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 cholestral | leg cramps | M | 52 | 2 years | 12/16/2004 | 1 | High LDL and Triglycerides | Elevated liver enzymes, fatty liver, muscle pain, fatigue, rapid weight loss, partial paralysis | This was one of the worst drugs I have ever taken. I have now been off of this drug for over 5 months and have still not fully recovered. | M | 50 | 8 months | 12/10/2004 | 1 | Cholesterol | 365 days | 12/9/2004 | 3 | High Cholestrol | Tired more than ususal, Heartburn. | 10 mg daily Lowered Chlestrol from 220 to LDL 111 and HDL 34. Combined with Niaspan and Folgard. Still working to increase HDL. Eating everything I shouldn't and no exercise. | M | 55 | 2 years | 12/8/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol & TriGlycerides | I have been recently diagnosed with Possible Early Parkinson's symptoms. Lipitor is the only medication I have been taking. I had joint pains, light headedness(problem keeping balance),Tremors in Right hand, and my hand writting had deteriorated to the extent that I had problem signing cheques. | Lipitor(10mg) was very helpful in reducing LDL and Tri-Glycerides, but becuase of the side effects I have stopped taking it for last month. I am now taking CQ-10(50mg)twice a day and Fish Oil (1200mg) once a day and improving. I would like to contact others who experienced Parkinson's symptoms with Lipitor. ([email protected]). | M | 59 | 4 years | 12/8/2004 | 1 | Minor heart attack | Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, muscular pain, arrhythmia. Disappeared a few days after I stopped taking Lipitor. | I have a cholesterol number of 3,9 but still I was told to take Lipitor 20 mg....... | 50 days | 12/1/2004 | 4 | M | 6 months | 11/30/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol... | MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED 10MG OF LIPITOR 3 YEARS AGO...THIS PAST SEPTEMBER HE INCREASED THE DOSAGE TO 20mg. SHORTLY AFTER, I BECAME EXTREMELY FATIGUED AND HAD HEADACHES. I HAD TO LEAVE WORK AROUND 1 PM DAILY. I WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR....HE SAID IT COULD BE MY THYROID.....BLOOD TEST WAS NORMAL. THE DR DIDN'T LOOK FURTHER. I THEN STARTED TO EXPERIENCE KNEE PAIN,,,SEVERE KNEE PAIN. MY DAUGHTER FORWARDED THIS WEB SITE TO ME & I BELIEVE IT'S SAVING MY LIFE. I CALLED MY DR AND TOLD HIM THAT I KNEW IT WAS THE LIPITOR EFFECTING ME. HE TOLD ME TO STOP TAKING IT FOR 2 WEEKS,,,,I'VE BEEN OFF THE LIPITOR FOR 1 WEEK. THE KNEE PAIN HAS GREATLY SUBSIDED AND I'M LESS FATIGUED. THE HEADACHES ARE GONE | F | 69 | 3 years | 11/30/2004 | 1 | to reduce cholesterol | I started Lipitor more than two years ago. Cholesterol levels were just right. However, about a month ago, I started to feel leg pain/spasm/weakness/depressed/suicidal, joint pain and so forth. I stopped taking it the same day I felt these symptoms. My regular exercise and badminton both have been affected by this medication. May be in the near future I would take this drug company to court. | If you feel any of the symptoms, please dicontinue this drug. | M | 41 | 2 years | 11/30/2004 | 4 | High Cholesterol | I had no side effects until I started drinking Grapefruit juice. Then I felt like crap and stopped taking the Lipitor. Now I'm off the grapefruit juice and back on the Lipitor and I feel great again. | Do NOT drink Grapefruit juice while taking Lipitor! Check the label. Grapefruit juice blocks the action of an enzyme that clears your bllodstream of the drug. Without the enzyme, blood levels of Lipitor can get very high and cause toxic reactions | M | 43 | 6 months | 11/29/2004 | 2 | extremely high Cholesterol | Fatigue, toes acking, depression, moodiness | Lowers my count to 240 but is it woth it ? I've been on Zorcor and Mevacore also but they didn't do the job. I'm thinking of changing to Vytorin a new simvastatin/ezetimbe. | M | 49 | 3 days | 11/29/2004 | 1 | High Cholesteral | Rare Side Effect. Total loss of libido. I lost all sexual desires and thoughts. It took a while to figure out why. When I stopped taking Lipitor I was back to myself within 3 days. I will never take this drug again. | M | 38 | 6 months | 11/29/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe neck/shoulder/pain, achiness, acid reflux | I went on it for 2 months, I didn't first associate this as the muscle pains they were talking about but within 24 hours of going off of it (with my dr's blessing) I felt much better. It did lower my cholesterol very significantly within one month. Muscle aches cleared up quickly but acid reflux is still going strong and I didn't have it before. | F | 50 | 2 months | 11/29/2004 | 2 | High blood pressure. (260) | After taking Lipitor(20mg)for 11 months, developed flu-like syptoms such as dizziness,nausea, muscle aches,loss of energy & productivity, headaches (which I never get). Have had these symptons for more than 60 days. Quit taking Lipitor 2 weeks ago. Still no change in side affects. I was very active and in good health prior to taking this medication. | Lowered my cholesterol from 260 to 170. Doctor states side affects are very rare and thinks problems are not related. Recommend exercise and proper diet to achieve results. Please do not take this medication. I came across this web-page as a last resort for my agony. Thanks to others for contributing. | M | 51 | 11 months | 11/28/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | I was ok at first and it did lower my cholesterol but a was feeling tired a lot but didn't make any connection to Lipitor. after taking Lipitor 20mg for 3 years the side effects for the last few months are: feeling tired all the time, sore weak muscles in left arm and leg, short term memory loss, less patience, loose temper faster, hair loss, comments from friends that I have aged a lot in the last 2 years. In the last 3 weeks my neck is in a lot of pain and seems a bit swollen. I went to the doctor 11-26-04 and told him that I quit lipitor 11-20-04 and already feel a LOT BETTER except for the very sore neck. He said that it is a good idea and that it was doing more harm than good. | I have been browsing the internet a lot in the last week and there are a lot of people that are having problems with Lipitor! A doctor Peter H. Langsjoen says in July 8, 2002 | M | 48 | 3 years | 11/28/2004 | 1 | high reading | Sore muscle all over my body. Especially my lower back when I got up in the morning. | I ran my own test. I stopped taking the Lipitor and the lower back pain in the morning disapeared. Then I started taking Lipitor after one week and the lower back pain returned. I ran this test several times. | M | 62 | | 11/26/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | Blured vision, chest pain, sore muscles. Very shaky? After only two weeks. Feels like a 'panic attack'. | I would not risk taking this drug any longer, I feel like it changed my personality, from happy to a grouch, it is scary it did this so fast. | F | 54 | 14 days | 11/20/2004 | 5 | to reduce cholesterol | none | it works | M | 67 | 2 years | 11/18/2004 | 1 | For High Cholesterol/Triglicerides | Blurred vision, dizziness, brain | I will never, ever take Lipitor again. I have been on it for more than four years. I've taken myself off of it twice. Most recently, been taking 80 mg. for two weeks. Enough already! I can't tell you how I regained my sanity when I found this on the web. Do your own research - don't blindly follow doctors who just push pills without regard to long term damage. This is the number one prescribed medicine in the US right now, don't expect it to go away unless we stand against Pfizer and the FDA. | M | 43 | 4 years | 11/18/2004 | 1 | cholesterol | experienced severe muscle weakness,lost 30 pounds (all Muscle), I had relatively little pain but couldn't lift my arms or legs.The muscles just deteriorated. I have since been diagnosed with polymyositis ...exacerbated by Lipitor. It has taken me two years since stopping lipitor to be able to walk again. | Luckily after being admited to the hospital I was seen by a rheumatologist who knew what she was seeing. I will never get back the full use of my arms or legs. ALL STATIN drugs are dangerous. I have heard from two other people who have ended up with Polymyositis from Lipitor | F | 54 | 6 months | 11/16/2004 |