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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Cholesterol | Can anyone say how long the side effects (muscle & bone pain) last? | M | 56 | 3 years | 12/9/2009 | 2 | mild heart attack with stent placem | muscle cramps, muscle weakness, whole body aching and thobbing on getting up, joint pain, no motivation, listless, can't lose weight (not even a few pounds). | Being an ex-bodybuilder and athlete, always eating right, nonsmoker, nondrinker. total cholesterol before Crestor 160, HDL 90, LDL 35 (thats what doc said). Have to be on it along with Plavix due to stent. Side effects noticed immediately, complained to doc, cut is back to 5 mg, but still have the problems. I go back in January.. BTW--My father-in-law was on the same meds and he is trying Niaspan (Rx Niacin) to lower cholesterol or to keep it low. I am only 50 and I know this is not right. | F | 50 | 5 months | 12/8/2009 | 2 | lower hereditary high cholesterol | sleeplessness, waking up feeling like I couldn't breathe because tongue in the way. indigestion, lack of focus/concentration, exacerbated depression | I've been on many cholesterol lowering drugs, have not always been the best patient about remembering or being compliant with taking them. tried to do better on this one, but I am having so much trouble sleeping, I found this website and see similarities, will try to stick it out until I go back in January to have my lab tests done. | F | 36 | 2 months | 12/6/2009 | 2 | chlorestral | Both knee joints were popping- sounded like I was fracturing my knees and leg bones down to the knees. Now just stiff all over. Shoulder, neck pain, arms go numb at night resulting in constant waking up. Here's a new one for you- sometimes the tip of my nose feels tingly or fuzzy. Feel like I am 85. I cant even bend at the knees as I feel a lot of pressure behind them- like my legs will pop like a balloon overinflated. Will be going off this stuff and trying to get back into walking. | F | 52 | 4 months | 12/5/2009 | 3 | reduce chol. and other benefits | Has anyone had side effect from Crestor that makes your feet feel hot? Only been on 10mg for a week and do not know what it has done for numbers. | M | 66 | 1 weeks | 12/4/2009 | 1 | high triglycerides | Taking for four weeks - have gotten increasingly tired, dizzy, ringing in ears -major personality change: depressed, nasty dreams, hot and cold flashes all the time - crying at the drop of a hat. Going off tonight - no more of this med for me! | Husband and I both started at same time. He has severe foot pain and trouble sleeping. Overall weakness. He is 56. | F | 57 | 27 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Unbelieveable pain in both feet - Much like the pain experienced with gout only throughout the feet. Red, swollen and very difficult to walk. | Quit taking it and within 24 hours symptoms were almost gone. | M | 63 | 7 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | I have diabetes and kidney disease and do experience chronic pain and fatigue but after being on this drug for almost 3 months, I've felt horrendous!!!! I take other medications so have a HIGH tolerance to drug side effects but this drug takes the cake. Main side effect was severe leg pain and weakness and fatigue that made it difficult to do day to day things that I usually have no problems with. I just felt terrible everyday and couldn't understand why until I saw this web-site!! I stopped taking this drug and will continue with diet and exercise and natural supplements(Omegas)....today I felt like myself for the first time in months:))) | F | 48 | 3 months | 12/4/2009 | 2 | Severe pains in legs after taking 20mg for 3 mths so Dr reduced dosage to 10mg. After about a year pains redeveloped in legs as before. In addition severe pains at top of calf muscles behind knees after standing up (if i have been sitting with legs tucked under the chair). Also dizzyness frequently on standing up. Have stopped Crestor 2 days ago and leg pains have gone but pain in calf muscles persisits. | M | 61 | 12 months | 12/2/2009 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | I have been taking crestor for the past 3 years to lower my bad cholesterol, the crestor did significantly bring it down and I had no side effects from the drug the first year. I gradually started to feel fatigued and started having body aches which I blamed on menopause, my pain was getting worse and worse, I started having very bad chestpains, that my doctor could not explain, even had all sorts of tests done, but they could not find anything wrong with my heart. I am sure they thought I was imaging it all. My symptoms included severe muscle pain in right leg and cramping at night, all over body ache, extreme fatigue, headache, anxiety, chest pain on left side (felt light a heart attack), extreme joint pain in both knees and wrists. I stopped taking crestor 8 days ago and feel the best I have in years, no pain, no fatigue, I feel GREAT. Can not believe that this pill made me feel so sick for so long! Thanks to this website I can enjoy my life again. | F | 55 | 3 years | 12/1/2009 | 2 | Lower Cholestrol | My cholestrol was around 225 a couple of years ago. My doctor prescribed 5mg crestor at bedtime. I can't remember exactly why, but the prescription was for 10mg and my doctor said to just cut them in half. I was on this for 1 year with no symptoms of pain. My insurance changed and this prescription went to $75 a month. I went to the doctor and tried zocor. Bad mistake, I would awake from a sound sleep with fierce muscle spasms in the left calf of my leg. I would wake my husband screaming and crying. The zocor was only $7 a month but was definitely not worth saving the money. I started taking the 5mg crestor 07/17/09. On 09/24/09 my total cholestrol was 165 which is good but a week later I had severe leg pain and stopped taking it on 10/06/09. Now I'm not taking anything. Does anyone know how long it takes for the crestor to get out of your system? | This is really weird; if I take 5mg crestor each night instead of cutting the 10mg in half, my legs hurt terribly. What is the difference; cutting a 10mg in half = 5 mg or taking a 5 mg tablet??? | F | 55 | 2 years | 11/30/2009 | 1 | total cholesterol 495 | Constant cold, sinus congestion, sore throat, voice loss for the 5 weeks I was on Crestor. Also, achey legs that turned into severe upper front thigh and front calf pain, mostly in left leg, but pains traveling in right leg - calf area. The pain in upper thigh brings tears to my eyes. I used to walk 4 miles a day and have been unable to walk even a block for the past 3 weeks. There is no relief to the pain (ibpropen, alleve...). It somewhat subsides while I am sitting at work, but standing, walking and lying down bring on severe pain. I did not want to take this as I have had side effects from Zocor, Lipitor...I would rather take the risk of heart disease/stroke than suffer though this. | F | 48 | 5 weeks | 11/30/2009 | 3 | High Cholesterol | Been taking Crestor 10 mg. almost 3 years. About 6 or so months ago, I started having VERY sudden sharp pain in the top of both my legs. It hurts so bad that my poor husband jumps when I get the pains because I moan so loud. Now on 5 mg. but still no relief. I haven't taken a pill for 5 days, and the pain is still here. I have noticed that if I stay off of my feet I still ache, but no sharp pain. 2-day, put up Christmas decorations and OMG, the sharp pain is back and it doesn't go away just because I get off my feet, I will hurt like this till at least tomorrow. I've tried looking up my symptoms but can't find anything that fits the pain I have. | It's good at keeping the H.C. down, but not worth the pain it causes | F | 59 | 3 years | 11/29/2009 | 2 | High LDL and total cholesterol. | I was taking a combo of Crestor and Zetia. All blood work was within range even my HDL. However, my liver enzymes are elevated and have not been taking them for two weeks to try to get my liver back in shape. Recheck in three months. I never connected the shoulder and leg pain with these medicines until reading this and realizing for the last two weeks these pains are not nearly as intense. I guess I will try fish oil, vinegar, and niacin. | F | 55 | 3 years | 11/27/2009 | 1 | Cholesterol 250/HDL 63/ LDL 162 | About 3 weeks on Crestor (10 mg), I started to have a lot of shoulder pain, tightness & tenderness mostly on one side. I went to my massage therapist and after a deep tissue massage I thought it was better. I normally get stress knots in my back and shoulders but this was different. The pain and tenderness did not go away. The next massage I had after 2 months on Crestor the massage therapist thought maybe I had fibromyalgia because her touch up and down my arm and around my shoulder was so tender. I went to the dr. last week and she thinks I have a strained rotator cuff and gave me muscle relaxers, antiflammatory meds and recommended physical therapy. I then reminded her of the Crestor, and she said, "oh, we better test your creatine kinase to see if it's elevated." Duh! Well I'm still waiting for the results. I decided to wean myself off the Crestor. I took it every other day and then skipped two days and took 1/2 dose the next. I had two good days (was it th | I am so glad to read all the comments here and that I'm not alone. If I don't get confirmation that my enzymes are elevated, I will be surprised. If anyone has gone off the meds, how long did it take for the pain to stop? | F | 58 | 5 months | 11/26/2009 | 1 | To lower my LDL | Wrist pain, lower back pain, left hip discomfort, upper left leg cramps | I thought my back pain was due to pain I normally have, if I lift too heavy objects, but after about taking the Crestor for 2 weeks, the pain became constant. I had the hip discomfort for 3 days after about the 7th day of taking the medication and it went away. It came back again about the 18th day and never went away. The wrist pain would come and go. The upper leg cramps started about the 18th day. | F | 56 | 21 days | 11/25/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol--360 | I've been on Crestor about 9 months. About 7 months ago my left knee starting hurting and has gotten progressively worse. My right elbow is also in great pain. My entire body is sore--feels like tight muscles and as though my bones actually hurt. Lower abdominal pain started a month ago. I've been to one doctor and am scheduled to see an orthopedic surgeon, but after reading these comments and seeing a similarity in complaints, I'm stopping the Crestor (only 5 mg/day, but when I had my blood test after 3 months the doctor said I was a "reportable" case as my numbers had gone done so much). I've been so chronically fatigued, and today my teeth actually started hurting...I had a blood test taken today and will see cardiologist in two weeks, but I feel as though this drug is poison and am hoping it has not caused permanent damage to my liver or my joints. Thanks for all the detailed comments. | F | 54 | 9 months | 11/25/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | Was on Lipitor for over a year and had many of the side effects others have mentioned: extreme muscle soreness, cramps in calf, fatigue, felt exhausted all the time, major foot pain including burning and tenderness, foggy, difficulty concentrating depression. Even went for physical therapy and accupuncture for the muscle soreness and foot pain! Went off Lipitor 9/17/09 and started to feel much better mostly with muscle soreness, cramping and expecially foot pain. Feeling better, no longer feel like I'm "underwater" and a 100 years old. | My doctor started me on Crestor 10/28/09 and I'm experiencing the same symptoms like Lipitor. I had a three week sample supply and just dropped the rx off last night for Crestor to pick up today. I just found this website and called the pharmacy to cancel the prescription. I just can't believe how many people have experienced the same variety of problems I've been experiencing for more than a year. I never connected any of it to the Lipitor but now that I've switched to Crestor and I was starting to feel the same symptons, that's it for me on these type of medications. Unbelievable that so many of my health problems have been related to a medication that is supposed to help you. I usually don't write things on blogs or websites but I hope that my voice, along with the others here, will help other people not suffer like we have. The emotional stress and disfunction that I've experience has sometimes been debilitating and I'm finally hopeful that the quality of my life will only improve. I hope the same for everyone with a similar story! | F | 52 | 3 weeks | 11/24/2009 | 3 | Cholesterol of 300 | unable to lose weight no matter what; dizzyness upon standing from squatting position; fullness; hair becoming extremely difficult to manage or style; dry skin; aggressiveness or tendency to have short fuse, experiencing differences in facial appearance, seems to be making me look older. Has anyone experienced this???????? | Was originally on 10 mg, then dr increased to 20, experienced dizzyness and aggression or annoyance, cholesterol came down to 179, but dr wanted to increase dosage fearing it would creep up, after another 6 weeks of not taking it every day it increased to 200, dr put me on 20 mg/day and I feel miserable; | F | 55 | 6 months | 11/23/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | weakness of the leg and arm,left shoulder pain. muscles treambling,stomachache and bloating.irritability. | F | 45 | | 11/22/2009 |