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 |
| 2 | High Cholesterol | Joint pain in shoulder, I could not lift my arms over my head. Extreme pain in upper back area. Pain in knees, short term memory loss. | Although the drug actually took me from a TC of 250 down to 174, the side effects were just too much to bear. I was taking pain killers to numb out the pain from this drug. Unfortunately upon stopping my cholesterol went to 280 in 8 weeks. I am now starting Pravachol... | M | 40 | 9 months | 1/29/2005 | 3 | High Cholesterol | My feet feel like I have stone bruises just in front of the heel. My hips hurt on both sides when I get up. I walk like an old person. My doctor noticed a rough sound in my lungs and a heart murmur that was never mentioned before. I'm having tests next week for both. | I was OK taking 20mg but the doctor raised me to 40mg about 4 months ago. It's only since then that I've had these symptoms. I'll probably quit completely though. I'm not physically able to do anything much. And at a young 50 that is just not acceptable. | F | 50 | 8 months | 1/28/2005 | 2 | Hypercholesteroloemia | Was on Lipitor 10 mg per day for about 5 years and experienced chronic and acute back pain which gradually improved but seemed strange to me because I hadn't really done anything to strain my back muscles. New doc gave me a different statin but I had leg cramps so he put me on Baycol. Baycol was removed from market so next doc put me back on Lipitor. My cholesterol level increased to slightly over 200 so my doc increased dosage to 40 mg a day. Hand and leg cramps returned. Hands diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome and I wore a hand brace to sleep several nights a week which controlled the symptoms. Recently developed inflammation of my foot muscles and joints and (apparently) plantar fasciitis of my left foot. Doc prescribed 800 mg Motrin qid but the foot problems became worse. General weakness in my feet, calves, and hands and tingling and burning in the soles of my feet. Depression, for which I've been taking an SSRI for about two years and may not be related to the Lipitor. | I had high cholesterol (over 350) and was prescribed Lipitor in 1996 after other methods failed to have much effect. I have taken two stress tests over the past ten years and was told I had a healthy cardiovascular system with no trace of heart disease. I am 6' tall, weighed 177 lbs., and considered myself healthy until recently. I need to be able to pass a physical readiness test, including a 1.5 mile run, every 6 months because I'm in the military. I took myself off Lipitor because I can not take the physical readiness test. In fact I need a cane in the morning to get out of bed. I am not overweight. I was told to stretch and exercise more but that has not helped my symptoms, which have continued to worsen. Until recently I walked to work and shopping, 4 or 5 miles most weekdays, and more on the weekends. I also ran 2 miles, 3 times a week. Now I have difficulty walking and problems with my balance and I've gained 10 pounds because I've become sedentary. Two days after taking myself off Lipitor my feet have improved a little and I'm looking forward to resuming a more active lifestyle. I think my symptoms are a result of Lipitor. | M | 58 | 9 years | 1/28/2005 | 5 | tryglycerides | none | i want to know does it helps for reducing Tryglycerides as well other then the cholestrol | M | 80 | 1 months | 1/27/2005 | 3 | cholesterol 240 | Body aches.Thinking of decreasing my dose from 20mg to 10mg. | Just read an article about it being very important to take CO-Q10 if you are on a statin because statins deplete your natural CO-Q10 which can affect the heart. | F | 59 | 30 days | 1/27/2005 | 5 | Total cholesterol = 306 | I only took 20 mg daily for 2 weeks - several days after stopping my toes went into muscle spasms. Don't know it there was any connection. | After only 2 weeks on Lipitor, my total cholesterol fell from 306 to 178; LDL fell from 178 to 70; and, my HDL went from 116 to 89 (didn't like this result, but did like the change in the LDL). Overall the results were significant. I will start taking it again as my cardiologist has encouraged me to stay on the medication. After reading many of the comments in this website, I will remain cautious and look for side effects. Thank you to all the people who took the time to write and to the people who set up this website. Will write again after taking it for a couple of months. | F | 63 | 2 weeks | 1/25/2005 | 3 | high cholesterol and triclycerides | Chronic pain in all my joints and muscles. Really bad in my thighs. I had been on Pravachol for aboout 3 years and switched to Lipitor because it's supposed to lower triglycerides too. I had the joint and muscle pain already and was told it was arthritis or neuropathy (I'm also a diabetic). My thighs were never this sore before I started the Lipitor, though. | Both of my parents died at from heart disease at a relatively young age (dad-57, mom-66), but if this is what is causing this pain I think I would rather die prematurely than live like this. I am 41 and feel like I'm 81.I came across this site while searching for Lipitor side effects. I was also going to do a search on MS or fibromyalgia, but maybe I should just quit taking this medicine and take my chances. | F | 41 | 5 days | 1/23/2005 | 1 | Cholesterol | Extreme weakness, diarea, bluss and ititching of the face, so tired would not get out of bed to urinate, sleeping 18hrs day, blurred vision, Dizzy spells, | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION IT IS TOO DANGEROUS | M | 57 | 8 months | 1/23/2005 | 4 | | 1/22/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol / Triglycerides | After a few months of Lipitor and Tricor started having abdominal pain, some sort of G.I. problems, recently went to the E.R. with severe chest pain and now am waiting for Cardio related tests. I think these drugs really screwed me up. | Don't use statin drugs...they are very dangerous!! | M | 34 | 3 months | 1/21/2005 | 1 | High cholesteral | Extreme agitation, blood vessels in eye burst, slurred speach, hot and cold on and off, constipation, mental confusion. I felt like I was having a stroke. | I had a terrible experience with this. My eyes are bloodshot and I felt like I was having a stroke after only 9 days. | F | 50 | 9 days | 1/21/2005 | 1 | high chlorestrol | muscle pain, headache, tingling and sunny sensation on my face, gas | F | 51 | 30 days | 1/19/2005 | 1 | lower cholestrol | migrane headaches, very very blurry vision, at times felt like i'm going blind, severe muscle pain and dizziness. | call your physician to change medicine immediately if you've side effects like mine as this is what I did. | F | 55 | 1 days | 1/19/2005 | 1 | to lower cholestrol | very very blurry vision, at times felt that I'm going blind, severe muscle pain, dizziness, and migrane headaches. | please call your physician if you feel like me as this is what I did. had to make another entry as i wanted to change the length of medicine taken from 1 day to 1 month as this was a typo on my part. | F | 55 | 1 months | 1/19/2005 | 1 | High cholesterol | Numbness started in left toe & went to right toe then went to all toes. Burning feet especially at night. I was on Lipitor about 2 years when this started. It went to all of my feet. My dr wanted to keep me on lipitor but when I quit taking I got better gradually. I really had to fight my dr to get him to believe that lipitor was causing this. He put me on another statin after a month of not taking Lipitor and the same thing started to happen. I am now taking herbs for my cholesterol and it is still high but going lower and my feet are doing better. | Drug co should inform doctors of these problems so they will understand them when their patients come to them for help and. I found that all statins cause this problem and the drug companies should help rather than hide the problems | F | 62 | 3 days | 1/18/2005 | 2 | high triglycerides | I've been on Lipitor for a couple of weeks now. I've been having muscle fatigue/soreness in my forearms for about a week and now have sore cheek muscles in my face. It just dawned on me that my doctor mentioned something about muscle problems and am wondering if this could be the cause. I will find out soon. | F | 43 | 2 weeks | 1/17/2005 | 2 | high triglycerides | I've been on Lipitor for a couple of weeks now. I've been having muscle fatigue/soreness in my forearms for about a week and now have sore cheek muscles in my face. It just dawned on me that my doctor mentioned something about muscle problems and am wondering if this could be the cause. I will find out soon. | F | 43 | 2 weeks | 1/17/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | My Prostate Oncologist prescribed 10 mg per day for high LDL. The first day I did my normal excercise routine, ran two miles, lifted weights, etc. That night I had neck pain, and thought it was nothing. Took the second tablet the next day. Upon arising on the second day, I noticed that I was very tired. Pain or cramping in both quads (above knee, back of leg). I was not motivated to do anything. Spent most of the day in bed, reading a book, something I rarely do. By the afternoon I could barely function. Felt generally terrible, flu like symptoms, lower back ache, irritable, no motivation, and pain in knuckles, neck, and both upper legs. I had a worse headache than usual (I have migraine), but who knows? Went to the internet and found this site. Saw Lipitor commercial on TV warning about muscle pain. I did not take the tablet today, and I am feeling better. I attribute the condition to the Lipitor, although there is no proof. I am a prostate cancer patient and take a number of other drugs, which raise the LDL. Apparently, some (a few) patients cannot tolerate this drug. I note that there are some on this list who have permanent damage, so it is serious for some of us. My legs are still sore, and feel worse than they did after a day of agressive downhill skiing a week ago. | Apparently this works for most, but some people have a severe and not so obvious reaction. Stop immediately if there is any muscle pain. | M | 64 | 2 days | 1/15/2005 | 2 | to lower cholesterol | dificulty in concentrating, short term memory problems, occasional dizziness also leg muscle soreness | M | 60 | 1 years | 1/14/2005 | 1 | High cholesterol | I am thrilled to have found this site. The depression, lazyness (I don't feel like doing anything), lack of ability to concentrate, short attention span, feeling of | Cholersterol went from 260 to 180 in the first month. The stuff works; however it's changed my personality. Quality of life is worth something. However, I agreed to it because diet and exercise didn't work. I had even lost 15 pounds (I'm 5 8 | F | 56 | 2 months | 1/14/2005 |