Muscle Pain

Muscle Pain .


stomach cramps

diarrhea

Severe stomach cramps and diarrhea .


I will never use it again , worst drug ever .


heartburn

nausea

voracious hunger

heartburn , nausea , frequent feelings of voracious hunger & sharp unbearable cramping pains in lower gut .


Did not seem to make a lot of difference to the pain it was supposed to be treating .


Stopped taking it after 13 days , prefer the pain in my forearms .


I have a slipped vertabrae and a degenerative disk .


This medicine has been extrememly helpful .


I don ' t take it daily , but at the first sign of a flare and it helps almost immediately .


I tried Relafen , vicodine , flexeril and OTC pain relief and nothing has helped like this .


this was the last shot at using a statin to reduce cholesterol ldl .


I have tried all the statin drugs , you know the very expensive drug of choice for all the doc ' s out there .


joint pain very arthritic

muscle cramps

For all of you who now have extremely low LDL and a bad case of joint pain to the extent that it is very arthritic or having bad muscle cramps that you never got prior to the drug , it is from the statins .


The drug is able to decrease LDL through a mechanism which also destroys and depletes your bodies ability to make CoQ 10 .


joint pains

numbness

This is necessary for they health of muscles and joints ( that ' s why you are experiencing the joint pains and numbness ) .


Remember your heart is a muscle , guess what is happening to it with the depletion of the CoQ 10 ? ? ?


muscle problems

If you do some research on the internet , you will find that all these statins make no claims / nor have studies shown them to reduce heart attacks , but they cause muscle problems i . e . your heart , this is based on the fact that they put younger and younger people on these drugs and .


I would recommend that you do your own research versus just listening to the doctor who wants your LDL down to like below 130 , neurosurgeons , who have studied this would tell you not to get it all too low .


damaging your muscles

And just because your test come back and show your liver functions are fine and don ' t show any broken down muscle toxins in the blood doesn ' t mean the lack of CoQ 10 isn ' t breaking down and damaging your muscles very slowly .


severe arthritis symptoms in knees

severe arthritis symptoms in hip joints

muscle cramps

Mine always showed fine and I had severe arthritis symptoms in knees and hip joints ( never had this in my life before statins ) and bad muscle cramps ( also never got those until statins ) .


Granted is you have high blood pressure , high LDL , over weight and maybe smoke , then you probably need something to lower the LDL , if you only have high LDL , you don ' t .


Read the drug company studies , they even say it may help prevent a heart attack when you have 3 of the aforementioned risk factors .


Absolutely none ! .


I was originally taking 150 mg per day , but cut it to 100 mg because the lesser dose seemed to work as well .


My internist had urged me to take Vioxx , Celebrx and Bextra ( at different times , of course ) , but the relief I experienced was not as dramatic as the Cataflam .


My orthopaedic surgeon prescribes the Cataflam .


slight effect on my blood pressure

It has a slight effect on my blood pressure , but , since my pressure is usually low , that is not considered a health risk .


Lower gut pain

diahrrea

Lower gut pain , diahrrea .


This is the only NSAID I ' ve ever taken that gave me discernable relief within 90 minutes of taking it .


Gastrointestinal problems

Gastrointestinal problems were due largely to my taking the drug too close together , or after having consumed large amounts of alcohol .


right hand tremor

affected gait - - small steps

hunched over position

slowness in movement

right hand tremor , affected gait - - small steps , hunched over position , slowness in movement , .


parkinson ' s

I think lipitor therapy of 4 + yrs cauased parkinson ' s diagnosis .


i wonder if there is a genetic component related to this - - if some people with genetic variability suffered an interaction with statin ( as the environmental agent ) to produce this neurodegenerative disease .


however rarely this occurs , given taht there are millions of people taking this class of drugs , if it is due to genetic variability , there could be enormous numbers of people suffering from neuro symptoms .


i have heard from people who think their amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is due to statins , and from people who think their parkinson / s is due to statins .


others have questioned the diagnosis of alzheimer ' s and the use of aa statin .


given taht these 3 neurodegenerative diseases are thought to be due to the same underlying molecular pathology , it is not a far fetched question - - do statins indue neurodegenerative diseases in susceptible individuals ? ? ? ? ? .


productive cough

very productive cough .


cough

Doctor said it couldn ' t possibly b e that - I stopped in two days cough had gone .


leg pain

leg pain .


quit taking condition improved .


foot turned at right angle

After almost 1 year on 10 mg / day , woke up one morning with right foot turned at right angle .


Unable to straighten it and doctors unable to find a reason for it .


pain in right thigh

Walked like that for about six months with increasing pain , especially in right thigh which felt .


I ' m so disillusioned with the drug companies and the FDA that I won ' t take anything my doctor recommends again .


Lipitor has robbed me and my family of my former active self and I have no idea whether I will ever return to normal .


Will try the CoQ 10 idea and also physical therapy to try to realign everything from my hips down so I can move normally again .


DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG !


IT IS NOT WORTH TRADING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A LOWER CHOLESTEROL NUMBER ! ! !


I too would like to join a class action suit , as I feel Pfizer was well aware of the damage this drug could do .


Side effects were minimal , affected areas dryed up and fell off .


muscle wasting in the shoulders

muscle wasting in the arms

nerve problems in shoulder

fatigue

very sensative to the cold

muscle wasting in the shoulders and arms , nerve problems in shoulder , fatigue and very sensative to the cold .


started on 10 mg raised to 20 .


numbers are great with the bloods but symtoms gradually got worse .


ive just stopped taking them , going to start high dose fish oil , coenzyme 10 , vit c and alpha lipoic acid and see what the next bloods say , please note other meds were taken at the same time as the lipitor - ramipril and metoptolol & acid reducers for gout , so anybodies guess ? .


no side effects .


feel fine and know that my risk of having heart attack and stroke are drastically reduced ! ! ! ! ! .


ldl went from 172 to 80 and hdl went from 65 to 98 ! ! .


declining physical ability

Gradually declining physical ability .


Joint pain ( elbows ! )

buzzing left leg

Joint pain ( elbows ! ) , buzzing left leg ( I thought my cell phone was in my pocket on vibrate ! ) .


loss of balance

MEMORY LOSS

blurred vision

Occasional loss of balance , MEMORY LOSS ! , blurred vision .


Dropped total Cholesterol from 245 to 185 .


GREAT SITE !


I ' m appalled at the state of the cholesterol war .


My HDL has always been in the 60 ' s which put me at a ratio of 4 . 0 or better .


Dr . ' s used to say that was all that mattered .


NOW , my new Dr prescribes Lipitor as my numbers are ' alarming ' .


As an ex - olympic athlete , I still compete at a Masters level at age 43 and enjoy being a good athlete .


pain

feel like I ' ve aged 20 years

I have a high tolerance for pain , so the pain wasn ' t an issue , but I feel like I ' ve aged 20 years !


I ' ve slowed down considerably and don ' t have the tolerance I once did .


short - term memory disappeared

My short - term memory disappeared .


lack of attention

Not that I would have noticed , but my wife was getting increasingly mad at my apparent lack of attention !


I ' m going off this drug and trying the vitamin C approach .


Else , the heck with it .


Through exercise , I ' ll keep my HDL high and work on the ratio rule .


I ' m convinced this drug will kill me before any possible heart disease ! .


pain in upper right arm

pain in upper right arm , could not sleep on it or move it behind my back .


pain in my arm and shoulder

the drug has worked very well to resuce my cholesterol rating 5 however the pain in my arm and shoulder has reduced within 2 days of stopping the drug Rating 1 .


therefore overal rating 3 .


I think I ' ve been ok with this medication .


I was diagnosed with high cholesterol when I was 19 , I ' m now 38 and started on Lipitor when I was 31 .


Prior to starting Lipitor my cholesterol level was 8 . 45 ( Canada ) , in Nov / 03 my level was down to 6 . 24 .


Its still a bit high , ( Canada the levels are measured different then the US , levels should be below 5 . 20 ) .


My mother and I are both recipients of high cholesterol .


migranes

back aches

sore neck

I do suffer migranes , back aches sore neck .


pains

I do exercise regualarly , but still have pains .


always tired

I am always tired , but I really don ' t know if this is caused by the medication .


I have never mentioned this to my doctor , because I just thought this was caused by my job and being run down with dealing with my children .


Lipitor works fine for lowering cholesterol , but the side effects are killers , apparently .


extreme leg pain

extreme leg weakness

I have been experiencing extreme leg weakness and pain , to the point where I cannot take steps without holding on or going up on my knees - - which is agony .


weakness

After reading the comments on this page , I am shocked that so many people have experienced the same symptoms ( weakness , etc ) after taking Lipitor .


leg pain

I ' ve been on the drug 7 or 8 years , and have gone off before when leg pain began .


But this time the problems came on more gradually , yet more severely .


stiff neck

diarrhea

clumsiness

dizziness

They include stiff neck , diarrhea , clumsiness and dizziness .


I ' m going off it tonight .


I did not experience any , but only took 1 tab once a day for two days .


I found that Voltaren took away all my pain , i rarely use pain relief because i find it never helps or takes too long to take affect and just " soldier on " .


As i am only young and relatively healthy i did not experience any side effects .


HOWEVER my parents both have had bad side effects .


so i dont recommend it if you suffer from High blood pressure , IBS , are prone to stomache ulcers , prone to reflux , heart burn or are an asthmatic .


Otherwise if like me you are healthy and just need pain relief when nothing else will cut it just take one a day , and dont stay on them .


the chances of getting side effects seem to increase according to the length of time you continue using them ( like most drugs ) and the effectiveness of the pain relief can also wear off over time .


none at this time .


lowered my cholst .


by half but try ' s have gone way up .


It only took three pills only one a day to realize that the side effects can be quite dangerous .


heart was thumping

chest pains

On the first night my heart was thumping pretty hard all night and weird chest pains .


pain in my kidney area

pain in stomach

On second night same thing plus pain in my kidney area as well as stomach .


nausea

skin irritation

The third night was all of the night before plus nausea and skin irritation .


The side effects quit after 4 rth night .


Volteren did nothing to help my arm .


Even with a full stomach , this pill can be very hard to handle .


Side effects can easily bring you closer to the grave .


I recommend Lipitor and it has worked well for me for over 15 years .


Lipitor had the same side effects as Zocor and confirmed that Zocor caused myalgia , neuralgia , insomnia , dementia , polyneuropathy , rhabdomyolisis , subdural hematoma , coma , and pain , pain pain .


Lipitor seems to cause even more nerve damage than Zocor .


Before they go to Hell , the people at Pfizer and the doctors who shill for them should be sent to a very nasty prison .


Pfizer and its doctor salesmen should be stripped of every asset including their medical licenses .


They should be totally destroyed .


The proceeds of their financial liquidation should be distributed to their victims .


tendonitis in my knees

pain in my lower legs and feet

I have had tendonitis in my knees and troublesome pain in my lower legs and feet .


knee swells

excrutiating pain

My knee swells with fluid , so that any movement causes excrutiating pain .


At first , I thought that this might be gout , because it runs in my family , and my toes swell up occasionally .


swollen knees

But , after my doctor confirmed that my swollen knees were not gout , I began to consider other causes .


It dawned on me to check the internet concerning the Lipitor I have been taking .


Sure enough , many people have the same troubles .


I used to be able to walk for endless miles .


hobbling around

For about the same amount of time I have been taking this drug , I have been hobbling around , cautious of every painful step .


Although it may lower my cholesterol , tomorrow , I will stop taking the Lipitor .


My EKG was not good and a blood test also indicated a problem .


I was sent for a stress test which I failed , and was sent to a heart doctor .


I had no other symptoms of heart problems , but I had high blood pressure and overweight .


So lipitor was prescribed to lessen likelihood of partial blockage to my heart .


Cholesterol levels are terrific now and I may be sent for another stress test next month .


I feel great on Lipitor but could not take Zocor ( side effects ) .


Was put on lipitor 3 months ago because of high cholesteral .


problems with feet

Took for a month and seemed to have problems with feet , etc but kept taking .


I had tests done after a month .


My doctor sent a letter and said to cut the dose in half for a month and have tests again .


After my second set of tests she called me and told me to go off completely .


She said she realized that my cholesteral would go back up , but CPK is of concern .


Was raised to mid 200 ' s .


After a month I went in and of course my cholesteral was back up and my CPK level was elevated to over 500 .


Now am having another blood test a week later .


Not sure what it will show but I feel horrible .


Tingly hands

terrible musche aches

Tingly hands , terrible musche aches .


She told me no excercise until we determine what the problem is with CPK level .


face looks puffy

My husband said my face looks puffy .


eyes hurt

My eyes hurt all the time .


I look sickly .


This is horrible .


Never again !


DON ' T TAKE THIS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! .


Pain in muscles

Pain in ankles

Pain in shoulders

Pain in knees

Pain in joints

Pain in feet

Pain in elbows

Pain in wrist

Pain in joints and muscles , including knees , ankles feet wrist shoulders and elbows .


Unable to even climb 1 flight of stairs

Unable to even climb 1 flight of stairs .


Weight gain

pain

Weight gain ( due to no activity from pain ? )


Headaches

fatigue

confusion

memory loss

Headaches , fatigue , confusion and memory loss .


Uncontrollable gas

diarrhea

burning in my stomach

Uncontrollable gas and diarrhea as well as a burning in my stomach .


Dr never mentioned stopping medication .


Just physical therapy and pain medication .


Fatigue

Brain Fog

Stuttering

Bad OCD

Fatigue , Brain Fog , Stuttering , Bad OCD ! .


I am diabetic and my numbers weren ' t horrible but they want you below 100 - this drug and the statins they tried on me were not worth it at all .


severe abdominal cramps

leg cramps

diahhrea

severe abdominal cramps , leg cramps , diahhrea , after taking 10 mg only 3 days .


Symptoms still persist 1 week later .


Don ' t take it .


leg cramping

pain traveling to my stomach

pain traveling to my buddocks

I started experiencing severe leg cramping at night with the pain traveling to my buddocks and stomach as well .


pain

The pain was so bad I could not get out of the bed and had to crawl to get to the bathroom to take Advil .


I asked my doctor what could have caused this and he said it was probably from the Lipitor .


stomach pain

Recently I experienced extreme stomach pain that stretched to my side and back .


stomach pain

could not sleep

The stomach pain came suddenly and it would come and go for a week before it became so bad I could not sleep .


urinery tract infection

I had just gotten over a urinery tract infection ( one of the side - effects ) and I thought it had returned but the symptoms were different .


urge to urinate

I still had the urge to urinate constantly but it would come and go and I would have no symptoms for a day then it would return again .


I remembered reading the phamplet that comes with the prescription drugs and it mentioning some of symptoms that I was experiencing .


stomach pain

urgency

I stopped taking the Lipitor for a day and I did not have any more stomach pain or urgency .


lack of energy

I also had been experiencing lack of energy for quite some time and I attributed this to stress but after reading this website I feel it was due to the Lipitor also .


I don ' t think I will take this drug anymore and since I read that taking vitamin C can help you with your cholesterol I think I will try this method instead .


I think there should be a better alternative to lowering cholesterol than such a potent drug that can cause so many side effects .


I don ' t want to be a case - study when they finally take this drug off the market .


tunnel vision

vertigo

tingling hands

tingling face

tingling legs

numbness face

numbness hands

numbness legs

loss of strength

I had an extreme reaction - tunnel vision , vertigo , tingling and numbness ( hands , legs , face ) , complete weakness in the right side of my body including loss of strength , and what I term as complete body flushes ( like a hot flash without the hot ) .


thought that I was having a stroke

I thought for sure that I was having a stroke .


The hospital did a CT scan , MRI , MRA , Echocardiogram , Doppler of the Carotids , X - rays , and first termed it a TIA .


But since that time the doctors have backed down from that diagnosis .


body flushes

A week later I had several ( 22 ) episodes of the body flushes ( within a 5 hour period ) which sent me back to the hospital .


After several doctors , they are saying now that it was probably caused by the Lipitor .


I am not taking it any more and have not had any episodes for 10 days .


This was after only taking the Lipitor for 21 days .


The only good thing that came from all of this hospitilization was that they did find a brain aneurysm which I am having taken care of by a .


rashes

rashes - until I took it at night .


joint pains

then after the first year - joint pains - until I switched to 3 times a week , still at night .


rectal bleeding

collapse

rectal bleeding , collapse .


Emergency admission to the hospital .


I would never recommend this drug to anyone .


GI hemmorage

It is not worth the chance of GI hemmorage which is what I experienced .


Pain along front and outer side of shins .


tender to the touch

very tender to the touch .


weird toe tingling

walking was the worst , some weird toe tingling at times .


lasted for years , told it was a pinched nerve in my back .


After reading reports on the internet I stopped it a month ago and its about 50 % better already .


muscle pain

muscle pain side effects seem much more common than realized by doctors or admitted by the company .


Joint pain

Joint pain especially spine at 10 mg .


I had this reaction before but my doctor doubted it would be the lipitor .


Stopped lipitor and symptems went away .


joint pain

Restarted lipitor at 5 mg and after 7 days seem to be having wicked joint pain again .


Will stop lipitor again and see results .


By the way 10 mg dropped my LDL to 77 .


muscular pain in the back

muscular pain in the back .


Memory loss

ability to concentrate

Memory loss / ability to concentrate .


Prescribed 20 mg for the past 3 years or so , my cholesterol levels have all been normal since starting this medicine .


muscle pain

Originally I was given Crestor 10 mg , but experienced muscle pain , and was given Lipitor .


memory loss

ability to concentrate

The only problem is I feel I have suffered memory loss and the ability to concentrate since taking this medication .


Muscle Pain in upper back

Muscle Pain in left arm

Muscle Pain in left arm and upper back .


Hair loss

Hair breakage

Hair dryness , breakage and loss .


muscle pain

hair loss

hair breakage

hair dryness

I was able to stop the muscle pain in its tracks by taking CoQ 10 supplements but the hair dryness , breakage and loss is not good .


hair loss

Currently trying to find a supplement to counter hair loss .


If I can find something , I will stay on Lipitor .


It has lowered my Cholesterol from 11 . 7 to 7 !


My doctor wanted me to switch from Lipitor to Lipidil Micro as I was so upset by the hair loss and muscle pain but I have stopped having muscle pain by taking CoQ 10 and before I switch to another drug that may have other side effects , I want to research it ( Lipidil ) further .


If anyone has experienced hair loss on Lipidil please let me know .


none whatsoever .


I started taking voltaren twice a day and then switched to once a day which pretty much takes away all my pain .


However , I have read so much on the side effects that I now only take it once or twice a week .


I am 68 and if I take it every day I feel like a 25 yr old .


It also takes care of all my arthritis pain as well .


I love it and wish it didn ' t have so many side effects .


loss of taste for salt and sugars

After taking drug for 10 days , I noticed a complete loss of taste for salt and sugars .


Good food tasted bad or no taste at all .


Taste perversion

Taste perversion seems to be the term .


Breathing air tastes sweet .


It has taken 8 months for my taste to return to normal .


Would not recommend it .


paralysis

peripheral neuropathy

I ' m not sure if this is related to the lipitor , but shortly after I started taking it , I exprienced complete paralysis in my forehead ( peripheral neuropathy ) .


paralysis

Went to a neurologist , GP and ENT , none of whom have ever seen this kind of paralysis ( both sides ) with no other symptoms .


Has any one else come across this symptom ?


paralysis

I m tempted to go off the medicine to see if the paralysis goes away .


It really lowered my cholestrol a lot , so I hope this problem isn ; t related .


weakness

fatigue

muscle spasms

stiffness

tendonitis

flu - like symptoms

weakness , fatigue , muscle spasms , stiffness all over , achilles tendonitis that won ' t heal , flu - like symptoms , feeling like an old lady .


I ' ve been on Lipitor for almost 2 years as a booster for a type of kidney malfunction .


weaker

stiff

low in energy

flu like syptoms

muscle spasms

Over that time I ' ve gradually become weaker , stiff , and low in energy and over the past few weeks I ' ve developed flu like syptoms and muscle spasms .


tendonits

My achilles tendonits just won ' t get better despite 3 months of PT .


I saw my doctor about this today and he suggested going off the Lipitor to see if it was causing this .


Thank you all for posting such enlightening information .


I hope that we all do better off this drug ! .


1 / 7 / 05 - continued .


not all of it posted before .


Here is the continuation .


I never filled it , as my instincts told me it was something more .


I am generally a well balanced type of person .


My depression did come on rather suddenly , about the same time as when I started the Lipitor .


My advice to you would be to listen to your BODY , it may be trying to tell you something .


Try diet and excercise to lower cholesterol ( this is Pfizer ' s recommendation also , see their package insert ) But .


SORRY Pfizer .


this is one gravy train you ' re not getting everyone on .


Deafness

muscle pain

chronic rhinitus

upper respiratory infections

short term memory loss

tendonitis

fatigue

flatulance

stomach discomfort

abdominal cramps

Deafness , muscle pain , chronic rhinitus , upper respiratory infections , short term memory loss ( really scary ) , tendonitis , fatigue , flatulance , stomach discomfort , abdominal cramps .


gastritis

severe stomach upset

NSAID gastritis , severe stomach upset after prolonged use .


false full feeling

very poor appetite

false full feeling , very poor appetite .


increased menstruation

menstrual cramps with vaginal bleeding

menstrual cramps without vaginal bleeding

increased menstruation , 2 - 3 periods a month instead of once a month , menstrual cramps present with or without vaginal bleeding .


i would not recommend this medication for any female who has not already completed their menopausal phase .


no side effects whatsoever .


after 12 days on voltaren ( 75 mg twice daily ) i am still bruising and having inflammation especially around my elbow where the ulner nerve is compressed .


haven ' t noticed any difference / relief from this drug .


i don ' t have anything bad to say about this drug .


it just didn ' t work for me .


severe weight loss

muscle pain

loss of strength

Male , 67 , while taking Lipitor for 5 months I experienced severe weight loss , muscle pain and loss of strength .


AFTER coming off Lipitor , arthritis set in over entire body , which I have never suffered with before taking Lipitor .


Has anybody else experienced any arthritis AFTER coming off Lipitor ? .


Aches and pains

breathing difficulties

panic attacks

stength and stamina destroyed

palpatations

strong tingling in one hand

tinititis

ear aches

Aches and pains , breathing difficulties , panic attacks , stength and stamina destroyed , palpatations , strong tingling in one hand , some tinititis and occassional ear aches .


depression

anxiety

heart palpatations

Have mentioned symptoms as they appeared to my doctor only to be prescribed zorloft for depression and anxiety and noten for heart palpatations .


seriously upset my stomach

This in turn has seriously upset my stomach which the doctor prescribed yet another drug for .


40 mg dose Lipitor worked well in reducing my overall cholesterol levels ; which are high in my family .


The last 6 months of my life have been a health nightmare .


I was a fit , strong and very active person 5 years ago .


struggling walking too far

Now I am struggling walking too far and functioning in general .


I have only been off lipitor for 2 weeks so time will tell if lipitor is to blame for my deteriorated health ; winding down on the noten and zorloft as well .


I am trying the VitC , CoQ 10 and omega 3 path .


fatigue

neuropathy

taste perversion

back pain

suicidal depression

weight loss

paranoia

change in personality

fatigue , neuropathy , taste perversion , back pain , suicidal depression , weight loss , paranoia , general change in personality .


Everything in my career and family life was going fine for me but a feeling of impending doom persisted in me .


I do not think that enough long terms trials are done on this drug .


Patients often struggle with its side effect and their experiences are not validated by physicians .


None whatsoever .


I cannot believe the immediate difference this medication had made in my life .


I could not get up from my desk without holding onto the desk and walking up the stairs was intolerable .


Within one day I felt the pain lessen .


I am now walking up the stairs 95 % normal and can actually walk through a mall without having to sit down every 5 minutes .


i am in need of a knee replacement , but in meantime feel like I have my life back .


pain

Leg , arm , shoulder , and foot pain .


Neuropathy

Neuropathy in feet .


pain

Constant pain !


Loss of energy

Loss of energy .


Difficulty speaking

Difficulty thinking

Difficulty thinking and speaking in a glib fashion .


Disturbed sleep patterns

Disturbed sleep patterns .


Difficulty urinating

Difficulty urinating .


Increase in blood pressure

lack of sexual desire

Increase in blood pressure from below normal to slightly above normal , lack of sexual desire .


Less muscle mass

Less muscle mass even though I force myself to work out at least four times per week ( usually five ) .


Decreased energy

constant lethargy

Decreased energy and constant lethargy .


debilitating

Although it lowers wy cholesterol levels appropriately , it seems to have given me debilitating side effects that have decreased my enjoyment of life in general .


I fear stopping the lipitor because I fear a heart attack .


Bt I hate the side effects !


I take vitamin c , fish oil capsules , CO Q 10 , eat well , am allergic to red meat and have not eaten any in more than 35 years .


I eat salad everyday for lunch , eat fruit and vegetables daily , and take many vitamins and supplements ( astaxanthan , MSM , alpha lipoid acid , vit . B complex , 500 mg of time release Niacin , and more ) .


One would expect me to be healthy and have a ton of energy , but instead , I feel Ike I have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel .


I attribute all the negatives to the Lipitor .


pain

The worst of all the side effects is the horrible pain in my feet ( I have professionally prescribed orthotics in my shoes at all times ) .


Numbness

cramps

eyes running

itchy

watery

crying

Numbness in feet , leg , hip , neck cramps , eyes running , itchy and watery all the time like I was crying .


Depression

itching

Depression , itching all the time .


Makes you feel 25 years older .


I quit taking it most problems gone in 3 weeks .


I will try to control with diet and exercise , and omega 3 fish oil , will never take a large dose again would rather eat nothing than take that poison .


inflamatory muscle pain

soreness in upper back

head pressure

head pain

feeling of being in a fog

inflamatory muscle pain and soreness in upper back , head pain and pressure and the feeling of being in a fog .


EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRUG !


I have never had these problems until I started Lipitor .


pain

I have discontinued it 2 weeks ago with now a 40 % reduction in side effects but the pain is still really bad .


Does anyone know how long it will take for the side effects to completely go away ?


Will they go away ?


Lipitor lowered my cholesterol from 268 to 163 but it nearly killed me in return .


It ' s not worth it .


The doctor told me I was imagining all this and said it was so safe it should be in the drinking water supply .


Can you believe that !


This drug is an extremely dangerous poison .


The Pfizer website is very low - key about the side effects .


You better take matters into your own hands as Pfizer ' s only concern is profits - NOT your health .


Taking it for a little over a year and have had many of the side effects to some degree .


Gas

bloating

Gas , bloating .


sleeplesness

fatigue

sleeplesness along with fatigue and not being able to get out of bed in the morning .


muscle stiffness

not being able to walk

The worst is muscle stiffness and not being able to walk at times .


I am feeling like an old lady and I ' m only 54 and blamed all this on menopause or arthritis .


Difficult to walk up and down the steps

Difficult to walk up and down the steps especially in the morning .


I just stopped taking lipitor and after this experience I WILL adjust my diet and I just joined the gym again .


I am taking some herbs to detox my system and in a month , I will begin alternative treatment .


depressed

I was also starting to become depressed .


Good Luck to all of you .


Will keep all of you in my prayers .


went to hospital with what i throught was heart attact .


dr . could fine nothing wrong .


head aches

head aches .


muscels hurts

week

muscels hurts , week .


sick at stomach

tired all the time

sick at stomach , tired all the time .


if this is the cause why do Drs . recomemend it .


i will not take it anymore .


No side effect noticed .


Lipitor lowered my cholesterol .


Swelling

weight increase

Swelling & weight increase .


No relief in pain .


My doctor advise that I stop using .


Elevated CPK levels

muscle problems

Elevated CPK levels , muscle problems , felt bad .


elevated CPK levels

I landed up having to have a muscle biopsy to the right leg which showed no muscle damage , but elevated CPK levels still were present .


After stopping this drug , the levels returned to normal after 3 months .


vaginal bleeding

my cycle was back ( I ' m menopausal )

breast pain

erithema

skin is so dry

sweating a lot

pruritus ani

I have vaginal bleeding , my cycle was back ( I ' m menopausal ) , breast pain , Other symptoms I have : erithema , my skin is so dry I have little cuts on my hands , I ' m sweating a lot ( usually I don ' t ) , pruritus ani etc


diarrhea

I took it 3 times : the first for 3 days , then I stopped because it didn ' t make great improvements and I had diarrhea .


My doctor told me the symptoms had to go away after taking few more Second time : I took other 3 pills in 3 days .


little improvement with the pain .


vaginal bleeding

pruritus

skin was all red

I had the first vaginal bleeding , a lot of pruritus and my skin was all red but I didn ' t know it was arthrotec /


My doctor prescribed me a topical cream , did some a vaginal test to exclude infections .


I had my cycle The last one for 4 days .


More problems and this time I had the ideo to go on Internet and I discovered I had a lot of the side effects by taking Arthrotec Why they don ' t tell you about them ? .


muscle pain

inability to walk with left foot pain

muscle pain / inability to walk with left foot pain .


Memory loss

Memory loss .


overall loss of muscle tone

overall loss of muscle tone .


Unable to control weight

Unable to control weight .


Try to get a cardiologist to listen to you regarding symptoms .


Called Pfizer and talked with nurse there and she recommended I let my doctor know about symptoms .


She explained that drug was mfg in USA .


My concern was that maybe some of the drug was mfg outside of USA , like maybe China and that a portion of the formula was causing problems .


But in general the whole formula is poison so far as I am concerned .


Thank God for this website .


Am seeing new GP this week , and if he doesn ' t take me off Lipitor , am going to do it myself .


Will take my chances rather than live this hell any longer .


Have been on Lipitor for 6 years too long .


heart - attack

had a heart - attack in Jan . 06 .


it will kill some people .


slight flush

sedation

bed wetting

slight flush , sedation , bed wetting .


Brought scores down 100 points .


Refer to additional comments .


It shouldread medication taken for 6 years rather than 6 day ' s .


pain in both legs

weakness in both legs

No side effect for first 4 weeks , cholesterol down to 150 from 210 , then unusual pain and weakness began in both legs , worse on left .


Worse with exercise .


cramped

sore

weak

Legs felt cramped and sore and weak , especially in calves and lower rear thigh muscles .


I had been a regular and energetic walker , but I couldn ' t keep it up .


blood work showed mildly higher levels

My blood work showed mildly higher levels of whatever is watched for with this drug .


The doctor left it up to me whether to continue , and I stopped taking it about 3 weeks ago .


leg pain

My leg pain seemed to improve after about a week but did not go away , and has now worsened again .


I this drug should be used with far more caution ! .


Diarrhea

uncontrollable Diarrhea , kidney function .


affecting my stomach ( acid reflux )

affecting my kidneys

diarrhea

This product is the best medicine for arthritis pain I have ever taken , however after taking it for approx . 10 years it started affecting my kidneys , my stomach ( acid reflux ) and the diarrhea got worse , short term , I had no problems , this would be a great product if the manufacturer could get rid of the side effects .


Severe upper body pain

Severe shoulder pain

tendonitis

Severe shoulder and upper body pain including tendonitis .


Was in PT for 7 months .


No relief from any pain pills .


Ice gave some relief .


Fatigued

worse pain

Fatigued and worse pain by end of day .


Worse when changed to Pravachol - this made all joints , muscles and tendons hurt all over my body - that ' s how I learned it was the statins causing my problem - doctor still doesn ' t believe me .


It doesn ' t instantly improve with stopping the meds either , even though doctors may say it will after 1 month .


pain

It takes at least 3 + months for the drug to get out of your system according to pharmacists - but you still may have pain that continues after that .


I recommend the website spacedoc . net for lots of info , reccommended supplements , and help on this .


pain

fatigue

weakness

Recently discovered that completely avoiding all caffeine and alchohol and just drinking water durring the day helps the pain , fatigue and weakness diminish significantly .


Also , warm showers help as does walking ( if your legs don ' t hurt ) .


Over the past three years the drug has definately worked but I have developed almost a dibilitating problem with both of my arms .


I am unable to move them in any direction but the normal motion .


pain

It has got to the point where turning over in bed wakes me up because of the pain it causes .


I have had a blood test to determine if Lipior is causing this serious problem and the results said no it wasn ' t .


However , I even went to an orthopdetic surgeon and after he checked me out , he looked at the drugs that I take ( i am also a type 2 diabetic ) and he said ahh , Lipitor .


more people taking this drug come to me with problems like this .


I have an annual physical on 8 / 27 and am going to tell the doctor I ' m stopping the Lipitor to see what happens .


memory loss

tremors in right hand

symptoms of parkinson ' s disease

I am writing this for my husband - - memory loss , tremors in right hand , symptoms of parkinson ' s disease .


since lipitor causes a decrease in coenzyme q 10 and now there is a study in the archives of neurology showing that using large doses of coenzyme q 10 slows the progression of parkinson ' s disease , i wonder how many others have experienced a diagnosis of parkinson ' s having been on lipitor ?


we began questioning the role of lipitor in Parkinson ' s when my niece ' s husband who is 57 was experiencing the same symptoms as my husband ( the 57 yr old was diagnosed with Parkinson ' s 2 weeks ago ) and the major factor in common between the 2 of them - - Lipitor for 4 + yrs .


not worth the risks of taking the drug .


will now control cholesterol with diet and exercise .


neck pain

memory loss

terrible neck pain , memory loss is just terrible .


Brain feel kind of foggy

Brain feel kind of foggy .


Muscle aches

Muscle aches .


now have fibromyalgia .


Memory

learning problems

brain fog

depression

fatigue

Memory , learning problems , brain fog , depression , extreme fatigue .


pain

In horrible pain , I quit taking it and replaced it with natural therapies .


Starting to feel better .


I hope and pray the damage isn ' t permanent .


This medication is nothing but a pharmaceutical money maker .


It should be banned ! !


extreme pain

I wish I would have known the side effects when I started taking it , instead of dealing with extreme pain for so many years ! .


crankiness and irritability

W / prescribed dosage ( 75 mg BID ) crankiness and irritability .


Increased BP

Increased BP .


visual disturbances

Possible visual disturbances .


Relieved pain very well .


However , the side effects are a great concern .


None that I am aware of .


Used other cholesterol medication and lifestyle changes , but cholesterol did not reach normal levels until I was put on Lipitor .


DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION ! !


muscle twitching

muscle pain

tired

loss of drive

irritable

insomnia

anxiety

muscle twitching and pain , tired , loss of drive , irritable with my loved ones , insomnia , anxiety , loss of desire to do or accomplish anything which is the total opposite of my character and personality , huge drawback in quality of life .


READ - - - - - > .


Be careful with this stuff .


Had a total cholesterol of about 230 .


saw results after first 3 months .


Had no other health concerns .


Exercised on a regular basis and am in very good shape .


This stuff grabbed me and ruined the this last year of my life .


I have no other risk factors for heart desease except a moderatly elevated cholesterol level , no family history or anything .


Thought I would take lipitor just to be safe .


Big mistake .


Went to my doctor and told him I wasn ' t going to take the lipitor any more .


Told him I was presenting with some very adverse signs and symptoms and the only thing that had ever changed was the fact i was on Lipitor .


He was not happy with my decision and offered a switch to a different statin , I declined .


He got aggitated and asked what articles I had been reading and where I got my information .


I told him I didn ' t need a medical journal to convince me this stuff was messing me up , I was living proof .


4 - 5 days after stopping the Lipitor it was like someonebrought the sun out .


Depression

psychological enigmas

Depression faded along with all the other psychological enigmas I was dealing with .


muscle aches

The only residuals I am now dealing with are some minor muscle aches and twitching , which are slowly getting better .


Folks , drugs can be a wonderful thing but that doesn ' t mean all drugs are wonderful .


Please , be carefull .


shrinking muscels arms

shrinking muscels leg

shrinking muscels neck

vertgo

convusing neck muscels

shrinking muscels , leg arms , neck vertgo from convusing neck muscels .


unable to get out of bed

loss of strength

loss of memory

halucinations

unable to get out of bed , loss of strength , memory , halucinations been of it for 2 years , not quite cured kill .


hungry feeling

The only side effect that I experienced was the hungry feeling in my stomach ; however I have no complaints , just praise !


Deborah McCready .


Forgetfulness

Lack of Concentration

excruciating pain in my legs

insomnia

terrible headaches

itching all over

depression

moodiness

Forgetfulness , Lack of Concentration , excruciating pain in my legs , insomnia , terrible headaches , itching all over , depression , moodiness .


It dramatically reduced my cholesterol but the side effects aren ' t worth the benefits .


I went to the medical center today because I was feeling so bad .


I have Lupus so I assumed that it was causing me to feel bad .


After hearing my symptoms , my doctor told me to using Lipitor for awhile to see if the symptoms go away .


It never dawned on me that it could be the Lipitor .


Now that I found your website I feel so much better .


very tired

Makes me very tired .


Aches and pains

Aches and pains everywhere .


diminished mental acuity

depressed

Gradually diminished mental acuity and felt depressed .


Side effects came on slowly so I did not think it was the statin for quite a while .


Bad side effects took about a week to 10 days to disappear after I stopped taking it .


Will NEVER take another statin .


tingling

muscular pain

Cramps in calves

tingling in feet & face / abdominal & muscular pain in back of neck / Cramps in calves , This stuff is horrible ! ! ! .


You have to fight with your doctor not to take this stuff ! !


Get the word out ! .


Severe headache

joint pain

muscle pain

anorexia

extreme gas

memory loss

mood swings

Severe headache , joint and muscle pain , anorexia , extreme gas , memory loss , mood swings .


I had a LAD artery 100 % blocked a couple years ago and suffered a miocardial infarction .


pain from the headache

The pain was unbearable and the pain from the headache Lipitor caused was WORSE !


I ' ve taken Zocor , Crestor and had similar problems with side effects , but i thought Lipitor was going to cause my death .


NEVER again ! .


joint pain

muscle weakness

depression

fatigue

cramps

Stated with joint and pain and muscle weakness , depression , fatigue and cramps .


At each annual visit to the Dr I would tell him my symptoms and mention I thought it was the Lipitor , He waould always say no way and I need to continue the statin drug .


muscle twitching in both arms

loss of muscle mass in arms

loss of muscle mass in face

loss of muscle mass in hands

slurred speech

My symptoms gradualy got worse over the next 5 - 6 years , currently I have muscle twitching in both arms , loss of muscle mass in arms , hands and face with slurred speech .


Took myself off the lipitor a year ago .


Joint pain

Joint pain is completly gone .


Was told my Dr I may have ALS .


Saw an ALS Specialist Feb , 2002 , she said she could not diagnosis ALS at this time as you have to have 3 extermities effected and I have 1 1 / 2 .


She said she has seen over 100 patients with symptoms the same as mine that had been on statin drugs .


I can ' t begin to tell you what a scary year this has been .


But am holding out hope I will improve in time .


Have read that some people it taks 1 - 2 years to improve at all .


I trusted my Doctor ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


Now I trust that what I was felling 6 years ago was not all in my head .


Anyone with simular symptoms or coments please e - mail .


weak legs

muscle soreness

back soreness

ears ringing

feel bad

Most of the side effects everyone else has : weak legs , muscle and back soreness , ears ringing , feel bad , all usually in the mornings .


However , it lowered my cholesterol , tryglycerides , and blood pressure , along with a lot of exercising .


I had by - pass surgery in 1986 , angioplasty in the mid 90 ' s , started on Zocor , then my doctor switched me to Lipitor and have not had to have either since I started on the statins .


( started with 20 mg . then 40 mg . , and now 80 mg . )


Its not perfect , but it keeps me alive .


I am now 65 and I thank God every single day for my doctor and my medicine .


I just gut it up and make my self jog a mile and walk a mile 4 - 5 times a week , pain or no pain .


I have lived to see my grandchildren and two great grandchildren .


Life is good .


Think positive ! .


Lethargy

fuzzy thinking

blurry vision

muscle pains

Lethargy , fuzzy thinking , blurry vision , dull muscle pains constantly .


It has done almost nothing for my Triglycerides , nor has it elevated my HDL .


My LDL and total Cholesteral , however responded quite favorably .


Make sure you don ' t take Lopid with this .


damage your heart

short of breath

constantly weak

It can damage your heart and keep you short of breath and constantly weak .


Disorentatation

trouble brathing

extreme hot

redness and swelling

itching

abominal cramps

Disorentatation , trouble brathing , extreme hot , redness and swelling , itching , later abominal cramps .


All this came all sudden in couple of minutes .


I had been taking arthrotec before for my knee pain and it helped me a lot .


I only had 10 - 12 pills left from last March when I had a cortisone shot and my knee pain went away .


severe acid reflux

severe acid reflux after taking for 15 days .


I am back on it now for 1 month after making adjustment to my diet .


Helps very much .


I would get about a 30 sec .


headache

headache but no longer .


AS I have had a history of running to the toilet I dont do that any longer .


Happy response .


Since I cant take most of the other meds .


I was hoping this one would do the job .


It is helping more than I could have wished for .


If you email me , make sure you put the subject in or I wont answer .


works fine , but Pfizer is now screwing the American public by denying access to the drug through legitimate Candian pharmacies .


Therefore , I ' m switching to Zocor .


chest tightness

numness aching feeling to my left arm

pain inbetween both shoulder blades

after one week i started with chest tightness and numness aching feeling to my left arm also pain inbetween both shoulder blades .


feeling shakey

headache

more tiered

also would wake up feeling shakey headache and just more tiered .


called my dr .


he said to stop takeing it .


so now i must lower my cholesterol with diet and exercise .


not for all .


Very severe pain in knees

Very severe pain in hands

Very severe pain in arms

Very severe pain in arms , knees , hands .


Muscle weakness

overall weakness

Muscle weakness and overall weakness .


I would not recommend it .


feel drugged

Cannot take more than 10 mg because I feel drugged on any stronger dose .


The 10 mg brings my level to the cutoff point .


Have no side effects at all .


insides were vibrating

Two days after starting the lipitor I felt like my insides were vibrating .


I wasn ' t sure what caused it so continued to take the lipitor .


severe muscle pain

I began getting very severe muscle pain in my left shoulder , arm and chest area .


I was told by the doctor that I probably pulled a muscle .


constant pain

twitching

After 6 weeks of taking lipitor and constant pain and twitching I took myself off of the medication .


constant twitching

muscle aches in my legs

I continue to have constant twitching and muscle aches in my legs but I ' ve learned to deal with it .


I ' ve been off of the medication about 2 months and I ' m still waiting for it to improve .


For the past year and half I have been taking Lipitor .


extreme pain in my should and arm

I have been experiencing extreme pain in my should and arm .


It is the same arm which has no lymph nodes and a modified radical mascetomy .


I have had 3 steriod shots to some relief - - but - - short lived .


pain

Finally , dawned on me - - I missed taking Lipitor over the weekend and on Monday the pain was gone .


Started taking it again on Monday .


Pain

Pain returned .


Is there a correlation .


I ' m stopping the Lipitor .


pain

I was due a MRI next week and possibly surgery on right shoulder with the pain .


HEADACHE

SWELLING OF THE LEGS AND FEET

HEADACHE , BUT MOSTLY SWELLING OF THE LEGS AND FEET .


HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE .


BLADDER INFECTION

BLADDER INFECTION .


SWELLING

I STOPPED TAKING ONCE I REALIZED THE SWELLING I WAS HAVING WAS DUE TO THIS MED .


BLADDER INFECTION

BLADDER NOT TO EMPTY AS IT SHOULD

HAD A VERY BAD BLADDER INFECTION AND FOUND OUT IT CAN CAUSE THE BLADDER NOT TO EMPTY AS IT SHOULD .


IT DID NOT HELP WITH MY PAIN AS WELL AS ALEVE DOES .


I WISH I HAD READ THE SIDE EFFECTS OF IT BEFORE TAKING IT .


SOME OF THEM REALLY SCARED ME ONCE I DID READ THEM .


sciatica

tingling

numb

debilitating sciatica , I wake up with my right leg ( from my buttocks to my toes ) tingling and numb .


extreme pain

can barely walk

By end of day I am in extreme pain , and can barely walk .


Overall decline in life .


Depression

musclo - skeletal pain

insomnia

gas

rectal bleeding

nausea

stomach pain

syncope

Depression , severe and persistent musclo - skeletal pain , insomnia , gas , severe rectal bleeding , nausea , stomach pain , syncope and more .


shoulder pain

After ten years of misery I stopped taking lipitor / atorvastatin , on the advice of my doctor , for a week to relieve severe shoulder pain , which I extended to ten days when I noticed an amazing improvement in my general well - being and after the ten days felt so much better I stopped taking it altogether .


For those who feel a long life is preferable to a good life , this drug may be worth taking ; for those who have enjoyed life and would prefer a slightly shorter one to a longer miserable one , stopping it is not a bad idea .


Trust me - I get up every morning feeling a thousand times better , stay busy and active all day long and feel as I used to feel before I started taking this drug .


and ALL of the symptoms have completely disappeared .


sedation

Mild sedation .


This is a GREAT drug for me .


I am usually VERY affected negatively with most meds .


Voltaren totally relieves my pain when nothing else worked .


I take it with a meal so I don ' t have any stomach problems with it .


It mellows me out a little but not too much .


muscle pain

mood changes

hardly walk

hardly lift my arms

terrible muscle pain terrible mood changes could hardly walk or lift my arms .


muscle wasting

muscle pain

stopped taking them 4 years ago and still suffer terrible muscle pain and wasting .


i have set up a website for australians to connect who have been afflicted by this medication please come and join and unite in effort to educate the medical fraterity of their ignorance or denial http : / / australianstatinvictims . com / .


I have been concerned about long term effects of Arthrotec , but with chronic back for 9 years I cannot live without it right now .


I was shocked to read some of the comments on this website .


I never had any stomach trouble , or cramps , or anything people have mentioned here .


People mentioned Celebrex .


A friend of mine developed an ulcer after only a short time on Celebrex .


I do not have any kind of stomach trouble after 8 years .


Would I rather not take it ?


Of course , but I have to be able to get out of the bed in the morning .


I have blood work done every year to see if there ' s any kidney , liver damage or anything , and so far there hasn ' t been any .


I would recommend it .


abdominal pains

severe welts

swelling of throat

rapid heart beat

headaches

I developed severe abdominal pains , severe welts all over my legs from feet up to knees , swelling of throat , rapid heart beat and headaches .


Having been on Lipitor for over one year , with a modest reduction in cholesterol levels , I developed a severe reaction following shoulder surgery .


pain in back

pain in my arms

pain in upper legs

pain in hands

Approximately 4 months following my surgery , I developed an abrupt and chronic pain in my arms , hands and the back of my upper legs ( from buttocks to knees ) .


After two MRI ' s and EMG and blood and urine analyisis reviewed by a Neurologist with negative and / or normal results , I self - diagnosed having read numerous patient complaints mirroring my symptoms and reading a cautionary warning to physicians to consider taking their patients off Lipitor when the patient was scheduled for major surgery ( www . drug . com ) .


My Neurologist has prescribed Prednisone 10 mg to help with the symptoms .


I am trying to limit my use of the Predisone but cannot take care of basic functions without a minimum of 10 mg daily .


As a CEO of a large sales company and a physcially active person , I ' m extremely concerned about this chronic condition .


I have been off Lipitor f .


Upset stomach

throw up

Upset stomach and the feeling that I may need to throw up .


pain in my stomach

deep constant pain

The pain in my stomach is in the middle of my stomach above my belly button and its a deep constant pain .


I also feel like I may need to go to the restroom , but when I do I can ' t .


MISERABLE ! ! .


dizzines

dioreah

stomach cramps

disorientation

dizzines dioreah stomach cramps disorientation .


ulceration of the osophragus

ulceration of stomach

followed by ulceration of the osophragus , and stomach , and possibly the gut .


Prone to infections especially of the blader .


have been taken off the drug , stayed on it too long because it allowed me to work .


Talked myself out of the side effects , until they frightened me .


feeling depressed

feeling exausted

Now I dont know how I am going to get back to work , it has left me feeling exausted , and depressed .


Weak muscles

Weak muscles .


Achey like when you have a very high fever , only without the fever .


Elevated white blood cell count ( very high ) , but liver emzymes were normal .


I was on lowest dose .


My LDL started at 90 , but MD insisted that because I am diabetic , I should be on lipitor and try to get below 70 .


Lipitor knocked it down to 25 .


I do not know if the problems were due to Lipitor , or having LDL down to 25 .


I asked MD he stated They ( whomever they are ) , have not established a low threshold for what is safe .


I stated that just because it has not been proven in a lab , does not mean it is not true .


I went off the meds , and am now in search of a new MD , as I have felt worse under this DR care than ever before in my life .


This drug is NOT fit for human consumption in my opinion !


I was taking it about 4 months ago and let me tell you , I suffered the worst side effects of the drug .


severe muscle spasms

pain

I had severe muscle spasms and pain all over my body .


excruciating pain

My doctor sent me to the e . r . from his office and I got there I was in such excruciating pain they e . r . doc had me on morphine ! ! !


I am still suffering from the use of the Lipitor .


pain

There is not a day that goes by where I am not in pain .


muscles weak

My muscles in my arms and legs are very weak .


I am 31 years old with 3 kids ages 5 , 8 and 11 .


disabled

I will be disabled for the rest of my life .


I will be taking pain meds the rest of my life .


Please please think twice about using this and other statin drugs .


diarrhoea

feet swelling

ankles swelling

Terrible first of all I had diarrhoea my doseage was increased to 75 and a few days ago my feet and ankles started swelling up .


wrong with my liver

I went to my GP and the results of my blood test showed there was something wrong with my liver and I am a non - drinker .


blood pressure had gone sky high

swelling

My blood pressure had gone sky high so my that is why the swelling .


I was told to stop taking Arthrotec and am now using a natural product that seems to work it is called Pernamax .


Shortness of breath

fatigue

muscle soreness

numbness in arms

constant headaches

impending doom

short - term memory loss

flu - like symptoms

Shortness of breath , fatigue , muscle soreness , numbness in arms , constant headaches , impending doom , short - term memory loss , flu - like symptoms .


Thank you for this website .


I have been looking for reasons why I feel this way and have started medical 101 .


Tomorrow am scheduled for lung scan and chest x - ray and Dr game me # for cardiac CT scan after that .


I want to cancel all appointments and stop taking Lovastatin .


shortness of breath

Being taking 40 mg for 4 months now and symptoms began immediately with shortness of breath .


muscle soreness

headaches

feel like I got hit by a truck

The muscle soreness and headaches will not go away and I feel like I got hit by a truck .


Will be going off it though it did lower my cholesterol .


I am an otherwise healthy woman who exercises 3 times a week ( walking and swimming laps ) and am lacto - ovo vegetarian .


Again , thank you for this website .


It took a fews weeks to find it through my searching .


I definitely will bookmark it .


Muscle wasting

weakness

fatigue

diarrhea

anorexic

Muscle wasting ; weakness ; fatigue ; diarrhea ; anorexic ; .


Placed on 10 mg even though Cholesterol WNL .


Symptoms progressive .


weight loss

muscles wasting

Was on it 18 months with weight loss of 20 pounds and all muscles wasting .


Kidney function became a problem

significan heart muscle weakness

Kidney function became a problem and significan heart muscle weakness .


Despite concerns I think it is worth to try this for the long tem .


Of course cautions have to be made .


drowsy

tired

Very drowsy and tired and no pain relief at all .


Unlike previously taking just one tablet of Aleve , which immediately took away my pain symptoms , this drug had absolutely no effect at all .


My doctor prescribed this drug ( instead of Aleve ) , to be taken twice daily , but after reading the side effects , I am concerned about that frequency .


I ' ll not bother with it anymore and will occasionally take Aleve instead .


Fortunately my pharmacy made an error in only giving me 6 tablets instead of 60 .


I ' m glad it happened ; it saved me an unnecessary expense .


Joint pain

muscle ache

fatigue

Joint pain , muscle ache , fatigue .


joint pain

muscle aching

fatigue

While doctors will test your liver function on this medication , and they may run a blood test to check for muscle wasting , many doctors deny that there is a connection between joint pain , muscle aching , fatigue etc and Lipitor .


I stopped taking the medication and the symptoms gradually dissipated .


About a year later , I was put on it again and once again the same symptoms returned .


I saw another doctor and this physician is the one that stated that Lipitor is more than likely the cause .


Another family member was on Lipitor and experienced very similar symptoms .


She took herself off of the medication her symptoms also began to fade .


She demanded to be put on another medication and was .


Not all people who take Lipitor will have adverse reactions , but if you do experience these symptoms , don ' t just accept your doctor ' s denial of a connection between the two .


You may want to get a second opinion .


Due to bad family history and some early calcification , taking 10 mg at bed time quickly lowered total cholesterol to new target well under 200 .


muscle pain

After taking it for 8 months developed widespread muscle pain - neck , back , hips , legs , and hands .


Aches

pains

Aches and pains interupt sleep .


stiff upon waking

hands hurt

can ' t make a fist

Very stiff upon waking and hands hurt so much can ' t make a fist .


Weakness

Weakness when standing after sitting .


move like someone much older

Early in the day I move like someone much older .


Pain

Pain diminishes throughout the day .


lst doctor said probably had arthritis but could not explain overnight appearance or widespread discomfort .


Second doctor said has been seeing lots of patients who have similar problem with statins and blood tests not confirming inflamation .


Has suggested I stop taking for around 3 months to see if symptons go away .


pain

If pain disappears will try another statin .


Also taking Fosamax 35 .


Periphiral neuropathy

Periphiral neuropathy .


Tingling

nerve sensitivity

Tingling in hands , face , back and Ulnar nerve sensitivity .


Effects reversed over 2 months after terminating the 10 mg / day dose .


severe edema with swelling of limbs

vision problems

weakness

muscle pain

rhabdomyolysis / muscle loss

rapid pulse

cough

poor coordination while walking

dizziness

difficulty sleeping

increased sensitivity to other drugs

sweating

nausea

frequent headaches

problems with coordination

fatigue , increased

severe edema with swelling of limbs , vision problems , weakness , muscle pain , rhabdomyolysis / muscle loss , rapid pulse , cough , poor coordination while walking , dizziness , difficulty sleeping , increased sensitivity to other drugs , sweating , nausea , frequent headaches , numbness / tingling ? aching / heavy feeling in limps , difficulty walking due to swelling in legs and problems with coordination , fatigue , increased .


I was told that what I went through was a rare experience for people on Lipitor and other statins ; but I had two reactions this past year to Lipitor first and then later to the Pravachol my Dr switched me over to .


I can ' t remember how long I was on Lipitor ( maybe 8 - 10 months ) .


I was on Pravachol for 2 months when I ended up with similar problems .


Stopped statins 4 months ago .


still having a lot of problems but there was a dramtic decrease in symptoms after stopping both the Lipitor and the Pravachol .


rhabdomyolosis

rhabdomyolosis w / cpk of 14 , 600 in aug . / 2006 .


2 biopsies confirmed statin damage at mayo / rochester , mn .


even then only 3 of 5 drs . would admit statin damage .


myalgia

periphael neuropathy

tinninitus

rheumatoid arthritis

now live w / myalgia , periphael neuropathy , tinninitus and rheumatoid arthritis .


unbelievable amount of people come to talk about their aches and pains since going on statin drugs , how can the medical community continue to deceive at such a level - { truly shameful } .


nausea

nausea .


which progressively got worse the longer I took it .


It became so extreme - it was causing me to be dysfunctional .


extreme vomiting

diarrhea

The final week it turned into extreme vomiting and diarrhea .


I thought I had a flu bug that just would not go away .


As soon as I quit taking the Lipitor - I had my life back .


memory loss

extreme tiredness

I also experienced memory loss and extreme tiredness .


I might also mention that I started on 10 mg and experienced really no side effects .


but when I was up ' d to 20 mg it all started to go downhill .


fatigue

lightheaded

weakness

Experiencing fatigue , lightheaded and weakness .


Hip pain

back pain

leg pain

Hip , back and leg pain .


tennis elbow type pain

Along with a tennis elbow type pain that runs down into my hand .


fainting spells

I also have neurally mediated hypotension and since I have been taking lipitor I have had recurring fainting spells .


hard on my stomach

The pill eliminated all pain I felt in my hip , but it was hard on my stomach .


vaginal bleeding

On my 10 th day of medication , I experienced vaginal bleeding .


This scared me because it was two weeks after my normal period .


There is something really fishy about this drug .


I do not advise anyone to take it as there are many adverse side effects .


blurred vision

muscle weakness

muscle pain

fatigue

loss of stamina

blurred vision , muscle pain and weakness , fatigue , loss of stamina .


Within 2 days of stopping Lipitor I feel unbelievably better ! ! ! !


All negative side effects are gone .


They snuck up on me insideously over a few months , so I mistakenly believed .


muscle pains

joint pains

muscle and joint pains - - particularly severe at night - - lasting even after stopping medication , although decreasing in severity .


pain

I ' m distressed that pain continues even after stopping the medication .


pains

could barely walk

I took the medication for 9 months ( my doctor said the pains weren ' t from the Lipitor because there was no indication in the blood work ) - - finally stopped when could barely walk .


pain

I ' ve been off the medicine for 2 months and pain is less , but still very present , especially in joints .


headaches

Daily headaches .


Reduced cholesterol count from 295 to 182 in one month .


lower leg pain

throbbing , burning sensation

I am experiencing lower leg pain that is a throbbing , burning sensation .


Does not bother in a . m . but begins mid - afternoon and continues into evening .


Neurologist finds no nerve involvement so think it must be drug - related .


Are others having this problem ? .


Hard on my stomach

90 % effective - Hard on my stomach even when I take it with food .


It surpasses any other new drug on the market .


I give excellent marks for the original VOLTAREN .


None as of yet .


Droped Total Chol to 181 .


Triglycerides jumped to 461 !


Doc says it is not related to the Lipitor ( I find it hard to believe ) .


Will see what Tricor and Lipitor do together .


stomach discomfort

Serious stomach discomfort .


Diarreha

cramps

gas

bloating

Diarreha , cramps , gas , bloating .


It started about 10 day into my treatment .


pain

diarreha

Around 4 hours after I took the pill ( on a full stomach ) the pain and diarreha would start .


I stop treatment and went to an over - the - counter med .


The kneejoin paint stopped but the side effects were awful .


Weakness

muscle ache

fatigue

noticible loss of muscle structure

Weakness , muscle ache , fatigue , noticible loss of muscle structure .


I would not recommend this drug , my Doctor didn ' t explain any risk to taking this drug , although it lowered my cholesterol some , I changed my diet and started an exercise plan , I quit taking the drug 2 months ago and have continually lowered my chol . level .


Calf Pain

Calf Pain .


Calves tire and burn

Calves tire and burn Very quickly , requiring very frequent stops on light uphill walking and stairs .


cramping

Also , I ' ve always been prone to leg and foot cramps , ( twice a year ) and am experiencing Some additional cramping , mostly upon waking .


fatigued

tired or burning muscles

( twice a month ) Generally become fatigued quicker , need to rest more often due to tired or burning muscles : NOT breathlessness .


Exercize is even Less attractive now ! .


Went to hospital for my Tmj pain because it was getting out of control .


A doctor prescribed me this to take two a day .


period cramps

One pill and 20 minutes later the worse period cramps in my life .


feel sick

shooting lower abdominal pains

After half an hour it passed , but its been a day a half now , and i still feel sick after eating and random shooting lower abdominal pains .


I ' m scared to death .


Naseua

vomiting

cramps

dry eyes

loss of appetite

Naseua , vomiting , cramps , dry eyes , loss of appetite .


No side effects .


On for 3 years so far .


feel great .


20 mg and working fine .


extreme leg pain in the calves

brain fog

memory loss

Vision is giving me problems

feel like shit all the time

10 MG a day of lipitor and 6 months later I have extreme leg pain in the calves after just walking a few blocks , in a brain fog with memory loss , Vision is giving me problems and feel like shit all the time .


This drug should have a pre - qualifier before perscribed or better yet .


take all the statin drugs off the market .


This drug is dangerous .


I ' m almost inspired to start my own web site to warn people of the risk in taking any statin drug for a quick fix .


Oddly , only positive .


I seem to sleep better and have lots of interesting dreams .


No adverse effects .


Was on Niacin ( 500 mg ) for 90 days , but showed no improvement .


sore joints

sleeplessness

gas

Tried Tricor for about 8 days , but couldn ' t deal with the side - effects ( sore joints , sleeplessness , gas ) .


Been on 20 mg Lipitor for 30 days now , but won ' t know any benefit for another 60 days .


stiffness similar to arthritis

s l o w walking

numbness

muscle weakness causing nerve damage and imbalance ; stiffness similar to arthritis , s l o w walking and numbness .


DEPRESSION

ANXIETY

AGGRESSION

MOOD SWINGS

SEVERE AND UNCHARACTERISTIC DEPRESSION , ANXIETY , AGGRESSION , AND MOOD SWINGS .


I cannot stress this enough - my personality comepletely changed after beginning this medication .


I am typically an easy going , positively thinking , emotionally stable , and motivated person .


anxiety

hopelessness

lonliness

self loathing

But after starting Lipitor I ' ve gradually descended into a world of extreme anxiety , hopelessness , lonliness , and self loathing .


depressed

obsessively focused on morbid

terrifying thoughts

negative about everything in my life

I ' ve never in my life been so depressed , so obsessively focused on morbid , terrifying thoughts , or so negative about everything in my life .


After being off of this medication for only 48 hours , I am already beginning to see an improvement in my moods , but this will be a long journey back to my old self , I feel .


Gas

Constipation

FATIGUE

weight gain

bloating

diaharrea

Oh yes , and I also suffered from : Gas , Constipation , EXTREME FATIGUE , weight gain and bloating , and occassional bouts of diaharrea .


It lowered my cholesterol , to be sure .


But it also significantly lowered my quality of life .


This website has been an absolute lifeline for me .


My doctor had seemed so completely unwilling to accept that my symptoms could ' ve possibly been related to my taking Lipitor .


However , I know my body and know when things are not as they should be .


I have been feeling this way since almost immediately after I took my first dose .


Hearing that so many other people have experienced the same exact symptoms as me has given me the courage needed to STOP this medication .


So many of my family members and friends have had bad reactions to this stuff - I can not trust it , and will be looking for another way to get my cholesterol under control , if possible .


Be very careful and very informed before you start any new medication .


Don ' t always trust the word of your doctor as the only word and take it at its face value .


When it comes to your body , you have every right to dictate , understand , and call the shots about what does and does not go in to it .


Abdominal cramps

flatulence

gas

bloating

Abdominal cramps , flatulence , gas , bloating .


Cramps

Cramps would start within 15 minutes of taking pill , even during meals .


cramps

bloating

Reduced coccyx pain but the cramps and bloating were very uncomfortable .


Muscle pain

joint pain

severe vision problems

fibromyalgia

numbness in limbs

lupus

Muscle & joint pain ; severe vision problems ; fibromyalgia numbness in limbs ; lupus .


IF - 0 were a choice , that would have been my rating .


I lost my job ; for 2 + years I got bounced from doctor to doctor with all these symptoms and an illness could not be diagnosed .


God forbid any doctor want to blame the almighty Pfizer .


This is THE most prescribed drug in America & it is awful .


Cholesterol didn ' t / couldn ' t cause me near that problems that Lipitor is responsible for causing .


No side effects so far , but have only been on it for a month .


Has taken away 20 % of my chronic pain and trigger point pain on a good day and about 5 to 10 % on a bad day .


drowsiness

grogginess

memory loss

No drowsiness , grogginess or memory loss like I had with Neurontin .


tummy bloating

Extreme tummy bloating .


Tight chest

Tight chest .


Headache

Headache .


Mood swings

Mood swings .


gas

tummy pains

cold shivers

Awful gas tummy pains cold shivers .


Pain in shoulders joints

Pain in shoulders joints to the point it was impossible to reach for anything above my shoulders .


Quit taking it and was back to normal in two months .


My doctor said it was arthritis or bursitus due to my age .


He still would rather I be a cripple and go back on Lipitor .


Jaundice

right upper quadrant abdominal pain

very elevated liver function tests

itching of the skin

weakness

loss of appetite

Jaundice , right upper quadrant abdominal pain , very elevated liver function tests , itching of the skin , weakness , loss of appetite .


Gall bladder sonogram , CT scan , MRI of liver ducts all negative for gall bladder disease .


Hospitalized 4 days .


six weeks after stopping Lipitor all liver tests returned to normal .


I am a retired physician and had an excellent therepeutic result while on the medication .


muscle aches

flu like symptoms

I did have occcasional muscle aches and flu like symptoms which subsided when a stopped lipitor for short periods of time .


But the overall good effect of the drug on my lipid profile caused me to return to using it .


Not any more !


I could have wound up with permanent liver damage or dying .


The drug isert for lipitor does mention cholestatic Jaundice in the post market studies .


no numbers as to the number of cases reported .


How many go unreported ? .


toes went into muscle spasms

I only took 20 mg daily for 2 weeks - several days after stopping my toes went into muscle spasms .


Don ' t know it there was any connection .


After only 2 weeks on Lipitor , my total cholesterol fell from 306 to 178 ; LDL fell from 178 to 70 ; and , my HDL went from 116 to 89 ( didn ' t like this result , but did like the change in the LDL ) .


Overall the results were significant .


I will start taking it again as my cardiologist has encouraged me to stay on the medication .


After reading many of the comments in this website , I will remain cautious and look for side effects .


Thank you to all the people who took the time to write and to the people who set up this website .


Will write again after taking it for a couple of months .


Muscle weakness

lack of concentration

joint pain

abnormal liver function

skin condition

Muscle weakness , lack of concentration , joint pain , abnormal liver function , ( ? ) unknown skin condition on hands .


fingertips got puffy

fingertips scaly

I was living with the initial , common side effects , but after 2 years my fingertips got puffy and / or scaly .


skin began to come off

In a couple weeks the skin began to come off and the condition spread to the sides of my fingers and my palms .


I DO NOT KNOW if this is lipitor related , but after using 2 prescription ointments with little relief , I quit taking lipitor and after 1 month my hands were healed and I have had no problems since ( 1 yr . )


None of my doctors can ( or are unwilling ) to explain this .


They want me back on a statin drug , but I will not untill I have an answer .


No side effects whatsoever .


Cholesterol down to 102 .


I didn ' t think I had any side effects until I started reading through some of the list of problems other people are having .


I thought it was just the over 40 factor .


joint pain in my knees

joint pain in my hips

joint pain in my shoulders

joint pain in my lower back

But , I too have joint pain in my knees , hips , lower back , and shoulders .


pain in my left thigh

I have been having pain in my left thigh .


As far as forgetting things , I am occasionally saying to my fellow worker .


It has done a good job of lowering my cholestoral but , are the side effects worth it ? .


Sleeplessness

tingling in fingers

Sleeplessness , tingling in fingers .


foggy - headedness

General foggy - headedness .


Took the drug for several years before realizing that lipitor might be the cause of these symptoms .


Stopped and started several times with recurring side - effects .


Discontinued .


sever abdominal cramps

Took my 1 st pill 5 hours ago & almost immediately experienced sever abdominal cramps .


period cramps

Much like period cramps .


Just took 2 Advil to try & combat the cramping pain !


diarrhea

Also ; some diarrhea .


Will not take any more of these ! .


Severe abdominal cramping

sweating

period cramps

vaginal bleeding

diarrhea

acid reflux

dry mouth

Severe abdominal cramping , sweating , period cramps , vaginal bleeding , diarrhea , acid reflux , dry mouth .


pain

I would rather have had a migraine than the pain I suffered after taking one of these pills .


Don ' t recommend at all .


Cramping of the leg muscles

weariness of the leg muscles

Cramping and weariness of the leg muscles .


Always tired

Always tired .


After about a year I didn ' t see any lower chlorestoral .


I was fine for 3 weeks and then it felt like a neo - nazi skinhead gang kicked me in the gut 150 times .


sore

I quit it and felt sore but better in a week .


tingling extremities

bruising

insomnia

tingling extremities , bruising , insomnia .


stomach irritation

pressure is up

Some stomach irritation , feels a bit like my pressure is up ( in my head mostly ) .


I pulled my lower back at the gym 2 times .


last time was about 1 1 / 2 years ago and it was pretty bad .


Since then my back has really gotten worse .


I still exercise everyday and stretch , but it really is not helping .


I final went to the doctor and i am getting x - rays on my spine tomorrow .


He gave me about 25 samples of Arthrotec 75 .


3 days later I cannot believe how good my back feels .


It has to be this drub , because this is the first day i can comfortably bend down with no pain and even touch my toes without bending my knees .


It seems that this drug , like many drugs , works for some and not for all .


as for me seems to be really good .


i want to know does it helps for reducing Tryglycerides as well other then the cholestrol .


nausea

no sleep

bad dreams

muscle pain

joint pain

tiredness

nausea , no sleep , bad dreams , muscle and joint pain , tiredness .


There must be something better than this .


I am going to try POLICOSANOL .


stomach discomfort

stomach pain

distension

gas

muscle aches

leg cramps

Constant stomach discomfort and pain , distension , gas , muscle aches , leg cramps .


Experimentation with stopping the treatment for a few weeks brought relief .


On re - starting , the symptons rapidly returned .


I now intend to ask my doctor for an alternative .


I am the advocate for my father who took this drug for 8 months before he passed from an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2005 .


The patient data is reported for him by me .


Briefly , my research during my advocacy efforts during his illness indicated that this drug may have contributed to the onset of his particular form of brain cancer ( glial cell related cancer ) .


cancer

cancer

That cancer was diagnosed 6 months after his initial Rx for Lipitor - - he died 2 months after his initial cancer diagnosis .


There were no warning signs , deterioration was very fast and debilitating - - he was a model totally healthy individual by conventional medical standards .


My father was vibrant and could work any teen into the ground for a 75 year old , had great cholesterol numbers , but he was a cardiac patient .


He and the cardiologist agreed to go to Lipitor to see if they could drive LDL below 100 ( his lipid profile was very , very good by usual medical standards ) .


I will say that there was no way any doctor could have known this would happen ( my research showed that Lipitor could contribute to this cancer with prior risk factors for it which would have to have been environmental exposure and from what I know of my father ' s work history experience ) , but it would help if conventional medicine would listen to patients and their families about experiences that we all are reporting in places such as this .


brain cancer

neurological damage

brain cancer

bedridden

unable to feed himself

unable to speak

My father could not speak for himself as his form of brain cancer was so aggressive that he went from a totally normal guy walking with a cane from initial neurological damage at inital dx for brain cancer to bedridden , unable to speak , feed himself , do anything for himself in 10 days .


Don ' t know if this will really help anybody - - but just please be cautious with Rx medicines and advocate for yourself ; you may not know everthing , but you do know best about what you are experiencing with these Rxs .


keep doing your research , tell your doctor anything you find relevent about your life as it relates to Rxs you are given , and advocate hard for your quality of life .


Hair loss ( Diffuse Alopecia )

hair thinning

Hair loss ( Diffuse Alopecia ) , hair thinning .


I have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years .


My blood sugar control has always been good ( Hemoglobin A 1 C tests always below 6 % ) .


I have a healthy diet and a normal weight .


My Thyroid function is normal .


I have been taking , Olmetec ( olmesartan ) , Istin ( amlodipine ) and Lipitor ( atorvastatin ) .


hair has started falling out

Since taking Lipitor my hair has started falling out at an alarming rate .


thinning at the back and sides of my head

The thinning is most pronounced at the back and sides of my head so it ' s not conventional male pattern baldness .


Lipitor has certainly lowered by cholesterol but I ' ve stopped taking it after 9 months .


losing my hair

The stress caused by losing my hair in this way will probably do me more harm than having high cholesterol .


Aching in shoulders

Aching in legs

Aching in back

weakness in shoulders

weakness in back

weakness in legs

Aching weakness in legs back and shoulders .


Side effects subsided after lipitor stopped .


The drug is toxic and will probably kill you before the high cholesterol will .


cramps in my fingers

First I was having cramps in my fingers , which is now not apparent .


eyesight very blurry

back pain

Recently my eyesight is not good , very blurry and my back pain has increased .


shoulders are inflammed

My shoulders are inflammed and I am now going to the physiotherapist .


My neck right down to my right shoulder blade is very very sensitive and very very painful .


pain

The pain has not subsided .


depressed

pain

headaches

I am depressed because of the pain , I can ' t do what I want to do , I have headaches and can ' t go to work .


concentration is poor

My concentration is poor .


heartburn

indigestion

I also have heartburn and indigestion .


I am taking pain relievers and anti - acids .


Lipitor works to reduce my cholesterol from 8 to 5 .


My doctor says not to stop , however I did stop for nearly 6 months and I was well .


When I got my cholestoerol measured however it went up and I was concerned so went back on lipitor .


My son says he will find an alternative for me .


Stay tuned .


So sad to see so many with problems like mine !


joint pain

muscle pain

depression

tiredness

Progressively worsening problems with joint pain , muscle pain , depression and tiredness .


Doctor has ran all sorts of tests and oculdn ' t find anything wrong , everyone was pointing to arthristis .


I stopped taking Lipitor and many of the problems went away after 2 days .


I ' m not going back to it .


depression

exercise intolerance

muscle weakness

memory problems

amnesia

nausea

vomiting

depression , exercise intolerance , muscle weakness , memory problems , including 2 periods of amnesia , each lasting several hours , nausea and vomiting .


lowered .


Muscle aches in chest

Muscle aches in arms

Muscle aches in arms and chest .


It worked and got my cholestrol down to normal , a drop of 60 points in three months .


pain in both legs

unable to climb stairs

unable to stand

extrem pain in knee joints

pain in both legs , unable to climb stairs for eight months , unable to stand for any time with out extrem pain in knee joints .


pain in the legs

When I notified the prescribing doctor ther was a problem , he eventualy said that there is a problem with the medication and the pain in the legs should subside in eight or nine weeks .


failed knee joits

It finaly took fifteen weeks and left me with two failed knee joits that were perfect before taking the medication .


The product should be removed from the market for further evaluation .


muscle spasms

muscle pain

joint pain

headaches

memory loss

skin rash

depression

insomnia

muscle spasms and pain , joint pain , headaches , memory loss , skin rash , depression , insomnia .


muscle pain

joint pain

Although I complained to my doctor about the muscle and joint pain she insisted that I needed to take it so the fat would get out of my liver since my liver enzymes were elevated .


neck pain

back spasms

foggy thinking

insomnia

neck pain / back spasms / foggy thinking / insomnia .


I took this drug for 1 . 5 years .


Great results .


but the side effects were very negative as listed above .


My dr . reviewed my complaints and agreed that it wasn ' t worth it .


I am going to do a diet and excercise change .


60 days blood check and then look at natural options / red rice / increase omega 3 / ect .


No more statins for me .


I don ' t have plaque so I have options .


My husband has a high plaque count so he doesn ' t .


I just had a blood test done as part of a routine physical .


liver disease

Some values indicate liver disease .


Wondering if it is from Lipitor .


liver damage

Has anyone else out there developed liver damage from Lipitor .


Please e - mail me .


Lipitor seems to work , but I am very concerned about the side effects now .


I have been taking Lipitor probably over 5 years .


leg cramps

mental confusion

Also have experienced leg cramps , mental confusion , but thought it was just the aging process .


I female , 5 feet 7 and a half inches tall , 117 lbs .


I do not smoke and have never smoked .


I do not have high blood pressure , nor have I ever had it .


I am not diabetic .


I am 45 and a half years old and was on 20 mg of Lipitor due to genetically high LDL for a period of seven months .


At that point , I started having terrible , migratory joint pain all over my body that was very distinct and pronounced .


disabling fatigue

flu - like malaise

I also had disabling fatigue and flu - like malaise .


Some nights I would go to bed at 6 pm and not get up until 8 or 9 the next morning .


quite ill

I was quite ill .


My doctor did tons of lab work to rule out things like rheumatoid arthriitis , lupus , Lyme disease and active parvovirus infection .


These all came back NEGATIVE .


Finally , I was taken off Lipitor to see if the drug had anything to do with my symptoms .


Within 72 hours I noted an improvement ; within seven days , the symptoms were completely gone and I was restored to health .


I will not ever take Lipitor again as I believe it is liver - toxic and slowly poisons the patient .


It did a great job of lowering my LDL ( 173 down to 60 ) .


My total cholesterol went from 238 down to 143 .


However , it nearly killed me in the process and I believe it is almost like a slow - acting poison .


headaches

Daily headaches .


I also started on hormones and thought that might be causing them but as I ' m reading this I ' m thinking it ' s the Lipitor .


headaches

I haven ' t been on it long enough to know if it reduces my cholesterol but even if it does I don ' t know if I ' ll continue to take it if the headaches don ' t go away .


I was on Lipitor for 3 years with no problems .


hip pain

leg pain

foot pain

numbness

Then I sated having hip / leg / foot pain and numbness .


It finally go so bad that I could not sleep lying down .


nausia

Also , bouts of nausia .


pains

I went off the lipitor and within 3 days the pains were going away , 10 days and all was well .


It is a great med as long as you don ' t have the side effects .


My MD says that it is soluble in fat and builds up in the muscle .


He switched me to Crestor , similar med , but water soluble so it doesn ' t build up in your body as much .


So far so good .


agitated

insomnia

hideously increased muscle tension

short tempered

impatient

This drug makes me so agitated - - insomnia , hideously increased muscle tension , short tempered , impatient .


agitation

It really helped with pain in hand & arm , but the agitation is unbearable .


spasms in my back

I got spasms in my back from it and had to get therapy for those .


I know it doesn ' t make sense with the tiny dose I ' m taking , & they say no systemic effects from the topical gel , but I ' ve gone on & off it 4 or 5 times now and the effects when using it are unmistakeable .


soreness of muscles

Took 10 mg lipitor for 7 years had soreness of muscles for 4 years .


pain

muscle cramps

Then started with excruciating pain and muscle cramps in lower back , then down left buttock , thigh , calf and ankle .


numbness

tingling

Left foot has a numbness feeling to it , tingling in lower leg when walking , which I have to use a cane now .


fatiqued

buzzing in both ears

nausia

sleeplessness

gas

dark urine

Also very fatiqued , buzzing in both ears , nausia , sleeplessness , gas and dark urine .


All these side effect I have 24 / 7 .


I have asked my doctors more then once if any of my meds . could be causing me all this pain , 3 different doctors said NO .


They came up with , Arthritis , Tendonitis , Sciatica , after being checked out for all these , they were wrong .


I stopped taking Lipitor and Tricor about 6 weeks ago .


I had no side effects until I started drinking Grapefruit juice .


Then I felt like crap and stopped taking the Lipitor .


Now I ' m off the grapefruit juice and back on the Lipitor and I feel great again .


Do NOT drink Grapefruit juice while taking Lipitor !


Check the label .


Grapefruit juice blocks the action of an enzyme that clears your bllodstream of the drug .


Without the enzyme , blood levels of Lipitor can get very high and cause toxic reactions .


Wow , So Im not CRAZY after all !


feet hurt

Joint Pain

My Dr can ' t seem to find out why My feet hurt in the morning and unexplained Joint Pain , I get even after just sitting for an hour watching TV in the evening .


can hardly walk

Man I get up and I can hardly walk .


Stiffness in my feet

Stiffness in Leg Joint

Stiffness in my feet , and Leg Joint .


Dr has done X - Ray and everything .


pain

Im think he is thinking it is in my head all this pain .


numbness in my hands

Lt Wrist joint

dislocating

Now when I So called sleep at night I have been noticing I get numbness in my hands , and it isnt due to me lying on my arms or anything , and my Lt Wrist joint , where my thumb is attached , is dislocating or it painfully sticks .


And I have to painfully put it back in .


Im going to show this website to my GP ! .


pain in neck

pain in shoulder

I experienced severe pain in my left shoulder and neck .


Unable to raise my left arm

Unable to raise my left arm .


unable to move

Am still in physical therapy after 1 year , and my arm and neck are still unable to move very well .


I am also seeing an orthopedic surgeon , who took x - rays and cannot see anything on them .


He diagnosed it as frozen shoulder .


Funny , that it only began when I started the Lipitor .


pain

cannot sleep

I took myself off it 4 months ago , and am still in pain and cannot sleep well at night .


My doctor never warned me about eating grapefruit , which I had every morning while taking the Lipitor .


I can ' t say these were .


It did reduce cholestoral , but seems to reduce the quality of life too .


headaches

extreme tiredness

heartburn in back of throat

hunger pangs

dry mouth

severe lower abdominal pain / cramping

very irritable

headaches , extreme tiredness , worse heartburn in back of throat , hunger pangs , dry mouth , severe lower abdominal pain / cramping , very irritable .


Helped with pain BUT side effects outweigh benefits .


PMS symptoms

No periods for 10 years , but felt like the worst PMS symptoms ever .


This drug should not be taken by women unless misoprostol removed .


GERD

As well , GERD much worse .


Stopped taking & contacted doctor .


MUSCLE PAIN IN HIP

MUSCLE PAIN IN SHOULDERS

MUSCLE PAIN IN NECK

EXTREME AND EXCRUCIATING MUSCLE PAIN IN SHOULDERS , NECK AND HIP .


HAS TAKEN 5 MONTHS OFF THIS HORRIBLE DRUG TO BE ABLE TO EVEN LIFT MY ARMS .


I WILL NEVER TOUCH A STATIN DRUG AGAIN .


THESE DRUGS ARE ABSOLUTE POISON AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS .


SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET .


Stomach irritation

Abnormal Dreams

DEPRESSION

Stomach irritation , Abnormal Dreams & DEPRESSION !


depressed

I am not normally a depressed person AT ALL ! .


leg pain

loss of memory

loss of libido

lack of sleep

leg pain , loss of memory , loss of libido and lack of sleep .


extreme muscle pain

weakness

within 3 days I experienced extreme muscle pain and weakness .


felt like I was walking though sludge

I felt like I was walking though sludge .


only wanted to sleep

For the next 2 weeks I only wanted to sleep .


have no energy

I have no energy .


trouble with my liver

My blood work indicates trouble with my liver .


I have repeated the test every week since discontinuing the drug and it has not returned to normal yet .


I am now experiencing edema - swelling of the hands , feet , legs etc I am taking lasiks trying to eleviate this .


40 mg per day is not taking it away yet .


swelling

It has been nearly 2 weeks since the swelling began .


I am truly concerned about any permanent damage this medication my have caused .


After only 3 10 mg doses I have suffered a month of side effects !


I wouldn ' t recommend this to anyone !


If you are taking it now and experience anything unusual at all , contact your doctor immediately !


muscle ache

I feared I might be over reacting to the muscle ache !


I don ' t know where I ' d be if I had continued taking lipitor beyond the 3 days ! ! ! .


constipation

Temporary constipation relieved by fiber supplements , gone after about 6 weeks .


hair loss

Possibly increased hair loss - ( and I am female so it is really unfortunate ) but thinning hair among women at my age also runs in my mothers family so can ' t really blame statins .


I have a lipid problem that doesn ' t respond to diet or exercise .


Agressive cholesterol management is my only option .


Liptor works .


I take 40 mgs / day , may be able to lower it since my total cholesterol dropped from 300 to 120 in two months .


My doctor put me on CoQ 10 at the same time as the Lipitor , and explained possible side effects .


Lipitor actually reversed blockages in one of my brothers .


4 out of 5 of us are on statins - 3 Lipitor .


No serious bad effects .


Try CoQ 10 to prevent / reduce side effects .


Fatigue

toes acking

depression

moodiness

Fatigue , toes acking , depression , moodiness .


Lowers my count to 240 but is it woth it ?


I ' ve been on Zorcor and Mevacore also but they didn ' t do the job .


I ' m thinking of changing to Vytorin a new simvastatin / ezetimbe .


diarrhea

nausea

loss of apetite

stomach cramps

After taking the drug for 7 years , i ' ve suddenly developped diarrhea , nausea , loss of apetite , stomach cramps .


I ' ve had these symptoms for 4 weeks and i ' ve just realised it could be side effects from arthotec .


The problem is if i stop arthrotec I become paralysed by back pain .


Seeing the doctor next week .


But not sure if my symptoms are due to the drug as i ' ve been on it for so long with no side effects .


After trying several NSAIDs with side effects , I finally discovered arthrotec which relieved the pain and no side effects .


I usually take 1 or 2 a day and when the pain gets really bad increase it to 3 a day for one or two weeks .


calf pains

After four months on 20 mg suffered calf pains in middle of night .


calf pains

After 6 months cut dose in half , still calf pains once in a while .


hip was bothering

walk a little funny

Now after 2 + years noticed my left hip was bothering me so that sometimes I had to walk a little funny .


Thought I might need hip replacement ( age 71 ) , but it dawned on me that maybe the Lipitor might be the cause of that too .


I cut dose again in half and am taking only 5 mg .


hip hurt

Now after one week I notice that hip does not hurt any more .