had similar problems with side effects, but i thought Lipitor was going to cause my death. NEVER again! | M | 46 | 1 months | 8/23/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | I have been taking lipitor for 3 years. I though the side effects was just me. It wasn't until I talked to a friend and she told me about her boyfriends side effects, it was like she was talking ab out me. Memory loss, joint pain, swollen feet and hands, sore ribs, inability to sleep well, no sex drive, moodiness, always tired, lack of energy, increased heart rate, headaches every day, and dry joints. This all became worst when my dose was increased from 40mg to 80 mg 3 months ago. | I have now decided to try other methods to reduce my cholesterol. (Mine is hereditary). I have a wonderful chiro whom suggested I try lecithin, with Omega 3, and Vit C. Here goes, I hope to be to get back to my walk of 6km a day. | F | 41 | 3 years | 8/17/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | For as long as I could remember I've always had perfect cholesterol (from a percentage perspective anyway). It's always been right around 120/120. For what ever reason my LDL shot up to 175 so a (not my normal one) Dr. just prescribed me Lipitor. I didn't notice any problems for just over 2 months then all of a sudden one day I stared feeling horrible like a severe flu just hit me. For the next few days I couldn't get enough sleep I was incredibly week and had pains throughout my upper body. I saw my regular Dr. and decided to stop taking the drug, she also drew blood. Luckily most of the tests came back normal but there was a small spike in something with my liver which was normal before. My Cholesterol was LDL 95 HDL 109 (which I thought it is advertised to raise?) and my triglycerides were great as well. I can't say that the drug doesn't work but compared to how I feel it's not with it and I'll never take it again. I've been off it for 3 days now and only feel slightly bett | M | 38 | 2.5 months | 8/14/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | feeling in a fog, memory problems; muscle weakness in mouth area causing speech difficulties like pronunciation, and chewing/swallowing difficulties like biting my tongue and inside my cheek; muscle weakness in my right hand causing me to lose grip and drop things; balance problems when turning around or standing to walking movements | I was not informed by my doctor to look out for these symptoms, in fact she did not feel they were connected to the Lipitor. I know my body and this is not me. I am going to stop and see what happens. | F | 53 | 7 months | 8/8/2007 | 5 | High Cholesterol | No significant side effects. Slight muscle aches in my back in the morning when I first started taking it, but that passed with time. I've been taking a 40 mg tablet before bedtime every day for four years. | Combined with a low fat/low cholesterol diet, the drug helped lower my cholesterol to 125 from well over 200. | M | 4 years | 8/6/2007 | 1 | Colestrol | I am a Gym Junky, pretty athletic, attend 4 times a week... took lipitor 40mg and that ended my gym aspirations...loss of muscle strenth, mainly calves.Have stopped taking lipitor, changed my diet, and life is slowly getting back to normal.. awful drug. Maybe the people not affected by Lipitor lead a non physical life or do not have any muscle, and therefor do not notice the effects.???? | Did a great job in lowering colestrol... down to 2.7 . | M | 1 years | 8/6/2007 | 1 | cholesterol | Cramping aching muscles in legs and back. Flu-like symptoms and fatigue. Foggy, out-of-touch feelings and unable to concentrate. | I started out with zocor, but developed these adverse symptoms after 3 months. I stopped taking it and they went away. The doctor switched me to lipitor and the symptoms came right back. I will never take another statin type drug under any circumstances. | M | 50 | 3 months | 8/4/2007 | 1 | After using Lipitor for 2.5 years, I decided to stop two weeks ago because of severe pain in my left arm. I am left handed and recently couldn’t normally do my job. Twice I told my doctor about pain in my arm and he didn’t take that seriously, ignoring my complaint. After two weeks of not taking Lipitor my arm almost recovered and I can work without any pain or any problem. It started a long time ago with tingling in my arms, they were often fall asleep, usually when I wake up in the morning. From month to month pain was worst until I almost lost all strength and couldn’t use my arm. Anyway, I think I made a good decision by not using Lipitor anymore (my doctor will be mad at me). I will try with natural supplements and more exercising. I am very “anxious” about medication that can cause myopathy, liver damage or cancer. | M | 51 | 2.5 years | 7/25/2007 | 5 | mild elevated cholesterol | none-taking it for 6 years | My cholesterol is in 110 range on Lipitor | M | 70 | 6 days | 7/22/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | vertigo caused by cramping neck muscels,all the leg symptons noted on thi sight,arm and total muscel weakness, could not walk for three weeks,depression,excessive sleep reqmt,hair loss,memory (sht term)loss,loss of sex drv | been off it 10 months,drs spent fortune 160 k looking for additional cause found none,i believe i know how to treat it and what other factors contributed to my severe reaction but it would take a book...still feeling a lot of the effects..but strong improvement since quit taking the poison | M | 74 | 4 years | 7/21/2007 |