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 |
| 4 | High Cholesterol | None | M | 43 | 4 years | 10/22/2004 | 1 | chol 205, type II diabetes | Only on since June - started having charlie horses, dizziness, flu like symptoms, and headache that has lasted over 7 days. Blood sugar and blood pressure both now elevated. Stopped 4 days ago. No leg pain or spasms since - headache and elevated blood sugar still. Feel shaky and | Lipitor given to me as preventitive measure - I have decided I will stay off it and continue more exercise and continue to lose weight. I will be going in for testing shortly to see if it made any difference in my chol. | F | 57 | 4 months | 10/21/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Leg calf cramps, eyes feeling of pressure or spaced out feeling.Horrible depression, wild mood swings, feeling of impending doom, sinus congestion, extreme fatigue, lack of motivation and diffuculty thinking, memory loss. | I went from a highly motivated regional manager to a person who dosent want to get out of bed. No amount of sleep makes me feel rested. My legs are killing me and I thank God I found this website. My mind was starting to deteriorate and I couldnt remember anything without difficulty. My driving became dangerous. I have stopped the cursed drug and after 2 days my energy level has increased dramaticly. No one warned me of these risks. This drug should be taken off the market. | M | 49 | 30 days | 10/20/2004 | 1 | cholesterol | tingling in feet & face/abdominal & muscular pain in back of neck/ Cramps in calves This stuff is horrible!!! | You have to fight with your doctor not to take this stuff!! Get the word out! | M | 49 | 3 months | 10/18/2004 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Was put on 10mg, the lowest dose. I experienced cramping in my stomach, and some muscle side effects. I decided to go off of it after a few months. When my Cholesterol shot up to 300, I reconsidered and tried it again. But I cut the dosage in half with a pill cutter taking only 5mg per day. This is something people should consider. Where the first time my cholesterol went down to 188 with 10mg, on 5mg it went down to 198...it has since gone up to 220 on that dosage but still a far cry from 300. But now (after about 9 months) I am once again considering going off of it. I have terrible constipation and have been having bad muscle pains...in my neck and shoulders, lower back and right hip Then the other day it was on the news that a study showed statin drugs can CAUSE heart problems...and CANCER especially in the elderly. It also said that 7 our of 10 researchers who told us they should lower the bar on cholesterol levels (meaning more people should take it at lower numbers) were connected to the drug companies who make and sell it!!!! | F | 60 | 9 months | 10/16/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Terrific cramps in legs and awful gas pains in abdomen and back for the last month at least. It lowered my LDL (not enough) but also lowered my HDL as well!! The ratio is not good! | I started taking Lipitor about 3 yrs. ago. I started at 20..then my Dr. doubled it to 40 and kept wanting me to double it again to 80. After me telling him for months I would not do this...I gave it (about 2 months ago) but decided to go to 60 rather than 80. Well, let me tell you after taking this increased dosage for about two months I've had such gas pains around my abdomen and my back and also leg cramps. I finally went to see a Dr. in Urgent Care as the pain was so severe. He examined me and could not find any swellings etc. and asked me if I had done anything different with my meds. I told him I had increased the Lipitor and he suggested that I stop taking it ASAP. I only stopped taking it last night and I am anticipating that I will feel better (I like to be physical and do lots of walking). I tried Crestor a little while ago and ended up in the Emergency Dept. of a hospital here with heart palipations. I'm not really very confident in these STATINS!!! I honestly feel they are dangerous and am going to try a natural product in the future. Thank God for a Dr. that finally told me to STOP! | F | 60 | 3 years | 10/16/2004 | 2 | High cholesterol | Constant lightheadedness. Numbness in toes. Severe back pain. Neck, shoulder and elbow pain. Absentminded. | I'm stopping the dose. As a police officer on the street, I can't afford these side effects. I'll try some other treatment before the lipitor gets me killed. | M | 44 | 3 weeks | 10/15/2004 | 1 | Chlorestoral | For the past year and half I have been taking Lipitor. I have been experiencing extreme pain in my should and arm. It is the same arm which has no lymph nodes and a modified radical mascetomy. I have had 3 steriod shots to some relief -- but -- short lived. Finally, dawned on me -- I missed taking Lipitor over the weekend and on Monday the pain was gone. Started taking it again on Monday. Pain returned. Is there a correlation. I'm stopping the Lipitor. I was due a MRI next week and possibly surgery on right shoulder with the pain. | F | 53 | 1.5 years | 10/15/2004 | 1 | high ldl | intense calf pain, swollen feet & ankles, memory loss | Yes it did lower cholesterol and LDL but June 04 dosage increased from 20 mg to 40 mg per day because ldl had elevated again and Dr. wanted ldl @ 70 and mine was at 114. Been off Lipitor since 08-23-04 due to severe calf pain.ldl is now 211. 10-13-04 Dr. put me on niaspan 500 mg to start. He is not happy, like I was!!!!!!!! | F | 52 | 15 months | 10/15/2004 | 4 | high cholesterol | tiredness, headaches, blurring vision | Lipitor 40 brought my cholesterol down from 355 to 170 within the 3 months that I have been taking it. No immediate side effects, but now after 3 months I am noticing frequent bad headaches and extreme tiredness. | F | 44 | 3 months | 10/12/2004 | 2 | hi cholesterol | Calf Pain. Calves tire and burn Very quickly, requiring very frequent stops on light uphill walking and stairs. Also, I've always been prone to leg and foot cramps,(twice a year) and am experiencing Some additional cramping, mostly upon waking. (twice a month) Generally become fatigued quicker, need to rest more often due to tired or burning muscles: NOT breathlessness. Exercize is even Less attractive now! | M | 47 | 2 years | 10/12/2004 | 2 | high cholestorol | Sterted with swelling in one ankle then a knee thenb the other knee. Also lots of soreness in shoulders and some general lowering of energy. | M | 46 | 4 months | 10/11/2004 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe pain in my limbs, muscle fatigue when I tried to do my workout at the | F | 64 | 30 days | 10/11/2004 | 5 | elevated cholesterol | After taking Lipitor for 5 years: pain in the knees and feet, neck and shoulders, abdominal pain and elbow pain. | I recently completed 12 physical therapy sessions for severe and chronic tendonitis in my elbows and was released with no improvement. After searching the internet and reading comments from others who've taken Lipitor, I believe this drug has caused the severe pain I've experienced over the past 3 years. Countless MRIs and other tests have revealed no cause for the pain. | M | 5 years | 10/10/2004 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Extreme tiredness and flatulence | Not sure whether it is the Lipitor but I am now tired to the point of exhaustion. Is it work, is it me getting older or is it the Lipitor?? | F | 54 | 1 years | 10/10/2004 | 1 | Heart attach, High LDH | Joint pain, back pain, memory loss, increased weight gain, and loss of balance. | It is terrible, I stopped taking it and am going to kick my doctors butt. | M | 46 | 14 months | 10/9/2004 | 1 | Cholesterol 240 | Muscle pain in feet, shoulders, chest muscle, arms. Tingling in extremities and chronic fatigue. Headache. | WHAT A PRICE TO PAY!! I have always been athletic (no, I'm not one of those dreamers that pretends I am). I bike 60+ miles a week, plus weight train twice a week. Usually, I would been sore once in a while from over-doing it, but not for days on end and not in such severity. I used a 5 pound sledge to do some work and I felt like I had severe arthritis in my right hand for at least a week and a half. I feel very bad for those of you that didn't find out until late about this junk. I didn't have any digestive problems, but did have the headache described, and as pointed out by others, nothing will help the pain. I have been off this stuff for two days now, and feeling better already. I wish you all a swift return to a high quality of life. | M | 39 | 30 days | 10/9/2004 | 3 | High cholesterol | None for the first 5 years. | It DID lower my cholesterol. However, in the 6th year, I developed terrible ankle/knee/leg/hip pain, aching and soreness. I thought I had a muscle problem. I got so weak I had to use a cane to walk. Then, I had to use the handicapped carts in the grocery store. Then I had to get a handicapped permit because I could not walk more than 25 steps. I could not sleep for the ache and discomfort in my legs. I was sure I was a few months away from a wheelchair. I was horribly depressed. When I asked my doctor about this pain, he took me off Lipitor, and within one week my pain had stopped completely. I can walk fine, I can even run. I sleep like a baby. However, I still cannot walk very far - I think I have lost a lot of muscle tone. I will have to build my strength back up in my legs. Otherwise, I feel ten years younger. | F | 63 | 6 years | 10/6/2004 | 2 | high cholesterol | I felt like I had been running a marathon. My legs ached, felt weak, calf muscles painful to touch- extreme fatigue, headaches. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 10/4/2004 | 3 | to control my cholestrol | I Have been on lipitor for several years. I have noticed over the last few years that I have not been feeling well. The last couple of months I have been suffering with vertigo. I have had all kinds of test and they all come up negative. I decided to go off lipitor about three days ago to see if this is causing it. I have a freind with the same problem and is on lipitor for about the same amount of time as I have been on it. I'm hoping that this dizziness will go away in time now that I have stopped lipitor. None of my doctors will admit that is lipitor causing the problem. | M | 66 | 7 years | 10/3/2004 |