PRAVACHOL Reviews (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM)

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PRAVACHOL  (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM):  Pravastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details.   FDA Approval Date: 2001-12-18 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  High trigycerides, Bad LDL, Not sure exactly how long, switched from 40 to 80 and got really bad reaction, muscle cramps and had joint pain all the time. Leg and hip pain. Wow I am still a young man. Tried all the statins with similar results. Does anyone know what else to do for bad cholesterol? I am excersizing, changed diet etc. Doctor said take an aspirin, but I am already doing aspirin daily. I am experiencing confusion, lack of sleep, pain, low motivation, etc .This is rediculous. Supposed to be helpful, and one of the older more tolerable meds. Seems to be the worst yet, why? Had been able to go biking, swimming, running, now I can hardly walk up the stair swhere I live on third floor cause of musle pain in my left leg. M 58 12 months
40mg 1X day
10/1/2011
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 2  Cholesterol I have had leg cramps at night, extreme fatigue, pain in the hips, loss of appetite, nausea, feel faint/dizzy when I get up to walk, weakness/tired feeling of being unwell, insomnia and dreams at night. How long does it take for Pravastatin to quite causing problems in your body? I take COQ10, Vitamin c 3000mg, 2000mg of fish oil and was wondering if this OK or if there is somthing else I should take M 64 3 years
40 mg 1X day
9/10/2011
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 1  High Cholesterol 1 month ago, I noticed weakness from the waist down, tiredness, loosing the hand grasp. Grasping for air if I'm walking. My doctor asked me to stop it. Joint stiffness and tightness. Irritated, because, I don't like taking any medicine, but somehow, i have too. Anyway, I am surprised to find out all about side effects. I was very active at the gym. I run 5 times a day and I lift weights 3 times a day. I'm always active, never got this sick before. I day, I was at my gym about to lift the weights, I was surprised that I could not pick it up. Anyway, I was told that it will take a month or longer for me to get my strength back. Now what should I do for my family. The medicine should help, instead, it destroys you in other way. Only GOD can help me now. M 54 2 years
20 1X day
9/6/2011
 1  moderate cholestrol Severe muscle pain, weakness, loss of muscle mass, hair loss, flu symptoms (3 times) digestive problems Previously took Lipitor, had to discontinue due to many of same side effects but mostly because of muscle problems. My wife, age 66, started and stopped at same time for same reasons. I play with large golf group (46 men, same approx age group) most of whom take or tried these statins. Well over half have had to stop taking the drugs or stop playing golf. Nearly all say their doctors are in denial about the problems (money related?. These drugs are a diabolic solution to a minor problem in most cases and cause problems way out of proportion to their benefits. Many have added drugs to cure (symptoms), these drugs also causing problems. Don't take or, if you do, stop taking at earliest bad indications because many of the problems are severe and don't reverse entirely when the drug is discontined. I'm very active, slim, trim,normally with no health problems when not on these statins. There is an age corelation - younger people seem to tolerate them better but probably don't need them in the first place. M 78 3 months
40 1X day
8/15/2011
 3  ins didn't cover zettia Gradual loss of vision. Not taking any other drugs and my vision has been getting progressively worse...I already have macular degeneration and think this has made it worse. F 84 2 months
20MG 1X day
7/15/2011
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 1  heart disease Extreme fatigue, memory problems, loss of appetite, stomach problems, constipation. A week ago severe pain in my lower back and legs started, followed by chills, fever and vomiting, stopped the drug, all symptioms except the fatigue went away. Today my doctor told me I might have liver and kidney damage, will know tomorrow. Do NOT take this drug. M 60 2 months
40mg 1X day
6/27/2011
 1  High Cholestrol 226 / TIA Listless, depressed, unmotivated and gassey. This is NOT me. I am an active, employed RN who generally has a ton of energy. I was on Lipitor several years ago and had horrible muscle pain and stopped that. Next was Zetia and that gave me GI problems. I hate these drugs. I am going to call my MD and see what else I can do. I am really ready to get super strict with my diet and excercise regime. I have successfully lost 25 lbs in the last 2 months since my TIA but this drug is making me miserable. F 71 2 months
40 mg 1X day
5/26/2011
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 1  MILD CHOLOSTERAL HERE I AM AGAIN....FIRST IT WAS THE LIPITOR....NOW IT IS PRAVASTATIN....THESE STATIN DRUGS ARE JUST POISON. IF THEY CAN MAKE YOUR BACK, HIPS, LEGS HURT SO BADLY YOU CANNOT EVEN SLEEP..WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO YOUR KIDNEYS, LIVER, ETC. ALWAYS REMEMBER.....DRS ARE PRACTICING MEDICENE AND YOU ARE THE LAB RAT. DON'T MESS WITH ANY STATIN F 65 2 weeks
10 1X day
5/19/2011
 4  Get my cholesterol down No side effect, and no problems what so ever for the muscle. Beter as Lypitor or Zochor. Very good iof you like doing sport or walking or byking, you can do with Pravachol no pain on your muscle, or join. M 64
40MG 1X day
5/10/2011
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 3  Maintain Cholesteral Level Knot in stomach like a hunger pang, nausea after eating, gas, flatulence, dizziness, weakness, feeling faint, pain in lower right back, heart pounding at times, tinnitus in left ear, general feeling like crap. Had taken Simvastatin 40mg for 4 years with no problems. Switched to Pravastatin 80mg because it was supposed to have less conflict with Warfarin. After 2 months, had a stress test and started getting all these symptoms. Did not put 2 and 2 together. Will ask doctor to put me back on Simvastatin 40mg on Monday. Notice my last 2 vials of Pravastatin pills smell like a locker room towel. Can't be a good thing. M 62 5 months
80 1X day
4/28/2011
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 4  6x TIA some times hips ache in morning getting out of bed but only has happened in the last 5 years but once i am up all ok . I have not gained weight , memmory fine , started taking it age 35 now 52 its keeping me alive F 52 17 years
20 1X day
3/11/2011
 1  moderately high cholestrol Considerable loss of memory for words. to the extent it became difficult to carry on a conversation. During pauses, my listeners started filling in the gaps with the words they thought I wanted to use, a very troubling and frustrating situation. It has been two years since I stopped taking Pravachol. I have been gradually recovering my ability to carry on a conversation without long pauses while I search for a needed word. Retrieving words is becoming easier. And I more rapidly find substitutes for words that are not yet readily available. F 84 4 years
40 mg 1X day
1/30/2011
 5   nausea, vomiting, feeling like I have the flu, severe muscle pain in the upper legs, back, hips and right arm. Since I have been taking pravachol my cholesterol improved drastically. It is a good drug for lowing cholesterol, but when I try to walk from a seated position I can hardly walk. The muscle pain in my upper legs, hips and back are so bad. the pain goes away as the day goes on, but I wake up every morning with the severe pain like I was doing some serious leg exercises all night. My doctor took me off the meds about 3 days ago and I am still having trouble walking. The pain is horrible. I have not been to the gym to work out in ages because of the pain. I am praying that I will not be a crippled person the rest of my life because of this medicine. F 58 90 days
20 mg 1X day
1/28/2011
 1  Pravastatin Insomnia, legs and hip pain lost weight fast. Used to rise HDL, went form 25 to 38 which was good. Doctors should warn you of the side efftect, I felt so bad no energy, lighthead, feeling of being sick all the time. I went from 10 mg to 40 and back to 10mg, and this med wreck me. I stopped using this med 6 weeks ago, feeling better, starting to get sleep most nights. Thank you for the information I found here. M 53 2 years
10 1X day
1/26/2011
 1  Cholesteral 276 After taking 40 mg Pravachol (Pravastatin) daily for 7 days I experienced muscle cramping and pain in my calves and thighs. I stopped taking the med, but the muscle pain continues. Hope it will go away soon. Talked to doc. Told him I didn't want to take statins due to the muscle pain. I told him I want to try diet/exercise for 8 weeks before trying another cholesteral lowering drug (but not a statin). Since my HDL is high, my ratio is good, and my triglicerides are good doc says I can try the diet/exercise. F 59 7 days
40 MG 1X day
1/20/2011
 1  high cholesterol (215) gradual onset of muscle "burning" and joint pain to point had difficulty walking, hip pain so intense woke me up at night, hair thinning including scalp irritation, increased pulse, tendinitis in Achilles tendons (both ankles), weight gain, sore throat, chronic sinusitis, BP increase, chronic cough, shortness of breath, headaches, feeling of being unwell or on the edge of getting sick, tired, feeling weak and necessary to change gym routine. I stopped taking Pravachol about 6 weeks ago. My cough is almost gone, and muscle and joint pain is significantly less though still present. Achilles tendons are healing and swelling is almost gone. Still present; dizziness and feeling lightheaded, pain in arms and lower back, shortness of breath and pulse increasing for no reason. Still feeling tired but part is the toxins in my system doc says. I am sleeping better at night, usually through the night these days. I am concerned the all of the side effects will not go away. I can't find anything online to say if the body eventually "heals" so I guess time will tell. Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, etc do not take away the pain though regular Aspirin takes away the headache at least for a little while. F 58 6 months
10 mg/day 2X day
12/15/2010
 5  High Cholesterol (199) Weight loss - 186 down to 163, which is good and needed to happen, my blood pressure came down as well. My cholesterol improved greatly on Pravachol and I have had no ill side effects except that when I take it with Celexa in the mornings, it will make my intestines do a dance for a few minutes. Otherwise, I am very happy with it. F 28 3 months
40Mg 1X day
10/20/2010
 4  High Cholesterol One side effect and one side effect only - EXTREMELY STINKY GAS. This medicine works and it works GREAT! It lowered my cholesterol just as I was told it would. I haven't had any side effects except stinky gas and more gas. I ran out and I was off my pill for a couple days before I could get another prescription and guess what? Barely any gas and when I did have gas, they weren't so bad that my fiance wanted to leave the room. I highly recommend taking this pill because it works and lets face it, we would all rather have stinky gas then be on a stretcher going into the emergency room for a heart attack. Good luck to you all! mild body aches at first (take the pill at bedtime) F 25 6 months
20 1X day
10/3/2010
 1  Moderate Cholesterol Level Muscle Pain! I stopped taking the drugs about 3 weeks ago, and I am still sore in some areas. F 41 14 days
20 MG 1X day
9/15/2010
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 3  high cholesterol (220) The second cortisone shot did not help either and in fact was more painful. I am finding that my muscles seem to get tired more quickly and that they don't recover as completely either. M 54 8 months
40 mg 1X day
8/20/2010
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