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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Lower cholestrol | IBS, pain in joints of left hand (first and middle fingers worse), short term memory loss, irritable, trouble sleeping, strange dreams | F | 23 | 23 days 10mg 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 1 | I became very moody, irritable and suffered from anxiety. I had frequent headaches and became dizzy when bending down. My lower extremeties were always numb, tingling and feld cold. My began to have frequent back soreness and muscle spasms. I have stopped taking this medication and hope my symptoms will subside although I have been told that the side effects may be permanent. | M | 56 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 1 | High LDL and high cholesterol | Nausea, loss of appetite, burping, feel cold, headache, dizziness, exhausted, trouble concentrating, feel much older, fogginess --just feel really unwell and I never have these issues. | A high starting dose, I have read. Even at a lower dose, I am not sure I want to take Crestor. | F | 50 | 1 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 1 | high cholestrol | well its 1.30 in the morningand i cant get back to sleep i awoke in a panic which i beleive thesetablets have caused, also joint pain sweating and stomach ache, was prescribed 20mg first four weeks after which then rises to 40mg but feel so ill on them im gonna go back to my gp and get something else.... i agree with the comments on here saying it feels like you have been poisoned because thats really just how you feel | M | 50 | 4 weeks 20mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 1 | High Cholestrol | Muscle and joint pain was gradual. Muscles ached and skin was tender to the touch. weakness in ankles. Could hardly walk down the stairs and going up the stairs is becoming a challenge. Two days ago start to have lower back pain akin to the early stages of a kidney infection or menstrual cramps. Fatigue. I wake up tired. | Doctor wanted to see me in a month (next week). Will discontinue and ask doctor to recommend a less harsh perscription. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 10mg 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 4 | hypercholesterolemia | On 5-20mg I had no noticeable side effects but on 40mg my GI is sluggish with an increase in constipation. | Crestor has reduced my cholesterol levels from 7 mmol/L to 4.7 mmol/L over 18 months but the MO wants me to get to under 4 mmol/L. | F | 47 | 18 months 5-40 1X day | 5/17/2010 | 3 | High cholesterol | Pretty severe muscle soreness in shoulders and upper arms. Seem to be lethargic more. After a lite workout with weights or swimming I get really sore. Asprin helps. | Was on Lipitor and had doc change due to muscle soreness. Crestor soreness is different but just as severe. Seems to make one more prone to soreness after normal exercise. I stopped taking about two weeks ago. Soreness is somewhat reduced but still there. I had double bypass surgery about 2 1/2 years ago. That is when we started the statins. Never any soreness problems before then. I plan to discontinue for at least two weeks more to see if the soreness goes away. | M | 72 | 30 days 10mg 1X day | 5/17/2010 | 1 | Heavy legs, sore muscles everywhere, knee pain, calf pain, throat swelling, fatigue, dizziness, nightly sleep disturbances, and finally a severe lung infection and pneumonia. | I felt as I had aged considerably while taking Crestor. Before Crestor, I was 100% healthy, didn't have a sick day at work for 25 years! I walked 2 miles a day almost everyday. I did 30 minutes weight lifting 2 times a week, and stretched daily. This was my routine for 12 years. After taking Crestor for 7 months, I stopped my daily walking and other exercise workouts. I was too tired to do any of it. I became a couch potato. Walking steps was becoming impossible. The last straw was a severe lung infection that turned into pneumonia in April 2010. I'm still battling with that even after 4 weeks. If I had stayed on Crestor, I would have become completely sedentary and probably become wheel chair bound. All the benefits of lower cholesterol would be negated by a sedenary lifestyle and I would probably have died from inactivity which contributes to heart diesease and stroke. I have many female family members who are living way into their 90s and who take zero prescriptions. I told my Doctor I will no longer take any prescriptions and hope to resume my exercise routine. I will take high doses of vitamins, drink lots of water and move everyday. I hope this will help me to resume living a more active and pain free lifestyle and make it to age 100. Cholesterol drugs are very dangerous and should not be used by anyone. They are way over-prescribed. The whole high cholesterol thing is a scam made up by the prescription drug companies in order to get every person in | F | 63 | 7 months 5 mg 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 1 | High LDL | muscle pain and stiffness; hot flashes; urinary problems; sleeplessness; IBS; stomach pains; back pain. | I've tried various statins and Lovasa. I experienced terrible side effects with all of them. My doctor was not aware that these side effects were caused by these statins and attributed them to various other things. I stopped Crestor and immediately started feeling better. I have no more back or muscle pain, etc. I am trying red yeast rice with KOQ10 with no side effects so far. | F | 68 | 45 days 5 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 1 | lower cholesterol | nausea, dizziness, complete fatigue, lethargic, want nothing but to sleep, lack of concentration, TERRBILE!!!!! | will stop it IMMEDIATELY, especially after reading the messages on this site. Confirms my suspicions of this horrible drug | F | 69 | 30 days 10 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 3 | High Cholesterol - 313 | Memory Loss and severe hand and foot pain. | I'm 30yrs old 5'7 160lbs. I origonally started with 40 mg of simvastatin then lovastatin and eventually 60mg to lower my cholesterol. That kept me about 206 for total cholesterol. 10mg of Crestor got my total down to 167... from 313. Then I started getting severe hand and foot pain. So painfull I couldn't use my hand to open a door or button a shirt. I was unable to walk normally due to pain on the top of my feet. I had to shuffle. The pain typically lasted a few hrs - a couple days and came and went. I am down to 5mg now and still experience this pain. I have experimented and found that if you exercise EVERY day and eat HEALTHY ie oatmeal for breakfast, salad for lunch and something baked/grilled for dinner this too will keep my cholesterol under 189 without taking Crestor. Obviously Crestor works but it does have its side effects. | M | 30 | 6 months 10 1X day | 5/10/2010 | 1 | Very High Cholesterol (313) | After about 2 weeks I noticed stiffness in my knees. I also have a tightness in my lower buttocks muscle. Not really pain but extreme stiffness when bending, walking, or getting up from sitting position. My right hand is painful and swells on occasion. Did not realize the effects were from the medication CRESTOR until i had a follow up with the doctor on May 4, 2010. My cholesterol came down dramatically, 207, but my quality of life was at issue. This drug can cause severe kidney and muscle damage. I will just take extra dietary restrictions, fish oil and aspirin to control this problem. | Why would the FDA approve a drug that causes kidney and muscle damage? | F | 54 | 67 days mg 1X day | 5/10/2010 | 1 | borderline high cholesterol | Fatigue,memory loss,loss balance,joint & muscle pain/weakness, throat swelling,heart flutters,indigestion,bloating,peripheral neuropathy,insomnia,inertia,blurred vision,headaches,disoriented | Borderline high cholesterol or not Crestor has completed total breakdown of my life along with previous statins ie-Lipitor and Ezatrol/Crestor duo to the point of daily confusion,inertia,pain,have information re some side affects irreversible so do not advocate any of statins stated in any combination. | F | 59 | 12 months 5mg-40mg 1X day | 5/2/2010 | 2 | High Chloresteral | Recently developed lower back pain (unprovoked). After 1 week and no change I decided to stop taking my Crestor. Within 3 days my lower back pain is gone....it could be a conincidence, but I think it was caused by the drug. | It dramatically lowered my bad and raised my good. | M | 48 | 4 months 20 mg 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 4 | high cholesterol levels | achilles tendonitis & muscle pain | F | 56 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 4/27/2010 | 1 | very high ldl | Muscle pain. Lack of energy. Trouble sleeping. Heartburn at night. Blurred vision (especially looking at window blinds). Anxiety. | I have extremely high ldl. I fought going on this drug years before but decided to believe my doctor that the risks of not taking Crestor were no where near the heart issues that could develop. Last week, after elevated ldl levels (213) (my hdl is 101) my doctor prescribed a 20mg dose. I have taken it for a week but now I am done. I had no idea that people were having the same issues as me. Needless to say I have done nothing to try and lower my ldl naturally (i.e. Eating healthy, exercising, etc). I am not over weight, do not smoke, have excellent triglyceride levels and have no history of heart disease or stroke in my large family. I have taken my last dose. Please do the same. | M | 36 | 19 months 10mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | swollen muscles in arms and hands, same with feet and lower legs. | I have tried other statins. This was the last....on to something new. Would not recommend without close evaluation of adverse symptoms. | F | 67 | 2 weeks 5 mg 1X day | 4/25/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | The first 4 weeks I experienced slight knee pain. Then I began experiencing severe knee pain and could bareley walk. I noticed my knee popping when I walked. Going up and down steps was unbearable. My right leg swelled to double its size and I had lumps on the back of my legs behind my knees. I quit taking the crestor and slowly after one month the side effects have been going away. My legs still ache at times and my leg is still slightly swelled, but I can go up and down steps without much pain. There is still a small lump behind my knee but it is getting better. The popping in my knee is gone. I know for a fact all this was caused by the Crestor. | I was on Lipitor for 6 months before taking Crestor and noticed knee pain. But with Crestor I could barely walk. I had told my doctor that the Lipitor was making my knees hurt and he told me he did not think it would cause the knee pain. This drug is poison. It worries me to think how many people are having the same side effects as I have. Doctors are probably not even considering the possibility that these are being caused by the Crestor. How many are being treated for arthitis and not being taken off this drug. This drug is very dangerous and should be taken off the market. | F | 48 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe muscle cramps at night dorsal side of feet and lower extremity adductors, joint pain hips and knees, lethary, anxiety, depression, difficulty sleeping and weakness. | The above symptoms had become debilitating. Went from working out 40 minutes a day to 0 - 10 minutes. Lack of sleep, pain and mood symptoms caused me to change jobs unnecessarily and damaged my personal relationships. Since my doctor took me off the drug a week ago, my energy is returning and I am feeling happier. I guess cholesterol will kill me, because I had my doubts about the integrity of the FDA before. I'm sure they're trying to kill us all, now. | F | 53 | 10 months 10 mg 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 1 | high chlorestrol | upper back pains going into my chest....rib pain.......heartburn....and depression..... | I think statins are scary really...I listened to my doctor and when I told him about the pain he wanted to send me to a Rhematologist....He's not listening...I took myself off this drug last night..I used to be a dancer..Walk six miles to the beach and now I lay on my floor......My cholestrol is high.............I dont know what to do ...The scariest part is that I would wake up with heartburn and pain in my chest..... | F | 61 | 6 months .05 1X day | 4/23/2010 |