CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1262 Ratings)

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CRESTOR  (ROSUVASTATIN):  Rosuvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps to prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Talk with your doctor for more details.   FDA Approval Date: 2003-08-12 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  cholesterol I had been taking Crstor for about 2-3 years and all of sudden began having severe pain in my hips to the point I could not walk. I have had pain in my shoulder blades, hips, hands, toes. I have not been able to work in 3 weeks. I have been very weak and also have muscles spasms. M 33 3 years
10/29/2007
 1  High Cholesterol Severe lower back pain, muscle cramping in lower legs when stretching feet, general lack of energy. The side effects were not worth the benefits The level of lower and spinal area back pain I endured with this drug led me to the doctor several times, stopped the 5mg dosage several months ago. Back pain continued, but has subsided some. Energy level is returning to normal. I took lipitor for 5 years with good results, except for elevated tryglicerides. Another apptmt next week. M 49 3 days
10/27/2007
 5  To advoid another stroke. Sore Throat and runny nose. I have an underactive thyroid condition and it made my thyroid level drop low. My Cholesterol level was 294 and in a few months it dropped to 131. I am very happy it dropped my cholesterol level to prevent me from having another stroke, but the sore throat is a TRIP. F 52 3 months
10/26/2007
 3  10 mg. Increased/prolonged anxiety & depression About 1.5 years ago, I started taking 10 mg./day. Had a period of extreme anxiety & breathing problems. Went off for 6 mos. & things improved a lot. But my cholesterol counts were great! Started again & have been on it 6 mos. Same depression, but no breathing issues. I'm going for a count tomorrow & if it looks good, I'll probably go off again for 6 mos. Seems like I can tolerate it for 6 mos. at a time. I have no muscle or joint pain. F 52 6 months
10/25/2007
 1  elevated cholesterol Brain fog non stop, left knee, finger and arm numbness, skin crawling, depression, anxiety, cramps in both legs, toes locking up, flu symptons, cough, dark urine, recently back pain around kidneys, memory loss. No motivation. Take this poison off the market. I am stopping this med today. F 52 45 days
10/14/2007
 4  High cholesterol Some cramping in calf muscle that diapeared after a few weeks M 53 6 months
10/11/2007
 1  blocked artery in heart, chlorestor Blood Nose every few days My Cardio switched me from Lipitor to Crestor. Within a week or so I started to get a nosebleed from left nostril, I have never really had nosebleeds before. Ran out of the tablet for about a week (was slack getting new prescription) and no nosebleeds during this time. Started taking Crestor again and had nosebleed (real gusher) within about 4 hours. Stopped taking tablets for another week. No Nosebleeds. Took tablet today at 9.00am, nose started bleeding around lunchtime. Have had bloods tested since using Crestor and they were fine, but I'm not going to take anymore, and am going to ask my Cardio to put me back on Lipitor as I never had any problems with this medication. M 51 4 months
10/11/2007
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 1  high cholesterol My husband has high cholesterol (over 300). We tried to bring it down naturally but that did not work. Was on Lipitor years ago with flu like symptoms. Has been on Crestor 2 months with 2 ER visits and 4 doctor visits. Swelling of knee and calf. Pain so bad he has missed work. He has never missed work. We just returned home from the ER with no answers. We have yet to find a Doctor that will back up this information. All say there is no way this is from the Crestor. After reading the post I can not imagine why they have not pulled it and why they are not seeing these problems. M 35 2 months
10/9/2007
 1  high cholesterol Lowered my bad cholesterol nad raised the good, but at a terrible expense on my body. Took crestor for six months - Upper back pain, lower back pain, shoulder blade pain, chest pain, abdominal pain, burning sensation under breasts. Fired last doctor because he denied for months that crestor was the problem. Last visit I complained more about pain, he told me to quit taking it immediately. Been off it for 2 1/2 months. Most pain gone, but some still lingers. Terrible drug. I wouldn`t use it to poison a rat. I will never take a statin again. The medical community does not know enough about statin side effects. M 6 months
10/2/2007
 5  High cholesterol and LDL Couldn't tolerate other statins but Crestor at 5 mg worked well with no side effects over 2 years. Then I began experiencing weird nightly occurrences--rapid heart beat, burning heat through my arms and lower legs. This began slowly and then accellerated to the point where I couldn't sleep at night. Had to take sleeping pills to sleep and needed tranquilizers to cut down the extreme nervousness. Finally decided not to take my nightly dose--was able to sleep and had no burning heat incidents. I am going to explore other possibilities. Crestor worked well to bring down both my cholesterol and LDL--but it's not worth it to continue! F 77 2 years
10/1/2007
 2  high cholestral Initially, I was on Lipitor for about 3 years - experienced muscle pain/soreness. Changed to Zocor for about 3 years. Same results. Now I am on 10 mg Crestor (has been close to 3 years), and began experiencing tendon problems. Tendonitis in left forearm,both hands, and left foot. No explaination as to pain. Recently begun taking CoQ10 and Gloucosamine/Condroitin to try to improve conditions. Not too much improvement yet. I feel that statin drugs in general affect muscles/tendons in the long run. It may take a while, but they seem to begin chipping away at them and eventually they break them down. I plan on reducing my intake to 5 mg for a few weeks to see if that helps. Before Crestor my cholestral count was 226. Now it is 129. IMPRESSIVE RESULTS BUT MANY HIDDEN, AND SOME NOT SO HIDDEN, SIDE EFFECTS. M 62 3 years
9/30/2007
 1  High Cholesterol Memory failing, depression, dizziness, weakenss, sleeping badly, general feeling of ill health The symptoms became worse with excercise with personal trainer. This stuff is poison, the worst I have come accross. I refuse to take any more drugs. F 50 3 months
9/30/2007
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 4  High Cholesterol All my life May be experiencing a bit tired at the moment. Crestor may or may not work for me. I just have to wait and see. I've being taking Crestor for 2 1/2 months. The first month was every other day but then I had a 5 by-pass operation done 5 weeks ago. Now, I'm taking it every day. My Total Cholesterol used to be between 247 and 300,now it is 136. My LDL was 170 and the HDL was 40 in the last cholesterol test that I had done. Now, the LDL is 43 and the HDL is 65. The triglicerides is 143. I must mention that I have taken drastic measures to manage my cholesterol. 1. I stopped eating all red meat. Just chicken and fish. 2. And I have incorporated all king of food that helps with cholesterol. (email me if you are interested on a basic food list) 3. I don't smoke, drink alcohol and have exercise all my life ( I mean pretty intensive workouts) Will continue my exercise routine as soon as I finish th cardiac rehab. Since I'm still recuperating from the heart surgery, I'm not sure where my tireness come from yet. Will see... once I have the enzimes blood test done I'll know if the liver is being af M 53 75 days
9/21/2007
 4  High Cholesterol Slight muscle pain Was on 40mg Lipitor for years. Finally figured out where my joint pain was coming from and switched to Crestor. Much better M 42 10 years
9/19/2007
 1  Elevated cholesterol Took the drug (5mg - lowest level) and quickly got good results (total cholesterol dropped from around 220 to around 170). Kept swallowing the daily pill with no apparent problem until 6 weeks ago. Muscles throughout my legs ached until the pain got so bad I couldn't sleep at night - however I positioned my legs I was in pain. Figured it was the bed, bought a beautiful new one - but still no sleep and the pain started in my lower back too. At the same time I was suffering terrible night sweats. One day my wife insisted it was Crestor - stopped the pill - after 24 hours 90% better, 48 hours later all these symptoms and more gone! Am now on natureopathics, cholesterol seems fine and NO poisons involved (turmeric, fiber, exercise etc). AVOID CRESTOR!! M 58 18 months
9/19/2007
 3   Nightmares..stopped taking and the nightmares went away.. started again and they came back full force : ( Then I wake up so don't get much sleep. F 39 360 days
9/17/2007
 5  hi cholesterol, family history none, lowered my cholesterol remarkably I have a family history of heart disease and had high cholesterol although I watched what I ate. My doctor prescribed this years ago and it gave me immediate results without any negative symptoms. I read and hear of how bad this is, but I have not had any side effects. I have blood work every 6 months to watch for problems. F 58 6 years
9/14/2007
 1  High cholesterol/Heart disease Extreme fatique. Unexplained 15 lb. weight gain. (eating the same as before Crestor)Pain on right side around upper rib. Depression. No zest for life. Deminished Libido. Back pain. Problems with short term memory, constipation. I stopped taking Crestor 3 days ago after being on it for 4 1/2 months, and I'm already getting my energy back. It did help my bad cholesterol (from 140 to 70). But I am convinced Crestor is the reason for all these problems I've been having. I hope to be back to normal soon. I rather have high cholesterol than have all these side effects. Be aware if starting this medicine, you will have some undesirable side effects that the Doctor won't tell you. F 43 4 months
9/14/2007
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 1  Slightly elevated cholesterol Within a week of starting my prescription for 5 mg Crestor, I began to experience muscle aches in both upper arms. When I told the doctor, he said to cut the 5 mg pills in half. He also admitted he had the same problems taking Crestor, and said he had cut the pills in half also. The arm aches seemed to go away after I cut the dosage to 2.5 mg, but gradually other problems have appeared. Both knees ache (the left knee is worse) after a short walk or mowing the lawn. My pre-existing carpal tunnel problems in both wrists has worsened. I also gradually became aware of frequent numbness in both hands when driving the car. But what's worst is the leg cramps. I remember now that I've had lots of leg cramps when sleeping since starting Crestor, although I didn't initially associate them with taking Crestor. Three days ago, I had a particularly violent cramp in my left leg that woke me out of a sound sleep and took several very painful minutes to dissipate. I only started this drug because of family medical history: My father had several heart attacks and eventually succombed to one. I have stopped taking this drug because I never had problems like this before. The additional aches and pains this drug has caused me have prevented me from exercising as much as I know I should. I do not recommend this drug. I'm making an appointment with the doctor tomorrow to let him know that I can't tolerate this drug. M 62 8 months
9/9/2007
 1  hyperlipidemia Within week and a half had severe muscle pain in left leg, followed in days by same pain in right leg, then arms, shoulders, etc. Doctor took me off Crestor after three weeks, at which point felt like 90 years old. Very scary experience. I am one of the people my doctor calls statin intolerant, so unfortunately, until something else comes along, my hyperlipidemia is virtually untreatable. F 58 22 days
9/9/2007

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