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| 1 | Slightly elevated cholesterol | I had the most unbelievable pain in my lower back and chest muscles. I couldn't take a deep breath without considerable pain.I was taking 10mg per day. Another thing I noticed was weakness. | I should not have been put on such a strong statin in the first place. I was switched to Pravastatin (also 10mg) so far so good but its only been a week. | M | 69 | 12 days | 4/6/2009 | 2 | high cholesterol | Been taking 10mg. for over 18 months. Extreme gum/mouth pain started 3 days ago. Looked online & found others who have experienced gum pain too. Also, I have had some numbness in my hands and arms occasionally, but I never thought about it being a side effect of Crestor. I guess that's what is causing the numbness too. I'm quitting the Crestor tonight. | Was pretty happy with Crestor until now. | F | 47 | 18 months | 4/5/2009 | 1 | very high Cholesterol | head aches, tiredness, hair on my head became fried looking and feeling almost like the hair shaft was being stripped. Mood swings, low energy, muscle spasms | F | 52 | 6 weeks | 4/5/2009 | 1 | Total cholesterol level 238 | I had difficulty sleeping that night after taking 5mg of Crestor for the first time. Actually, when I saw the doctor's precription I was glad that I was started at a low dose because I know someone on 20mg of the drug. That said, I was surprised to experience the side effects that I did on only 5mg: difficulty sleeping that first night, slight nausea the following day, some light-headedness, slight chest discomfort (a very slight but noticeable dull discomfort--not pain), an acid-reflux type experience, and tiredness. I actually thought twice about driving to get new tires for my car because I did not feel quite right. It kind of reminded me of the time I started smoking at age 17: I coughed my head off. But after a while, I didn't have those symtoms. That should have been a warning. (P.S. I smoked for ten years and gave it up 33 years ago.) I thought, maybe this Crestor is telling me something on the first day of use. | I was prescribed Lipitor last year for the same high cholesterol issue: it's been regularly higher than 200, averaging about 220 for ten years now. My HDL and tri- are ok. I stopped taking Lipitor because of the cramps, nightmares, and terrible feeling. But last year I did something different, other than having a pretty good diet: I walked about two miles every day. It must have helped because last year my number was 190--without medication. I got lazy, stopped the walking, and when I had my annual physical recently, it shot back up to 238. Needless to say, I'm off the Crestor and back to walking. This med may help others who are at especially high risk--but not me. Every case is different. The problem is that we live in an easy-fix world. | M | 66 | 1 days | 4/3/2009 | 1 | high choles., triglis. | Leg pain, skin crawling, insomina, anxiety | I'm one who can hit the pillow and 5 secs. later I'll be sleeping. I've been on crestor for 3 weeks and have not been able to get more than 4 hours of sleep. Restless legs, skin crawling, anxiety. Called the doc. today to see if this drug is causing my problems, but after reading the blogs, I'm taking myself off this nasty drug! | M | 47 | 3 weeks | 4/3/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol,Hypertension,Diabe | Extreme muscle pain and weakness, mostly in legs, felt like the muscles were being ripped away from the bones,chins hurt like I had chin splints,could hardly walk in the mornings the pain was so bad,arms hurt,muscle spasms on right side of body under arm down side, headaches, blurred vision, felt like I had been hit by a Mack Truck, took pain med which did not even touch the amount of pain I had,could hardly go to work let alone do my job, stopped Crestor last night feel about 60% better already. Much better mood...I could not figure out what was going on, I had back surgery 7 years ago and thought something was wrong there, but the pain and weakness just kept getting worse, until I thought maybe it was the Crestor. I would not wish this kind of pain on any one. | I will never take this medication again, sure has not been worth the pain and suffering.. | F | 54 | 2 months | 4/3/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | I tried to be optimistic about Crestor, even after hearing all the horror stories of muscle pain. I have fibromyalgia, so I am VERY used to a lot of body aches. However, I have NEVER had muscle pain this bad. Within the first 2 days of taking only 5 mg daily, I started having trouble sleeping, awakening with nightmares several times a night (strangely, I have not heard this complaint from anyone else). After about 10 days, I started with the muscle pain. I'm talking debilitating, can't work, can't think, can't function muscle pain. Within 36 hours of discontinuing it, I'm back to my regular fibro pain. I'll try the natural route next! | Hated it! | F | 52 | 14 days | 3/28/2009 | 2 | cholesterol | right leg weakness , swollen feet, legs and ankles, more on left leg. Walking is very difficult almost like I am in need of a wheelchair I have always been a daily active distance walker and this should not be a problem. Am convinced that Crestor is the culprit but my doctor does not seem to listen to my complaints saying that it is a very safe drug. | the fact that Crestor is the most potent frightens me as I went of simvastatin (Zorco) because of side effects but Crestor has only made my problems worse. | F | 83 | 7 months | 3/27/2009 | 2 | high cholesterol/triglycerides | Memory loss, clumsiness, mood swings, muscle and joint pain, sometimes so bad it wakes me in the middle of the night. | I was really reluctant to go on a statin and asked if we could just try a change in diet and exercise but was told no, and if I had to be on it the rest of my life, it was a small trade off to not have heart issues. I felt really well before taking this and now my hips and knees hurt along with my sciatic nerve. This may work for some people but as of today, I won't be taking it anymore. I feel much older than I am and much older than I should. | F | 37 | 30 days | 3/25/2009 | 1 | High LDL - 130 | Anxiety - increased over a week - tried stopping for 5 days anxiety stopped - started again - in two days anxiety back. | Not sure I would trust the monograph - I've talked to to many people that have had to stop for one reason or another - they must have 'managed' the studies to get the low side-effect numbers. | M | 54 | 30 days | 3/24/2009 | 1 | high chols. | terrible body ache, fatigue. | not worth side affects!!! | F | 44 | 5 years | 3/24/2009 | 1 | High cholesterol | Initially no defined side effects. Vague aches, pains, memory loss,muscle pain,lack of mobility,unexplained stomache pains, inability to keep a chain of thought. After three years of increasing problems burning pins and needles in my feet, lack of strength, I became totally toxic and after numerous test and lack of explanation I took myself off Crestor. I have not been able to work for four years, I now have myalgia and am being referred to a lipid clinic due to continuing breakdown in my muscles.The pain became so severe I thought I might have cancer in my bones but have been told it is the muscles that are sore.I also have a permanent stitch in the left side of my chest which makes me feel vunerable. I was a very fit active woman in 2003 with elevated cholesterol, I have aged 10 years and have had no quality of life. I fear my condition is permanent but live in hope. | I want this drug banned, the idea that for fiscal reward they would promote a product capable of such harm is a disgrace. The idea that they might feed this drug to children who have not finished developing beggars belief. I take Lecithin now and not every day my cholesterol is 6.3. Your body needs cholestero, its our repair kit. Crestor reduces cholesterol, I do not dispute that but the harm it causes is not worth it. | F | 59 | 32 months | 3/18/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe pain in my leg to the point I limp when I walk. I have been very tired no matter how much sleep I get and emotional roller coast. | I would not recommend this medication to anyone, would be a last resort. | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/17/2009 | 1 | High LDL of 188 | Extreme Fatigue - eyes are heavy , yawning even though i slept 8 hrs night b4, muscle pain which started in thighs and ankles and now exists in back and neck and wrists. Unable to focus, anxiety. | I've done all blood tests and everything negative !! plus one doc doesnt think crestor has anything to do with it, and other doc says all tests are negative. I quit the pills two days ago and never going back on it !!! i just hope the side effects wear off quickly !! | M | 27 | 45 days | 3/15/2009 | 2 | Heart Attack with Stent | Extreme Nausea and Stomach Pain! No energy! Numbness in toes~ | I have had extreme nausea and stomach pain for the last 11 months and can no longer take it....no way to live! I have just come to the realization that it has to be this drug....I started taking about 11 months ago. I am stopping it today~ | F | 46 | 330 days | 3/9/2009 | 3 | High Cholesterol Carotid Blockage | I have posted earlier about the side effects I experienced -- extreme fatigue, unexplained weight gain, joint and muscle pain. After taking Crestor for 6 weeks (5 mg.) followed by 2 weeks of Red Yeast Rice, my LDL dropped from 235 to 155. That's pretty substantial ... but I still hate the side effects. | F | 62 | 2 months | 3/6/2009 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Costochondritis for months, sometimes severe. VERY swollen left hand; puffy feet and eyelids. Major, major insomnia. Blurred vision. (I got a stronger glasses prescription a couple of months after starting Crestor and now another few months later, cannot see... again.) Tired, burning eyes. Fatigue so bad I feel 98 instead of 58. Gained about 10 lbs. in a flash when beginning this drug. Have NOT been able to get these pounds off. Depression. Fuzzy memory. Hard to concentrate. Loss of strength and greatly reduced stamina. Arthritis has been much worse since I started it. | When I started Crestor I was having a run of upper respiratory viruses and felt bad anyway, so I think that masked the fact that Crestor was making me feel lousy. The viruses finally stopped but the feeling lousy didn't and I just didn't put two and two together for nearly a year. Then to add to my misery, I started on Lisinopril last November, which has some of the same side effects as Crestor, notably swelling in the hands. (Since on both drugs I am now at the point where I often cannot close my left hand enough to make a fist, it is so swollen.) I stopped them both — cold-turkey — two days ago. I hope my body will heal from these nasty symptoms and I can begin to feel like myself again. I will NEVER let my doctor talk me into another statin or hypertension drug. Good food, exercise, weight loss and most of all, prayers, are what I am going for now! | F | 58 | 1 years | 3/6/2009 | 1 | To lower my LDL Cholestrol levels | Moderate depression,joint aches,extreme tiredness,lethargy | A dangerous drug..more info needed on precautions and side effects for doctors and patients alike | M | 31 | 2 months | 3/5/2009 | 1 | high cholesterol | muscle pain,memory loss,joint pain | beware of all statins especially this the most powerful one. if you have had a heart attack or documented coronary heart disease maybe the side effects wont outweigh the benefits. but if you are a healthy active person who happens to have mildly elevated lipids dont buy the bs saying "lowers the risk of heart disease by 50%". ask what your actual risk is. it is minimal if you are reasonably healthy and active.the drug companies want everyone on their drugs for $$$$$. they are even now recommending that everyone take statins as a preventative.this is outrageous and malpractice. | M | 53 | 6 weeks | 3/4/2009 | 2 | High Cholesterol (263) | Joint pain, shortness of breath and chest pain (stabbing pulsations)within 3 weeks of taking 10 mg.Crestor. | Cholesterol came down to 175. Am taking 5mg (half dosage) every other day to see if I can maintain cholesterol at under 200. It is yet to be determined if chest pain was related to Crestor but at the same time I began taking, I also adopted a healthier lifestyle (mediterranean diet and exercise). I suspect it's the Crestor because it wasn't logical to me that I would have a heart attack 3 weeks after beginning a healthier lifestyle and losing weight... | F | 73 | 3 weeks | 3/3/2009 |