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 |
| 5 | hihg cholesterol | None | I have taken Lipitor for 4 years with no problems - lowered my cholesterol. Insurance co. has decided I need a generic Pravachol. In just two weeks, I feel achy, muscle fatigue, memory loss. I don't think insurance co. should have the say on what medicines I take. | F | 60 | 4 years | 5/30/2009 | 1 | blocked arteries, high cholestrol | memory loss, transient amnesia, severe shoulder and knee pain, insomnia, extreme tiredness,hard to get up in the AM and hard to stay awake, crippling back pain, depression, loss of balance | I took Pravachol and Zocor before Lipitor - cardiologist increased dose of Lipitor to 40mg and 80mg. The last 4 years of my life have been a physical and mental nightmare. As soon as stopped Lipitor immediately felt much better but degenerative back disease (MD said was due to aging) is still severe but improving somewhat. Statins destroyed my life, I am certain of. | M | 65 | 9 years | 5/29/2009 | 3 | High cholesteral - over 7 | Doc put me on 10 mg/day. Some stomach discomfort initially, but I seemed to get over that after the first few weeks. Some muscle aches and pains which I didn't have before now seem to come and go. Wife says that I am a lot grouchier since I started taking it. And just yesterday, was out doing the yard spring clean-up, and noticed extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. Very worrisome. I have stopped taking Lipitor, and will check back with my doctor asap. | I just recently had my 3 month cholesterol check-up, and the doctor was very pleased since my overall cholesterol count dropped to 3.7 from over 7. I also take Atacand for high blood pressure - have been on that one for years. He doesn't know yet about the fatigue and shortness of breath attacks, because that just happened. | M | 65 | 3.5 months | 5/18/2009 | 4 | high cholesterol | none | M | 64 | 15 years | 5/10/2009 | 2 | high cholesterol | Daily headaches. I also started on hormones and thought that might be causing them but as I'm reading this I'm thinking it's the Lipitor. I haven't been on it long enough to know if it reduces my cholesterol but even if it does I don't know if I'll continue to take it if the headaches don't go away. | F | 52 | 28 days | 5/7/2009 | 1 | high colestral | painfull stiff joints pins and needles on right arm | hadnt realised it could be due to lipitor untill I read this sight. my doctor has just sent of blood test to see whats wrong, be interasting to see what comes back. | F | 63 | | 4/30/2009 | 4 | | 3/29/2009 | 5 | High Cholesterol | I never had any side effects. | I'm taking 20mgs of lipitor a day. I can't recall when i started taking it. Its been a few years. Last year my cholesterol went back to normal on lipitor. The doctor says i'll have to take lipitor for the rest of my life. That is what i don't like. Drug dependancy is a bad thing. | M | 34 | | 3/28/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | muscle pain and weakness, headaches, sleep disturbances | Have been on this drug for about 3 years but for the last 18 months I've been having problems with various muscles. Started with my SI joints...lots of pain in the muscles there, very tight. Then my neck started getting stiff and the muscles are like boards they're so tight. Now the pain has gone into my shoulder and upper arm on my left side. Just last week I noticed my right arm is tight also. I can't sleep on either shoulder now. My lower back is also tight again! And I get terrible headaches from the tight neck muscles. I googled muscle pain and Lipitor showed up on the first 6 or 7 entries!! I read all the comments on this page and couldn't believe it!! I see my symptoms over and over! So, I had blood tests done this week and have elevated creatine so was told today to stop Lipitor immediately, and will see my doctor next week. After reading all these comments, I have no doubt that Lipitor is the cause of all this discomfort. I just hope and pray that I can recover from these terrible side effects. I will use vitamin C and other natural things to help my cholesterol...but if that doesn't help...hey..I'd rather die from a heart attack than die a slow painful death on Lipitor. I think drugs are released on the market these days without enough long-term clinical studies to make sure they are safe. | F | 55 | 3 years | 3/19/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | Loss of memory, aphasia, tremor, violent anger, tearfulness, insomnia, muscle weakness, easy bruising, and nosebleeds. | Bleeding & bruising problems stopped in about one month after stopping the drug. Insomnia is better but not gone. Mood problems, language problems, and memory problems lessened by still present. Tremor is apparently here to stay since it's been about two year since stopped the drug and the tremor is the same. Doctor denies any connection between the effects and the drug, and also denies any connection between stopping the drug and having improvement/cessation of symtoms. I also watched my mother-on-law and her brother both start and stop the drug due to extreme fatigue and muscle pain. It is the WORST DRUG EVER MADE, and the cost of it both in terms of money and emotional and physical pain does not justify the handful of heart attackes it *might* prevent. Do yourself a favor - buy some fish oil and some flush-free niacin to treat your cholesterol, and run like hell away from Lipitor!!! | M | 50 | 15 months | 3/16/2009 | 2 | colesterol | Had 1 pill only 10mg lipitor(had tried lipex(2pills)1st but face had swollen up-cleared 2weeks) anyway the next morning -after sitting down for 10minutes- i stood up to walk and it was a very painful and a very slow stooped debilatating (compressed back)type of walk but after 5-10 minutes of standing could straighten back-only problem when sitting down -lower back. no other part of back a problem-can play tennis with only slight pain if bending over. it is now 14 days and still same problem -tend to stand or lie down for computor work no other side affects that im aware of | Will see doctor if it continues to be a problem in 1 week though i see some have continued to have problems even after stopping and after reading this blog i am swayed to think that it is a degenative muscle problem( which will heal in time due to 1 pill only usage) and may not be other internal organ reactions as i 1st suspected. | M | 42 | 1 times | 3/8/2009 | 3 | for raised cholestole | been taking Lipitor for 15 years ,have experienced all manner of side effects from irregullar heartbeat ,sever fatigue and now have a fatty liver !!!!yet doctors insist i still take it ,40mg daily .I also has type 1 Diabetes for 35 years | Lipitor does its job but at what cost latter down the line !!!!! | F | 58 | 15 years | 3/7/2009 | 3 | high cholesterol | cramps in left leg, no feeling in right leg | 75 | 7 days | 2/27/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | Started with muscle pain and weakness, which I thought was due to my age and job.When my doctor got around to checking my liver enzymes, they were sky-high. My doctor said to stop taking Lipitor immediately. When the pain and fatigue continued, the doctor seemed surprised.The problems continued, and a specialist did a muscle biopsy. It showed permanent, irreversible muscle damage. The good news - the muscle damage shouldn't get any worse. | M | 56 | 2 years | 2/24/2009 | 4 | Lower Cholesterol level | Ringing in the ears, memory loss | M | 50 | 4 years | 2/14/2009 | 1 | reduce cholesterol | Hip, leg,shoulder pain. Developed limp on left side. Stiffness in morning and after sitting. Extreme fatigue. Depression. Difficulty sleeping. | I was told there were no side effects when first put on statins and did not suspect my ailments were related. Upon discontinuing Lipitor, I began to improve almost immediately--less pain and stiffness, more energy and improved sleep quality. This is a life altering drug that should be carefully and objectively evaluated. I would not recommend it to anyone. | M | 61 | 7 years | 2/13/2009 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Muscle pain (severe neck, shoulder, back pain. leg pain) has become increasingly pronounced in the past few months (have taken Lipitor for 3+ years). Dr. suggests side effects may be due to "cumulative effect" - will cease taking for approx 2 weeks to determine if there is any improvement. | M | 64 | | 2/10/2009 | 1 | cardiologist recomendation | rhabdomyolosis w/cpk of 14,600 in aug./2006. 2 biopsies confirmed statin damage at mayo/rochester,mn. even then only 3of5 drs. would admit statin damage. now live w/myalgia,periphael neuropathy,tinninitus and rheumatoid arthritis. | unbelievable amount of people come to talk about their aches and pains since going on statin drugs,how can the medical community continue to deceive at such a level-{truly shameful} | M | 62 | 2.5 years | 2/9/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe muscle pain. could not lie on either side in bed. each day it got worse and my shoulder pain was unbearable. Because of Lipitor I had very serious depression and thoughts of hurting myself. I figured out myself to stop taking Lipitor as my doctor never connected the drug with the side effects I always told him about. | F | 44 | 6 months | 1/16/2009 | 4 | lipidemia | None | Cannot take more than 10mg because I feel "drugged" on any stronger dose. The 10mg brings my level to the cutoff point. Have no side effects at all. | F | 51 | 6 years | 1/15/2009 |