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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIPITOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Plaque buildup not cholesterol | Indigestion, intense heart pain, sore muscles, anxious, restless, lack of sleep. | Has anyone had severe chest pain? I have loss the will to do anything...no sleep, emotional, just plain want to give up... | F | 61 | 30 days 10 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 4 | keep cholestrol level down | Cannot be sure it is the drug, but around the time I was on it a month, began having pain on outer sides of thighs. Knowing some cholesterol meds can cause leg pain my doc did some kind of check on me and said it was not the drug. Still have those pains, not terrible, just feel like I have been hiking uphill and am fatigued there. | Has done a very good job keeping cholesterol down... I am going to request lowering the dose w/ the doc. | F | 50 | 3 years 30 or 40 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | It either caused or gave me peripheral neuropathy in my hands, arms, feet and legs. And it damaged my liver. No one should ever take a statin. | It should be taken off the market. | F | 67 | 4 years ?? 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 3 | cholestrol | The lipitor works for lowering cholestrol levels. However, I wonder if there is a corolation between lipitor (statins) and restless legs syndrome (rls). I've talked with a couple others that have rls and they are on lipitor too. Does anyone taking lipitor experience rls? I'll check back here for the results. | M | 57 | 15 years 80 mg 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 1 | High Colesterol | First the doc thought I had gastritis from pain in my abdomen, headaches, flushing - I had an abdominal ultrasound, endoscopy, then CT scans (2) and then yesterday an MRI - all were normal. The fatigue, muscle pain, headaches, and general malaise continue. I am taking myself off this drug and hope that my apparently healthy body recovers. | Why is my doctor unaware of the Lipitor side effects? Why did I spend almost $1,000 of my own money AFTER insurance on all these tests without considering that my symptoms match those for Lipitor? So frustrating! I will check back in and document how I feel in a month. | F | 64 | 5 years 40 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | cholesterol | Pain in all my muscles and joints and bottom of feet. Has continued for 3 years to date. | NEVER, NEVER NEVER use it or any other statin. | F | 67 | 30mg 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe shoulder and upper body pain including tendonitis. Was in PT for 7 months. No relief from any pain pills. Ice gave some relief. Fatigued and worse pain by end of day. Worse when changed to Pravachol- this made all joints, muscles and tendons hurt all over my body- that's how I learned it was the statins causing my problem- doctor still doesn't believe me. It doesn't instantly improve with stopping the meds either, even though doctors may say it will after 1 month. It takes at least 3+ months for the drug to get out of your system according to pharmacists- but you still may have pain that continues after that. I recommend the website spacedoc.net for lots of info, reccommended supplements, and help on this. Recently discovered that completely avoiding all caffeine and alchohol and just drinking water durring the day helps the pain, fatigue and weakness diminish significantly. Also, warm showers help as does walking (if your legs don't hurt). | F | 46 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 9/6/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Neuronal Apoptosis (Brain Cell Death) as evidenced on MRI scan, and confirmed by brain biopsy with electron microscopy, Mitochondrial DNA mutations, similar to that of MELAS, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes. Evidenced by Brain Biopsy w/ Electron Microscopy, as well as Serial Lactic Acid levels consitently well above normal range, as well as a Muscle Biopsy studied under Electron Microscopy. I was 34 years old when I was hospitalized for nearly 1 month, leaving me permanently and totally disabled. I was a critical care Registered Nurse for the prior 12 years. I loved my job and have only 1 regret, that I ever "educated" people on the dangers of High Cholesterol, and convinced them to take these poisons. | Cholesterol has very little to do with heart disease, and ALL statins are toxic. See www.spacedoc.net A site by a former family physician/NASA flight surgeon, disabled by his use of Lipitor. If you want more proof, email me [email protected] I have a ton of it. I want to educate people as to the REAL cause of heart disease. | M | 42 | 3.5 years 10 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 5 | high cholesterol | none that I'm aware of | My total cholesterol was 300 prior to taking Lipitor. The Lipitor (along with healthy eating) has brought that number down to 165, so I am very happy. I have had none of the side effects that others talk about. | F | 51 | 4 years 10mg 1X day | 8/30/2010 | 1 | Cholesterol | I have not clinically proved my theory "yet", but I strongly believe that taking Lipitor for 4 years ended up giving me Multiple Sclerosis. I am a 37 yr old male, I was diagnosed with MS two months ago. My cholesterol was it's highest at 212 when my GP prescribed the drug. My total cholesterol while on it got down to 130 ish. This is too low in my opinion and my body began attacking my CNS and now have to live with this. Again, this has not yet proven, nor have i gone down that road yet.... | Big Pharma wants to promote the use of statins to treat MS, when I stopped taking mine (Jan 2010)that is when my symptoms became present?? I may have been the human rat in that theory. To make matters even worse, the therapy my neurologist wants to put me on, just so happens to be the same company that mfg.'s Lipitor....hmmm! | M | 37 | 4 years 10mg 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 4 | high ldl | M | 46 | 2 years 20 mg 1X day | 8/7/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Soon after starting Lipitor I developed extreme pain in both inner arms at the elbows, over the next years I developed inflammed ligaments and bursae in my shoulders and ankles. Also Nerve pain in shoulders, ankles and feet. Finally extreme burning of shoulders and ankles. I was started on Liptor 20 mg 7 years ago. It was increased to 40 mg. 3 years ago. The pain increased proportionately to the time I was on the drug and the dose increase. Neither my doctors nor I ever related these pains to Lipitor. I stopped Lipitor six months ago as an experiment. Within 3 weeks I had recovered about 50%. I hve not recovered past this point. I still can't walk without extreme pain. I have to wear ankle supports, night splints, ice compresses frequently, gel pads, elevated heels. My shoulders are doing better than my ankles and feet, but they still hurt. My GP and the surgeon who says I now need surgery on both ankles for the inflammed bursae are reluctant to connect my pain and disability | My GP still wants me on statins. She is annoyed that I will not take any. I am taking Red Yeast Rice with COQ10 now instead of a statin along with 2000 mg of Vitamin C daily. Basically Lipitor has ruined my formerly active life. No more dancing, golf, hiking, even standing too long sets my ankles on fire. I will have my cholesterol rechecked in September to see if the Red Yeast Rice helps my elevated cholesterol. I was never warned that any of the symptoms I have experienced were in any way related to Lipitor. | F | 62 | 6 years 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 5 | lower chol. due to heart attack | While taking 10 mg I have experienced no adverse side effects. It was only when increased to 20mg/day that I experienced increased bone and muscle pain. | I have been taking Lipitor 10mg per day since 1997 with no adverse effects. The only problem I experienced was when one DR. increased my dose to 20mg per day to lower LDL to prevent another infarction. I have never had real high cholesterol, 218 at tops and now am around 158 total, triglycerides are also excellent. I have found that when using substitutes for this drug, I experience adverse effects, so I only take the name brand now. Good drug if you are started with a low dose right off the bat. Many Docs want to start you at 20mg or above, too much for the body to take, I think. | M | 55 | 13 years 10 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 2 | high cholesterol | Body aches, joint pain, decreased mobility, decreased testosterone and libido, difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, tingling and itchy hands,and decrease in overall strength. | I have been taking lipitor for many years. I started out on 10mgs and now I am on 40mgs. I have had hip replacement, back surgery, and shoulder surgery while on this drug. I have seen my strength decrease dramatically. I have to be on testosterone replacement. My brother is also on Lipitor and has had recent knee surgery for a torn miniscus and ACL. He is also on testosterone therapy. Im only 47 and he is 45. This sounds like alot of physical problems for guys our age. It wasnt until he mentioned that he had heard about the possible dangers that statins have on tendons that I saw all of these other people and their problems with Lipitor. This could be the reason for many things that I have been suffering physically. I am getting off the Lipitor immediately for a few months to see if some of my symptoms get better. Fish oil, niacin, vitimin c, and a healthy diet!!! | M | 47 | 10 days 40mg 1X day | 7/25/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I started taking Lipitor in Dec 2009. Experienced some leg muscle discomfort, but went away within a few weeks. In June, I ran out of my prescription, was busy, forgetful, stupid and didn't request a refill until about 2 weeks later. It took another week to get the prescription because I had switched doctors and the pharmacy didn't follow up. Anyway, after 3 weeks or so of not taking Lipitor, I started it again. Now a week later, I feel like I've been run over by a truck. I started having extreme muscle discomfort, achiness, cramps. I assumed it was due to my half-marathon training. I ran five miles last Saturday and expected to be sore for a day. But it has continued and gotten worse each day. I also started have muscle aches in my neck and shoulders and lower back. I couldn't figure out why. I also have felt extremely fatigued and people are telling me I look really tired and asking if I'm ok. I feel like I'm in a fog and it's a chore to just walk around. Last night right | F | 49 | 7 months 20MG 1X day | 7/8/2010 | 2 | High cholesterol, hyperlipidemia | In last 6 month, calf of left leg began to "burn" Nothing will stop it. Now, severe cramping. Also have tinnitis, headaches, cannot get to sleep on my own, Just had surgery on my knee for torn maniscus, waiting to have shoulder surgery on rotator cuff, arthritis...... | I do not know if its the LIPITOR that is doing it. My doctor only increased my dosage to 60 from 40 about 3 months ago.....can we quit this med cold turkey? I have had a Myocardial Infarction in '98, have 2 stents implants, and need the med to keep my chol at least within reason, although obviously its NOT doing its job, or med would not have been increased. | F | 67 | 10 years 60 mg 1X day | 6/27/2010 | 1 | Hyperlipidemia | Cramps in my feet, pain in the lower part of my knees, fatigue, mental fog. | During the three years that I was taking Lipitor, my cholesterol averaged as follows (n = 5) all units mg/dL: Total Cholesterol - 140 HDL - 38 LDL - 74 Triglycerides - 139 Total/HDL Ratio - 3.67 After stopping Lipitor and all other statins in 2010: Total Cholesterol - 218 HDL - 34 LDL - 184 Triglycerides - 167 Total/HDL ratio - 6.4 After switching to 10 mg Simvistatin: Total Cholesterol - 136 HDL - 38 LDL - 70 Triglycerides - 138 Total/HDL ratio - 3.58 I take 1/2 of a 20 mg generic Simvistatin pill daily. Very little side effects, cheaper, and does the same job as Lipitor. | M | 49 | 3 years 10 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 2 | Hyperlipidemia | Back, hip thigh, knee pain, which is affecting my gait. Memory loss. I almost forgot(did I say memory loss?)...fatigue. As the dose increases the pain has worsened. | I have been on Lipitor for probably 10 yrs. Have tried nearly all statins with similar side effects. 10 mg no real side effects, no real benefits either; 40 mgs- fatigue, muscle aches but able to tolerate it though not happy and still no appreciable change in cholesterol. now on 80 mg and feeling extremely uncomfortable. Why am I on 80 mg? because the insurance company required a trial at this high level, before I can switch to an alternative and reduce the dose back to 40 mg. Since when did the insurance company go to med school so they can dictate what I should be on. sorry for the rant. | F | 51 | 13 years 80 1X day | 6/4/2010 | 1 | abnormal lipid profile | I am a physician. I have been on simvastatin, pravastatin, and now atorvastatin. My joint pains are severe and I have developed a dys-motility, irritable bowel syndrome of the sigmoid area and descending colon with obstipation and constipation that is very bothersome. Cannot take statins and I agree with most other comments of patients on fatigue and joint pain and short term memory dysfunction. | 60 | 5 years 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 1 | high colesterol | At the beginning I did not had any side effects, until a few months after start taking Lipitor I experienced pain in the lower legs, sometimes I could not even walk in the mornings my muscles were very stiff. After consulting with my doctor he told me to stop taking Lipitor until the pain went away and to start taking it after the pain was gone. I followed the doctor's order. After a few more months of taking Lipitor I began to develop severe pain in the muscles in the shoulder area, upper back and neck, the pain and stiffness of my neck was so bad that sometimes I couldn't even turn my head when I was driving. I went to my doctor and she thought it was stress. I took off work for a month and during this time I tried to relax and the pain did not go away. I decided to be off Lipitor on my own and within a couple of weeks, the pain and stiffness from the neck and pain in the shoulder and back is going away, I feel much better now that I am not taking Lipitor. | I do not think I will take Lipitor ever again, the problems that have been causing me are too much to risk my health again. I will look for alternatives ways of reducing my collesterol. | F | 61 | 2 years 20mg 1X day | 5/21/2010 |