PRAVACHOL Reviews (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.2 (228 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRAVACHOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRAVACHOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High Cholesterol 235 with drug | severe leg and hip muscle and tendon pain; at one point I had to lift my leg to make it work; rubbery legs; difficulty walking; pain in arms and hands; memory loss, poor sleep, difficulty with bowels; tired all the time, foggy head. | I've stopped this medicine to see if it would make a difference. It did but my doctor said I needed to keep taking it so I restarted the med with CoQ10 to see if that helped. All the adverse effects came back within days. After 10 days I stopped again and within days all the symptoms started to subside. It has now been 17 days off the meds and I do feel better however the hip and leg pain persists. I will not go back on this med and hope I am able to change my cholesterol numbers with diet and exercise. If that does not work I will keep searching for help. There must be something else that can help so many people who are having these severe side effects. | F | 55 | 4 years 20 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Bad aching leg cramps, acid reflux, and heart pain. | I was on Pravachol for 2 years and was doing good till I started getting acid reflux then about two days latter my hips and legs started aching real bad to the point that the pain is hurting around the clock. My heart is bothering me also. The doctor took me off of Pravachol five days ago and I am in pain still. I am taking pain pills to help with the pain. The Doctor put me on Lipitor before putting me on Pravachol and Lipitor almost killed me right away. I was in so much pain I could not even tell you how much I cried. Every muscle in my body felt like someone was twisting my muscles, and I could not even walk for three days and took about one month to fully recover. I am through with taking statin drugs. | M | 47 | 2 years 40 MG 1X day | 8/11/2010 | 5 | High cholesterol | No side effects that I've noticed. | After using this drug for 3 months, my LDL dropped to 101 and my HDL climbed to 47, without any other lifestyle changes (e.g., diet or exercise). As far as I'm concerned, it's a wonder drug. Bring on the bacon burgers. | M | 47 | 7 years 4mg 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | high cholestrol | meds worked good. went from 213 to 124 in three months. However, the pain was not worth it. Dr. had me on Lipitor, Vytorin, Crestor, and now Pravastatin. I had to quit each because of the pain. I thought I ruptured my achilles tendon. Now dr. tells me statins can be rough on tendons. I will soon need a walker to get around, or get up from a chair, etc. Pain waked me at night too, especially hips and thighs. I have been off these pills for a month and so far no change. Maybe it is too late for me. Insist your dr. listens to you if you develop muscle pain - don't let them tell you it's not the drug. It is. | My dr. told me they are starting to listen to people developing muscle pain on statins, especially women. If it's possible for you, try other ways to bring down cholestrol. These meds could make you a cripple if you are sensitive like me. | F | 65 | 2 years 30 mlg 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 5 | high cholesterol | Hard to tell which of my side effects can be attributed to Pravastatin because I take a number of other medications. | This is a miracle drug that lowered my cholesterol from 235 to 132 in four months. Unfortunately it's also contributing to my insomnia, hair loss and muscle pain. One of my two blood pressure meds is contributing to my insomnia as well. I've got so many debilitating side effects right now that I don't know where to turn. The list from my diabetes meds alone would be enough to drive a person crazy! | F | 58 | 12 months 40 MG 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 5 | cholestrol | F | 64 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe muscle pain in legs and lower back. Unable to walk long distances. Severe fatigue and weight gain. | I have been on statins for several years (since the early 90's)and each one has caused me pain. I was first on Pravachol 10 mg; then when I started going to another physician he put me on Lipitor 20 mg. Took that for 13 months and almost wound up in a wheelchair. Changed physicians again and was first put on Zetia, which did no good; then back on Pravachol 10 mg; which was raised recently to 20 mg. Back now to where I was while taking Lipitor. Unable to walk and legs and lower back have severe pain in them even when laying in bed. I'm coming off of statins and letting whatever happens happen. | F | 59 | 7 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I tried this at my Cardiologist's insistance after a terrible experiece with Lipotor 9 years ago. I told the doctor and pharmisist about my bad experiences but "gave it a try" after a long talk w/ doctor. Once again, within 10 days of starting, I feel terrible. Symtoms include: Lethargic, muscle pain, foggy, de-motivated, un-focused, flu-like feeling. | Diet & exercise and let God sort out the rest! These kinds of drugs are not worth the toll the take on my body and mind. | M | 51 | 20 days 20 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 1 | ldl 140 | severe joint, muscle and tendon pain in arms, back, neck, feet, knees, bloating and memory fog | I took the last pill 2 weeks ago and am still in pain and it's not getting better. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NEVER HEAL! | F | 53 | 2 months 20 mg. 1X day | 3/22/2010 | 2 | cholesterol was 205 | I had low back pain and stiffness, causing me difficulty in walking. I had leg pain and joint pain and constantly moved my legs at night to try to find a comfotable position to sleep. I had "brain fog"-forgetfulness, confusion, poor memory. I slept for long periods on my days off from work. I gained about 8 pounds in a month and had abdominal bloating. I felt exhausted all the time. I stopped the medication after one month and felt an immediate improvement in memory and clarity of thinking and and almost complete absence of the muscle pain and low back stiffness and pain. | F | 61 | 30 days 20 mg. 1X day | 3/20/2010 | 1 | Mildly Elevated Cholesterol | Look to the right for full description. | I have been on four different statins in six years for mildly elevated cholesterol (originally, total cholesterol 240). I consulted my physician for the earlier changes. I complained principally of leg cramping and insomnia. I have also had joint pain, fatigue and general feeling of malaise, dizziness, hair loss, and mental fog. I stopped taking 20 mg. per day of Pravastatin a month ago without consulting my physician, but began stricter diet control (Mediterranean diet continued, with added soluble fiber and other foods recommended on the web for a healthy heart) and continued exercising 30 minutes per day on a treadmill. I will see my physician for an annual physical in eight months, but I don't think that he will convince me to try again. I would rather live a quality life, even if it is shorter. | F | 63 | 2 years 20 mg. 1X day | 3/14/2010 | 1 | High cholesterol | bloating, after 1 yr. bad indigestion, hair shedding badly, memory affected, joints hurting | It took a year to start feeling quite bad. So glad I read other's comments, esp. about my hair. My hair dresser mentioned the shedding, then I read about side effects and figured it out. I called my Dr., told him I was stopping. I'm sure he'll try to get me on another statin, but I've tried others and had muscle pains and stomach problems. It's not worth it, friends. | F | 64 | 365 days 20 mg 1X day | 3/13/2010 | 4 | High Cholesterl | Hair loss. 50 percent of my hair is gone in the middle. i hope the manufacturer would investigate this. | M | 35 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 1 | cholesterol | Daily leg cramps within 3 days. On day 8 I suffered severe vertigo and vomiting. | no statins for me | M | 58 | 8 days 20 mG 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 2 | cholestrol is 233 | severe leg cramps on this drug as well as Zocor | stopped taking Zocor for 1 week- cramps subsided- started back on Zocor where I had cramps again- dr. changed me to Pravachol 20mg and cramps have started back. Stopping statins, Cramps are too much for me. | F | 58 | 7 days 20 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 4 | high cholesterol and triglycerides | muscle aching when exercising. | M | 63 | 7 years 80 1X day | 2/16/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Leg pain and cramps, acid reflux | I have only been on this medicine for 3 days and I already have leg pain that keeps me awake at night. My stomach also feels worse than before taking the pravachol. I am only taking 10 mg as I stopped another statin, lipitor, three years ago due to the same problems but after my recent coronary blockage repair the cardiologist said I have to lower my cholesterol and that means back on statins. I have been taking 2 grams of niacin for the last three years but apparently that didn't prevent my recent double-stent angioplasty. | M | 55 | 3 days | 1/1/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Took pravachol for 2 years and slowly began having insomnia and active thoughts at night. Dr. said not because of pravachol so then had to get on sleeping pills. When I started taking Glumetza for blood sugar then the side effects of muscle pain began so had to stop the pravachol and when I did I began to sleep much better but am now hooked on sleeping pills. Cannot take any statin drugs. | F | 61 | 2 years | 10/14/2009 | 3 | High Cholesterol | I have notice for the last 3 1/2 weeks that I have really bad insominia. I didn't connect the dots until just a few days ago. This is when I started taking Prevachol 20 mg. I haven't had any other symptoms. But I am not going to take it for a few days and see what happens. | F | 47 | 3.5 weeks | 8/13/2009 | 3 | high Cholesterol | I have been losing my hair. 40 mg a day at night.. sometimes very vivid and bad dreams. Also, sleep a lot, used to love to walk and ride my bike.. last three months. have really done nothing. | I had border line High Cholesterol.. 225 and now at three months 211.. I have few other risk factors. no family history. I have been on HRT.. that is why they prescribed. it.. The side effects are miserable. I am going to stop.. I took lovastatin and had leg and muscle pain that I stopped that within 2 days. I will stop the Provastatin HCGL 40 mg at bedtime daily (Provachol) for 2 weeks and see if it makes a difference. | F | 65 | 3 months | 8/10/2009 |