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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | lower cholesterol | severe personality change, general malaise, low energy, blankness, "out of it" feeling all the time, disengaged from things happening around me | was on 40 mg, have been off it for 3 months and I'm a different person - back to my old self, have energy, my personality is back, I'm engaged in my life! | M | 71 | 1 years | 8/24/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | I took Lipitor about 3 months and have been taking Crestor for about 3. I began having joint and muscle pain, itching. excess tiredness. I thought it was due to aging until my chiropractor told me it was the Crestor. | I began to find I had a lack of strength. It was an effort to get up the steps, to carry light objects. I began taking 100 mg of CoQ10 twice a day which greatly deminished these symptoms. I intend to stop taking Crestor and take my chances with high cholesterol. I don't want to go in for a doctors visit and have him tell me my liver is shot or that I have severe neuropathy. | F | 74 | 3 months | 8/21/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Started taking this drug at the direction of my VA health Care Provider. This is only One in a long list of ( Statin ) Drugs that were recommended that I should take to " Get the Numbers" "Side effects" included Arm,Shoulder,Neck,Back,Legs,and Foot Pain. I was not able to walk any distance at all and Finally Stopped Taking ( Crestor ) After Three days my pain has lessened and I feel like taking walks again. How good can this drug be if it stops you from doing things you care about,and makes Pain part of your life. | I can only hope that more people will become aware of the serious nature of taking Statin drugs, This has led me down the path to needing pain reducing drugs and at one point was given Narcotics to stop my disabling PAIN . I would not let the medical establishment rule my world ever again ! I fully believe Statin drugs led me into major Heart problems. DON'T Take This Drug ! | M | 61 | 7 months | 8/20/2009 | 3 | High cholesterol & T.I.A. | sore throat? Dizziness. | Just changed to this statin - first one gave worse symptoms. My G.P. assured me that this was the most effective statin, with the fewest side effects. Apparently it's rarely prescribed here, because it's so expensive. So sorry you're all experiencing such bad effects - just waiting for mine to get worse, now! comments | F | 58 | 2 weeks | 8/19/2009 | 5 | cholesterol to high | Lowered the numbers BUT my legs paid the price. Swollen knees and sore angles... Stop taking crestor and the legs starting to feel better. After many visits to the knee doctor no help at all from them. They don't even actknowlege the connection I don't get it. | Stop taking and find a Healtheir way to lower your cholesterol. | M | 61 | 15 months | 8/18/2009 | 3 | high cholesterol | fatigue and muscle weakness while using lipitor and was moved to crestor, fatigue is there but a lot less, saw a drop in cholesterol and increase in good one... | my doctor put me on 200 mg CoQ10 vitamin which I guess is depleted with the statins, saw improvement in my symptoms within a week | M | 55 | 4 months | 8/18/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol 234 | Forgetfullnes, swollen throat?, redness area in back of throat, depression, severe lethargy at end of day. | 5mg, 1/4 pill, every other day. Started being forgetful, scary!, thought it was the reality of aging? Will be 50 in Oct. Usually very active and in excellent physical condition. Very tired, don't sleep well. Thankful that I don't have the pains reported. But, recently saw ear nose throat Dr. because I have a redness area on the back of my throat? Now I am experimenting with purple pill Nexiom for acid reflux? I don't have those symtoms but the Dr. says I could have it and not know it? I have never had reflux in my life! Hmm, time to stop Crestor and clear my system. Total Cholesterol was 203 at age 23, now 234? at almost 50. | M | 49 | 1 months | 8/16/2009 | 2 | hig hcholesterol | dizziness, leg weakness, tingling in feet and toes,pain at base of neck, debiltating fatigue. Could barely walk across the street to get mail. legs felt like they could not support body. Felt 25 years older. | Worked great at lowerng cholesterol but made me feel like I was going to spend the rest of my life in bed | M | 61 | 3 years | 8/12/2009 | 1 | atherosclerosis | muscle spasms, pain in muscles, hot feeling racing up and down legs, numbness in feet. | After CABY I was prescribed lipitor and used it for 7 years. I had similar symptons so the dr. prescribed 5 mg. of crestor. It was not lowering my total cholesterol, infact, at one check it was 243, then 295. At 295 he upped the dose to l0 mg. After 3 weeks I started feeling symtoms. Also this past winter I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia (which I didn't have) and now with AS, which I believe I don't have; especially after reading these experiences. | F | 55 | 10 months | 8/3/2009 | 2 | High cholesterol-family history | Few side effects the first few days, but now after 2 weeks, I have arm heaviness and finger numbness. I also feel some kind of small pinches in my neck and chest. | Heaviness in my arms and "pinches" in my neck and chest worry me because I'm thinking that I'm constantly on the verge of having a heart attack! I'm thinking that I'd like to see a naturopath for other options. My doctor says that nutrition accounts only for 20% of elevated cholesterol. I read that vitamin B3 is excellent to control cholesterol, but I took 1 caplet last night and had a very severe reaction to it within minutes (hives, lip numbness, throat constriction and weird delirum=trip to emerg.) I am not putting anything in my mouth for a while, and that includes Crestor. I want to see if the symptoms disappear. | F | 45 | 2 weeks | 7/30/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Started taking Crestor 10mg's a day back in February. After a month or so I started having general aches and pains, but was doing alot of construction work at home so I chalked it up to the heavy lifting and nonstop activity. After 2 months, I decided it wasn't the activity, it was the Crestor. Doctor advised me to stop taking it for a month, then start it back up again and see if the side effects return. Well, they did after about a month. Stopped taking the Crestor 3 weeks ago but still have serious muscle aches in my shoulders, arms and upper chest. Went to the Doctor again yesterday and he completely discounts the Crestor side affects and has ordered a Treadmill Stress Test. Not only am I still aching, now I'm obsessing over a stress test. | I wouldn't recommend taking this drug. Its the most agressive statin and I think it may be more harmful than helpful. Can anyone comment on how long it took for their muscle aches to subside. | M | 50 | 30 days | 7/30/2009 | 4 | Plaque in artery | weight gain | I haven't had any physical pain, my doctor says my lipids now are like those of an infant. I have not taken a second heart scan now to see if the plaque has receded or grown. But I will. | F | 56 | 2 years | 7/29/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe muscle weakness in arms and legs, naseau, pain in arms and legs, confusion, unable to form sentences, unable to lift the smallest things (8 oz. bottled water for example), difficulty swallowing food, couldn't do anything without severe weakness and pain. | Stopped taking May 21 at the suggestion of a neurologist. Doctors were testing for Myasthenia Gravis, Lou Gehhrig's Disease, neuropathy, all have come back negative. This medication is poison. Went from 10 mg to 20 mg and my life was turned upside down. During the time I had taken it, I couldn't do anything physical. I was off work, and eventually lost my job because the FML had expired. It makes me sick that a drug company can market a medication like this, when they are basically giving you poison. Doctors should be more informed of the risks and side effects. | M | 51 | 8 months | 7/28/2009 | 1 | High Triglycerides | Extreme pain at the base of my neck, feels like a muscle spasm. Also experiencing right shoulder pain, left knee pain, and rib pain. | I have been on the medication for about 8 weeks, and the symptoms started 4 weeks ago and are getting worse. I'm stopping the medication now. | M | 37 | 8 weeks | 7/28/2009 | 1 | Cholesterol | Took for 10 days, 11th day extreme lower body weakness(had to crawl to get around) 12th day weakness followed by left hip/buttock pain (10:10 on pain scale) | Doctor not have any suggestions to help get this out of my systme | M | 58 | 10 days | 7/26/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe depression | statin scam epidemic | F | 60 days | 7/26/2009 | 1 | Moderately high total cholesterol | Tingling/numbness in feet and hands, debilitating lethargy/fatigue, mental confusion, anxiety, rash, tightness/gripping pain in upper left chest, back pain, joint stiffness | My total cholesterol was on the high side of normal, so my doctor prescribed 40 mg of Crestor. I took it for about a month, stopped for a couple of weeks because I ran out, then started again 2 weeks ago after re-filling (it's very expensive, even with insurance). Immediately all of these symptoms cropped up; I had been blaming them on another medication I was taking. I found out that 40 mg is way too much, especially for a moderately high cholesterol. My level dropped from 206 to 112 in 3 weeks, but I got sick and started looking 20 years older within that same timeframe. Why would my doctor do this? Even when I told her my symptoms and theories, she told me to cut the tablet in half and take 20 mg a day. Hello, I can't feel my feet and am barely conscious because of this drug! I stopped taking it on my own and will modify my diet and exercise to keep cholesterol under control. This drug is pure poison, and I'm afraid of long-term effects I don't even know about yet. | F | 44 | 6 weeks | 7/24/2009 | 1 | Medium High LDL - Very high HDL | Began having night hallucinations, extreme leg pain all day and night, confusion | Week 1 no side fx to mention; week 2 nausea,pain in legs, knees,complete loss of appetite; week three severe sciatic pain and lower back throbs along with other accumulated fx; week 4 feel so ill, I wanted to die - quit Crestor on 29th day and instantly began to improve. Now 3 months later, I have permanent sciatica,shoulder pain, numb hands at night, trembling in limbs -DO NOT TOUCH THIS POISON - STRYCHNINE WOULD BE BETTER - lost 19 lbs. in less than 4 weeks | M | 71 | 28 days | 7/24/2009 | 1 | High genetic LDL at 242 | weight gain, bloating, stomach upset, knee joint pain, exhaustion, nightmares- I just had a baby 15 months ago and I thought I was pregnant again because of all of my symptoms. | I am a pharmaceutical rep and had heard lots of positive comments about the effects of Crestor lowering cholesterol quickly. My total cholesterol was at 316, and in 8 weeks it was down to 186. It definitely does the trick, but the fact that I was having pregnancy symptoms all over again became a deal breaker. My family doc thought that I had post-partum hypothyroidism. | F | 27 | 5 months | 7/22/2009 | 1 | HIgh Chlosertol | It was terrible. I think it is poison. After several days of taking it I have had sever pain in my right arm and shoulder and neck. Can't concentrate, feel depressed, had to walk and can't sleep. I feel like I am 90 years old. Having to go see a surgeon because of the nerve pain I have. | F | 52 | 2 months | 7/22/2009 |