CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CRESTOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | high cholesterol and tryglcerides | I've been on Crestor for 7 days...I have an elevated CPK and have tried all kinds of statins which caused upset stomach and pain...muscle pain all over especially in the legs. My PCP told me that she wanted me to use Crestor. But for years they have told me that I shouldn't be taking a statin due to the muscle problem (CPK) and yet continue to prescribe statins. I've even received a note from one of the NP's that I should stop drinking so much.....I don't drink.... my liver bloodwork is abnormal)they don't address the possibility that what they are prescribing is causing my liver abnormalty. When you get shuffled around and see MD's and NP's, no one knows what the right and left hand are doing....Way too many patients. | My symptoms are such that I can't afford both physically and mentally to continue taking Crestor....I'm tired, have stomach pain and most of all I hurt all over and feel bloated and puffy...How does one have a normal day? I have inherited high cholesterol - I don't suggest Crestor at all.....the side effects are terrible. | F | 66 | 7 days | 8/19/2008 | 5 | high cholesterol | None | Before Crestor my total number was 317 - after only three months it's now 195. My LDL also dropped like a rock from 254 to 130. My HDL was always high and was 54, now is 55. And my triglycerides were 57, and are now 48. Overall I could not be happier with Crestor. I take half of a 20 mg pill each day. I have never experienced side effects like I did with Zocor. I am so happy to have numbers that are within the normal range! My doctor is amazed. My family has a history of high cholesterol and my diet is healthy, so that never affected my numbers at all. Crestor did the trick. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/14/2008 | 1 | high cholesteral | joint pain, knees, hips especially, also low back and shoulder. All 'new' pain since taking crestor. | Went on vaction and could hardly lift my foot to the curb, couldn't imagine what was going on, I am not new to excerise! I'm stopping the med. today after finding this website. Shame on all the drs. for not being truthful (or maybe enlightened) | F | 50 | 25 days | 8/13/2008 | 3 | High (bad) Cholesterol | Am not sure if it's the Crestor or not. I have a good level on my good Cholesterol not sure if that is LCL OR HCL but my bad is 144. Been on Crestor 5 mg for almost a year. Loss of energy, fatigue, and leg cramps at my ankle at night only, started using the soap under my sheet and cramps have not been around for about 2 nights now. | I would like to know if anyone has had a better experience with an OTC drug to lower their Bad cholesterol? | F | 57 | 9 months | 8/12/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Severe pain in feet/heels when trying to stand or walk, swelling of feet & hands, extreme muscle & joint pain, left knee swelling & pain more severe then right, spasms and tingling in legs, leg pain at night making sleep difficult, elevated blood sugar levels, dry mouth, heightened anxiety, night sweats, lower leg rash, trouble concentrating, short-term memory loss, strong sensation of arthritis in both hands & fingers, numbness in fingers & feet, sensation that something is stuck in my throat, weight gain, over all loss of muscle strength, mental confusion. 43 feeling 90. | Have been off of Crestor for 2.5 weeks after going to emergency room unable to walk. Blood sugar levels fine in April...244 in July! Sent to physical therpy...was told they had seen this before many times...may take serveral weeks to recover. Going to neurologist...to check for perm. nerve damage. Feels like this is going to be a long recovery. Would rather had suffered a heart attack then go through the pain that I have had to endure due to the side effects of Crestor. | F | 43 | 3 months | 8/12/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol | incredible and constant fatigue, depression, loss of libido | love that it reduces cholesterol, but just cant handle the side effects. | M | 55 | 3 months | 8/10/2008 | 1 | cholesterol 222 | Extreme exhaustion radiating pain all over body most specifically in shoulders and neck. Lack of focus, bruising of skin, dark urine. Weight loss. Symptoms of heart attack. | My husband has RA and after taking a routine lab to check liver and blood he was found to have a Cholesterol level of 222. The rheumatologist wanted his level to be 175 due to the RA. After a few weeks of taking it he was experiencing extreme exhaustion, lack of focusing. He has many sleepless nights and pain over his entire body. With RA you always have pain so it was not easy to realize something was wrong. After one night of no sleep and extreme pain in the shoulders he made the statement I thought I had an heart attack. The symptoms did not get better. I looked up side effect for Crestor on the web. He had them all. He went to the rheumatologist and told her what was going on. She said the dose was way too low to effect him in that way. She did a EKG and blood and said he had an heart attack. WE went to the hospital and he was there two days. Later they came back to say Crestor not a heart attack. We have an appointment with the cardiologist in Sept. We will see then wha | M | 48 | 60 days | 8/10/2008 | 1 | cholesterol levels high | Lower back pain, legs get tired when walking - every day. Some days worst than others. | I am on Tricor which also has the same symptons as Crestor. Prior to Crestor my lower back pain was not as bad. Been on Crestor for about 6 months. I can see that Crestor significantly causes muscle pain in the majority of individuals posting here. | M | 63 | 6 months | 8/10/2008 | 1 | high cholesterol | Extreme pain in left hip and lower back, as well as some pain all the way around the middle. I have been unable to sleep through the night for almost three weeks now. | On my doctor's orders, I took Crestor 20mg for one month, after having been on Zocor 40mg for several years without any problems. Within a week of beginning the Crestor, I had so much pain I was unable to sleep. The only slight relief I could get was by sitting in my office chair, so that's where I spent most nights. Yesterday, I stopped taking the Crestor and tried to get in contact with my doctor. He is "out of the office until September." Now I am OUT OF HIS PATIENT LIST FOREVER, and I'll never take this stuff again. At 74, I probably won't be around much longer, anyway, and I see no joy in living for another thirty years while feeling as if I'd rather be dead anyway. I hurt constantly, I can no longer go to the fitness center, my blood sugar has skyrocketed, my urine is extremely dark and smelly, and I have gained almost twenty pounds WHILE DIETING! DON'T TAKE CRESTOR! | M | 74 | 28 days | 7/30/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Fatigue, severe muscle weakness, joint problems, very dark urine. | Scared the hell out me. Was first of all taking a low dose, which seemed OK. But the MD wanted to get my levels lower and upped the dose. Symptoms started almost immediately. I have problem knees from sport and both knees quickly swelled with fluid as though I had injured them. The dark urine was particularly scary as it suggests it was causing kidney problems. | M | 52 | | 7/29/2008 | 1 | hereditary high cholesterol | extreme muscle pain in hips, back and legs | At first didn't experience any side effects, thought it was just muscle pain from working out. Pain has recently become more extreme, even when not working out. Realized when precription ran out and I was a week without crestor that I had not as much muscle pain, then when restarting script even though not at gym pain became extreme in back and legs, put 2 & 2 together then read these comments and most describe me, including unexplained weight gain. Will see Dr, have stopped Crestor will try Policosanol advised by Chemist today. | F | 59 | 15 months | 7/25/2008 | 2 | cholesterol | F | 65 | | 7/22/2008 | 1 | High cholesterol | Pain in arm muscles,difficulty standing in the morning due to sore feet, shooting pains in fingers, toes, arms, joints, lower back, and feeling like something crawling under my skin on my leg and ankle. | Crestor did lower my number by 100, but the quality of my life diminished while taking it. Now the doctor wants to put me on Lipitor 10,but I am afraid to try it. | F | 58 | 8 weeks | 7/22/2008 | 2 | diabetes | weird dreams, very itchy skin on my lower legs and chest. Anxiety. | I would not recomend this medication unless cholesterol level is life threatening. My levels are in the healthy range but as I am a diabetic my doc wanted them even lower. | F | 45 | 6 weeks | 7/20/2008 | 1 | diabetes- total cholesterol at 160 | okay for six months or so but I am just finding out hat Crestor might be the culprit for really increased anxiety, back pain, shoulder blade pain, neck pain. Knees are a little painful but I walk 45 minutes every day. | Was put on zocor initially and that worked for about 1 year and then put on crestor. My natural cholesterol is about 170- hdl 60. Since I am diabetic- they want total under 100...... | M | 49 | 7 months | 7/11/2008 | 1 | High cholesterol | Was put on 10mg M, W, F. First week was fine. In 3rd week now and I am getting terrible aches in my leg musles. The bottom of my feet hurt when I walk or stand on them for even short periods of time. Not able to sleep through the night anymore either. | I would rather risk a heart attack or stroke rather than deal with these horrible side effects. I'm exhausted all day now and can't even enjoy a walk without feeling like I ran a marathon. Not worth talking this drug. | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 7/2/2008 | 4 | High cholesterol | Slight soreness in knees in the first 2 weeks. | I believe since I lift weights and exercise 3-4 days a week my soreness is not as great if I didn't exercise. My levels were total - 360, hdl-53, ldl-240, trig-300. I was not really unfit or fat, mostly from family history. Before getting on meds, I started exercising and cut down on carbs. In two months my numbers went down big time, but were still a little high. Started on 20mg, for a week then cut the pills in half. Been on for 2 months. My #'s now are 187, 54, 119, 89. Still have to get the ldl (119) down some. My philosophy is to pay for the more expensive healthy foods now instead of paying for the meds, dr's, and high med. insurance later on in life. | M | 37 | 2 months | 7/1/2008 | 2 | High Colesterol | Only taken Crestor for 2 weeks. However experiencing muscle spasms amd tingling in legs and other parts of my body. I have noticed a hightened level of anxiety. After reading these posts, I plan to cut the dosage in half and inform my Doc of that. I am not willing to endure the pain, sore muscles etc. Thanks for the comments from everyone else. I am sure most of the people who love the drug don't search for sites like this. But for the rest, it is very, very valuable to expose all of the maladies your Doc's Crestor sales rep fails to emphasize. | M | 62 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2008 | 2 | high cholesterol | Muscle and joint pain, dry mouth ,EXTREME sensitivity to insect bites,elevated blood sugar. | I have stopped taking this medication. | F | 59 | 6 months | 6/29/2008 | 2 | Dr recommended for Type I diabetes | I am unsure if this drug is the culprit but I have gained 20 lbs and crave sweets all the time. Not ideal for a diabetic. I do have lower back pain which makes me wonder if my kidneys are being compromised by this drug, diabetes or any other drug I must take. I never had high cholestral. My doctor convenced e that it is a preventative measure since diabetics have pulmonary problems the longer they are diabetic. I also have no energy or motivation to do anything whereas before I was very active on the weekends. | I am unsure what to think of this drug. I feel I might stop taking it for a short time to see how I feel. | M | 43 | 3 months | 6/23/2008 |