CRESTOR Reviews (ROSUVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (1261 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CRESTOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CRESTOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | elevated cholesterol | I was on TCH chemo for breast cancer. After 9 months on crestor, 3 on chemo, I began to have severe muscle pain, weakness, neuropathy, fatigue, depression, anhedonia, and malodorous urine. I blamed chemo of course. Finally read up on Crestor and asked cardiology if that could be the cause. He suggested I stop Crestor x 2 weeks and see if symptims improved. 5 days later, I am 80% improved, muscles no longer ache, urine cleared, improved moOd. I will never take this or another statin again. Hopefully liver and kidneys are still ok. | 72 hours after stopping Crestor cold turkey, which the cardiologist instructed, I suffered 2 days of what can only be described as drug withdrawal: nausea, diarrhea, sweats, chills, mood swings, agitation, itching, insomnia, sobbing. Lasted 48 hours. After research, I found that I was lucky not to have had a stroke or MI. Thus is a dangerous drug, peopLe. Especially for women. Beware!!! Stick to diet and exercise, B6, omega 3s to control cholesterol. | F | 68 | 1 years 20 mg | 5/4/2015 | 2 | Supposedly high Cholesterol | Mood changes and waking up in middle of the night | I went for an Angiogram and ended up getting a stent in my LAD with 95% blockage. My cholesterol was slightly below border line and I have a very normal blood pressure, no smoking, drinking and active physically. My doctor prescribed Crestor but I think the 10 mg is way too much of the dose. | M | 59 | 2 months 10 1X day | 4/24/2015 | 1 | Cholesterol | Severe leg and other muscle cramps; lower back pain; left hip pain; stiff neck to the point I could not turn my head enough to back up a car; slow wound healing; memory issues; liver pain and muscle pain. | For the past 7 months I have experienced a severe degradation in my quality of life. I didn't know what was the cause and felt like I had aged from 54 to 70 in just a few months. Then speaking with some friends about my issues, they asked if I was taking Crestor...and recommended I stop immediately. Both of them had similar experiences and thought my issues were related to the drug. I can honestly say that just after one day of being off Crestor, I already feel better. This is a horrible drug and should be banned. | M | 55 | 7 months 5 1X day | 4/7/2015 | 1 | high cholesteral | very tired confused memory loss worse anxiety and depressionand muscle pain | F | 64 | 7 days 5mg | 3/17/2015 | 1 | Elevated cholesterol | Excruciating pain in neck, shoulders, back. Left leg in unbearable pain when lying on it at night and pins and needles in left arm and neck. | I cannot tolerate any statins but the side effects of this one are magnified and cause unnecessary suffering. | F | 59 | 7 days 10 | 3/11/2015 | 1 | high cholesterol | barely walk or move head due to great pain in muscles. discontinued on my own | do not take this drug, it is toxic and could lead to many life altering situations. | F | 63 | 3 months 10 1X day | 3/10/2015 | 3 | lower cholesterol | leg pains, tiredness, lack of focus, depression, losing mental sharpness | I am very concerned about the recent increase of the emotional and mental effects I am having. Is it related to Crestor? Age? I simply don't know, that is why I rate Crestor a 3 at this point, because it did lower my bad cholesterol, but is it causing these side effects? Maybe one way to find out, and stop taking it .. . | M | 53 | 5 months 5 mg 1X day | 3/8/2015 | 1 | High cholesterol | Neck, shoulder, and back pain, chills and sweating. Memory loss. Also knee pain. | Worst drug ever. Ruined three months of my life. | F | 70 | 3 months '10 mg 1X day | 3/6/2015 | 1 | High cholesterol | I took the pill right before bed every night, when I woke up in the morning I had severe lower back pain, I couldn't move for at least an hour or two, the pain was very intense | I would not recommend taking this drug. | F | 46 | 2 weeks 5mg 1X day | 3/3/2015 | 1 | elevated cholesterol | severe muscle cramps severe weakness and two falls with fracture of rt foot and toe. hip pain back pain wrist pain severe tiredness. | this is a dangerous drug. Physicians need to be notified to let their patients know about the side effects. These are not infrequent and seem to be occurring frequently and and many patients. we need to know if these side effects will go away and how long it will take. I feel damaged and not properly notified of these potential and dangerous side effects. | F | 68 | 6 years 10mg 1X day | 3/2/2015 | 1 | Slightly elevated choelesterol leve | First let me say ; I have lupus and fibromyalgia, so any pain I have my doc at the time would blame the pain on my condition. Until 2 yrs ago I could barely walk because my right hip and thigh hurt so badly it felt like it was broken ; could barely put any weight on that foot or the pain would shoot from the hip all the down to my calf. The same pain was present when I sat or tried to lie on the right side. Also found myself becoming very forgetful and having pain in my right side. The doc at that time told me I could not stop the Crestor ; to make this long story short I've been off the Crestor now for 6 days! Yes! I stopped this nasty drug pain still in right leg but nowhere near as bad as it is while taking this drug I can't say what will happen but my mind seems a bit clearer I'll see what happens. I have a new doc now and I will let her know next week that I stopped taking the Crestor , I still don't like this feeling I have in my right side , hopefully it hasn't destroyed my liver or kidney. | I WOULD NOT SUGGEST THIS DRUG FOR ANYONE, the manufactures should be ashamed for putting this dangerous drug on the market just to make big bucks! | F | 60 | 6 years 10mg | 2/28/2015 | 1 | high cholesterol | Extremely sore muscles | F | 52 | 3 years 20mg | 2/24/2015 | 1 | To lower LDL | About 6 weeks ago, I began having pain in my right outer thigh. It was most noticeable when I tried to sleep on that side. The discomfort soon spread to my left thigh as well. After a week of not being able to sleep with pain, I called my doctors office (Cholesterol Specialist group) and was told to stop taking the drug for 3 weeks and call them back with the results. It has been a little over two weeks without the drug and now the pain has lessened and I am able to sleep at night. When I press my outer thighs, I can still feel discomfort that is not present in other large muscles of my body. After reading all of the testimonials, I am shocked at how much people have suffered with this drug and their doctors not supporting the fact the symptoms could be related to Crestor. I do not want to resume this medication. | F | 66 | 18 months 40 1X day | 2/24/2015 | 1 | high cholesterol levels | Im very stiff ,i can't sit for very long then i can hardly get back up. Going to stop taking after seeing everyone has the same symptoms l have. | F | 59 | 1 years | 2/22/2015 | 1 | cholesterol | Really bad stomach pain leg cramps very tired all the time couldn't sleep people would tell me I looked bad. Knees hurt more today than they did while taking this mess. | Needs to be a law suit. | F | 55 | 1 years | 2/20/2015 | 1 | high cholestrol | 40 years old always been strong, happy and ready for anything. After these last 3 months of taking this I'm depressed, weak and tired. I'm stopping this immediately. Thanks for wasting three months of my life | M | 40 | 3 months 10MG | 2/19/2015 | 1 | High cholestoral | Severe muscle spasm, sharp stabbing pain in my stomach, intolerable pain in left hip, extremely tired, laid in bed all day, could not go down the stairs because of sore tendons behind heals, rashes on legs, stomach, eyes and ears extremely itchy, it was driving me crazy. Off crestor for 3 months and not much has changed, still feeling side effects, wondering if my liver will recover. Apparently, this drug was tested only on men not women | Should be taken off the market, patients should be made aware of all the side effect. Doctors should be responsible to tell the patients of all the side effects. Drug manufacture should be responsible for all the damage they have done. | F | 66 | 6 months 5 mg 1X day | 2/16/2015 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | After about 24 hours experienced excruciating stabbing muscle in in chest. Headaches, runny nose causing sneezing, Extreme tiredness | Gave it a go on doctors advice. Could not tolerate massive side affects . Took myself off after. 5 days. Best decision I ever made! | M | 59 | 5 days 10 | 2/12/2015 | 1 | High colesterol | Extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, pain in hands, feet, neck and shoulder Painful swollen gums. I have a pacemaker to control afib. I believe crestor is the cause of my heart problems. Also muscles are extremely weak. Can't remember anything anymore. Discontinued this crap 4 days ago and feel much better. Actually feel like doing something now. Don't take this stuff it will kill you! | This drug should be banned. | M | 60 | 10 years 20mg | 2/11/2015 | 1 | High cholesterol | I started having all kinds of terrible muscle and tendon problems. Tore both rotator cups in one day. I got to where I could not hardly get around. My doctor started giving me pain Meds and monthly steroid injections. About 1 year later I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica. | Still sick since 2007. | M | 64 | 1 years Don't reme | 2/10/2015 |