Brain fog

decreased cognitive skills

Brain fog and decreased cognitive skills .


Does wonders for reducing LDL Cholestrol .


Short term memory

brain fog

Short term memory and brain fog were brutal .


Since I also have anxiety issues , I was not sure if Lipitor caused side effects .


Stopped liptor and improved diet and memory improved .


extreme bloating

I used to take Provachol ( sp ? ) but I found it caused extreme bloating .


increase my heart rate

could not sleep well

It also seem to increase my heart rate therefore could not sleep well .


I requested to take Lipitor ( 10 mg ) .


I have been taking it for about three months now .


I will go for a blood test within a few days so we ' ll see how good it did its job .


bloating

gas

As far as side effects are concerned , I find that Lipitor also causes bloating and a great deal of gas build up although not as badly as my previous medication .


bloating

I ' m finding it difficult to fit into my clothes due to the bloating .


drowsy

I also find that it makes me a bit drowsy , almost like a sleeping pill .


sleep is not very sound

I therefore take it at bedtime but my sleep is not very sound and therefore not refreshing .


pain neck

I developed a pain that seems to originate at the base of my neck , travel down to my shoulder blades and then run to my shoulders , elbow and wrist .


I first attributed this to work stress because I do a great deal of computer work .


I thought perhaps that I was getting tendonitis looking at th .


bloating

I have begun to take charge of fighting back against the side effects and have been taking multivitamins , B complex , CoQ 10 , and GasX for bloating .


I can honestly say that today is the first day in months that I have felt really well .


gas

pain

very little gas , almost no pain .


I ' ll keep tabs on this and will report back on my ldh levels .


bloating

gas

My father used to take this drug and he also experienced bloating and gas .


stomach upsets

He took Tums to alliviate stomach upsets and also cut his Lipitor dose in half .


it works .


Severe back pain

muscles pain

loss of energy

depression

Severe back pain muscles pain loss of energy , depression .


pains

My doctor put me on several other drugs to heal these pains - thyroid , testonrone , trazadone .


I just went to a naturopath and stopped the Lipitor .


Since stopping lipitor I feel I am getting my life back .


memory loss

transient amnesia

severe shoulder pain

knee pain

insomnia

extreme tiredness

hard to get up in the AM

hard to stay awake

crippling back pain

depression

loss of balance

memory loss , transient amnesia , severe shoulder and knee pain , insomnia , extreme tiredness , hard to get up in the AM and hard to stay awake , crippling back pain , depression , loss of balance .


I took Pravachol and Zocor before Lipitor - cardiologist increased dose of Lipitor to 40 mg and 80 mg .


The last 4 years of my life have been a physical and mental nightmare .


degenerative back disease

As soon as stopped Lipitor immediately felt much better but degenerative back disease ( MD said was due to aging ) is still severe but improving somewhat .


Statins destroyed my life , I am certain of .


persistent fatigue

moderate insomnia

unable to focus

Nagging muscle pain between and just below my shoulder blades , persistent fatigue , moderate insomnia , increasingly unable to focus or stay .


I took 20 mg / day for over four years before the totality of the side effects and their likely root cause finally hit me over the head .


The adverse effects were insidiously gradual in their development which kept the alarm bells from going off sooner .


Like many , I attributed each individual symptom to .


Indigestion

intense heart pain

sore muscles

anxious

restless

lack of sleep

Indigestion , intense heart pain , sore muscles , anxious , restless , lack of sleep .


Has anyone had severe chest pain ?


loss the will to do anything

I have loss the will to do anything .


no sleep

emotional

want to give up

no sleep , emotional , just plain want to give up .


muscle aches in legs

muscle aches in legs .


muscle pain in legs

I tried 10 mg a day for 6 days but developed muscle pain in legs .


Doctor is now putting me on 10 mg once a week to see if I can tolerate that dosage .


Thanks to all you guys for a heads - up on what can happen with this drug as it is nice not to be blindsided by the medical community .


Thanks again to everybody who posts here ! ! .


sleeplessness

peripheral neuropathy

tingling

numbness

bizarre muscular sensations

rash

itch

sleeplessness , peripheral neuropathy ( tingling , numbness ) , bizarre muscular sensations , rash , itch .


Effective at lowering cholesterol , but not without side effects .


Do your research .


Inform your GP as soon as you experience anything strange .


This class of medication was most likely produced by a marketing department , rather than sound scientific study .


heavy legs

muscle aches

confusion

stomach upset

indigestion

insomnia

sweating

shaking

shortness of breath

twitching

depression

fibromyalgia

heavy legs , muscle aches , confusion , not able to remember things like whether I had done something or where I had placed something , stomach upset , indigestion , insomnia , sweating , shaking , shortness of breath , twitching , depression worse , fibromyalgia much worse .


crave sweets

crave carbohydrates

Did help lower my bad cholesterol but caused me to crave sweets and carbohydrates .


Constipation

bouts of diverticulitis

Constipation to the point I suffered bouts of diverticulitis .


It happened gradually and I didn ' t realize it was Lipitor , neither did my MD , said perhaps beginning of MS or lupus .


I hope these side effects all go away eventually .


Anxiety

bleeding inside

Anxiety and the feeling I was bleeding inside .


cramp

Sudden feelings of cramp like being punched in the stomach .


' scared ' feeling

A general ' scared ' feeling and sitting very still in the hope it would go away .


I will tolerate the pain before I would ever take this again .


Severe muscle cramps

charlie horse in my calves

charlie horse in feet

Severe muscle cramps , charlie horse in my calves and feet so bad at night that it brings me out of bed screaming .


Severe hip & feet pain

stiffness

Severe hip & feet pain and stiffness .


hardly walk

Can ' t hardly walk when I first get up from sitting short periods or in the morning .


Shoulder pain

tendonitis in elbows

tendonitis in my shoulders

Shoulder pain , tendonitis in my shoulders and elbows .


etc


It did lower my cholesterol but is not worth the side effects .


I have stopped taking it and will just have to take my chances trying other things to lower cholesterol .


tiredness

back pain

tiredness , some back pain .


Have been on Lipitor 3 months .


It did lower my cholesterol from 215 to 168 .


fatigued

pain

However , I had been feeling more fatigued and now I am getting severe shoulder , neck and back pain .


sore

Now my feet are getting sore .


painful

can hardly sleep

I am a medical transcriptionist and do a lot of typing , but my hands are so painful , I can hardly sleep at night .


I am waiting right now for my doctor to call me back .


tingly

My hands feel cold and tingly now .


constipation

Now I am having constipation problems .


painful

I cannot believe how painful my arms and shoulders are .


It works for cholesterol , but I feel like a truck hit me .


Since reading all of the comments , I know it is not in my head !


I feel horrible .


Anxiety

depression

panic attacks

muscular pain

arrhythmia

Anxiety , depression , panic attacks , muscular pain , arrhythmia .


Disappeared a few days after I stopped taking Lipitor .


I have a cholesterol number of 3 , 9 but still I was told to take Lipitor 20 mg .


intense dizziness

intense chills and shivers

lassitude

episode of intense dizziness lasting nearly an hour , then an episode of intense chills and shivers lasting nearly an hour , and continued lassitude for another day .


cure is worse than the problem .


severe muscle weakness

lost 30 pounds

little pain

couldn ' t lift my arms or legs

experienced severe muscle weakness , lost 30 pounds ( all Muscle ) , I had relatively little pain but couldn ' t lift my arms or legs .


muscles deteriorated

The muscles just deteriorated .


I have since been diagnosed with polymyositis .


exacerbated by Lipitor .


It has taken me two years since stopping lipitor to be able to walk again .


Luckily after being admited to the hospital I was seen by a rheumatologist who knew what she was seeing .


I will never get back the full use of my arms or legs .


ALL STATIN drugs are dangerous .


I have heard from two other people who have ended up with Polymyositis from Lipitor .


None Maybe I ' m just lucky .


I went from 80 mg zocor to 40 then 80 mg lipitor all with no discernible side effects .


Without statins my TC is around 300 , with 80 mgm lipitor it is a consistent 140 .


Nothing else worked to bring it down and I nearly died with 99 % blockage of the LAD before an angioplasty and going on statins .


Both my grandfather and father dropped dead in their early sixties .


For me , this is a wonder drug .


Lipitor is the only prescription drug I take and have taken it for four years now .


gaining excess weight

I have noticed I am gaining excess weight even though I am not eating more .


stomach is bloated , with excess gas

My stomach is bloated , with excess gas ( although could be the weight gain ? ) .


increased memory loss

fatigue

I also am experiencing increased memory loss , and fatigue , but then I rarely sleep well ( due to night sweats ) since I went through menopause ten years ago .


I think some of my symptoms are related to being post menopausal rather than from the Lipitor .


Was doing fine on it for years .


I unfortunately was diagnosed with Colin cancer and had to start chemotherapy .


liver enzymes to rise

muscle stiffness

joint stiffness

sore ribs

The combo of chemo and Lipitor caused my liver enzymes to rise , muscle and joint stiffness as well as sore ribs .


muscle stiffness

I have been off Lipitor for two days and find the muscle stiffness starting to subside .


I have done very well with Lipitor for the last 2 1 / 2 years .


It has reduced my cholesterol significantly - from over 300 to under 150 .


Two weeks ago I was given the new generic .


fingers and toes were tingling

pins and needles feeling

This week I noticed that all my fingers and toes were tingling , a pins and needles feeling .


It was like they had fallen asleep .


I immediately went back to pharmacy and got brand name again ( luckily my insurance pays - it will be $ 15 / 3 month supply more , but it ' s worth it ) .


tingling

I have noticed just within the last two days the tingling is gone .


Thank goodness !


I read that generics have the same active ingredients , but there may be a difference in how the medicine is released .


It ' s not EXACTLY the same .


High cholesterol runs in my family and I am greatful that Lipitor can help me manage this .


Dizzy

Dizzy .


Lowered the cholesterol .


On lipitor for 4 years .


horrible pain in both shoulders

horrible pain in left knee

Reduced cholesterol levels to normal BUT since taking lipitor I ' ve developed horrible pain in both shoulders and left knee .


Sleeping has become extemely difficult due to pain .


Have to sleep in a chair most nights .


Orthopedist seems to think its normal aging ( I ' m only 55 ) and internist is skeptical that lipitor is the culprit .


short term memory loss

easily fatigued

I have also noticed that I have short term memory loss and am easily fatigued .


After reading the entries on this site I ' m stopping the lipitor today and we ' ll see the result .


muscle ache

muscle ache .


decreased libido

dioreaha

muscle pain just below shoulder blades

muscle pain in back

headaches

doesnt sleep very well at night

gets tired a lot

my partner is currently taking this medication liptor , he also takes high blood pressure medication , my reason for initally looking for side effects of liptor was because of my partners decreased libido and to see if there is a connection between this and the medication , however i noticed a small number of people are suffering in this way , i cannot believe the amount of things that are causing such a big problem for so many people taking this drug , my partner is normally very muscular as works out twice a week and has done for years , but over the last 6 mths or so seems to have lost a lot of muscle and replacedit with fat , especially around the midrif , he also suffers from regular dioreaha and muscle pain in back and just below shoulder blades , very often also suffers from headaches , doesnt sleep very well at night at all , also gets tired a lot , my partner isnt aware of this website but i will be definetly showing this to him and advising him to perhaps stop taking this medication for a few weeks to see what the difference is , so glad to have found this site .


my partner is 40 .


constant gas

diarrhea

After 1 1 / 2 years of taking 10 mg / day I am experiencing constant gas and diarrhea .


Have stopped taking drug one week ago and hope this goes away .


Excellent job of lowering my cholesterol ! .


severe muscle pain in my shoulders

numbness and tingling in my hands

wieght gain

severe muscle pain in my shoulders , numbness and tingling in my hands , wieght gain .


headache

insomnia

sore hip ( tightIT band )

depression

headache , insomnia , sore hip ( tightIT band ) , depression .


had to stop taking it too many side affects , lowerd my cholesterol nicely but made me miserable with each passing month .


constant pain

abdominal pain

intermittent pain

unable to walk

pain in the leg

tingling of feet

elevated liver function

constant pain in right thigh , abdominal pain , intermittent pain throughout body , unable to walk more than 1 / 8 mile w / o excruciating pain in the leg , tingling of feet , elevated liver function .


wicked drug .


wonder how much my doc was compensated by the drug company for prescribing it .


Deep depression

insomnia

joint stiffness in feet

joint stiffness in hands

inability to think clearly

Deep depression , insomnia , joint stiffness in hands and feet , inability to think clearly to the point I thought I would have to quit my job .


This drug dramatically lowered my cholesterol but ruined my quality of life .


After repeated visits to my doctor complaining of these debilitating symptoms he finally made the connection and took me off .


Within 3 days , I started to feel like myself again .


Cholesterol plays an important role in brain and nerve function and is essential to our good overall health .


Do your research .


Stripping your body of it can be devastating .


I would much rather take my chances with a slightly elevated level than go through that again .


Horrible .


Pfizer should be ashamed of themselves for not clearly stating the possibility of these side effects .


tingling in my feet

tingling in my shins

numbness in my feet

numbness in my shins

dosage was increased from 10 to 20 mg and the tingling and numbness in my feet and shins escalated .


my toes ached

my feet hurt

I even went to a podiatrist because my toes ached and my feet hurt .


I ' ve tried simvastatin , provastatin , and lovastatin .


Each time the side effects return .


can ' t even sleep at night

sensations of tingling in my feet

sensations of tingling in my legs

I can ' t even sleep at night because of the sensations of tingling in my legs and feet .


No more statins for me .


Does anyone else have the pain in their toes , feet and shins ? .


muscle pain

started having muscle pain in upper right side then shoulders neck etc .


unable to walk

unable to sleep

unable to walk properly after sitting for a while but the worst is being unable to sleep .


These symptoms have developed over the years .


Have only just come off this drug and hope the symptoms will improve .


Elevated liver enzymes

fatty liver

muscle pain

fatigue

rapid weight loss

partial paralysis

Elevated liver enzymes , fatty liver , muscle pain , fatigue , rapid weight loss , partial paralysis .


This was one of the worst drugs I have ever taken .


I have now been off of this drug for over 5 months and have still not fully recovered .


legs started tingling

legs started going numb

arms started going numb

arms started tingling

my legs and arms started going numb and tingling .


extreme fatigue

some concentration problems

feeling stupid

extreme fatigue , some concentration problems and feeling stupid .


doctor said no way could it be possible it was a side effect .


no way , no how .


after four months i stopped taking it figuring i had nothing to lose .


after three weeks symptons have almost gone away .


no way no how would i take this drug again .


zombie like tired

depressed

severe pain in calves

unable to walk

vertigo like attack

blured vision

no sex drive

decrease in balance

zombie like tired depressed state , severe pain in calves total loss of support unable to walk , vertigo like attack , blured vision , no sex drive , decrease in balance .


after going off it , significant spectacular improvement for 4 days on all symptons , slight continuing improvement in last 6 weeks , estimate 50 percent improvement over next 2 years , md ' s no help , act like they work for drug company not patient , this sight will save more lives and life than all statins combined , love your dotor , its just economic survival for him .


As posted previously ( search on 269 ) , I have been on a program of 12 , 000 mg . / day of vitamin C for three months in an effort to lower my cholesterol , and it is having a positive effect .


My cholesterol has dropped from 269 to 240 .


I now have increased my intake of Vitamin C to 16 , 000 mg / day , and we ' ll see how this works out .


ALL of the negative side effects of Lipitor have disappeared ( only took 5 months ) , and I ' m optimistic about the Vitamin C .


Be afraid , be very afraid .


None whatsoever .


I ' m taking 80 mg ' s a day which is the maximum dose and it brought my cholesterol levels comfortably back into the safe numbers .


storke

My Grandmother is in the hopital with side affect of a storke , the Dr now think that it could be a reaction to Lipitor that she has been taking .


Stomach cramps

gassy

Stomach cramps , gassy most of the day .


Cannot take it on an empty stomach ! .


I can finally clean my house without pain .


I am feeling so much better , I can sleep all night and rise in the morning without pain .


ocular migranes

migranes during sexual intercourse

Started getting ocular migranes and migranes during sexual intercourse .


migranes

Never had migranes before .


Migranes

Migranes stopped after stopping lipitor .


taking lipitor for 1 year .


difficult for me to get out of bed

four months ago I noticed it was difficult for me to get out of bed .


stiffnes and pain in my right hip

the stiffnes and pain in my right hip got worse .


difficult for me to walk

difficult for me to walk down the stairs when I first get up .


i feel like something in my body is going to crack if I move the wrong way .


last 3 weeks symptoms are getting worse .


after sitting fo a while , it is difficult to stand up .


very tired

legs are restless

very tired and sometimes legs are restless during the night .


I thought I was going crazy or had MS or worse .


Bless you for this web site .


I stopped taking Lipitor on my own but did let my doctor know .


I will seek alternative treatment .


I wouldn ' t recommend it to anyone .


Parkinsons

diagnosed with Parkinsons after 10 months on drug .


weakness

tremors

steady weakness onset few months growing on right side of body with tremors .


I gradually lost my .


This drug did amazing things with my chloresterol levels , it reduced it from ( Australian standards ) 7 . 5 to 1 . 9 ( generally considered OK level is 5 . 4 ) .


very tired

sex drive became non - existant

However I gradually noticed that during the day I would get very tired , and have to sleep , and I spend a lot of time driving for work , and also my in sex drive became non - existant ( I ` m also told very low levels of chloresterol levels does this ) .


aches

Had numerous odd aches , especially in the leg area .


tiredness

Discontinued this drug because of the tiredness factor .


Felt great after a few weeks without it .


Heartburn

stomach upset

Heartburn and stomach upset .


It seems to be working pretty well .


I still have pain but less severe .


I have been somewhat concerned about taking this drug for so long due to the possible side effects , but my Dr checks me out ( blood work , etc ) every four months and I seem to be doing allright .


I don ' t want to get started on stronger , possibly habit forming drugs .


Joint Stiffness

Joint Pain

Muscle Stiffness

Muscle Pain

Joint and Muscle Pain / Stiffness .


pain

stiffness

I took 20 mg for 9 years and I told numerous physicians about my pain and stiffness and was told that I had arthritis and to keep taking it .


pain in my legs

I left it at home by accident when we went on vacation and within 3 days , the pain in my legs began to go away .


After 2 weeks I knew it was a very dangerous medication .


I went to my new physician and he wanted me to try Pravachol .


Afer 4 days on it , I was in a fog and thought I had the flu .


I have been off it for just 36 hours and feel better .


I am an RN and should have known that I was experiencing side effects with Lipitor , but you listen to your Doctor because you trust him .


I now tell my patients to trust what their bodies are telling them .


Statins can ' t be good for anyone but the drug companies ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


They keep lowering the recommended levels so that almost everyone is considered to have high cholesterol .


If someone is 30 and on this for 30 or 40 years there is not telling what the long term effects will be .


And a mi .


charlie horses

dizziness

flu like symptoms

headache

Only on since June - started having charlie horses , dizziness , flu like symptoms , and headache that has lasted over 7 days .


Blood sugar elevated

blood pressure elevated

Blood sugar and blood pressure both now elevated .


Stopped 4 days ago .


leg pain

spasms

headache

elevated blood sugar

No leg pain or spasms since - headache and elevated blood sugar still .


Feel shaky

Feel shaky and .


Lipitor given to me as preventitive measure - I have decided I will stay off it and continue more exercise and continue to lose weight .


I will be going in for testing shortly to see if it made any difference in my chol .


I ' m glad someone out there is listening .


This is .


Severe back pain

muscle degenerating

can barely walk

extreme fatique

depression

major gastrointestinal problems

feel like an old man

Severe back pain , muscle degenerating , can barely walk , extreme fatique , depression , major gastrointestinal problems , feel like an old man .


Fever

sweats

chills

Fever , sweats , chills .


Insomnia

fitfull sleep

Insomnia , fitfull sleep .


Neck pain

cracking sensations in my joints

Neck pain , cracking sensations in my joints .


joints hurt

muscles hurt

All joints and muscles hurt .


Have been going to Drs . trying to find out what is wrong .


All tests comimg back negative except ck which is positive .


They tell me I might have arthritis .


Have been on this drug since the beginning before that Zocor .


Am getting worse everyday .


Nobody ever said anything about all these side affects .


terrible muscle pain

But have been complaining to my Dr for a while now of terrible muscle pain and nothing was mentioned that it could be Lipitor .


Been tested for everything from malaria to lupus .


Was always physically fit and not overweight and maintained an active lifestyle but this has sapped every ounce of energy I have and can ' t do much of anything anymore .


Have an appointment with my Dr in a few days and I will be bringing a printout of this site .


There are other people who are suffering just like me .


Now I know what the hell is wrong and will be off Lipitor .


My quaility of life has suffered too long on this garbage .


Thank God I found this site .


muscle weakness

muscle pain

headaches

sleep disturbances

muscle pain and weakness , headaches , sleep disturbances .


problems with various muscles

Have been on this drug for about 3 years but for the last 18 months I ' ve been having problems with various muscles .


Started with my SI joints .


lots of pain in the muscles

muscles very tight

lots of pain in the muscles there , very tight .


neck stiff

Then my neck started getting stiff and the muscles are like boards they ' re so tight .


pain has gone into my shoulder

pain has gone into my upper arm on my left side

Now the pain has gone into my shoulder and upper arm on my left side .


right arm is tight

Just last week I noticed my right arm is tight also .


can ' t sleep on either shoulder

I can ' t sleep on either shoulder now .


lower back is also tight

My lower back is also tight again !


terrible headaches

tight neck muscles

And I get terrible headaches from the tight neck muscles .


I googled muscle pain and Lipitor showed up on the first 6 or 7 entries ! !


I read all the comments on this page and couldn ' t believe it ! !


I see my symptoms over and over !


elevated creatine

So , I had blood tests done this week and have elevated creatine so was told today to stop Lipitor immediately , and will see my doctor next week .


discomfort

After reading all these comments , I have no doubt that Lipitor is the cause of all this discomfort .


I just hope and pray that I can recover from these terrible side effects .


I will use vitamin C and other natural things to help my cholesterol .


but if that doesn ' t help .


hey .


I ' d rather die from a heart attack than die a slow painful death on Lipitor .


I think drugs are released on the market these days without enough long - term clinical studies to make sure they are safe .


I have had no side effects been taking Arthrotec a little over a year , have not noticed any side effects .


It does help alot I noticed that when there are times when I forget to take it I can ' t stand or walk for any lengths of time .


heavy aching legs

heavy aching legs , especially in the morning .


Never considered it a side effect before reading about it .


Certainly nothing I can ' t live with unless it worsens and after 10 yrs I doubt that will happen .


4 yrs on zocor then 6 on lipitor ( 40 mg ) .


Cholestrol went from 300 to 200 .


Confusion

memory loss

lack of motivation

Confusion , short term memory loss , lack of motivation .


Returned to normal within a week of quitting Lipitor .


memory loss

I had rather risk living with a 228 cholesterol level than deal with the memory loss .


It was quite frightening as it seemed like incipient dementia .


urine is bloody

canker sores

My urine is bloody , I have got canker sores the size of golf balls , my face is falling off .


It hurts

It hurts .


My arm feels better .


But my face .


its falling off .


extreme constant pain

fuzzy headed

muscle loss

extreme constant pain , legs , hips , fuzzy headed , muscle loss , possible permanent damage .


I am totally convinced this stuff is dangerous , it does lower cholesterol , but to what end ?


Found more natural fix which is more effective , excellent results , better quality of life , and better health overall .


Blood test was 8 . 06 total , now 3 . 05 without using Lipitor !


Had around 25 angina attacks per week , now 0 .


Was totally disabled , now active .


After only 2 1 / 2 weeks on Lipitor I could feel that something was not right in my body .


Extreme headaches

severe neck pain

fatigue

sore joints

sore muscles

fevers

chills

sweating

dark urine

flu like symptoms

swelling of right knee

irritable

wanted to sleep all of the time

Extreme headaches , severe neck pain , fatigue , sore muscles and joints , fevers , chills , sweating , dark urine , flu like symptoms , swelling of right knee , irritable , just wanted to sleep all of the time .


Called my Doctor and told him about my symptoms .


He said it sounded like I had a virus .


He told me to go off lipitor for two weeks and then try it again .


I have no intention of taking lipitor again .


Just now starting to feel somewhat normal again after being off it for one week .


However , I have now developed a sore throat .


Psychosis

stomach upset

shaking

Psychosis , stomach upset , shaking .


Didn ' t make the connection until recently .


Got diagnosed bi - polar .


DO NOT USE .


This drug works by messing w / your hormones and can be used as a mood stabilizer .


I have a family history of instability or eccentricity .


I have recurrent stomach problems and this drug upset my existing problems and was the catalyst for an all out break down .


The doc .


put me on seroquel after I was diagnosed bi - polar , SO much worse than being crazy .


I ' ve been off both medications and have returned to normal .


This drug was casually prescribed as a pain reliever , it had serious side efeects and would not use it if there is ANY alternative .


Take your ibuprofen .


None noticable .


Kidney failure

difficulty swallowing

persistent pain in knee

persistent pain in calf

short term memory loss

peripheral neuropathy

constipation

sleep disturbance

mood change

rage

Kidney failure , difficulty swallowing , persistent pain in calf and knee , short term memory loss , peripheral neuropathy , constipation , sleep disturbance , mood change , rage .


I took 80 mg of Lipitor for 8 years .


My symptoms got so bad that I had to stop working .


kidney failure

Recently I was diagnosed with kidney failure and also put on zetia .


I immediately started to feel even worse , but took the drug for a year until my symptoms got to be unbearable .


leg pain

kidney failure

My doctor dismissed the leg pain and said that kidney failure was unrelated .


Do not take statins !


They will rob you of your mind and ruin your health .


The medical community will try to convince you that you ' ll live longer and avoid heart attacks by taking this .


Read the facts .


I stopped all statins and am starting to see improvement in swallowing .


Leg pain

Leg pain is gone .


My memory is getting better .


kidney failure

I ' ll never recover from the kidney failure , will need dialysis or transplant .


Will explore alternative natural remedies .


queasiness

If I take the pill on an empty stomach I get a very faint sensation of queasiness .


almost to faint to notice .


diarrhoea

However , I also get diarrhoea at least twice a day .


gas pains

There are no gas pains and no other symptoms , so it ' s inconvenient more than anything else .


When I am on holiday at the coast I am pain free , mostly , so don ' t take any Arthrotec , but when I get back to a drier climate the pain is severe , so Arthrotec is very important to me and my quality of life .


It also allows me to sleep .


Severe muscle pain in calves

unable to run

Severe muscle pain in calves , unable to run at all even though I ' ve been running marathons all my life .


Felt very unwell

Felt very unwell , as though I had a high temperature .


HDL dropped

My total cholesterol did drop from 6 . 5 mmol / l to 3 . 6 but my HDL also dropped to below 1 mmol / l actually making my good / bad cholesterol ratio worse .


Because I felt so ill , I stopped taking it .


Cholesterol went up almost immediately after stopping Lipitor and I felt great again and was able to run again .


A year later I tried Lipitor again with the same side effects as before .


I stopped taking it and decided to live with high cholesterol as taking this drug made my life not worth living .


diarrhea

stomach pain

diarrhea

nausea

Possibly diarrhea and stomach pain , but most likely none because I am taking this with a nasty antibiotic for a sinus infection that definitely causes diarrhea and nausea .


I was supposed to take it 2 x / day for 7 days and then 2 x / day as needed .


I completed the 7 days and then did not take it on the 8 th day .


The pain was immediately worse than before taking Voltaren .


It does help the pain in my knee , which is a strained meniscus , but I ' m afraid that the drug is masking the pain which enables me to overexert my joints and cause more injury .


This really makes me nervous .


I am going to speak with my doctor about this possibility .


I had no side effects the first two days .


The doctor prescribed for me to take 2 per day and I ' m very glad I didn ' t .


I took one per day and this is the third day .


face has felt numb

light headed

My face has felt numb most of the day and I feel light headed .


I ' ve had to get up and walk this feeling off , which has not been fun on the knee .


I wouldn ' t suggest voltaren because it did nothing for the inflammation in the knee and has me in a panic until I can get this stuff out of my system .


short term memory loss

extreme fatigue

joint pain in my knees

Over the course of the past year I ' ve experienced , short term memory loss , extreme fatigue , joint pain , especially in my knees .


reflux

I also had reflux , that until I found this site , thought it was unrelated .


Doc put me on Lipitor , when I complained that Tricor was making me tired .


Lipitor was 10 X WORSE ! ! ! .


I WILL NEVER TAKE ANY STATIN EVER AGAIN ! !


Since I found this site - - I thought all the symptoms were caused by other things .


Now I know that Tricor started the problems , Lipitor made them much worse .


NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS ARE THE WAY TO GO ! !


Just Google Natural Alternatives for Lipitor .


I ' ve been off this killer drug for 6 weeks , and feel great ! !


fatigue

knees hurt

No fatigue , memory is back , knees still hurt , but hopefully , they rebound too .


Doctor is PISSED - - - - - I ' M THRILLED ! ! ! .


chest pain

muscle weakness

spasms

every 3 hrs drinking water

I am left with chest pain , muscle weakness and spasms and I am up every 3 hrs drinking water .


Drs . laugh when I say that I have Rhabdomyolosis - my Cpk or ck or whatever it is is fine .


but no one cks the myoglobin or hemoglogin in urine .


I ' m desparate for a Dr in Mn . that will do that .


I don ' t know where to turn and get sicker and sicker .


Am afraid my heart will go .


The drug gets cholestorel down , but ruins your life .


I Have been on lipitor for several years .


I have noticed over the last few years that I have not been feeling well .


vertigo

The last couple of months I have been suffering with vertigo .


I have had all kinds of test and they all come up negative .


I decided to go off lipitor about three days ago to see if this is causing it .


I have a freind with the same problem and is on lipitor for about the same amount of time as I have been on it .


dizziness

I ' m hoping that this dizziness will go away in time now that I have stopped lipitor .


None of my doctors will admit that is lipitor causing the problem .


Joint pain

back pain

shoulder pain

arm pain

numbness

tingling in the hands

Joint pain , back and shoulder pain , arm pain , numbness and tingling in the hands .


Edema of ankles

Edema of hands

Edema of hands and ankles .


Blurred vision

memory loss

Blurred vision and memory loss .


Arthritic type pain in all joints

Arthritic type pain in all joints .


could barely walk up stairs

I could barely get out of bed in the morning or walk up stairs .


depressed

I was depressed that .


I realized that I felt better in the late afternoon and evening .


I had been taking the Lipitor at night .


Therefore , I knew that its effects were wearing off at that time .


I ' ve stopped it for 3 days and feel 100 % better .


Very scary drug .


post - menopausal and have now had a six day period

tender breasts

bloating

cramping

I ' ve been post - menopausal for five years and have now had a six day period with all the accompanying tender breasts , bloating , cramping etc


I had only been taking on an " as needed " basis so one or two a day approx .


every 3 to 4 weeks .


dizzy

silly

sleepy

high

Makes me dizzy , silly , sleepy and feeling as if I am high .


No weight gain or loss .


Nothing else really .


sleep aid

Works wonderful as a sleep aid .


I still have the pain , I believe my Dr has misdiagnosed me .


The lipitor works for lowering cholestrol levels .


However , I wonder if there is a corolation between lipitor ( statins ) and restless legs syndrome ( rls ) .


I ' ve talked with a couple others that have rls and they are on lipitor too .


Does anyone taking lipitor experience rls ?


I ' ll check back here for the results .


Severe plantar faciitis

debillitating leg pain

severe leg muscle weakness

palpitations

tachycardia

irrecular heartbeat

throat tightness

difficulty / shallow breathing

fatigue

Severe plantar faciitis ; debillitating leg pain ; severe leg muscle weakness ; hand weakness ( constantly dropping things ) ; palpitations ; tachycardia ; irrecular heartbeat ; throat tightness ; difficulty / shallow breathing ; fatigue .


Began on 20 mg , ended on 40 mg .


Taking Lipitor might very well be the biggest mistake of my life .


back pain

flank pain

hematuria

kidney failure

Severe back pain , flank pain , hematuria , kidney failure .


This was the worst drugs I could ever have taken and could not possibly recommend that anyone take it .


permanent liver damage

kidney damage

Lipitor caused permanent liver and kidney damage to me and is a killer .


diarrhea

constipation

fatigue

some diarrhea , some constipation , fatigue .


it works very well for the heel ; I couldn ' t walk on it very well before taking it .


I take 75 mg . twice a day .


Also have severe osteoarthritis in the knees and hands , but it doesn ' t seem to relieve that pain at all .


I started taking Lipitor after my cholesterol climbed to 310 .


I Did not want to take it because I am a vegetarian , a health conscious person and dislike taking medicines , but my doctor , an endocrynologist , strongly recommended it .


wrist pain

pain

The first few months I was not aware of any side effects , but about a month ago I started to experience wrist pain , I thought it was my pilates class , but although I rested for 2 months from the class , the pain continued .


cramps

pain

Then about two weeks ago , I got very bad cramps in my toes , they curled down and the pain was terrible .


muscles cramp

About a week ago I was taking a bath and my muscles in my lower abdomen started to contract then the cramp got higher .


I got scared that I was having something bad .


cramps

tiredness in leg

could hardly walk

After the cramps one night I had such tiredness in my left leg that I could hardly walk , I thought that it was my high heels that I had worn all day .


swollen foot

painful to walk

Then 2 days ago I woke up with a swollen foot , it was very painful to walk .


That was it .


I suspected that it was the Lipitor and came to the internet and read the same side effects in a lot of people posting their experiences with this drug .


I even thought that I had ALS since a friend of mine died of it .


It is amazing the amount of people that also thought the same in this list .


Thanks God for the Internet .


I stopped taking this medicine 2 days ago , I hope that I can get rid of these effects and that they are not permanent .


I do not recommend it , unless it is life threatening and then only take it for a short time .


Muscle pain

Muscle pain .


Severe joint pain in the shoulders

Severe joint pain in the knees

Severe joint pain in the shoulders and knees .


Pain in my hands

Pain in my lower legs

cramping in my hands

cramping in my lower legs

Pain and cramping in my hands and lower legs .


Numbness in all of my toes

Numbness in all of my finger tips

Numbness in all of my finger tips and toes .


Wake up on and off all night long

numbness in my hands

pain in shoulders

Wake up on and off all night long due to numbness in my hands and pain in shoulders some nights worse than others .


muscle pain

I ' ve been off lipitor since 7 / 1 / 04 and the muscle pain is gone and my knees are almost back to my norm .


shoulders are still very messed up

Both of my shoulders are still very messed up .


constint shoulder pain

Have constint shoulder pain more in the left than the right .


finger numbness

hand numbness

Still have finger and hand numbness on and off all day and night .


Worse at night .


pains

But even these pains are a lot less now then they were while on lipitor .


I ' m hoping that there is not any perminent damage .


While first taking lipitor and I noticed these changes I told my doctor and he told me that this had nothing to do with the lipitor .


It was just age .


toe neuropathy

other foot problems

2 years with no problems , then toe neuropathy for two years now and other foot problems because of this I assume .


toe neuropathy

I stopped Lipitor after taking it for 2 years and toe neuropathy started .


stomach problems

pain

I also had stomach problems and pain .


Feet are terrible

After stopping Lipitor , I thought my heart would jump out of my chest , but now stomach and heart are both OK - Feet are terrible thanks to Lipitor .


I know many others that have had problems with Lipitor - feet and legs - and had to stop .


All my blood test were normal .


I weigh 114 and 5 ' 2 .


Hike , play golf and keep busy .


It is a terrible drug and should be off the market .


heart attack symptoms

within 2 hours started having heart attack symptoms .


Had to go to ER .


I was in ER within 3 hours of taking 1 st pill .


It was scary trying to make sure I had proper observation and not over - reaction because of the symptoms .


I had to slow people down several times .


Now convinced it would have had serious health risks for me had I even tried taking a second pill the next day or even continuing taking them .


It took a while ( months ) before I started to feel normal again .


Muscle pain in left elbow

pain in feet

Muscle pain in left elbow , pain in feet .


After reading all these comments I ' ve come to the conclusion that I too have suffered the effects of this drug and will not take again .


I ' m very curious if these affects can be reversed .


So glad I happened upon this website .


Stomach cramps

muscle pain

lower back pain

irritability

flu - symptoms

malaise

Stomach cramps , muscle pain , lower back pain , irritability , flu - symptoms , malaise .


After reading in several sites what the experiences were of other patients - - I would only recommend Lipitor as a last resort .


stomach upset

blood in bowel movements

bloating

Slight stomach upset ; blood in bowel movements , bloating .


The Pain is 80 % gone .


Limbs and joints are so much more limber and inflamation has gone down amazingly .


Started working within a few days .


severe leg pains

severe leg pains .


mild flatulance

low back pain

Other than mild flatulance and things of this nature , I did not connect Lipitor to the terrible low back pain I have had for about 5 months .


back pain

neck pain

but after reading comments on this website , I am wondering about this back and neck pain that worsens .


It is a miracle drug along with Vitamin E and additional Premarin .


My cholesterol was over 600 a number of years back .


I ' ve tried at least 5 other meds for this condition but this one is most effective .


The lowest the other ones took it was to 300 .


My endocrinologist thought this was going to be the best it could be controlled .


pain

So , I really believe in this drug , but must consider what it may be doing to my body and my degree of pain .


I have taken Lipitor since it was approved 4 or so years ago .


If anyone has any experience like mine , please email me .


For the past year my reading is around 170 .


Severe muscle pain

joint pain

Severe muscle and joint pain in left leg .


My cardiologist started with a dosage of 80 mg which seems very high .


Symptoms started after second dose .


pain

could hardly move

After third dose pain was so severe I could hardly move .


I stopped Lipitor .


The doctor recommended laying off Lipitor for a week and then restarting .


NO WAY !


pain

The pain has gradually subsided but it has not disappeared over a period of several months .


This stuff is poison .


I would rather take my chances of a heart attack than live with Lipitor .


weight gain

I experienced weight gain because my level of activity has dropped .


gas / wind

Some added gas / wind .


( Cont ' d - Pt . 4 ) , but don ' t cut your life short by raging against a drug that may be saving / extending lives of thousands like me .


abdominal cramping

gas

abdominal cramping , gas .


My cholestrol was lowered from 267 to 175 .


I went from 20 mg to 10 mg and it is still low .


Extreme agitation

blood vessels in eye burst

slurred speach

hot and cold on and off

constipation

mental confusion

Extreme agitation , blood vessels in eye burst , slurred speach , hot and cold on and off , constipation , mental confusion .


felt like I was having a stroke

I felt like I was having a stroke .


I had a terrible experience with this .


eyes are bloodshot

felt like I was having a stroke

My eyes are bloodshot and I felt like I was having a stroke after only 9 days .


uterine cramping

After taking my first pill , I quickly experienced extreme uterine cramping .


It felt like I was having a baby

cold sweat , shaking uncontrollably

nauseated

several bowel movements

It felt like I was having a baby and broke out in a cold sweat , shaking uncontrollably , nauseated , several bowel movements .


I felt like I was going to pass out

I felt like I was going to pass out , which would have been welcommed after feeling what I felt .


pain

The pain subsided fortunately within 15 minutes , but now this morning I have vaginal bleeding and I am only 11 days into my cycle .


gut wrenching pain

going into shock

Do not recommend unless you are prepared to deal with gut wrenching pain and going into shock .


Not worth it , I will continue to take Ibuprofen instead .


Abdominal pain

Dizzieness

blood clots in urine

urine leaking

Abdominal pain , Dizzieness and blood clots in urine which caused problems with urine leaking .


I stopped the Arthrotec twice and restarted but the same symptoms came back .


I will not take this medication again .


Constant aching / pain

weakness

Constant aching / pain and weakness in arms , wrists , back of hands and shoulders .


Pain in lower legs

Pain in lower back

Pain in lower legs and lower back not quite as severe but still present .


Gas

diarrhea

Gas and frequent diarrhea .


Difficulty getting to sleep

aching muscles

Difficulty getting to sleep due to aching muscles .


Severe aggitation

quick to snap

' Severe aggitation ' and quick to snap .


For a while I was almost looking for someone to push a little too far so I could punch them .


I usually avoid confrontations .


aggitation

The aggitation is one of my biggest concerns .


tired

Also growing more and more tired .


I cut the dose from 10 mg to 5 mg and reduced above side effects by about 40 % .


Surprised when I found others had similar symptoms .


Took 10 mg of Lipitor for 6 weeks and dropped my cholesterol from 310 down to 225 .


Mentioned how I felt and was directed to cut the dose in half .


Have taken 5 mg for about 4 weeks and cholesterol is now around 210 .


DIZZY

BALANCE

HIGHER BLOOD SUGARS

CARPAL TUNNAL

CRAMPS

JOINT PAIN

MEMORY LOSS

KIDNEY PROBLEMS

DIZZY , BALANCE , HIGHER BLOOD SUGARS , CARPAL TUNNAL , CRAMPS , JOINT PAIN , MEMORY LOSS , KIDNEY PROBLEMS .


BALANCE PROBLEMS

I STARTED ON ZOCOR AND CHANGED TO LIPITOR AFTER 1 YEAR BECAUSE OF BALANCE PROBLEMS .


BALANCE PROBLEMS

JOINT PAIN

AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BALANCE PROBLEMS AND JOINT PAIN , BUT THE DOCTOR DID NOT THINK THAT LIPITOR WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS .


BECAUSE OF HEART DISEASE THE DOCTOR WANTED MY CHOLESTEROL DOWN TO 150 IT WAS AROUND 200 .


HE PRESCRIBED 40 MG OF LIPITOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND EVENTUALLY ADDED GEMFIBROSIL , AND NIACIN BECAUSE OF HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES .


TYPE II DIABETES BECAME UNCONTROLLED

KIDNEY READINGS BECAME BAD

AFTER A YEAR OF TAKING THESE DRUGS , MY TYPE II DIABETES BECAME UNCONTROLLED AND MY KIDNEY READINGS BECAME BAD .


I WAS THEN PUT ON INSULIN .


JOINT PAIN

NEUROPATHY

I BEGAN TO DEVELOP JOINT PAIN AND NEUROPATHY .


PAIN IN MY HANDS

THE PAIN IN MY HANDS BECAME SO BAD THAT I HAD TO HAVE CARPAL TUNNAL SURGERY .


COULD NOT WALK WITHOUT FALLING

I COULD NOT WALK WITHOUT FALLING .


DEBILITATED

I FINALLY BECAME SO DEBILITATED THAT I HAD TO RETIRE EARLY .


KIDNEY READINGS BECAME SO HIGH

THE DOCTORS TOOK ME OFF THE LIPITOR AFTER THE KIDNEY READINGS BECAME SO HIGH .


HOWEVER THEY DID TRY TO PUT ME BACK ON THEM SEVERAL TIMES .


I HAVE BEEN OFF STATIN DRUGS FOR FOUR YEARS AND I HAV .


Rhabdomyolysis

CPK spike

extreme pain in thigh muscles

not being able to walk

Rhabdomyolysis ; CPK spike to 57 , 000 ( normal range 60 - 190 ) ; extreme pain in thigh muscles to the point of not being able to walk .


Day and a half hospital stay ; no apparent lasting kidney or liver problems .


pain

Been one month since acute onset pain and am recovering .


muscles stiff

muscles slightly sore

Levels almost normal ; muscles in entire body stiff and slightly sore ; will be going for some physical therapy .


Lipitor was very effective in lowering my .


sharp pain in the ball of my right foot

A few years after the dosage was raised to 40 mg , I began to have a sharp pain in the ball of my right foot , diagnosed as a neuroma .


( It seemed more like metatarsalgia to me . )


left foot started hurting

Then the left foot started hurting also .


I nearly stopped walking for 6 months , hoping to get better to avoid surgery .


pain

I stopped Lipitor as an experiment , and after 3 days the pain changed completely .


It began to heal after that .


Every week since has been a marked improvement .


After 7 weeks , it ' s nearly healed .


horrible pain

I can again hike for miles without the horrible pain I experienced for over 6 months while taking this drug .


Lipitor did control cholesterol , but isn ' t it really inflamation causing heart disease and stroke , and not the cholesterol ?


Is everyone barking up the wrong tree here ?


And what is the price of all the weird side effects no one can recognize ? .


Pain under ribs

restless legs

Pain under ribs , restless legs .


muscle pain

muscle pain everywhere .


lethargy

depression

lethargy depression .


insomnia

insomnia .


brain fog

mood swings

brain fog mood swings .


lack of strength

lack of strength .


blurred vision

blurred vision .


forgetfulness

forgetfulness .


acute pancreatic attack

critical blood levels

Horrific medication - Suffered an acute pancreatic attack with critical blood levels that almost caused my death .


body was " shutting " down

My entire body was " shutting " down .


BP was very low

fever

weight loss

yellow color to my skin

couldn ' t walk straight

prostate infection

sweating

nausea

pain in stomach

pain in back

urination effected

hoarseness / coughing

heart racing

disoriented

My blood reports were at critical levels , BP was very low 98 / 60 , fever for over 6 weeks , weight loss of 10 lbs . , yellow color to my skin , couldn ' t walk straight , prostate infection , sweating , nausea , pain in stomach & back , urination effected , hoarseness / coughing , heart racing , disoriented .


Then the doctor in charge left us floundering on our own , going from one specialist after another to counter what was happening .


My children did some research on the web about my drugs that I was taking , which included Voltaren , and learned about the adverse reactions to this drug and I stopped Voltaren .


The specialists agreed with this conclusion , since they were exact to my problems .


My body reacted and I recovered gradually .


My advice to all - STOP - Find something else .


remember the entire e

I lost 2 months of my life and I still don ' t remember the entire e .


If you are taking this drug - Make absolutely sure that you get blood work done every 6 months , in order to catch any critical levels in your blood .


Then - STOP - the drug .


not much relief .


speech problems

swallowing problems

After being on 10 mg of Lipitor for about 3 years , I started to experience speech and swallowing problems which got worse while I continued to take it as recommended by my physician .


speech so bad

swallowing so bad

After 6 months , my speech and swallowing were so bad that I stopped the Lipitor .


It is now one year after stopping and I was diagnosed with ALS ( which tests later verified was incorrect ) and I think that I am beginning to improve in speech and swallowing .


but very slowly and I may never get back to where I was before Lipitor .


affected my memory

It has also affected my memory .


speech problems

swallowing problems

Had Pfizer just mentioned in their precautions that Lipitor just might cause speech and swallowing problems , I would have stopped taking statin drugs 6 months earlier and I would have been OK again .


vaginal bleeding

vaginal skin burns

cycle was back

breast pain

erithema

skin is so dry

cuts on my hands

sweating a lot

pruritus

I have vaginal bleeding and my vaginal skin burns a lot , 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 vaginal test to exclude infections .


I had my cycle The last one for 4 days .


More problems and this time I had the idea to go on Internet and I discovered I had a lot of the side effects by taking Arthrotec .


Muscule aches & pains

Muscule aches & pains - Went to the orthopedic Dr for a shot in the knee .


Liver count went to over 600 .


Stopped taking & liver count went back to normal .


Then I had a series of tests for pains across my midsection .


Fatty strands in my Liver

Have Fatty strands in my Liver .


Rheumatoid Arthtitis

Now I have Rheumatoid Arthtitis .


I think it could be the result of taking Lipitor .


Do not take - Watch your diet .


Started on lipitor about 6 months ago .


sore neck

sore arms

breathlessness

anxiety

2 - 3 weeks ago I went to MD with sore neck / arms ( especially left ) feeling of breathlessness and anxiety , feeling like something was going to happen .


depressed

MD told me I was depressed and said Lipitor was not the problem .


I decided to do some research myself and found this website .


weakness in both arms

I immediately stopped taking lipitor a day ago and am experiencing weakness in both arms especially left .


jittery

tingly

itchy

I am very jittery and tingly and itchy .


I feel like I am climbing the walls .


This is a terrible medicine ! ! !


I will never take it again ! !


It should be taken off the shelves ! ! ! .


severe headaches

stomach pain

loose stool

muscle spasms in leg

severe headaches , stomach pain , loose stool , all of which spontaneously ended , followed soon after by agonizing muscle spasms in leg with bad knee .


spasms in left arm

Now beginning to experience spasms in left arm .


immediate relief from full body athritic pain , great relief from knee pain - - relief from knee pain gradually diminished , probably because I became more active .


Severe Joint Pain

Severe Joint Pain .


Without lipitor total cholestrol is 300 and hdl is 72 .


don ' t think i need the lipitor .


the hdl is high because of the Chlorella ( 3 grams daily ) .


abdominal pain

some sort of G . I . problems

severe chest pain

After a few months of Lipitor and Tricor started having abdominal pain , some sort of G . I . problems , recently went to the E . R . with severe chest pain and now am waiting for Cardio related tests .


I think these drugs really screwed me up .


Don ' t use statin drugs .


they are very dangerous ! ! .


Very blurred vision

lower back pain

Very blurred vision and lower back pain .


sudden loss of vision

I had a sudden loss of vision and attributed it to getting older .


blurry vision

After reading literature on another medication a light bulb went off and I realized the blurry vision was probably due to the drug Lipitor and am stopping the drop today .


vision is so blurry

My vision is so blurry it feels like I need glasses .


calf of left leg began to burn

In last 6 month , calf of left leg began to burn Nothing will stop it .


severe cramping

Now , severe cramping .


tinnitis

headaches

cannot get to sleep on my own

Also have tinnitis , headaches , cannot get to sleep on my own ,


Just had surgery on my knee for torn maniscus , waiting to have shoulder surgery on rotator cuff , arthritis .


I do not know if its the LIPITOR that is doing it .


My doctor only increased my dosage to 60 from 40 about 3 months ago .


can we quit this med cold turkey ?


I have had a Myocardial Infarction in ' 98 , have 2 stents implants , and need the med to keep my chol at least within reason , although obviously its NOT doing its job , or med would not have been increased .


abdominal pain

I had extreme abdominal pain that came on almost instantly and lasted hours from taking the arthrotec for the first time .


bleeding

threw up

I also experienced some bleeding and threw up a number of times .


I urge people to think twice about taking this drug .


I will not be taking it again .


Debilitating

Debilitating .


Has ruined my life .


One year - 7 different doctors , no one found the problem for an entire year of suffering !


burning

knotting muscles

Now , off drug for one year and STILL have burning , knotting muscles throughout my body .


feet hurt

Bottoms of feet hurt and are so tight it ' s hard to walk .


It is rare I have a pain free day anymore .


I ' m miserable and used to be quite healthy and active .


It should be taken off market .


We should be compensated .


It ' s changed my life and I think of the loss every single day .


I get 4 pain free days per year .


No side effects .


My doctor ( conservative and top - rate ) says that taking Lipitor is a no brainer .


All advantages , no disadvantages .


And for me that ' s true .


My cholesterol fell to 160 and I ' ve had no side effects .


My husband and I buy 20 mg tablets and use pill - splitter to cut in half .


Costs much less ! .


I took Lipitor for about 2 months two years ago and it completely changed my life .


My muscles and nerves have suffered from this .


fatty liver

leaky heart valves

goiter

neuropthy in both feet

I have been diagnosed with fatty liver , leaky heart valves , goiter , neuropthy in both feet since that time .


chest pains

Before I stopped the Lipitor I ended up in the ER with a pulse of 156 and chest pains .


weakness in my arms

I was a nail tech and needless to say that will never be again with the weakness in my arms .


I would not give this to my worse enemy .


anxious

words would not form

became more anxious about EVERYTHING , and noticed words would not form in my head during conversations , was disturbing and couldn ' t figure out why these things were happening .


anxiety

fear

tingling

pains

made me think i needed antidepressants or something to deal with constant anxiety / fear ( which i have taken before and are horrible to get off of ) have noticed slightly more tingling and weird pains , so I think this is a perfect time to stop taking this .


I agree with another post .


what are they doing to us , in the interest of healing us ?


muscle tingley thing

I did take the actual lipitor for several yrs , and it did lower cholesteral , but started experiencing the muscle tingley thing and stopped , then started with the Atorvastatin , where i noticed the above side affects .


physical changes

emotional changes

be very aware of any physical / emotional changes .


spotting

I have spotting and it had started 2 days after I was taking them


spotting problems

I had stopped taking them for 3 weeks now and still have spotting problems , I talked to doctors and they just shrugged it off .


And then told me go home , I still want to have more children I am at my wits end ! ! ! .


severe cramping

diarrhea

increased menstrual blood flow

Random severe cramping , diarrhea , increased menstrual blood flow .


urinary incontinence

The day I took my first Arthrotec , I started experiencing urinary incontinence .


It ' s not severe but enough to be disruptive and require a pad .


I haven ' t seen this listed in anyone ' s symptomology .


Has anyone else had this experience ? .


I have Rhuematoid Arthritis for 35 yrs and have been on many arthritis meds .


I currently am on Relefen for inflamation , Prednisone 5 mg , every other day and Enbrel injections once a week .


I have no problems from these drugs .


Eight mos . ago another doctor put me on Lipitor 10 mg daily because my chol was 240 .


aching pain in my arms

could not sleep well

Over a period of 6 mos . , it went down to 159 , which was great , BUT I started having terrible aching pain in my arms about that time which was radiating down my arms from my shoulder to my hands and I could not sleep well at all .


lost all the strength in my muscles

fatigued

I lost all the strength in my muscles and was fatigued all the time .


pain

I was blaming my arthritis for my pain for months and months .


I started taking extra Relefen and Prednisone which helped only temporarly .


could hardly lift a glass

weak in my arms and hands

I could hardly lift a glass of milk without using both hands , I was so weak in my arms and hands .


One day it just hit me .


Maybe it ' s the Lipitor .


It was the newest drug I was taking .


So , I just quit taking it and within 3 days my arm .


I suggest anyone who develops a bad symption within a week or month of going on Lipitor , or any other statin drug , quit taking it and call your doctor .


There are some important reasons why some people HAVE to be on a statin in some cases .


Tingling

numbness

Tingling all over my body and numbness .


i was prescribed arthrotec 75 to take twice a day with or before food .


pain with stomach cramps

diarrhoa

i took the very first tablet as directed , two hours later i was doubled up in pain with stomach cramps , i had very bad diarrhoa , and heavy menstral bleeding with clots even though i had just finished my cycle a week before .


couldnt pass urine

urine full of blood

to add to this i couldnt pass urine , when i eventualy did it was full of blood .


felt very weak

could not stop shaking

i also felt very weak and could not stop shaking .


bleeding

I spoke with my doctor just hours after taking this medication , i described all my symptoms , the bleeding was dismissed as being a coincedence and nothing to do with the medication ! !


I can say that is total rubbish .


I would avoid this medication at all costs .


took celebrex 8 - 1 / 2 years .


when it stopped working my primary physician put me on arthrotec 75 twice a day .


less convenient than the celebrex as twice per day instead of once per day .


otherwise as reported by other comments there is occassional joint pain from increased physical activity .


I was prescribed Zipsor for bone and joint pain associated with Lupus .


I also have 3 herniated discs that have been bothering me for years , and for which I have always taken a low dose of Vicodin ( almost daily ) .


The Zipsor works well on the Lupus pain , but also almost completely wiped out the pain from the herniated discs , and has replaced my usual narcotic pain relief for my back .


As with any disc issues there seems to be the occasional flare up , but when they do occur now they are minor , and once I take my usual dose of Zipsor , the pain is gone again .


I have had no recognizable side effects .


First - WOW !


Second - okay I just started taking Lipitor yesterday - one dose in .


20 mg dose and will try for two months , if something happens sooner I ' ll stop before the two months are up .


What I am reading is that most doctors are NOT prescribing conservative dosages - maybe take that back to them the next appointment ?


Eh ?


My first night - the soundest sleep in over four years !


without pain killers for the constant trigeminal neuralgis ( a side benefit to be sure ) .


Not happy about the idea of statins - strange psychic events when my mother was taking them ( Zocor ) - too strange to repeat in a public forum .


So I am here looking for information about the side effects - anecdotally presented - as the web site for Lipitor does not have the information that would typically come on the drug sheet .


If anyone knows of a site that has the real skinny on Lipitor ' s effects - please pass it along .


Much appreciated ! .


Multiple Sclerosis

I have not clinically proved my theory yet , but I strongly believe that taking Lipitor for 4 years ended up giving me Multiple Sclerosis .


MS

I am a 37 yr old male , I was diagnosed with MS two months ago .


My cholesterol was it ' s highest at 212 when my GP prescribed the drug .


My total cholesterol while on it got down to 130 ish .


This is too low in my opinion and my body began attacking my CNS and now have to live with this .


Again , this has not yet proven , nor have i gone down that road yet .


Big Pharma wants to promote the use of statins to treat MS , when I stopped taking mine ( Jan 2010 ) that is when my symptoms became present ? ?


I may have been the human rat in that theory .


To make matters even worse , the therapy my neurologist wants to put me on , just so happens to be the same company that mfg . ' s Lipitor .


hmmm ! .


stomach cramps

diarrhea

nausea

Lower dose for first month produced sporadic intense stomach cramps , diarrhea and nausea .


Always prided myself on having a cast iron stomach until this script came along .


I have to rate it a 5 for knee pain so I lived with it .


Then my doctor increased the dose after one month and I have never had anything work so well on reducing osteoarthritis pain .


sick

Unfortunately , I have also never been so sick from a prescription .


stomach gas and intense pain

gastrointestinal cramping

diarrhea

pain pain pain

Increased dosage produced constant , unyielding stomach gas and intense pain , gastrointestinal cramping , diarrhea and pain pain pain .


If your gastrointestinal system can handle it , its an amazingly effective arthritis drug .


however I welcomed the knee pain back after suffering the side effects and booked an appointment with a knee surgeon ! .


sick

Was so sick after 2 days at the increased dose , I decided it just was not worth it .


so far none .


Took vioxx , bextra , mobic and ultram with no relief .


Just started this and am optomistic it is helping so far .


Works just fine .


If there are any side effects , they are definitely not noticeable .


What ' s with all these older people ( 70 ' s ) complaining about the lack of sex drive ?


Are you guys being realistic ?


How much of what you are complaining about is simply related to getting older ? .


I thought I was having a heart attack - went to emergency room .


Problem began while sitting at this computer .


quick , sharp pain in center of chest

quick , sharp pain in center of chest , followed by a hot / heated flushing sensation that began mid - torso and continued up to the top of head ( top of scalp started tingling and burning ) .


Oddest feeling that I ' ve ever experienced - very scary .


weakness

impending doom

Lasted approximately 45 seconds , followed by feeling of weakness and impending doom .


shaking with chills uncontrollably

By the time I arrived at the hospital I was shaking with chills uncontrollably .


After tests were run I was told that it wasn ' t a heart attack or shroke .


They said it was probably related to stress or a panic attack - - ridiculous because I haven ' t been stressed and have never had any problem similar .


Definitely helped lower my cholesterol from 263 to 164 - - amazing , but I ' m afraid to continue taking due to experiencing same severe side effects .


Will discuss further with my doctor .


Before I was put on Lipitor for high cholesterol , I had an echo done , normal results .


stage 1 diastolic dysfunction

1 year after I have been taking it , and losing 20 pounds , took another echo and showed that I was in stage 1 diastolic dysfunction in left ventricular .


right ventricular was mildly dilated

Plus my right ventricular was mildly dilated .


elevated calcium

Also I had elevated calcium in my blood test .


never did I have that prior to taking Lipitor .


diastolic dysfunction

My dr . said diastolic dysfunction can come from age .


I am only 53 yrs old !


I have low blood pressure , I do not have coronary artery disease , I am not a diabetic .


This past year I lost 20 pounds which should put my heart in the healthy stage .


altered my heart function

looked up Lipitor and DD and showed a connection that the Lipitor altered my heart function ! .


Extreme lower back pain

pain in neck and shoulders

calf cramping

red bumps on my skin

Extreme lower back pain , pain in neck and shoulders , calf cramping , red bumps on my skin .


Muscle fatigue

Muscle fatigue .


I only took this drug for 4 months .


I have inherited my high cholesterol .


My career involves great physical activity .


I thought I had just overexerted myself and was over stressed .


I had no idea a medication could cause so much economic and physical damage .


I am still in the process of recovering from both .


MUSCLES ACHED

DIFFICULTY IN WALKING

MY MUSCLES ACHED AND I DEVELOPED DIFFICULTY IN WALKING .


AFFECTED MY BALANCE

IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED MY BALANCE .


cognitive ability deminished

cognitive ability deminished .


recall was slower

not be able to process thoughts

My recall was slower and not uncommon to not be able to process thoughts .


not as smart as I use to be

The best way to describe it would be to say that I notice that I am not as smart as I use to be .


I no longer take it and I am smarter .


I was only taking 20 mg a day .


Stomach pain

Gas

Burping

Diarhea

Stomach pain , Gas , Burping , Diarhea .


I called the doctor today to report my issues .


I am waiting on him to call back .


Looks like I will need to get off of Lipitor .


stomach pain

The stomach pain comes and goes and can become quite uncomfortable .


No side effects .


My LDL , total cholesterol and triglycerides finally where they should be .


Ringing in the ears

memory loss

Ringing in the ears , memory loss .


Numbness in left toe

Numbness in all toes

Numbness in right toe

Numbness started in left toe & went to right toe then went to all toes .


Burning feet

Burning feet especially at night .


I was on Lipitor about 2 years when this started .


It went to all of my feet .


My dr wanted to keep me on lipitor but when I quit taking I got better gradually .


I really had to fight my dr to get him to believe that lipitor was causing this .


He put me on another statin after a month of not taking Lipitor and the same thing started to happen .


I am now taking herbs for my cholesterol and it is still high but going lower and my feet are doing better .


Drug co should inform doctors of these problems so they will understand them when their patients come to them for help and .


I found that all statins cause this problem and the drug companies should help rather than hide the problems .


Terrible short term memory problems

lack of motivation

weak and wobbly unbalanced

walked like a 90 year old

not sure footed as I walked

overall weak feeling

muscle function irregularities

loss of endurance

heavy legs and arms

eye muscle spasms

dizziness

vertigo

lousy sleeping at night

terrible concentration

bad dreams nightly

foot and leg cramps

always exhausted

hip joint pain

muscular aches

swallowing problems

hard to get out of bed in the morning

constant muscle tension in legs

inflexibility

sadness

mood swings

loss of muscle mass in chest

loss of muscle mass in arms

Terrible short term memory problems , lack of motivation , weak and wobbly unbalanced feeling ( walked like a 90 year old ) , not sure footed as I walked , overall weak feeling , difficulty driving due to muscle function irregularities , tightness in throat with occasional choking problem , lightheaded foggy brain ( like being in a stupor ) , loss of endurance , heavy legs and arms , eye muscle spasms , dizziness ( vertigo ) , lousy sleeping at night , terrible concentration , bad dreams nightly , foot and leg cramps especially at night in bed , always exhausted , hip joint pain , muscular aches , swallowing problems , hard to get out of bed in the morning , constant muscle tension in legs ( inflexibility ) , sadness , mood swings , loss of muscle mass in chest and arms .


I took 10 mg / day of Lipitor for 6 years .


It worked perfectly and made my blood test numbers for cholesterol , HDL / LDL and Triglycerides look textbook perfect .


A few of the symptoms I listed ( mostly muscular ) quickly appeared when I began the Lipitor and became slowly more intense and more of them came into the picture as each year passed .


I stopped the Lipitor recently out of desperation and most all symptoms improved greatly within days of stopping .


I do not plan to resume it and will find some other way to control things .


always feeling tired

always feeling tired .


high priced .


Muddled thinking

loss of strength

loss of stamina

Muddled thinking , loss of strength and stamina .


dizziness

vertigo

altered taste

gas

blisters in my mouth

itchy scalp

dizziness , vertigo , altered taste , gas , little blisters in my mouth , itchy scalp .


I was taking the topical gel .


It worked quite well .


I was really impressed .


However , after 21 / 2 months , the side effects started .


vertigo

When I got the vertigo , I had to discontinue .


fatigued

Unusually fatigued in afternoon .


Felt lazy

unmotivated

Felt lazy and unmotivated to do anything .


Went off them cold turkey early May and rededicated myself to a low carb / paleo diet .


Now focusing on TRIG / HDL ratio , TRIGlyceride levels , and keeping blood sugar in acceptable range .


Ratios and numbers have significantly improved and weight has dropped another 15 lbs although LDL has gone up ( probably due to increase in dietary saturated fats ) .


Will retest ( out of pocket ) in a few months to see if my numbers improve .


Fatigue

laziness

Fatigue and laziness is gone and afternoon energy levels are high ( as indicated by no yawning ! ) .


swelling in one ankle

swelling in knee

Sterted with swelling in one ankle then a knee thenb the other knee .


soreness in shoulders

lowering of energy

Also lots of soreness in shoulders and some general lowering of energy .


extended bleeding during menstruation

Heavy , extended bleeding during menstruation .


works good on back pain .


Muscle tightness

cramping in legs

cramping in back

Muscle tightness , cramping in legs and back .


Problems concentrating

Problems sleeping

Problems sleeping and concentrating .


felt like I had the flu

felt like I had the flu much of the time .


Irritable

Irritable .


I had no perceptable symptoms for about 6 months .


Since this was the only medication I was taking , I quit it and started feeling better within a week .


It took about 3 - 4 weeks to completely recover from this medicine .


I tried other statins , but had similar bad side effects .


legs feel leaden

lower back pain

cramps in thighs

achy legs

lack of energy

legs feel leaden , initially , lower back pain ( but I ' ve had that before ) , cramps in thighs , achy legs , lack of energy .


More problems with my sinuses

More problems with my sinuses .


severe vertigo

Woke up with severe vertigo , but it may be due to a cold virus .


However , I ' ve never had it before with a cold .


Severe gas

intestinal distention

Severe gas , and intestinal distention .


Constipation

Constipation .


I take other medications .


Some for high blood pressure , and thyroid medication .


However , I didn ' t have side effects from any of those medications .


lower back pain

pain in my thighs ( muscle cramping )

When I started Lipitor , Immediately had lower back pain , then pain in my thighs ( muscle cramping ) .


distention

gas

It doesn ' t seem to matter what foods I eat , I always get distention and gas while on this drug .


This is an unpleasant ( for everyone near me ) side effect .


Since my Dr is out of town , and I ' ve only been on the medication for 6 weeks ( 10 mg ) , I ' m stopping it until I get in to see her .


I ' ve also had very different cholesterol readings over the years , and am skeptical that any given time you go in for a blood test , it could be very different .


It ' s just that my last one was high ( 275 ! ) But sometimes it ' s 170 .


And it ' s also been borderline for many years , around 200 .


( with the good cholesterol very good ) .


I think it ' s higher these days , because I ' ve been in menopause longer .


But I wonder if side effects to any drug aren ' t a message that .


no .


Very sore and achy joints

Very sore and achy joints , especially ankles and knees .


Mild headache

Mild headache that rarely goes away .


foggy

Feel foggy like in a slight daze .


muscle cramps

Many muscle cramps in legs and left arm .


Muscle spasms

leg buzzing sensation

Muscle spasms all the time especially right leg constantly feels like a buzzing sensation all over it .


spasms

muscles quivering

The spasms rarely go away as muscles are constantly quivering - more at night time .


restless

hard to sleep

Makes me restless at night and hard to sleep .


muscle cramps

spasms

joint pain

I have only been on Lipitor for 3 weeks so I don ' t know how it has worked on my cholesterol but the muscle cramps , spasms , and joint pain are soon going to force me from taking the drug .


pain in every joint

pain in every muscle

severe overall body pain in every joint and muscle from my neck down to my big toes .


Foggy brain

exhaustion

tingling

flu like symptoms

lack of energy

Foggy brain , exhaustion , tingling in arms and hands , flu like symptoms , lack of energy , sensitivity to cold , .


I started taking Lipitor about three weeks ago and felt the before mentioned symptoms almost immediately .


At first I thought it was the stress of Christmas .


However I did consider the side effects of Lipitor I read in other websites .


I stopped taking Lipitor for about a week and felt somewhat better , Christmas over by then , once again I considered stress as the cause and not Lipitor .


I went back on Lipitor about a week ago and feel horrible again .


pain

Found this website and no longer doubt the source of pain , etc is definitely from taking Lipitor .


I am seeing my GP this afternoon and I am taking myself off this drug and will seek a natural method of lowering my cholesterol .


No side effects noted while taking a 40 mg dose each day .


Good Medication - Overall cholesterol dropped from 284 to 174 in one month .


Increased from 20 - 40 mg .


three months ago .


elbow painful

joint pain

Right elbow just last week became very painful - joint pain .


back discomfort

trouble sleeping

Also , started to have upper and lower back discomfort and trouble sleeping .


Bloated

gassy

Bloated and gassy .


vision problems

Blurred vision problems occasionally .


I did not connect all the dots until I started searching the web for side effects .


I ' m seeing my doctor today and looking into natural cures - 3000 to 6000 mg .


Vitamin C daily , Lysine , Vitamins A & E .


Read about Dr Linus Pauling on - line and his findings about Vitamin C .


He won a Nobel Prize for his research .


Reduced choloesterol levels significantly but side effects are not worth it .


I like to have a glass of wine with my dinner but with this drug , I ' m concerned in addition to the side effects I ' ve just started experiencing .


I took my first pill this morning , with food as noted .


Rode my bike 12 minutes to work & didn ' t think I could make it .


SEVERE abdominal cramping

massive diarrhea

severe cramping

Got to work , ran to the bathroom with SEVERE abdominal cramping , had massive diarrhea & severe cramping continued for 2 hours .


I had to leave work & go home sick .


I would much rather put up with my debilitating chronic knee pain ( waiting for surgery ) than to ever take another pill .


I spent $ 100 on the stupid pills - what an utter & complete waste of money .


Nightmares

knee pain

Nightmares , knee pain .


Reduced chol from 300 to 160 ( 29 yrs old in great shape just genetically high ) .


Miracle drug - until year 3 .


vibrating sensation

Leg began having vibrating sensation ( kept thinking cell phone was in pocket but it wasnt ) .


body ached

toes felt arthritic ;

problems with memory

problems with coordination

Entire body ached ; toes felt arthritic ; had problems with memory & coordination ( fell down stairs # of times ) .


Stopped and all symptoms have gone away .


Experienced same issue w / all Statins - not just lipitor .


SEVERE FATIGUE IN MY BODY

TIREDNESS

MUSCLE PAINS IN MY HIPS

SEVERE FATIGUE IN MY BODY AND TIREDNESS AND MUSCLE PAINS IN MY HIPS THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY AFTER BEING OFF THE DRUG FOR ALMOST A YEAR .


DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG ! ! ! ! ! ! ! .


I was put on this drug by my doctor for my somewhat high cholesterol .


The next day , after starting this drug , I suddenly felt like I had aged to eighty years old overnight but did not connect it to starting Lipitor .


feeling all that age caught up with you

Up until the start of this drug I felt that I was as young as I was in my twenties and wondered if this is how you might start feeling the affects of age , by waking up one morning and feeling all that age caught up with you and now you were older than your years .


I took the drug for two terrible months and then had a blood test and my cholesterol had dropped .


My doctor mailed me the results of my blood test but did not send me a new prescription like he had the last time so I did not know that he wanted me to get it refilled .


So I went off of Lipitor and within two months I was feeling normal again and even took a job with the post office where I walked five miles a day with no problem .


I did not associate my getting better with my coming off Lipitor , unfortunately .


Then I had an appointment with my doctor and he said I should have refilled that prescription by calling his office .


I was eighty years old

So I did and the next day , after taking only one pill , I was eighty years old again .


This time I did associate it with the start of Lipitor and then read the warnings the drug store gives you with meds and found that my symptoms were the same as what they warned against .


I am not a hypochondriac and I never read those warnings so this was not a head thing .


eighty years old feeling

I immediately went off the drug but a year later I am still have the same eighty years old feeling and do not know that I will ever be normal again .


I do not understand how just one pill can do that and this time I am not recovering like I did the first time .


This has ruined my life and I would never have taken Lipitor if I knew what I know now and I am so sorry that I ever heard of this drug .


This is so severe that I think taking it for even a short time can cause permanent damage .


My doctor , when I told him of all this , wanted to change statins because he was still worried about my cholesterol .


I told him no more statins and he then prescribed Zetia , which he said was was less effective but was not a statin , which I am still afraid to take unless I improve from the affects of the Lipitor .


He told me he was on Lipitor himself and that he had no problems but then said , well he did have neck pains that could have been a side affect , but that he had been on the drug two years before this developed .


I told him of the information on this site that describes some people having that delayed reaction and I advised him to take himself off of this drug for a couple of weeks to see if the neck pains cleared up !


I advise , DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG ! ! ! ! ! .


pain

pain ! ! ! ! !


sever arthritic condition

I felt like I had sever arthritic condition .


even tried two times per week with same results .


tried other statins with same side effect .


mild pain

presently on crestor one time per week with occasional side effect of mild pain .


MD said one time a week can be very effective for patients that have reaction to statins .


Have not had bloodwork as yet to see if helped .


dementia

My mother developed dementia while taking this terrible drug .


Since stopping she has not improved and now needs 24 / 7 care .


Exhaustion after exercise

Exhaustion after exercise such as skiing or hiking .


Heavy limbs

Heavy limbs .


It works for reducing cholesterol levels , but after 6 years I ' m increasingly wondering about the side effects and looking for alternatives .


Severe ( burning ) pain in left hand

Severe ( burning ) pain in upper left arm

Severe ( burning ) pain in lower left arm

stiffness in both knees

pain in both knees

Severe ( burning ) pain in upper and lower left arm and left hand , stiffness and pain in both knees , pain in upper back ( over left shoulder blade ) .


Pain in both elbows

Pain in both elbows .


Pain in left arm

Pain in left arm at night intense that I can ' t sleep and no position seems to relieve it .


Have ceased to go to gym , as this is wholly impractical , given my loss of fitness .


Pain is so intense

Pain is so intense that pain killers do not help .


I cannot understand why this condition should come on so suddenly .


flu - like symptoms

pains in my left knee

It started with a flu - like symptoms , three to four weeks ago , followed by pains in my left knee .


I am presently being tested for arthritus , but there is no history of arthritus in my family and I am just 61 .


pain has been so intense

The pain has been so intense that my life is being made a misery .


Will now stop taking Liptor having read the comments on this site and hope I recover .


Assuming Liptor is the culprit I am really annoyed with my doctor .


and will tell him so .


I went to him feeling totally OK nine months ago and he advised me to start taking this drug .


Better to live ten years feeling OK and then drop dead of a heart attack , rather than commit suicide to escape the intense pain caused by a prescribed drug .


I have been on Lipitor 40 mg . for 2 years .


GREAT results .


Went from 256 to 135 and LDL from 201 to 65 .


TERRIBLE abdominal pain

shortness of breath

EXTREME muscle pains

In the past 3 weeks , I have been experiancing TERRIBLE abdominal pain , shortness of breath , and EXTREME muscle pains .


I ' m a pharmacist , so I know all to well what these side effects are from .


I ' ve stopped taking it , but the effects are a slow go .


I would NOT reccomend lipitor to anyone .


back ache

dizziness

leg cramps

back ache , dizziness , leg cramps on exercise walk .


Been on it 10 days ; started Diovan 4 days ago .


Side effects really kicked in over the last day or so .


Don ' t which is the culprit since similar side effects are attributed to Diovan .


any insights ? .


depression

Suffered from depression after taking lipitor but did not realize connection .


depression

Stopped taking lipitor and depression left within days .


I wouldn ' t take lipitor in any dose at any time .


It made me realize the dangers of drugs .


extreme fatigue

muscle weakness

depression

Made a BIG improvement in cholesterol and triglycerides , but in the three years I ' ve been on it have had extreme fatigue , muscle weakness , depression .


chronic elbow pain in both arms

In recent months I ' ve had chronic elbow pain in both arms .


It just occurred to me that it might be the Lipitor and this site has convinced me .


I just threw away a bottle with 10 pills remaining and am going to continue with my diet and exercise .


Hope my energy level returns .


I ' ve been taking 20 mg . lipitor daily since 1989 or 1990 .


no side effects to date and I have liver functions tests every six months .


I tried other statins before lipitor , but they didn ' t have the affect lipitor did .


blinding headaches

neck pain

shoulder pain

blinding headaches , neck and shoulder pain .


Memory loss

Memory loss and at times find it difficult to work .


severe fatigue

aches and pains

severe fatigue with aches and pains .


Prior to taking this medication I felt great and look forward to getting back to my old self again .


feel pretty lousy

I have been off lipitor for almost 2 weeks and still feel pretty lousy .


constipation

flatulence

I developed constipation and flatulence , which I had rarely suffered from before taking Lipitor .


hemorrhoids

constipation

I developed hemorrhoids and even after increasing fluids and correcting the constipation , they did not go away .


urine corrosive

rash

After a year of taking Lipitor my urine started feeling as if it was corrosive when it touched my skin and I developed a rash that I could not get rid of .


muscle problems legs

About a month ago , I started to get muscle problems in my legs that made it difficult for me to get up from a sitting position .


tremendous neck pain

severe headaches

I have also been experience tremendous neck pain in my shoulders that was causing severe headaches .


rash

hemorrhoids

After two weeks off Lipitor my rash and the hemorrhoids are gone .


weakness in my legs

The weakness in my legs seems to have diminished somewhat in the last day or so , making it easier to get up from a sitting position .


My neck is still a problem and has not really improved but I am hoping that it will get better over time .


Extremely dry mouth

severe joint aches

muscle cramps in lower legs

sever swelling of ankles

sever swelling of feet

sever swelling of hands

difficulty breathing

tired

memory loss

mild depression

diminished eyesight

Extremely dry mouth , severe joint aches , muscle cramps in lower legs , sever swelling of feet , hands and ankles , difficulty breathing , tired , memory loss , mild depression , diminished eyesight .


While these symptoms crept up on me over an 18 month period , I like many people assume it ' s an age thing .


forgetfulness

I just turned 50 and family and friends would laugh about my forgetfulness .


memory failure

The severity of that memory failure frightened me enough to do extensive research on Lipitor .


swelling

muscle aches

joint pain

memory loss

I stopped taking it the next day and within 72 hours my swelling decreased significantly , muscle aches and joint pain disappeared , memory loss is not as severe , breathing is easier , stamina is back etc


I mentioned these same things to my cousin who has since stopped taking it as well .


She can ' t thank me enough for giving her life back !


I haven ' t told my doctor yet , she doesn ' t like when I am informed .


need to change doctors .


I am a physician .


I have been on simvastatin , pravastatin , and now atorvastatin .


joint pains severe

dys - motility

My joint pains are severe and I have developed a dys - motility , irritable bowel syndrome of the sigmoid area and descending colon with obstipation and constipation that is very bothersome .


fatigue

joint pain

short term memory dysfunction

Cannot take statins and I agree with most other comments of patients on fatigue and joint pain and short term memory dysfunction .


left leg , below the knee , experienced stiffness

After about 4 months of taking Lipitor , one day while walking , my left leg , below the knee , experienced intense pain and stiffness .


Symtoms have persisted for a week and after reading the comments on this board , I am stopping it .


While it worked well by lowering my cholesterol , I had no idea this was a side affect .


General depression

severe insomnia

General depression and severe insomnia .


Irrational feelings of impending doom

Irrational feelings of impending doom .


It took 6 weeks for side effects to subside after I quit taking the drug .


weight gain

confusion

depression

weight gain , confusion , depression .


STOP Taking LIPITOR .


This drug will hurt you more than help you .


Pfizer should be sued .


Tastes gross - - heavy mint flavor .


burning my esophagus

dry heaves

Felt like it was burning my esophagus all the way down , then dry heaves once it hit my stomach .


burning sensation

But it didn ' t make me actually vomit , and the burning sensation went away quickly .


Was prescribed Cambia as a backup to Maxalt , since triptans can be taken only 2 days / week .


Unfortunately , it didn ' t work at all on my migraines , so I ' ll continue to look for something else as a backup .


My God , this stuff is great !


Used on my extremely painful shoulder and within minutes felt relief .


( I thought it might be the Advil I had taken earlier kicking in )


However , several days later , had a flare with joint pain in wrist .


Squeezed out a few drops and rubbed it in and pain relief was almost immediate .


I read that this is prescribed for knee pain but my doctor gave me a sample because the voltaren has worked ok for me and I can ' t take Advil a lot because of the gastro effects .


Boy , I love this stuff and will ask for a script next time I see the Rheumy .


none I can attribute directly to the medication .


One must follow liver function tests ( e . g . SGOT , SGPT ) to insure no significant injury to liver cells .


dizziness

lack of energy

unexplained sweating

After taking lipitor for 1 week , my resting pulse jumped to between 100 and 105 , and I started experiencing dizziness , lack of energy ( tireness ) , and unexplained sweating .


The doctor said these were not listed as known possible side effects .


resting pulse had jumped to about 120

dizziness

But after one ( 1 ) month my resting pulse had jumped to about 120 and the dizziness has become both more frequent and more pronounced .


Have discontinued lipitor and will not take it for 1 month to see if symptoms disappear .


leg muscle pain

swelling

pronounced sweating

Other symptoms which started occurring after a few days of lipiltor include sever leg muscle pain , swelling of the lower legs and feet , and even more sudden and pronounced sweating at random , unexplained times .


My physical ( 6 days before starting the lipitor ) was perfectly normal except for the cholestorol which had jumped from 175 to 220 , primarily due to changed job / work conditions / diet / lack of exercise .


Have appointment to see doctor again next week .


And will discuss further with her .


There has been some increase in jo .


I discussed lipitor with two friends who are both teaching pharmacologists .


BOTH had heard similar stories about lipitor and they had each heard of all of these symptoms being connected with it ( FWIW , I have a large number of hypersensitivities to several other drugs [ as well as to alcohol ] , so this was not a big surprise to me . ) .


Fuzzy

dizzy

light - headedness feeling

Fuzzy , dizzy , light - headedness feeling I ' ve never had before .


Low grade headache

Low grade headache goes with it .


Mild insomnia

Mild insomnia .


Poor concentration

noise intolerance

Poor concentration , noise intolerance .


I rarely get headaches .


Started getting them a while back , never put 2 and 2 together .


Saw an internist and 2 neurolgists , had MRI , MRA , all showing nothing .


Stopped Lipitor 2 weeks ago , with 40 % reduction in severity but still waiting for it to go away .


Not many here have posted follow - up .


Because so many people take Lipitor , and headaches , etc are so coommon , what we need is to show that there is an increased incidence of side effects like these compared to those not taking Lipitor , AND that the side effects go away once stopping it .


I will re - post when either 3 months goes by or the side effects disappear , whichever is 1 st .


I suspect that it will take at least a few more weeks , before the build - up effects of this mess can be cleared from my brain .


Severe neck pain

shoulder pain

achiness

acid reflux

Severe neck / shoulder / pain , achiness , acid reflux .


muscle pains

I went on it for 2 months , I didn ' t first associate this as the muscle pains they were talking about but within 24 hours of going off of it ( with my dr ' s blessing ) I felt much better .


It did lower my cholesterol very significantly within one month .


Muscle aches

acid reflux

Muscle aches cleared up quickly but acid reflux is still going strong and I didn ' t have it before .


Acute muscle pain

Acute muscle pain .


Stomach cramps

Stomach cramps .


When taken infrequently worked fine .


No side effects When taking it twice daily side effects kicked in after one week .


joint pain

couldn ' t move shoulders

hips hurt

took Lipitor for over a year with no negative effects , then gradually developed terrible joint pain , couldn ' t move shoulders , hips hurt , had to push out of chair like old person .


joint pain

loss of sleep

shoulder pain

hip pain

loss of range of motion

stopped taking it after almost 2 years ; it really lowered cholesterol , but at cost of terrible joint pain , loss of sleep , shoulder and hip pain and loss of range of motion .


pains

Stopped , and pains lessened in one week ; took months for it all to go away .


chronic backache

I had a chronic backache that kept getting worse .


I complained about this for some time finally a doctor scheduled me for a MRI .


The results indicated I have arthritis so I accepted that and attributed the aches to simply getting old , ( 69 yrs ) .


Two weeks ago it got so bad that I stopped my regular exercise .