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 | high cholesterol | A few year ago I found a book, The New 8-week Cholesterol Cure by Robert Kowalski, a trained medical journalist who knew where to source all the studies. I followed the recommendations and brought my cholesterol down 25% to a healthy level. When my routine was disrupted and I didn't have access to my books my cholesterol went up again. Here's a link to information about the book. www.endur.com/index.cfm?fuseaction= products.displayproduct&id=46 Hope this helps. If it doesn't just Google the book's title. | F | 68 | | 3/5/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol and post bypass | Severe pain in both calfs and thighs. I became unable to lift my legs to put on my pants or even get in the car. This developed after being on the Lipitor for about 5 years. I was on 10 mg and complained about discomfort in my legs but my cardiologist just said it was old age and even upped my dose to 20 mg. That really made things a lot worst and now I just stopped it and within 24 hours could see an improvement. Incidently I am a physician and was aware of the myalgia with Lipitor but I suspect it is much worst than the drug company would have you believe. This is really a very toxic drug and should be used with caution. | This is a drug which is very effective in lowering cholesterol but also affects many metabolic pathways in the body and is potentially dangerous. | M | 68 | 6 years | 3/1/2007 | 3 | High Cholesterol | I experienced lightheadedness, depression, short term memory problems. The worst side effects by far were the severe muscle pains and cramps, especially in my shins, front of my thighs, feet and hands. I noticed that they usually began about an hour after taking the Lipitor and would continue for several hours into the night. | I was on Lipitor 2 years when I noticed that on a day that I had forgotten to take it, that I didn't experience the severe pains. I experimented by taking the medication one night and then not taking it the next. Sure enough, every night I took the medication I had the severe cramps/pains but the nights I didn't take it, either I didn't experience the pain at all or it was at a much lesser degree. After a few days, I stopped taking Lipitor for a 2 week period and noticed that all my symptoms improved and the muscle pains and cramps completely resolved. I notified my doctor. She stopped the Lipitor and suggested that I try Red Yeast Rice instead. It has given good results with no side effects. | F | 55 | 2 years | 2/28/2007 | 4 | cholesterol | very persistent dry skin spots especially on my legs. Some leg pains at first, reduced with time. small amounts of gas, but almost constantly | M | 64 | 90 days | 2/25/2007 | 1 | reduce trigl...clorest... | extreme disabling vertigo,loss of support in all muscels in particular calf and leg,excruciatig pain if try to use muscels confined to bed for 2 weeks unable to leave,loss of sex drive,hair,memory loss,extreme fatigue no mater how much i slept,partial tempoary loss of sight one eye,hardest on legs,calfs,and to lesser extent sholders | for me it was a posion,dr did not follow phizer advise,should have taken me off drug a year before due to my complaints instead of blaming it on my age.doctor did not test enzimes or sedementation rate. sedimentation rate important norm 1 to 20 mine was several hundred or more. been off drug for almost 5 months muscel pain is gone strength has recovered to 25 percent of normal,fatigue and vertigo have lifted,cq10 may have helped...plus saw palmetto,fish oils ,south beach diet,hydration but stil a long way from all clear,mental strength improving first,but body is still racked,depression has left but still resting when i can and still feeling extremely vulnerable. | M | 73 | 5 years | 2/21/2007 | 1 | high cholestrol | Extreme muscle problems and joint pain. | In only one day of taking lipitor I nearly died. I was 45 years old when I took lipitor. Terrible mistake. My son almost died after taking lipitor for two months. His liver was functioning at only 50% and he was saved by being admitted into the hospital for 3 days. His cholestrol went up dramatically not down. | M | 40 | 1 days | 2/21/2007 | 1 | HIGH CHOLESTROL | EXTREME PAIN IN SHOULDERS, LOSS OF MEMORY. STILL HAVE RESIDUAL EFFECTS 2 YEARS AFTER STOPPING THIS POISON. | F | 61 | 5 years | 2/15/2007 | 1 | High triglycerides | F | 66 | 6 months | 2/13/2007 | 3 | highcholesterol | sleepy all or most sf the time | M | 79 | 5 years | 2/12/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | After four months on 20 mg suffered calf pains in middle of night. After 6 months cut dose in half, still calf pains once in a while. Now after 2+ years noticed my left hip was bothering me so that sometimes I had to walk a little funny. Thought I might need hip replacement (age 71), but it dawned on me that maybe the Lipitor might be the cause of that too. I cut dose again in half and am taking only 5 mg. Now after one week I notice that hip does not hurt any more. | F | 71 | 2 years | 1/31/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Intermittent temperature elevation, chronic diarrhea, and severe joint aches similar to "abdominal flu" symptoms. Lasted the duration of my Lipitor history (6 weeks). | Of note is my history of cholecystectomy (10 years ago) and osteoarthritis. | M | 51 | 45 days | 1/31/2007 | 1 | high ldl/triglycerides | this was the last shot at using a statin to reduce cholesterol ldl. I have tried all the statin drugs, you know the very expensive drug of choice for all the doc's out there... For all of you who now have extremely low LDL and a bad case of joint pain to the extent that it is very arthritic or having bad muscle cramps that you never got prior to the drug, it is from the statins. The drug is able to decrease LDL through a mechanism which also destroys and depletes your bodies ability to make CoQ10. This is necessary for they health of muscles and joints (that's why you are experiencing the joint pains and numbness). Remember your heart is a muscle, guess what is happening to it with the depletion of the CoQ10??? If you do some research on the internet, you will find that all these statins make no claims/nor have studies shown them to reduce heart attacks, but they cause muscle problems i.e. your heart, this is based on the fact that they put younger and younger people on these drugs and | I would recommend that you do your own research versus just listening to the doctor who wants your LDL down to like below 130, neurosurgeons, who have studied this would tell you not to get it all too low. And just because your test come back and show your liver functions are fine and don't show any broken down muscle toxins in the blood doesn't mean the lack of CoQ10 isn't breaking down and damaging your muscles very slowly. Mine always showed fine and I had severe arthritis symptoms in knees and hip joints (never had this in my life before statins) and bad muscle cramps (also never got those until statins). Granted is you have high blood pressure, high LDL, over weight and maybe smoke, then you probably need something to lower the LDL, if you only have high LDL, you don't. Read the drug company studies, they even say it may help prevent a heart attack when you have 3 of the aforementioned risk factors. | M | 44 | 90 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol | Thyroid disease (not sure if Lipitor caused), vision problems (blind spot in right eye), hives, severe pain in left shoulder, arm, and hand. Muscle atrophy in left shoulder so bad that I cannot lift objects. Bad gas and constant diarrhea. Memory loss and difficulty concentratiing. These symptoms (except for the blind spot) manifested gradually after several years on Lipitor. I stopped 1 week ago, and the symptoms have seemed to stop worsening. I am hoping for the best, as my quality of life has suffered dramatically. | M | 54 | 5 years | 1/29/2007 | 1 | MI | muscle weakness, extreme fatigue, can't sleep good, muscle aches and pain | I am going to quit taking it | M | 2 years | 1/13/2007 | 1 | HIGH CLOESTEROL | LONG TERM.. LEG CRAMPS UNABLE TO WALK,VERTIGO POSS INDUCED BY NECK MUSCEL PROBLEMS,EXTREME ZOMBIE LIKE STATE,EXTREME TIREDNESS INTERMITTANT...PARTIAL LOSS OF SIGHT,VERTIGO,SEX DRIVE GONE LOSS OF HAIR MISC MUSCEL PAIN | SUGEST CONTINUOUS MODEST HYDRATION,PLUS C Q10 AFTER QUITTING DRUG. DO NOT TRY TO EXERCISE MUS UNTILL PAIN IS GONE,THREE DAYS AFTER QUITTING LIP GOT STRONG RELIEF FOR 3 WEEKS THEN A RELAPSE WITH SLIGHTLY CHANGED SYMPTONS,MORE VERTIGO,CRAMPS SYMPTONS LESSENING AFTER 12 WEEKS. BEEN TO HELL AND BACK .NO HELP FR DR OR PHIZER, I AM VERY BITTER AT MED PEOPLE THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN THIS ORDEAL, THEY WERE HELPING PHIZER | M | 73 | 5 years | 1/10/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Intense and constant pain in my legs and arms. Legs were also very painful to the touch. Pain relievers didn't help. I was tired all the time, couldn't sleep, loss of sexual desire. My Dr sent me to a Rheumatologist as he suspected that I had Lupus. Within 2 days of stopping the Lipitor, my symptoms began to subside. The leg pain is gone, I have lots of energy and I can sleep again. What a concept!! | It did significantly and quickly lower my cholesterol numbers, but they would immediately go back up as soon as I went off of it. I eat steel-cut oats every day and using natural products like red yeast rice, lecithin granules & garlic. | F | 65 | 1 years | 1/9/2007 | 2 | high cholesterol | Pain in shoulder and arms and hands. Hands are often numb and very weak especially in am. I thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome. Having difficulty opening jars. I ran marathons in 01, 02 and 03. and I have been a regular at the gym until about a year ago when I started lipitor. Recently, I noticed that I could not do a single push up without severe pain. Playing basketball has become impossible. Even a simple pass causes significant pain. The pain in my arms interrupts my sleep. | I thought that I was just aging and/or out of shape, but it might be the lipitor. I am going off the medication and trying CoQ supplements and vitamin C to see if this helps. | M | 55 | 1 years | 1/3/2007 | 1 | High triglycerides and cholesterol | Awful muscle pain/weakness in legs and arms, memory loss and more. | For some this drugs works wonders, for me it caused permanent muscle damage and some memory loss. It is hard to find doctors that agree with this drug doing so much harm to many of us. | F | 49 | 2 years | 1/2/2007 | 1 | after heart attack | Severe muscle pain and movement restriction, hand tremor, memory deficits, worsening cataract, gum infections | Improvements noted two weeks after discontinuing, did not regain full range of movements in arms for two years | F | 66 | 2 years | 12/31/2006 | 4 | hypercholestemia | Definitely short term memory issues, but I'm 44 and I suppose it could be part of menopause on its way...lowered overall cholesterol and my hdl went up to 59 from 35, and triglycerides went down but not enough. LDL down too but not enough so taking higher dose now. | Worked like a champ at 10 mg for first two years. Now switched from GP to cardiologist and he's upped it to 40 mg so will see...have only taken 3 tablets since new dosage... | F | 44 | 2 years | 12/27/2006 |