CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CRESTOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High Colesterol | EXTREME tiredness, confusion, depression, anxiety, mood swings, can't sleep, can't concentrate, weight gain, muscle soreness, heart palpitations, chest pain | I originally thought some of my symptoms were due to my husband recently having a heart attack. I truly thought I was losing my mind. Then I found out that the hart palpatations, chest pain, depression & anxiety were all side effects. I quit taking the Crestor 2 weeks ago. I do feel a little more "clear headed" now but I am still extremely tired. I can not wait to "be awake" again!! Would not recommend taking it!! | F | 36 | 3 months 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 1 | TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL | SORES, NODULES AND SKIN PEELING WITH BLEEDING ON HANDS AND BACK OF ARMS. CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FLUID RETENTION WITH SWOLLEN HANDS AND FEET. FELT TIRED ALL THE TIME. | BEEN OFF IT 2 WEEKS, AND I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON. THE SORES ON MY HANDS AND ARMS ARE HEALING, ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE THICK DEAD SKIN ON MY HANDS. NO MORE CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SWELLING OF HANDS AND FEET GONE, I HAVE RELEASED A LOT OF FLUIDS. I HAVE MORE ENERGY, AND ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE DOING THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE AND GARDENING AGAIN. THIS STUFF IS NASTY, I WON'T TAKE IT AGAIN! | M | 69 | 75 days 20 1X day | 6/1/2012 | 1 | Lower Cholesterol | I am on a low dose(5mg) but am checking to see what others are experiencing. This is the ONLY drug I take so any changes that have come about can only be from Crestor. Joint/Muscle pain, mild headaches, mild fatigue, lethargy, sleeplessness, rapid weight gain, tendonitis in arms/hands. Constipation and change in bowel movement quality. Arthritic feeling in hands/arms/joints. Malaise/energy drop. | I am going off this drug ASAP. I looked in the mirror after just 60 days on it and feel like my body has changed at an alarming rate, I don't even look the same physically as weight has shifted all over my body and I have developed a bloated mid section that has NEVER been an issue. I have great genetics (besides genetic cholesterol elevation) and have always been height-weight proportionate. I started feeling very "different" almost immediately and am SO SO SO glad I followed my hunch about the side effects of this drug. I can't IMAGINE what 10 mg or more would be doing to me but know what 5mg does and thank God I wasn't on more. I am off as of today, they are going in the garbage. I don't want to live to be 80 anyway, few die the way they want and most languish in homes. Die with dignity, not feeling like shit. Take me out with a heart attack. | M | 45 | 60 days 5mg 1X day | 6/1/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | I have gout and borderline hypertension thus taking a combination of medication. I also had an ACL replacement on my knee and been diagnosed with knee arthritis. I work out at least 3x a week just to maintain some health practice. I was prescribed Crestor 10mg and noticed my entire body would be sore and could not recover. Both knees swelled up and are in constant pain & could not figure out what was happening to me until I found all the reviews on this site. I've worked so hard to stay physically healthy while my internal health is a mess. Taking Crestor is the 20 steps back for me. I'm nervous I will not recover from only taking this medication for a month. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. | Do not take this medication. | M | 43 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 5/25/2012 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Did not realize that the severe mood swings and personality changes that my husband displayed were due to the Crestor. It was so bad, that it almost broke up our marriage. Almost immediately after stopping the Crestor, he is now back to his old, cheerful and wonderful self. This stuff is horrible! | Husband was able to go off this terrible drug by eating mainly a vegan diet, (only eating meat once a week). His cholesterol dropped dramatically, and now he is off Crestor and actually has a LOW cholesterol level, since eating a vegan diet. | M | 49 | 6 years 10mg 1X day | 5/14/2012 | 1 | my triglicerites were 20 over norma | For all those suffering the severe muscle damage & pain caused by the use of crestor I have found a great deal of relief from a procedure known as prolotherapy! it is a natural method but has worked amazing. Im back to work & has improved my life so much!! I was very sceptical at first but works immediately & is amazing. who would have thaught that medical sugar water could do this. good luck! | M | 48 | 10 1X day | 5/3/2012 Patient History | 1 | husband for cholesterol | He has violent out rages and mood swings. Lost weight. Almost a personality change. Always angry and in a rage. Doc keep just giving repeat scripts without proper checking up. He does not believe me that it could be the crestor | M | 50 | 1 years 5 mg | 4/23/2012 | 4 | Cholesterol | No side effects. | M | 56 | 7 months 10mg 1X day | 4/22/2012 Patient History | 1 | High LDL | Severe inflammation in sacroiliac region since Day 1. Also general malaise and feeling a bit 'off'. All tolerable until tonight, when I took a 6 hour flight and experienced acute chest pain throughout. The drama in me thought 'heart attack' but rationally it feels muscular. Stopping Crestor immediately and looking for alternatives to statins. | F | 44 | 6 days 5mg 1X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Prescribed after a double by pass | Excruciating pains in the calfs and thighs; anemia, shortness of breath, fever, panic attacks | The doctor also felt his cholesterol at 200 was too high, and was happy that his cholesterol dropped to 101. The leg pains haven't gone away even though he immediately stopped taking Crestor; the blood tests showed hemoglobin count of 11 instead of 14, white blood cells went up and the sedimentation rate, which indicates infection somewhere in the body, was 108 instead of 0 to 20. He is presently in the hospital so they could run a battery of tests sooner rather than late. I would love to hear from Crestor users who also experienced severe pains of the calfs and thighs, fever, shortness of breath, panic attacks, etc. | M | 83 | 4 months 5 1X day | 4/12/2012 | 5 | High Cholesterol | Some foot and shoulder pain, however I have occasionally suffered these pains before taking this drug and it may be a coincidence. These discomforts only occured for several months and I have had no more problems. | It lowered my cholesterol to within normal levels which a strict diet did not do. Have had no other side effects and it has reduced my risk of cardiac infarction which can only be a good thing. I also try to maintain a good diet and exercise daily. | F | 60 | 9 months 5 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 1 | High Cholesterol | severe pain in feet, legs, chest, arms, hands, neck and lower back. blurred vision, dizziness, extreme fatigue, bloat, weight gain | I am stopping my dosage as of today. I want to make sure that this is the drug causing the problems. I am also on a daily dose of effient. | M | 50 | 4 months 20 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 1 | High cholesterol | Bad pain in hamstring all the time. I would love to be included in a class action lawsuit I was fine before this crap. Never take this it will ruin your life. 44 years old and can't run with my grandson thanks a lot you poison pushers. Stopped taking 2 months ago pain does not go away. Will speak to lawyers hope to have a lawsuit someday. | M | 44 | 3 months 10 mg | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Hi LDL | Pain all over my body, Back, Knee. | M | 67 | 2 years 40mg 1X day | 3/13/2012 | 1 | To lower chlosterol | All of a sudden this fall my muscles are aching like hell, I've got unexplained brusing in my muscles, I can hardly walk, leg muscles tingling, etc, etc..... I got off it and all went away within 4 days.... I will NEVER go back on that crap. | M | 64 | 6 years 10mg 1X day | 3/6/2012 | 1 | High Colesterol | Pain in lower back, knees, calves and feet. | I'm diabetic. Dr first had me on 10mg(3 months) but LDL was 126. He said for diabetics it should be below 100. He then put me on 20mg(3 months) and in 2nd month started having pain in lower back radiating all the way down to bottom of feet. Went to Dr and he said sciatica. I saw commercial on TV stating side effects so I plan on going back to Dr and asking him why didn't he think to correlate it to medicine. Think he has deal with Pharmaceutical company because he recently prescribed 40mg and told me to cut it in half. Was pretty pricey at walgreens. | M | 73 | 6 months 20mg 1X day | 3/3/2012 | 5 | Elevated cholesterol | Minimal side effects but significant impact on HDL and LDL -have used just about every other statin over many years and Crestor was like magic | M | 68 | 5 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | This stuff is dangerous...there's no way heart palpitations, tendonitis (feet and elbow) are acceptable trade-offs...god knows what it's doing to my liver/kidneys. I'm going off it and trying something else. Kinda P.O.d at the doctor for giving it to me...the simvastatin was worse on the joint pain...and the niaspan raised my sugar. Jeesh. | F | 59 | 60 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 2 | High Cholesterol | I have been on Crestor for 2 years. I have been aware of the side effects but continued due to the fact it does a good job at reducing the bad cholesterol. I do suffer from the usual joint problems and tiredness associated with taking Statins, bad pains in hands, knees and back. However, the worse issues are the memory loss, and mood swings. Sometimes I feel like the incredible hulk as you can go from a normal/happy to enraged over the least little thing. Can be truly worrying. My doctor upped my dose to 20Mg once and I came off after a week as I was a zombie with an anger issue. However, a relation of mine takes 20mg and seems to suffer no side effects. | Consult with your doctor about the side effects and tell them strongly you believe they are Crestor/Statin related. My Doctor at first didn't believe it until he looked it up for himself. Now we discuss other options at mt review sessions as there are always new drugs/methods coming onto the market. | M | 42 | 2 years 10 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 1 | High LDL -arterialsclorosis | Muscle tightness, very tight feeling in head. Felt like my brain was in a fog. Very tired, always felt slightly depressed, hard to concentrate. Complete loss of libido, unable to get an erection even with Viagra. Thought it was aging. Finally decided to try getting off the crestor 5 days ago. Libido returning, able to get normal erections , other problems seem to be getting better. Will not take statins again as I realize I have had the same problems to a lesser extent on other statins | M | 63 | 7 months 40mg 1X day | 2/21/2012 |