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 | High Cholesterole | My wife and I bo,th shared weakness in legs, pain in legs, hair losss, Rashes, itchy when I went to sit down instead of sitng normaly I would almost fall down in the chair no control no strength, upon getting up I had to hold on to something to get up. No stopping action going down hill, arms, hands, have little or no grip, I am on 20 mgs, my wife 10,,, we have stopped as of this date | I(male) have been on Lipitor for almost 3 yrs, I had open heart surgery 3 yrs ago and since then Ive been on it, My wife gets burning sensations, pains in her back, frequent urination(both of us) and a hard time sleeping. Its bad news | M | 72 | | 5/16/2005 | 1 | supposed high cholesterol | Weight gain, extreme muscle aches and fatigue, alternating constipation and diarrhea, more frequent asthma flare-ups, insomnia, weird dreams. I had to walk with a cane because I was so weak and ached all over, especially in legs. | My husband and I took ourselves off this medication 10 days ago. I can't tell you how much better we both feel off Lipitor. I sleep better, don't need to use my cane, and can bend and move better after just 10 days off the medicine. DON'T TAKE LIPITOR--try garlique or a natural remedy. Lipitor hurts more than it helps. | F | 61 | 6 months | 5/16/2005 | 5 | high cholesterol | None | Cholesterol way down. No problems that I can associate with the drug. | M | 74 | 5 days | 5/14/2005 | 1 | cholesterol | Abdominal pain, headaches, diarrea, nausea, heartburn, weakness, muscle pain, flu symptoms, bad taste in mouth to the point I could not eat, Where do I stop, there were so many. | For me I believe that this drug is a poison. My doctor gave me a low 10mg. dose so it took several months of slowly getting sick to be almost incapacitated. Do yourself a favor, its called diet. | M | 3 days | 5/14/2005 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | Within 1 month time developed severe depression, inability to pull myself from bed, headaches everyday, and felt like I was coming down with flu. | I will never take statins again. My doctor referenced Lipitor as a | F | 39 | 1 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | high chloresterol | My husband was on 10 mg for several years...increasing muscle pain in legs, right hip, depression. Went to 20 mgs and had heart palpitations and more severe pain. Thank, God, we went on a 10-day vacation. He forgot his Lipitor and pain decreased dramatically.We were able to make the connection. I want to shoot his doctor. | When we returned from vaction he tried to start his dose and experienced flu-like symtoms and all-over muscle pain. Get off of it if you can. | M | 53 | 8 years | 5/10/2005 | 1 | High cholesterol level | Could not get to sleep, then slept for 3 to 4 hours and was not rested. Diarrhea was constant and I didn't feel right. My body tells me when something is not good for me and I stopped taking it after 5 days. | Strange how the highest numbers for liking the drug, Lipitor, are listed first. Who backs this website? | F | 76 | 5 days | 5/8/2005 | 4 | high cholesterol - genetic | rashes - until I took it at night. then after the first year - joint pains - until I switched to 3 times a week, still at night. | F | 58 | 16 months | 5/7/2005 | 4 | High Cholesterol Levels | After approx 5 years of Lipitor, I have been experiencing severe pains in my arms. Cardiologist suggested coming off Lipitor to see if this was the problem. Off 2 weeks now and definitely better, almost gone. Now wondering about statin induced myopathy. Also take Cozaar for high BP and Bisoprolol for heart rythm. Tiredness exists...always put that down to the stresses of life. | M | 46 | 5 years | 5/3/2005 | 3 | Triglyceridemia | Within a week or two of taking the prescribe dose, I began developing something I never had before: eczema. It became progressively worse, and by the end of the first month had created a massive triangular rash on my forehead, as well as a patch on one cheek. The skin was very red and rough, and made public life miserable and embarassing. I stopped taking Lipitor and the rash cleared up greatly, but has NEVER gone away completly, flaring up slightly from time to time, but not nearly as bad as it was during dosing with Lipitor. I was not taking any other medications at the time, and never had eczema before. | The anti-lipid effect of Lipitor was unusually strong in my case, causing my CHO to drop below 90 (from a baseline of over 200)...by the end of the first 2 weeks of dosing, my physician had me cutting the smallest dose tablet in half to be taken once a day. Even so, the rash continued to enlarge and get worse, so I was forced to stop taking the Lipitor. | M | 47 | 45 days | 5/3/2005 | 1 | cholesterol | pain in both legs, unable to climb stairs for eight months,unable to stand for any time with out extrem pain in knee joints. | When I notified the prescribing doctor ther was a problem, he eventualy said that there is a problem with the medication and the pain in the legs should subside in eight or nine weeks. It finaly took fifteen weeks and left me with two failed knee joits that were perfect before taking the medication.The product should be removed from the market for further evaluation. | M | 59 | 9 weeks | 4/30/2005 | 3 | change hdl/ldl ratio | back ache, dizziness, leg cramps on exercise walk | Been on it 10 days; started Diovan 4 days ago. Side effects really kicked in over the last day or so. Don't which is the culprit since similar side effects are attributed to Diovan... any insights? | F | 50 | 10 days | 4/27/2005 | 5 | High LDL level | None whatsoever. | Cholesterol dropped from 180 (January 2005) to 123 (April 2005). LDL dropped to within normal range. | F | 48 | 3 months | 4/23/2005 | 5 | high cholesterol | I've experienced tennis elbow and plantar fasciatis before, so I can't necessarily blame Lipitor. I have also noticed slight neck pain, but that could have other causes like my varied exercise routine. | It has sharply reduced my cholesterol level. | M | 60 | 2 years | 4/22/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe back pain. Leg,finger and feet joint pain similar to arthritis. Planta fasciitis similarities. Big weight gain in stomach area. I am 55 and never felt so old in my life! | went down to 10 mlg after complaining about back pain. Doctor refuses to believe it is the medication causing the pain. | F | 55 | 2 days | 4/21/2005 | 3 | prophylaxis for ht attk and stroke | Fuzzy, dizzy, light-headedness feeling I've never had before. Low grade headache goes with it. Mild insomnia. Poor concentration, noise intolerance. | I rarely get headaches. Started getting them a while back, never put 2 and 2 together. Saw an internist and 2 neurolgists, had MRI, MRA, all showing nothing. Stopped Lipitor 2 weeks ago, with 40% reduction in severity but still waiting for it to go away. Not many here have posted follow-up. Because so many people take Lipitor, and headaches, etc are so coommon, what we need is to show that there is an increased incidence of side effects like these compared to those not taking Lipitor, AND that the side effects go away once stopping it. I will re-post when either 3 months goes by or the side effects disappear, whichever is 1st. I suspect that it will take at least a few more weeks, before the build-up effects of this mess can be cleared from my brain. | M | 40 | 4 months | 4/17/2005 | 4 | high cholesterol | A good side effect - I take the lipitor at night because my husband had heard it works better taken at night. right away I was falling asleep more easily and sleeping through the night. I thought it was just me till I saw the notes here about tiredeness. I'm not tired during the day. | F | 50 | 3 months | 4/16/2005 | 2 | High cholesterol | Hair loss (Diffuse Alopecia), hair thinning | I have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years. My blood sugar control has always been good (Hemoglobin A1C tests always below 6%). I have a healthy diet and a normal weight. My Thyroid function is normal. I have been taking, Olmetec(olmesartan), Istin(amlodipine) and Lipitor(atorvastatin). Since taking Lipitor my hair has started falling out at an alarming rate. The thinning is most pronounced at the back and sides of my head so it's not conventional male pattern baldness. Lipitor has certainly lowered by cholesterol but I've stopped taking it after 9 months. The stress caused by losing my hair in this way will probably do me more harm than having high cholesterol. | M | 37 | 9 months | 4/15/2005 | 1 | muscle pain | very bad pain in my muscles | M | 62 | 2 years | 4/15/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | I am 51 years and have had acne breakouts on my face and neck. SEVERE leg and foot pains, depression, balance and memeory problems. Feel as if I was 90 years old. Pain first thing in the morning trying to walk improves as day wears on. | Several x-rays, MRI's, cat scans. R/O MS. I quit taking four days ago and already feel better. Next dr's appt next week and I will inform Dr I WILL NOT take this RX again! | F | 51 | 2 years | 4/15/2005 |