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 | hypercholesterolemia | insommnia, loss of dreaming, inability to visualize; muscle pain, weakness, atrophy; tendinitis, tendinopathy, tendon contracture; miniscus damage; working memory and short-term memory loss, language and learning ability loss including spoken and written aphasia and inability to read; gall bladder disease, pancreatitis, acid reflux; inability to walk... I kept taking myself off this drug, was told it COULD NOT BE TH E DRUG, urged to go back on, recovering somewhat each time, but finally the damage was not reversible. Today, I live with Lipitor and (other statins) injury which affects my ability to work, and I continue to try to recover. | After long and only partial recovery from Lipitor I took two other statins with similar response. My cholesterol level is over 480. I have no cardiovascular disease, and see that according to this evidence based medicine source, there is NO evidence for statins in women for prevention. Do statins have a role in primary prevention? NO! http://www.ti.ubc.ca/pages/letter48.htm#comment "A question to us about Letter #48: What is the evidence of benefit for primary prevention in women? There were 10,990 women in the primary prevention trials (28% of the total). Only coronary events were reported for women, but when these were pooled they were not reduced by statin therapy, RR 0.98 [0.85-1.12]. Thus the coronary benefit in primary prevention trials appears to be limited to men, RR 0.74 [0.68-0.81], ARR 2.0%, NNT 50 for 3 to 5 years." | F | 54 | 16 months | 2/2/2006 | 2 | Possible angina? | I just took this drug (10mg)for the first time. After 2 hours I felt a warm sensation in my chest then pain then a headache. | My Cholesterol level is 150. Why would my doctor recommend this drug? | M | 62 | 1 days | 1/25/2006 | 4 | High cholesterol, family history | Have been on Lipitor 3 months. It did lower my cholesterol from 215 to 168. However, I had been feeling more fatigued and now I am getting severe shoulder, neck and back pain. Now my feet are getting sore. I am a medical transcriptionist and do a lot of typing, but my hands are so painful, I can hardly sleep at night. I am waiting right now for my doctor to call me back. My hands feel cold and tingly now. Now I am having constipation problems. I cannot believe how painful my arms and shoulders are. | It works for cholesterol, but I feel like a truck hit me. Since reading all of the comments, I know it is not in my head ! I feel horrible. | F | 51 | 3 months | 1/23/2006 | 1 | high cholesterol | stomach pain,dizzy spells,hairloss,fatigue,dry eyes, joint pain. | When I stopped taking Lipitor,I was amazed at how much better I began to feel. While taking Lipitor I had stomach cramps every day. I was tired, and could not function normal. | F | 61 | 4 years | 1/23/2006 | 4 | to lower cholestrol | tiredness, some back pain | M | 58 | 18 years | 1/22/2006 | 5 | High Cholesterol | None that I am aware of. This drug has been extremely helpful to me so far. I've been on it over a year now. | It significantly lowered my cholesterol within 3 months, which shocked me. To be fair, I am on 3 other medications, so if I was to have any side effects I wouldn't know what to attribute it to anyway. But so far so excellent. | F | 30 | 1 years | 1/19/2006 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTOROL - 270 | Arm stiffness. Dizziness. Been feeling horrible the past 2 years and have gone to several doctors. I've been an off and on user of Lipitor for 5 years -- 10 MG dosage. Cholestorol lowered but started developing neurological problems about 3 months ago after restarting the drug leading to Major stiffness in right shoulder, then right arm and now left arm. | Stopped taking Lipitor 10 days ago. Hopefully arm symptoms will subside. | M | 5 years | 1/17/2006 | 1 | Cholesterol | My brother experienced memory loss and paranoia, leading to a uncharacteristic suicide. No history of mental illness or suicide in the family. No motivation for suicide (police investigation is ongoing). His experience of the side effects apparently frightened him into suicide. He also seems to have had hallucinations. | Extremely dangerous drug. | M | 43 | 2 years | 1/17/2006 | 4 | High Chlosteral | Severe Hip pain in both hips, calves are sore and tender to the touch, dramatically decreased libdo, eye sight changes | It did lower my CL | M | 42 | 3 months | 1/15/2006 | 1 | High Cholesteral | Jan.15th,2006.. I've only been taking lipitor for a week but I'm glad I came across this site as I myself have already been experiencing dizziness, lightheadedness bloating ,excess gas adn mild stiffness of my fingers. Not to mention feeling tired all the time | M | 35 | 7 days | 1/15/2006 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Constant gas and constipation. | It has reduced my cholesterol level. | F | 44 | 1 years | 1/13/2006 | 4 | To lower high cholestrol | Muscle aches in arms and chest. | It worked and got my cholestrol down to normal, a drop of 60 points in three months. | M | 64 | 10 months | 1/10/2006 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Gradual numbing of the feet over a period of a year. Started on Zocor and Insurance recommended switch to Lipitor and had gradual side effects. I'm back on Zocor and doing much better after a week. I would not recommend Lipitor. | M | 47 | 2 years | 1/8/2006 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | 1/7/05-Chest pain, general weakness, depression, anxiety, "just not myself", insomnia, fatigue, memory problems, inability to concentrate. Doctors unable to "connect the dots" (Lipitor = above symptoms) | Sure it lowered my cholesterol. But at what cost? I told my doctor I was feeling weak. He commented "I see NO reason for you to be weak" (Even though he prescribed the Lipitor for me) Well needless to say that was the last time I saw him.I thought I had MS,Lupus,Fibromyalgia or some other illness that has the symptoms I was experiencing. I found that Lipitor could be the reason for all of these symptoms. So, on my own, I stopped the Lipitor (I was only on 10mg per day) Within 48 hours I felt my mood elevating back to normal. So far (I've been off of it for about 5 days now), my chest pain has improved by about 75%. This is no coincidence I am certain. Hopefully my other symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, memory and insomnia will alleviate as well. By the way... my "new" doctor had prescribed an anti-depressent for me. I never filled it, as my instincts told me it was something more... I am generally a well balanced type of person. My depression did come on rather sudde | F | 46 | 9 months | 1/7/2006 | 1 | 1/7/05-continued... not all of it "posted" before. Here is the continuation. | I never filled it, as my instincts told me it was something more... I am generally a well balanced type of person. My depression did come on rather suddenly, about the same time as when I started the Lipitor. My advice to you would be to listen to your BODY, it may be trying to tell you something. Try diet and excercise to lower cholesterol (this is Pfizer's recommendation also, see their package insert) But... SORRY Pfizer... this is one gravy train you're not getting everyone on. | F | 46 | 9 months | 1/7/2006 | 3 | High LDL, Low HDL, High TGL | 10mg; after 1.5 years waking up fatigued even after long sleep; unexplained pain in the right foot; and feel lethargic during the day. Blurred vision (thought eyes tested fine during last visit to eye doc) and joint pain. | Bypass @40yr + diabetic. Was put on lipitor immediately before the surgery 1.5 years ago. Had initial funny feeling in the head after starting the medicine, but (as it seems) began to tolerate. Have well controlled diabetes through diet+exercise (<5.5 HbA1c)! Lipitor related symptoms (lack of enthusiasm, short term memory loss, muscle pain, bone/joint pain)are showing up (Liver Enzymes were OK in the last blood test, however). Metabolic syndrome is genetic, since my 8 and 4 year children tested with High LDL. Simply don't know what to do to bring LDL down. At this stage it is not clear what is better of the two evils: Lipitor or High LDL? And how to lower LDL without the side effects of statins? Vegetarian diet (approx. 5% saturated fat) and Exercise is already close to perfection based on the available information, but still left elevated LDL/HDL ratio to 5+ if not on Lipitor. | M | 42 | 18 months | 1/6/2006 | 1 | High Cholesterol | severe overall body pain in every joint and muscle from my neck down to my big toes. Foggy brain, exhaustion, tingling in arms and hands, flu like symptoms, lack of energy, sensitivity to cold, | I started taking Lipitor about three weeks ago and felt the before mentioned symptoms almost immediately. At first I thought it was the stress of Christmas. However I did consider the side effects of Lipitor I read in other websites. I stopped taking Lipitor for about a week and felt somewhat better, Christmas over by then, once again I considered stress as the cause and not Lipitor. I went back on Lipitor about a week ago and feel horrible again. Found this website and no longer doubt the source of pain, etc is definitely from taking Lipitor. I am seeing my GP this afternoon and I am taking myself off this drug and will seek a natural method of lowering my cholesterol | F | 48 | 3 weeks | 1/6/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol - 255 overall | I was fine for 3 weeks and then it felt like a neo-nazi skinhead gang kicked me in the gut 150 times. I quit it and felt sore but better in a week. | M | 38 | 21 days | 1/5/2006 | 2 | Cholesterol | Reduced chol from 300 to 160 (29 yrs old in great shape just genetically high). Miracle drug- until year 3. Leg began having vibrating sensation (kept thinking cell phone was in pocket but it wasnt). Entire body ached; toes felt arthritic; had problems with memory & coordination (fell down stairs # of times). Stopped and all symptoms have gone away. | Experienced same issue w/ all Statins- not just lipitor. | M | 29 | 3 years | 1/5/2006 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Sleeplessness, tingling in fingers. General foggy-headedness. | Took the drug for several years before realizing that lipitor might be the cause of these symptoms. Stopped and started several times with recurring side-effects. Discontinued. | M | 42 | 5 years | 1/4/2006 |