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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Cholesterol | NONE | Used other brands until I had leg pains and ankle swelling. Changed to Crestor and no problems so far with Crestor. LDL at 47 | M | 68 | 4 years 10 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 2 | high choleostral | muscle cramps.weight gain .bad dreams cold like symptoms.I have read however that this drug should not be prescribed after the age of 70years, | F | 68 | 5 months 10mg 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | severe muscle pain and muscle wasting | I took crestor for 3 and a half yrs. Just over 2 yrs now had total knee replacements but never seemed to improve. I was taken 3 steps forward and two steps back and the overall muscle aching was unbelievable, felt like flu symptoms. A few mths back found out my muscles were wasting and found it very hard to walk of just get out of bed. I saw a specialist a couple of mths ago and was told to stop it immediately and now the severe pain is gone but it will take lots of walking and exercise for a yr or two before my muscles repair themselves so I would never advise anyone to take 'crestor' because you may suffer these severe side effects also. | F | 52 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol levels | I had a very gradual decline in my vision, memory, muscles and scars would not heal. my sugar level was elevated to 100 and my D3 was depleted to 23. | I quit taking crestor in Dec 2010 and my health is slowing returning to pre-statin use. statins are dangerous and should not of been approved by the FDA. I now take Niacin 2.5 grams per day (pure instant release) and my blood test are normal. sugar level is 80. I wish I could find a class action suit aginist AstraZeneca, does anyone here know of any law firms involved? Also do research on statins NNT (number needed to treat) you'll be amazed and angered. NNT ranges from 50 to 250. | M | 49 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 3/1/2011 | 2 | 20 mg Rosuvastatin | headache, cramps in legs, gas, felt frozen, bloating | I've ben on statins since 1984. I have dealt with the pain, bloating, cramps but when I was put on 20MG of Rosuvastatin on Nov 10, 2010 I got cold like symtems, runny nose, headache and by January 2011 I was literally frozen. With long johns, top and bottom, flanel pajamas, 2 pair wool socks and a heating pad in bed, I was still cold. I quit the resovastatin and 2 days later I was warm. After 5 days the pain, cold symtoms, cramps all went away. Told my doctor about this and she said its not from the rosuvastatin. I haven't felt this good in 27 years only thing now my LDL is getting high. I'll have to try a new doc I guess. Been off rosuvastatin for 7wks now. | M | 61 | 3 months 20 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | I was first on simvastin but liver enzyems started to get elevated and switched to crestor. I soon began to feel a very slight dull ache in my right flank. It was so slight I just didn't think much of it even though it was constant. A few nights the pain was worse and then one night difficult to sleep due to pain in my side. I was nervous so made an appointment with PCP. Then, I relized it all began when I started taking statin's. I stoped taking med and pain was gone in about two days. I go tomorrow for Renal ultrasound on advise of Doctor. I feel the statins are to blame! | Never heard about kidney issues as a side effect, only muscle and joint pain. | M | 43 | 300 days 10 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 5 | to reduce blood lipids | No significant side effects. | I had previously tried Zocor, and experienced muscle weakness, but have had no problems so far on 5 mg/day Crestor. BE AWARE THAT CRESTOR IS VERY STRONG! My doctor gave me 10mg samples, and I cut them in half. I still do that now that I am getting prescriptions. Since Crestor's price does not vary with the pill size, I save 50% by getting the 10mg and cutting them in half. My Dr. still thinks I am taking 10mg/day but who cares? 5mg Crestor lowered my total cholesterol from 230 to 157, LDL from 167 to 94, and HDL up from 39 to 44. This is amazing for only 5mg - my advice is TRY 5MG FIRST - you are less likely to experience side effects, it will be cheaper, and it very well may give lower your lipids to a satisfactory point. Also, know that Crestor will go generic sometime in late 2012, so it will become much cheaper then. | M | 57 | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Light headedness, extreme muscle soreness throughout body, intense pain in left elbow to the point of not being able to use it, exhausted all the time. | Called doctor and told him I was getting off of it because it was a quality of life issue and these side effects are so severe I could barely function. Why is this drug on the market? | M | 54 | 15 days 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | high cholesterol | I'm experiencing almost debilitating muscle pain and weakness in the upper part of the right leg. This pain can best be described as a very intense tingling or burning sensation that extends from the hip area to the knee. I'm also plagued by a continuous numbness of the muscle tissue. The discomfort increases after I've been standing in one place for any length of time. I need to speak to my primary care physician about an alternative to Crestor. | M | 57 | 5 months 20 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | high cholestrol | severe breathing problems and extreme tiredness. It made me more sick and unable to walk even short distances. I switched to Lipitor and all the issues I had are gone almost immediately | M | 45 | 4 months 10mg 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 5 | to lower cholesterol | I have had a slight but continual weight gain (over 40 lbs in 2 yrs) and measurable enlargement of abdominal girth. I did not attribute it to the medication until I had a lapse of coverage with my meds. In the 10 days I have been off of Crestor I have lost 2.5 lbs. Even the appearance of a bulge in the epigastric area has decreased. All of the weight gain and loss with no change in diet or exercise. In fact some of the most recent weight gain was in spite of attempts at a lower calorie diet. | F | 46 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 3 | High cholestrol | Within the last 3 months, I have experienced lots of muscle pain. I experienced right hip pain to the point of having moments of extreme shooting pain that caused me to almost fall. | After 5 years of taking Crestor, I stopped taking it 3 days ago. My muscle pain is fading and becoming much lighter. I am calling my doctor Monday. | F | 37 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 1 | Borderline High Cholestrol | Extreme muscle weakness requiring my husband to help me up from a kneeling position. Arm and leg cont'd weakness, muscle spasms and now torn posterior tibialis tendon in L ankle/foot from etio unknown. Cont with muscle spasms especially with exertion such as exercising. | Took the drug in May 2008 for ONLY 10 days. My doctor told me to stop and bloodwork revealed muscle damage. This has not resolved in 2 1/2 yrs!! Energy level low and muscle recovery still not improved. Never thought this drug would do this. | F | 56 | 10 days ? 2X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | fine for two years - as with lipitor - then suddenly legs especially behind my knees hurt - and then leg would not hold my weight - very scary - it varied from leg to leg - when I remembered why I had stopped lipitor (legs started to feel so heavy I could barely walk up my steps) I stopped crestor. within 2 weeks legs were completely back to normal and remain that way------going for blood work and carotid dopplers to see if I can stay off meds --if not - don't know what I can take | I'm in good shape - walk for miles - so this was very scary side effect - my doc said it's unusual for side effects to appear long after starting the drug - and my blood work for liver/muscle issues was normal - but there was no way I could stay on it | F | 66 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | fine for two years - as with lipitor - then suddenly legs especially behind my knees hurt - and then leg would not hold my weight - very scary - it varied from leg to leg - when I remembered why I had stopped lipitor (legs started to feel so heavy I could barely walk up my steps) I stopped crestor. within 2 weeks legs were completely back to normal and remain that way------going for blood work and carotid dopplers to see if I can stay off meds --if not - don't know what I can take | I'm in good shape - walk for miles - so this was very scary side effect - my doc said it's unusual for side effects to appear long after starting the drug - and my blood work for liver/muscle issues was normal - but there was no way I could stay on it | F | 66 | 2 years 5mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | High blood pressure | I started with really bad muscle pains,it hurst all the time, cant sleep with the pain, and I stuggle to go to work. My mood swings have costed me my children (None of them talk to me at the moment) NOT LIKE ME AT ALL, Ive become someone I dont even know.PLEASE PLEASE anyone reading this, take notice and dont take CRESTOR, Im stopping today and going to the doctors tomorrow. I cant believe my doctor didnt tell me about these side affects. | Crestor did lower my cholosterol, but Ive lost my own self in the process. PLEASE DONT TAKE IT. | F | 51 | 3 months 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 4 | High Cholesterol 7.3 (UK figure) | Rosuvastatin reduced overall level from 7.3 to 5.0 but the best result was the big reduction of "bad" cholesterol. There were NO side effects whatsoever until 01/11 when many of adverse symptoms described by others hit me like ton of bricks. | Astra Zeneca`s Crestor costs about £37($52) a month here in UK so I get a generic version from India which costs £13 ( $20 month). I`ve used both and the effectiveness and the side effects are the same. | M | 73 | 21 months 10 1X day | 2/14/2011 | 1 | LDL=120; moderate carotid artery pl | Irritable; cursing at my computer; didn't feel right; tingling like mild electrical shocks in fingertips; progressed to pain in upper right back; hike in hilly woods daily, and when I felt sluggish going up a hill like my legs had no strength, I knew something was wrong; right little toe got red, swelled and sore; totally new experiences. Stopped on my own 3 weeks ago, still have the back pain. Then learned a friend was on Lipitor for 18 months before he realized a problem (couldn't walk up a flight of stairs), stopped taking it and took another 18 months to recover. I'm glad I stopped when I did; it appears that many of the maladies associated with this drug take time to occur and even longer to be attributed to the drug. I would guess that the negative reports on this page are but the tip of an iceberg. | My cardiologist just pooh-poohed my question about side effects when we were discussing my going on Crestor. (I didn't know much about it at the time) I don't see him until March, and my decision is final. Crestor, for me, is bad stuff. As a statin, isn't it just a milder version of Baycol, and we all know the story there. When people are falling over dead because of a drug (Baycol), the FDA may act; if it's just a more gradual poisoning (Crestor) they are blind, following (with the medical profession) the Pied Piper band of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Bayer, etc. Money rules all. My plan is good diet, lots of exercise, and periodic carotid artery sonoscans. BTW, I have a PhD in physics and consider myself to be rational and good at evaluating data. The data/literature base related to Crestor and other statins, cholesterol, CRP, inflammation and atherosclerosis is a real can of worms, making a causal analysis very difficult. I'm worried that the pharmaceutical/medical/FDA cabal will be able to hide behind this smoke screen for a long time to come. | M | 71 | 4 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 2/13/2011 | 1 | High Cholesterol | My doctor put me on Crestor after I was not able to lower my cholesterol with diet and Red Rice Yeast. He took blood labs then started me on 5 MG daily.I immediately noticed minor muscle pain but stuck it out, after the 7th day I called the Doctor who told me to stop the medicine and get blood work done. | The next day my doctor called and told me to immediately go to the ER as my CPK numbers were over 15000. They ran a bag of saline and considered keeping me over night. I had a doctor visit two days later and he ran another bag of saline, my CPK numbers are 4000. My kidney was slightly damaged according to the blood work and opinion of the nephrologist. I feel run down, muscle pain and upset that this happened. To add insult to injury I paid $60 for the co-pay on the prescription, now my share of all of the blood work. No more Crestor for me, bad news! | M | 44 | 7 days 5MG 1X day | 2/12/2011 | 1 | High LDL | Muscle pains all over, total exhaution. Anxiety, stomach cramps, constipation. always has a bad smell like dirty ashtray. | I called my Doctor and told I was stopping it. I want to reduce my Cholesterol but not at this expense. | M | 55 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 |