severe muscle back cramp

About a week ago , in the middle of the night after taking my usual Lipitor dose , while making my nightly trip to the toilet , a severe muscle back cramp almost sent me to the floor .


After finishing my business , I hardly could sleep that night .


severe muscle spasms

As I got out of bed that morning I started getting severe muscle spasms in the same old place .


spasms

The spasms lasted most of the day and gradually the intensity , frequency and duration diminished .


back aches

Since I had done nothing recently to cause a cramp or spasm , and realizing that in the past , the back aches usually were the worst in the morning but got better during the day and best at night just before my Lipitor dose , I suspected Lipitor .


I quit them 7 days ago and my back has not been this good in months ! .


Been taking Lipitor for two years .


swollen legs

swollen ankles

pain in my lower leg

The last few days I have experienced swollen legs and ankles and a pain in my lower leg making it hard to get around .


Thought it might be the Lipitor so I am going to the doctor in a few days .


I think I will discontinue using Lipitor and try to find another alternative to lowering my cholesterol .


Did lower my cholesterol .


direar

severe muscle aces

headace

collapades in the floor

blisters

blisters

bleed

muscle aces

memory loss

severe headaces

forget things all the time

within 24 hrs i was having direar , severe muscle aces , headace , collapades in the floor on the third day , called the dr , went back he did a liver test and took me off the medicane , but was still having symptoms , in 5 days i had blisters on my finger and palms of my hands , and on the soles of my feet , the blisters lasted 1 and a half years , my hands and feet would bleed , i saw another dr and he did tell me it was because of the lipitor , till this day i am still having problems , i still have muscle aces , memory loss , i don , t think my kidney , s are as good , i fell like my body is being attacked in different places in seems to come and go about every three weeks , i will have severe headaces , this has been 3 years ago , i think it did perment damage to me , some times i wonder when i am going to die , i forget things all the time , and even forgot how to get to the dr , s office once , i even forget my grandaughter name from time , im only 52 years of age , to young to have all this problems , iam so .


always find a alternative , if you have lipitor trash it .


Severe elbow pain

arm pain

shoulder pain

Severe elbow , arm and shoulder pain .


It ' s just a little white pill , this can ' t be causing all of my pain .


Boy was I wrong , this pill has caused me so much grief .


pain in my arms

pain in my shoulder

I couldn ' t even watch TV with my family as the pain in my arms and shoulder drove me to my bed .


pain

I felt so old and scared that the rest of my life would be pain filled .


arm pain

elbow pain

One week ago I ran out of lipitor and after a few days found that my arm & elbow pain subsided .


Why isn ' t this widely known ?


I ' m angry and also sad , sad that I ' ve wasted all this time and angry that the drug companies are getting richer by the second .


Headaches

body aches

joint stiffness

bloating

excessive gas

cramping

irritability

Headaches , body aches , joint stiffness , bloating , excessive gas , cramping , irritability .


I took it for about 3 weeks before I started feeling any side effects .


I didn ' t realize this was the cause until I researched a little to see what side effects had been encountered .


It was pretty shocking when I found out I was suffering from half of those listed .


And I just thought I had a .


Maintains my cholesterol levels at normal .


liver enzymes elevated

My liver enzymes elevated after 3 months and then doubled after another three months .


muscle pain in the arms

muscle pain in the legs

muscle pain in the shoulder

rash

eye hemorrhages

I had muscle pain in the shoulder , arms , legs , a rash and also had four eye hemorrhages ( one a month ) while I was on Lipitor .


My docter wanted me to keep taking the drug but I know this is another drug that will follow in the footsteps of HRT therapy .


We were getting it to lessen our chances of heart attacks and instead it was found to increase the risk .


With TV advertisements , the drug company is hyping a dangerous drug .


I wonder how many people will become seriously ill before they pull if off the market .


DON ' T TAKE ANY STATIN DRUGS .


THEY ARE NOT SAFE ! .


muscle cramps

spasms

weakness in legs

atrophy

OK for 4 years , then muscle cramps , spasms , weakness in legs and right hand progressed to atrophy .


Foggy mental state

falling over

clumsiness

nightmares

dry mouth

Foggy mental state , falling over , clumsiness , nightmares , dry mouth .


ALS

Stopped taking Lipitor in April 2006 and rapidly improved , but a month later started going downhill again and have now been diagnosed with ALS .


I am an unlikely candidate for MND .


I know the Lipitor poisoned me .


permanent nerve damage

I wish I had stopped taking this poison before it caused permanent nerve damage .


severe mentrual cramps

One hour after taking Arthrotec , I experienced the sudden onset of severe mentrual cramps .


I am on the birth control pill and should not have my period for another 3 weeks .


so much pain

I am in so much pain that I cannot sleep , nor can I take Advil for the pain as it is also an NSAID .


The patient warning indicates that this drug can cause an abortion .


I wish I ' d read my entire monograph before taking the tablet .


I would not recommend for women prior to menopause .


Nor sure why my doctor thought it would help my endo pain .


MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED 10 MG OF LIPITOR 3 YEARS AGO .


THIS PAST SEPTEMBER HE INCREASED THE DOSAGE TO 20 mg .


EXTREMELY FATIGUED

HEADACHES

SHORTLY AFTER , I BECAME EXTREMELY FATIGUED AND HAD HEADACHES .


I HAD TO LEAVE WORK AROUND 1 PM DAILY .


I WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR .


HE SAID IT COULD BE MY THYROID .


BLOOD TEST WAS NORMAL .


THE DR DIDN ' T LOOK FURTHER .


KNEE PAIN

SEVERE KNEE PAIN

I THEN STARTED TO EXPERIENCE KNEE PAIN , , , SEVERE KNEE PAIN .


MY DAUGHTER FORWARDED THIS WEB SITE TO ME & I BELIEVE IT ' S SAVING MY LIFE .


I CALLED MY DR AND TOLD HIM THAT I KNEW IT WAS THE LIPITOR EFFECTING ME .


HE TOLD ME TO STOP TAKING IT FOR 2 WEEKS , , , , I ' VE BEEN OFF THE LIPITOR FOR 1 WEEK .


KNEE PAIN

FATIGUED

THE KNEE PAIN HAS GREATLY SUBSIDED AND I ' M LESS FATIGUED .


HEADACHES

THE HEADACHES ARE GONE .


Severe pain in right heel

Severe pain in right heel and related tendons .


Muscle cramping in leg

Muscle cramping in left lower leg .


inablity to walk

pain

Took 10 mg daily for four months , then finally had to stop due to inablity to walk down stairs due to the pain ( I am 41 , and run a 5 k every day , so this should not be the case ) .


Under doctor ' s orders am to wait for full muscle recovery , then try again at 1 / 2 dosage .


pain

if pain returns I will have to seek other alternatives besides Lipitor .


The drug did knock my cholesteral down by 55 % , so I have motivation to try and make it work .


I don ' t seem to have any side effects .


Been taking Lipitor for more than 5 years now .


Has brought cholestoral level down to around 160 from as high as 220 .


Doing a much better job than the Mevacor that I was on .


gas

constipation

Constant gas and constipation .


It has reduced my cholesterol level .


Arm stiffness

Arm stiffness .


Dizziness

Dizziness .


Been feeling horrible the past 2 years and have gone to several doctors .


I ' ve been an off and on user of Lipitor for 5 years - - 10 MG dosage .


neurological problems

Major stiffness in shoulder

Cholestorol lowered but started developing neurological problems about 3 months ago after restarting the drug leading to Major stiffness in right shoulder , then right arm and now left arm .


Stopped taking Lipitor 10 days ago .


Hopefully arm symptoms will subside .


I started taking Liptor as cholesterol was 494 .


fatigued

headaches

After about 2 weeks I was extremely fatigued , headaches .


leg cramps

very dark urine

After 2 months I started having leg cramps and very dark urine .


Went in for 2 mo . blood test .


Doctor took me off .


compromising my liver

Said it was compromising my liver .


Had only taken my cholesterol down 30 points .


I started walking & taking some phytomega vitamins & have dropped my cholesterol down .


i have been taking statin drugs for 35 years .


They all help some .


leg cramps

hair loss

but have gotten leg cramps with all & some hair loss with Mevacor .


Muscle twitching

stiff neck

lightheadedness

always worrying

Muscle twitching , stiff neck , constant lightheadedness , always worrying about a brain tumor or something .


I found this site and it looks like my problems may be the Lipitor .


twitching

light head

Doctor refering me to a nuerologist for twitching and light head .


will ask about possibility of Lipitor .


Lowered my Cholesterol from 255 to 173 .