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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Atheroschlerosis & high cholesterol | Lightheaded, numbness in feet, sleep problems | Had 3 stents placed this year and must work to keep cholesterol level below 200. Started Crestor 10mg a few months ago and am now feeling lightheaded and experiencing numbness in my feet. Will try taking Crestor at different time of day/evening to see if it makes a difference. Am also having problems falling asleep at night. If this continues, will ask doctor to lower the dosage. | M | 3 months | 11/16/2008 | 4 | very high cholesterol | leg muscle pain, insomnia | F | 60 | 3 years | 11/11/2008 | 3 | High Cholestrol | sore muscles and fatigue which is why I take it at night. I'm on 10 mg a day. | I'm 28 years old and in the 2 months I've been on it have lowered my cholestrol over 100 points. | F | 28 | 2 months | 11/10/2008 | 2 | High Cholesterol & Tryglcerides | At first, (5mg daily) nothing. Then the doctor upped the dosage to 10mg daily. Within days I began to experience stiffness and (Rheumatoid arthritis-like) pain in left hand. Muscle pain shoulder. | I have been on medication for Osteoarthritis for a year. Then the Cholesterol problem entered the picture. The first doctor put me on Crestor (5mg) which I took for 6 months. He left town to establish a practice elsewhere. I was assigned a new doctor who said that the 5mg Crestor wasn't doing enough with the Tryglcerides levels. He upped the dosage to 10mg daily and the Rheumatoid Arthritis pain and stiffness began. Great, so now I have no knees due to the Osteoarthritis and losing left hand to Rheumatoid Arthritis. As you can guess, I am not completely sold on this drug. I am going to ask the doctor if I can try something else. | 71 | 6 months | 11/9/2008 | 1 | High Chlestrol | Have been taking Crestor for two weeks and have developed pain in my back, arms, shoulders and pains in my left chest. | I am 61 years old and this is not normal for my body since I worked out and got sufficient exercise. IF the pain/etc continuse I will definately stop taking crestor and take my chances! | M | 12 days | 11/9/2008 | 1 | high cholesterol | joint pain, muscle pain, muscle ache, loss of strength, fatigue, fevers, headaches, abdominal pain, | After 3 days I noticed flu like symptoms--aches in muscles and a crawling sensation. Symptoms got worse. Joints in hands, wrists, ankles, hips, neck painful to the touch. Severe fatigue and fevers. In 2 weeks i felt like I had become 90 years old. I am quitting this drug and will try diet changes, more exercise, policosanol, and see what happens. I have put on 15 pounds over the last 6-8 years and that should probably come off. I have very good triglyceride levels and HDL levels. Just need to get the LDL down. | F | 56 | 14 days | 11/6/2008 | 1 | Slightly High Cholelestrol | Initially i had no side effects, but, after about 6 weeks i noticed that i was not sleeping well, and sexual desire was almost gone. Suddenly i noticed that i was developing rashes, mainly under my arms. I visited the Doctor, he was not real sure about the type of rash, it did not look like anything he had seen before. He prescibed a cortozone cream, this did relieve the itching, but the rash will NOT go away.6 weeks of rash, and its still here.Been to another doctor and he was not real sure as well. | Cannot be 100% sure about my problem being caused by Crestor, but it is the only thing i can connect to my problem. Not taking any more chances, no more Crestor for me. | M | 66 | 3 months | 11/3/2008 | 1 | moderately high cholesterol | Depression. | 5mg (half pill) daily Crestor drove me into a nasty depression - just bawling and sobbing really hard, over absolutely nothing, over and over, day after day, which I had never experienced before in my life. So stopped taking it and felt normal again. Tried taking it again 6 months later, and on the second day unmistakeably felt the major blues coming on again and immediately stopped taking Crestor. Not worth it - not even close. | M | 45 | 180 days | 11/3/2008 | 1 | High Chorestrol | There is nothing brief about my side effects from crestor the are horendous every jointg and muscle in my boby is aching and some are ready to fall off like my right shoulder. | F | 46 | 4 years | 11/2/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I was diagnosed with shingles in Oct of 07 and in November I started having pain in my right rib area. the area cannot be touched. Over the past year I have been to 4 different specialist had all kinds of scans and sonograms with no diagnosis. I went to a pain specialist who started me on Cymbalta which I was on for about 6 weeks and then after bad side effects I went off and thought I was going crazy. Over the past 6 mo my knee pain has gotten much worse and my left small finger has developed huge arthritis. I have to make myself get up and move and even though I am very active I pay for the activity I do with pain. I went to new Dr last week and he ran a lot of blood work and it came back today showing i tested positive for muscle deterioration. He looked back at my records and noticed I had been put on CRESTOR in Nov of 97. that sent up alot of red flags for him and he has taken me off the drug to see if my symptoms go away. Since I had shingles everyone was going with the | F | 60 | 11 months | 10/29/2008 | 2 | lower cholesterol | I started taking Crestor Aug 22/08. At first I had an upset stomach, but that only lasted 6-7 days. Since then I have had increased joint pain in my knees,hips,right wrist, and collar bone and shoulders. Along with that I have been having severe muscle pain in my legs especially at night. If that is not enough, I also am very fatigued, feel cold all the time, and have been experiencing off balance and anxiety. Who needs this crap. Tommorow I an going to do some blood work to check my levels, but will tell my doctor I now longer can do this. At the same time as I started Crestor, I staraded to eat more healthy, walk daily, and have lost 21 pounds. How can I now measure whether my levels have dropped because of my life changes or the Crestor. This will be an interesting visit | F | 53 | 2 months | 10/27/2008 | 1 | high cholestrol | After being on Crestor for 3 yrs I developed extreme cramps in my feet and legs which then extended into my arms shoulders and back. Numb-like feelings in feet & hands that went into my face making me think I had had a stroke. Head also felt funny. Went to ER and had brain scan-negative. Was referred to cardiologist due to pain in neck-stress test also negative. Went to neurologist who did test for neuropathy due to numbness in feet and leg/arm cramps- also negative. Had MRI done on brain due to extreme feelings of something very wrong-also negative. Now realize that along with all of the other problems, I was having anxiety attacks without realizing it. This has also messed my stomach up-lost 20 lbs. Everything has been ruled out-now after 4 months I am totally convinced it was the Crestor although no Dr is willing to say that was the cause. I am better except for the anxiety for which I am now taking medication. I am a retired person who worked for 30 yrs in a stressful job & | F | 63 | 3 years | 10/25/2008 | 1 | High LDL Cholesterol | Extreme left hip, leg and foot pain, irritability, unable to sleep, crazy dreams, fatigue. | I noticed a change in my personality while taking Crestor. I'm usually a happy go lucky type but recently I feel depressed. I work out at Curves 4 days a week but find it is becoming increasingly difficult to go through the entire rounds because of lethargy. I plan never to take this medication ever again! | F | 62 | 4 weeks | 10/21/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol | General flu like symptoms. Muscle weakness, and some pain, particularly in legs, and lower back. Suspicion of fever and headaches. Above all, fatigue, and a desire to stay in bed. | If it works, and I wasn't on it long enough to find out, then try all other possible routes for lowering cholesterol before risking this drug. | M | 63 | 49 days | 10/18/2008 | 1 | triglycerides | Extreme pain in wrists and hands. Crippling swelling in those areas of my body. Unable to close my hands at all due to pain and swelling. | Doctor tells me not to worry. I'm changing doctors. I've had one heart attack and the pain in my wrists and hands is worse than anything during the attack. If this stuff won't kill you, it will come doggone close. | M | 53 | 1 years | 10/17/2008 | 3 | Doc kept pushing | Pain/cramping in the calves of my legs when walking, especially climbing small knolls. On the days I don't take this drug, there is no pain. | My heart specialist said we don't have to take a statin everyday. Taking it every other day or even a couple of times a week will help and it will cut down on side effects. I noticed on the days that I take Crestor, my calves ache/cramp when I walk any distance. Other statins upset my stomach. So far, Crestor has not. I will not take a statin of any kind on a daily basis. | F | 61 | 2 weeks | 10/11/2008 | 1 | High Triglycerides | I have experienced dizziness, constant bloating and gas, bloody sinuses,muscle weakness and insomnia since I've been taking this drug. Today was my last day. I've had it. | F | 43 | 30 days | 10/11/2008 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe muscle pain-left arm, Severe mid back pain, left foot underside pain when jogging, short term memory loss, fatigue by mid afternoon, eyes- oversensitive to light and broken blood vessel. Chest pains. | As I ran into these side effects, I would think I was injured, but could not figure out how I got injured. More recently, my pains got more severe, instead of better. I realized that what was causing my problems was still happening. I then suspected Crestor and realized I had many of the same symptoms others had. | M | 51 | 90 days | 10/10/2008 | 1 | Doc's order | pain in abdomen, btw shoulders, across chest, shortness of breath, slight anxiety | I was at 255, and have gotten down to under 200, but now realize that these side effects are related to this pill. i have had xrays, Cat scan, etc. Everything normal. i am going to defy the doc and get off the pill for a month or two. it has to be the pill. | M | 43 | 3 months | 10/6/2008 | 1 | Familial hyperlipidemia | Very sore shoulders and neck, constant headache, constant stomach pains, sore joints. | Side effects were all at 10mg. Stopped taking it after 6 days. Cardiologist recommended discontinuing for 2 weeks and trying again. Exactly the same problems. Stopped taking it after 7 days this time (tried to tough it out!). | M | 41 | 7 days | 10/6/2008 |