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 | To lower cholesterol | After almost 1 year on 10 mg/day, woke up one morning with right foot turned at right angle. Unable to straighten it and doctors unable to find a reason for it. Walked like that for about six months with increasing pain, especially in right thigh which felt | I'm so disillusioned with the drug companies and the FDA that I won't take anything my doctor recommends again. Lipitor has robbed me and my family of my former active self and I have no idea whether I will ever return to normal. Will try the CoQ10 idea and also physical therapy to try to realign everything from my hips down so I can move normally again. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! IT IS NOT WORTH TRADING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A LOWER CHOLESTEROL NUMBER!!! I too would like to join a class action suit, as I feel Pfizer was well aware of the damage this drug could do. | F | 60 | 18 months | 2/24/2005 | 5 | Cholesterol at 258 | Very very tired, severe left knee pain, feet hurt. | I believe the discomforts are side effects, but my doc says lipitor only causes muscle pain over the entire body, not just areas. Had no pains until 4+ years on lipitor. But - cholesterol went from 258 to 160. | M | 67 | 6 years | 2/23/2005 | 4 | High Cholesterol | First I was having cramps in my fingers, which is now not apparent. Recently my eyesight is not good, very blurry and my back pain has increased. My shoulders are inflammed and I am now going to the physiotherapist. My neck right down to my right shoulder blade is very very sensitive and very very painful. The pain has not subsided. I am depressed because of the pain, I can't do what I want to do, I have headaches and can't go to work. My concentration is poor. I also have heartburn and indigestion. I am taking pain relievers and anti-acids. | Lipitor works to reduce my cholesterol from 8 to 5. My doctor says not to stop, however I did stop for nearly 6 months and I was well. When I got my cholestoerol measured however it went up and I was concerned so went back on lipitor. My son says he will find an alternative for me. Stay tuned. | F | 60 | 12 years | 2/22/2005 | 1 | high cholosterol | pains in my hip- depresion and mood swings | F | 49 | 3 months | 2/21/2005 | 1 | elevated ttriglycerides,low HDL | Jaundice,right upper quadrant abdominal pain,very elevated liver function tests,itching of the skin,weakness,loss of appetite.Gall bladder sonogram,CT scan,MRI of liver ducts all negative for gall bladder disease.Hospitalized 4 days.six weeks after stopping Lipitor all liver tests returned to normal. | I am a retired physician and had an excellent therepeutic result while on the medication.I did have occcasional muscle aches and flu like symptoms which subsided when a stopped lipitor for short periods of time.But the overall good effect of the drug on my lipid profile caused me to return to using it.Not any more!I could have wound up with permanent liver damage or dying.The drug isert for lipitor does mention cholestatic Jaundice in the post market studies.no numbers as to the number of cases reported.How many go unreported? | M | 70 | 6 years | 2/21/2005 | 1 | raised cholesterol | Constant stomach discomfort and pain, distension, gas, muscle aches, leg cramps. | Experimentation with stopping the treatment for a few weeks brought relief. On re-starting, the symptons rapidly returned. I now intend to ask my doctor for an alternative. | M | 72 | 9 months | 2/19/2005 | 5 | elevated LDL cholesterol | none I can attribute directly to the medication. | One must follow liver function tests (e.g. SGOT, SGPT) to insure no significant injury to liver cells. | M | 56 | 7 years | 2/17/2005 | 3 | Familial Hyperlipidaemia | tiredness, foggy brain, sore feet/legs, left shoulder upper arm pain, occasional neck pain, nose extremely dry/swollen nasal passages, skin - white patches, windy towards evening/night | Not good enough for so many side effects | F | 44 | 5 years | 2/17/2005 | 1 | cholestrol | weakness,muscle pain, knee pain,memory loss,etc | F | 62 | 5 days | 2/17/2005 | 1 | high cholestrol | Muscle aches and pains. Stiffness of limbs. When I sat down for a bit and then stood up, I couldn't move my legs. I had to wait a bit before I could get moving. Also developed plantar fasciitis in my feet. I couldn't get down the stairs in the morning, I was crawling. I had cortison shots in my feet (these were just as painful) but they didn't work. Stopped taking Lipitor and I haven't felt better. I noticed a difference within a week. | These drugs are poison and should be taken off the market. I am now taking CoQ10 with Vitamin E to try and heal my body. From all the reading I have done, the doctor should have told me to take this because the statins deplete your body of CoQ10. | F | 65 | 7 years | 2/13/2005 | 4 | 250 cholesterol level | Slight muscle soreness in arms and legs. Major sorness in knees and elbows. I have gout and had been attributing the joint pain to that, but after bloodwork, my rheumatologist said it was not gout! I have an appt. scheduled to start to deal with this pain but an experience last night and reading some postings on this site are leading me to suspect the lipitor. My usual 20mg dose is taken with dinner, but I had forgotten to take it and remembered just before bedtime. I awoke at 3AM with an a knee that was just throbbing with pain. I hobbled to the bathroom and took a dose of Advil and was able to get back to sleep after about a half hour. I awoke this morning with about a 50% reduction in pain and it seems to have subsided as the day goes on. I will never take lipitor before bed again, I may cut the daily dose in half and possibly stop altogether if the pain persists at an intolerable level. | Lipitor has lowered my cholesterol levels to the 180's. I had never had a reading below 218 in my life and it has been steadily rising over the last few years to a consistent level in the 240's. The ratio of bad to good cholesterol is in the acceptable zone and never had been before taking lipitor. So, all in all, the lipitor has done a good job. I will try to cope with the joint pain, but if it becomes a constant problem, I will have to stop taking the drug. | M | 49 | 1.5 years | 2/12/2005 | 3 | Cholesterol level reduction | Muscle Pain | M | 68 | 3 years | 2/11/2005 | 2 | genetic cholesterol disease | aching joints: wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, and gas | lowered my cholesterol, but i cannot sleep through the night | M | 46 | 5 years | 2/9/2005 | 1 | Cholesterol @ 269 | After being on Lipitor for only two months, I was experiencing debilitating muscle pain in my arms, legs and back. Additionally, I was experiencing severe cramping in my legs and back. The good news was that my cholesterol dropped from 269 to 160. The bad news was that long term, it would likely impact the heart muscle. Once the doctor saw the CPK levels on my next liver function test, he called (himself) and said to stop taking Lipitor immediately. Interestingly, Niaspan had the same effect. I’m currently trying a therapy of 6000 mg. of vitamin C daily. An interesting site for information on this is www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/11/09/ vitamin_c_beats_statins_in_cholesterol_heart_disease.htm and http://www.cqs.com/lipitor.htm. I’ll post again after I have my next cholesterol test (2/7) and see what the vitamin C has done. | I'm not certain that any of the statins are worth the risk. | M | 54 | 2 months | 2/6/2005 | 1 | cholesterol 270 | Extreme muscle weakness and thinking problems. This has gone on for 2 years now and is not getting straightened out. | I would not advise any body to take Lipitor unless their cholesterol is over 300 and then only with extreme close care by the physician. Physicians should study the drugs they give their patients instead of just taking the pharmacy salesmen word for it. | M | 65 | 2 years | 2/6/2005 | 5 | mildly high cholesterol | Absolutely none. No muscle or joint problems through 1 year. | Worked great to reduce my cholesterol by about 20% within just a few weeks. There's a lot of long-term safety data with this class of drug (statins) and I think I'll keep taking it for the long-term benefits. | M | 42 | 1 years | 2/5/2005 | 3 | high cholesterol levels | Exhaustion after exercise such as skiing or hiking. Heavy limbs. | It works for reducing cholesterol levels, but after 6 years I'm increasingly wondering about the side effects and looking for alternatives. | M | 54 | 6 years | 2/4/2005 | 3 | Total cholesterol = 287 | headaches within 2 hrs of taking it. Low sex drive. | M | 49 | 6 weeks | 2/4/2005 | 5 | M | 60 | 20 days | 2/3/2005 | 4 | To lower cholesterol | M | 58 | 3 years | 1/29/2005 |