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 |
| 5 | M | 6 years | 9/28/2005 | 1 | Prescribed by Dr. | I was taking this medication for 2 months. Intense pain in both calves and thighs when walking only a few blocks. Pain in lower back, forearms and left shoulder. | I thought I was getting PAD. I couldn't climb stairs or walk while shopping with my wife. I needed to rest every few minutes. I don't even have high cholesterol, but my cardiologist suggested I take Lipitor as a preventitive treatment. I'm glad I found this site. I have stopped taking it for 3 days now, but pain persists. | M | 53 | 2 months | 9/25/2005 | 5 | high cholesterol | Didn't think I was having side effects till I read here. I've been on it 4 years. Lowered my cholesterol from 248 to 150 within 3 months. Switched to Pravachol for 3 months due to insurance issues, and cholesterol went back up to 248! Switched back to Lipitor, and will have labs rechecked next week. Was controlled on 5mg/day only. | I have several symptoms listed here, but not sure if related to the Lipitor, as I have other health issues (arthritis, fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis) I do have slightly elevated liver enzymes (x18months), MD not sure if from Lipitor or 'fatty liver'. GI doc thinks Lipitor. | F | 54 | 4 years | 9/24/2005 | 1 | To Lower Cholesterol | 9/20/05. I've been taking cholesterol lowering meds for at least 10 years including Mevacor, Zocor, Lipitor and Zetia. My cholesterol went from 398 to 260 on 40 Lipitor. This year I was given 80 mgs of Lipitor and Zetia was added as well. Along with the increased dosage, came crippling pain in my back, neck and then just my left foot, severe pain in my neck to the point where I couldn't hold it up without an effort, increased sinus pain, high blood pressure, insomina, blurred thinking. So to "fix" all these problems, I was given lots of other meds and tons of physical therapy and exercise each day. All so I could have great numbers. Finally, I realized enough was enough, I called the nurse practitioner to say I was stopping Lipitor and she was not really happy to put it mildly. I know my cholesterol will always be high, but after 2 weeks off Lipitor, I feel better each day and know it's not "my age" causing the pain, high blood pressure, memory loss, dizzines | F | 58 | 4 years | 9/20/2005 | 2 | F | 73 | 3 years | 9/16/2005 | 1 | High Cholestrol | I started experiencing severe leg cramping at night with the pain traveling to my buddocks and stomach as well. The pain was so bad I could not get out of the bed and had to crawl to get to the bathroom to take Advil. I asked my doctor what could have caused this and he said it was probably from the Lipitor. Recently I experienced extreme stomach pain that stretched to my side and back. The stomach pain came suddenly and it would come and go for a week before it became so bad I could not sleep. I had just gotten over a urinery tract infection (one of the side-effects) and I thought it had returned but the symptoms were different. I still had the urge to urinate constantly but it would come and go and I would have no symptoms for a day then it would return again. I remembered reading the phamplet that comes with the prescription drugs and it mentioning some of symptoms that I was experiencing. I stopped taking the Lipitor for a day and I did not have any more stomach pain or urgency | I also had been experiencing lack of energy for quite some time and I attributed this to stress but after reading this website I feel it was due to the Lipitor also. I don't think I will take this drug anymore and since I read that taking vitamin C can help you with your cholesterol I think I will try this method instead. I think there should be a better alternative to lowering cholesterol than such a potent drug that can cause so many side effects. I don't want to be a case-study when they finally take this drug off the market. | F | 54 | 4 years | 9/12/2005 | 1 | moderatly high cholesterol | rapid shallow breathing, fatigue, disorientation, slightly blurred vision, erectile disfunction, muscle pain | My GP and a respiratory specialist were totally unable to diagnose the problem. I tried stopping each med I was taking, some allergy/asthma stuff and Lipitor. All the symptoms largely disappeared after two days off Lipitor. Took months for lingering effects to clear completely. Anyone taking Lipitor and showing any undiagnosed symptoms, should be taken off Lipitor for awhile as a test. | M | 59 | 1 years | 9/12/2005 | 1 | High Cholestrol | After about 4 years of taking Lipitor I started experiencing severe leg cramping at night with the pain traveling to my buddocks and stomach as well. The pain was so bad I could not get out of the bed and had to crawl to get to the bathroom to take Advil for the pain. I asked my doctor what could have caused this and he said it was probably from the Lipitor. Recently I experienced extreme stomach pain that stretched to my side and back. The stomach pain came suddenly and it would come and go for a week before it became so bad I could not sleep. I had just gotten over a urinery tract infection and I thought it had returned but the symptoms were different. I still had the urge to urinate constantly but it would come and go and I would have no symptoms for a day then it would return again. I remembered reading the phamplet that comes with the prescription drugs and it mentioning some of symptoms that I was experiencing. I stopped taking the Lipitor for a day and I did not have any mor | I think there should be a better alternative to lowering cholesterol than such a potent drug that can cause so many side effects. I don't want to be a case-study when they finally take this drug off the market. | F | 54 | 4 years | 9/12/2005 | 2 | mildly high LDL | Joint pain especially spine at 10mg.. | I had this reaction before but my doctor doubted it would be the lipitor. Stopped lipitor and symptems went away. Restarted lipitor at 5 mg and after 7 days seem to be having wicked joint pain again. Will stop lipitor again and see results. By the way 10 mg dropped my LDL to 77. | M | 64 | 7 days | 9/10/2005 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Sleeping all day and night - exhaustion | 10mg started two weeks ago - have slept soundly 30 of the last 48 hours. But even when awake, feel exhausted. Can't continue this way. Will ask physician for alternative at next visit. Normally have high energy and sleep average of 6 to 7 hrs per day. Haven't been back yet for blood work to establish reduction numbers. | M | 54 | 14 days | 9/5/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | After only 3 weeks on 10 mg of Lipitor I called my Dr. to discontinue. I have recently begun a workout regimine 6 days a week doing elliptical training and weight training. After workouts I would be so tired to the point where I was going to bed at 8pm (I'm normally a night-owl). I was mostly feeling drained and tired which was unusual for me and didn't feel that way previous to taking the drug. I have also experienced tingling or a sense of my hand being "asleep" (example: if you lay on it wrong and it's numb-like). I have only been off one day...but have already slept better than I had in the 3 wks on it. Don't know if it worked to lower my cholesterol since I wasn't on it for the 6 wks to do the bloodwork. I am going to try to lower it naturally through exercise and diet instead of the drug. | not sure it's worth the side effects. Stay in tune with your body...I elected to discontinue immediately with onset of side effects. Will consider other alternatives. | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 9/2/2005 | 3 | hypercholesterolemia | Joint pain, muscle ache, fatigue | While doctors will test your liver function on this medication, and they may run a blood test to check for muscle wasting, many doctors deny that there is a connection between joint pain, muscle aching, fatigue etc and Lipitor. I stopped taking the medication and the symptoms gradually dissipated. About a year later, I was put on it again and once again the same symptoms returned. I saw another doctor and this physician is the one that stated that Lipitor is more than likely the cause. Another family member was on Lipitor and experienced very similar symptoms. She took herself off of the medication her symptoms also began to fade. She demanded to be put on another medication and was. Not all people who take Lipitor will have adverse reactions, but if you do experience these symptoms, don't just accept your doctor's denial of a connection between the two. You may want to get a second opinion. | 31 | 2 months | 8/27/2005 | 3 | for High Cholestrol | I have been taking 20mg of lipitor for 1 year, It has lowered my cholestrol to 225 but I cannot deal with the agony of constant gas and loose stools. I am also experiencing heel pain. The loose stools and gas are more than I can bear. | anyone switch to a different statin drug that did not cause loose stools and constant gas? | M | 50 | 1 years | 8/25/2005 | 1 | High cholesterol | Within 7 days I had such severe myopathy (muscle pain) and cramping I could not walk, my CPK was elevated to that of a person having a heart attack and my liver enzymes were very elevated. | I was on 10 mg and in | F | 58 | 7 days | 8/25/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Lower back pain, stiff neck - could not turn head | Dr. prescribed Lipitor. I took 20MG for 3 months. Had lower back pain so severe could hardly get out of bed. Ater getting up and moving around, pain would subside. Also started to have neck pain while turning head. Dr. took a muscle injury test and results came back positive! Stopped taking Lipitor. After a few months, new muscle injury test came back negative. Neck pain went away within a few weeks. AFTER 1 YEAR BEING OFF LIPITOR I STILL HAVE THE LOWER BACK PAIN THAT FORCES ME TO WAKE UP AND GET OUT OF BED AFTER EXACTLY 7.5 HOURS OF SLEEP! Once I get up and move around, the pain disappears. If I lay down and take a nap in the afternoon, I don't have any back pain that wakes me up but once I lay down to sleep at night, 7.5 hours later I'm forced awake by the pain. I think it has something to do with the spinal disks expanding at night and by morning something that was damaged in that area by Lipitor kicks in pain. LIPITOR MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO BODY TISSUES! PLEASE RESEARCH CAREFULLY B4 TAKING! | M | 50 | 3 months | 8/25/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | Started 2 years ago with 10 mg then 6 mos later doc upped to 20. About 3 mos ago I had several severe left leg cramps-never had them before. Then about 2-3 weeks later, woke up and could barely stand and walk. Legs and toes were numb (worse in left), weak, back pain and calves hurt terribly. Walking was possible but only with intense effort and pain. Couldn't stand for more than 1 or 2 minutes-too painful and weak. Waited a couple 3 weeks to see if it would clear up-did not. Went to doc. Took x-rays said everything fine, blood test fine. Interested in doing MRI-thinking nacrotic nerve in lower spine. On an aside he said stop taking lipitor on an off chanch it may be an uncommon reaction. I started looking up lipitor reactions and came across so much info on side effects it was startling. I look back to about 1 1/2 years ago when I no longer had that special feeling that all males experience in my organ and a decreased sex drive (not typical for me). At the time I attributed it to male menopause-being around 54. I went to my accupuncturist and was told my chee was dry. Had 4 treatments over as many weeks. Started to see some improvement. | At the onset of symptoms I felt like I would imagine someone that had MS would feel like, swaying, pulling myself up stairs, dragging legs. After having stopped lipitor and acupuncture treatments, I would say I am at about 50 or 55%. I hope I continue to keep getting better as this has really hit my life at a bad time. My cholesterol did go down but If I knew I would have these kinds of problems I would never have started taking the drug nor will I EVER AGAIN take it irregardless of my cholesterol level. I would recommend to those who have not had any lessening of symptons to try accupuncture. It can't hurt and may help! | M | 56 | 2 years | 8/25/2005 | 1 | High chlorestral | dizzyness, coninuing and increasing weakness (especially legs), aches & pains, loss of coherent thought, memory loss, wildly varying blood pressure, syptoms similar to TIA's | After 2 years on this drug I seriously felt life was not worth living. Started Lipitor when recovering from major surgery, and attributed effects to that; but after initial uphill recovery, went downhill at an expotential rate. Two days after stopping, myself and my family noticed the difference - now 3 weeks have passed and have not had any of the above symptons. Now just want to find someway to help recovery from Lipitor damage. | F | 77 | 2 years | 8/23/2005 | 5 | High cholesterol | None. | M | 53 | 5 years | 8/22/2005 | 2 | high cholestrol | Started taking Lipitor 3 months ago. Have experiences significant weight gain even though I have been following a low caloric diet. Also have experienced fatigue, sleepless nights, bouts of constipation and diarria. Have also had muscle pain especially in the leg/calf area and the lower back. Originaly thought that the pain might be caused from a slip disc that I have, but the pain is different than experienced before. After reading all the ratings on thib web site I'm convinced that the new pain/weight gain/fatigue and general not feeling | F | 63 | 3 months | 8/22/2005 | 2 | Elevated cholesterol | Joint pain, back and shoulder pain, arm pain, numbness and tingling in the hands. Edema of hands and ankles. Blurred vision and memory loss. Arthritic type pain in all joints. I could barely get out of bed in the morning or walk up stairs. I was depressed that | I realized that I felt better in the late afternoon and evening. I had been taking the Lipitor at night. Therefore, I knew that its effects were wearing off at that time. I've stopped it for 3 days and feel 100% better. Very scary drug. | F | 58 | 4 years | 8/21/2005 |