Severe pain

cramping

Muscle weakness

atrophy

Weak & wobbley knees

Weak & wobbley ankles

Weak & wobbley wrists

Cramping in wrists & hands

Rib cage tightness

Constant fatigue

Insomnia

Mental fogginess

forgetfulness

Pancreatitis

Elevated liver enzymes

Chest tightness

breathlessness

Difficulty swallowing

swelling in throat

Swollen nasal passages

Severe pain & cramping in ankles , feet arches & back , Muscle weakness & atrophy - unable to exercise , Weak & wobbley ankles , knees & wrists , Cramping in wrists & hands , Rib cage tightness , Constant fatigue , Insomnia requiring a sleep lab study ( which concluded that I have insomnia ) , Mental fogginess & forgetfulness , Pancreatitis , requiring mri & biopsies , Elevated liver enzymes - attributed to fatty liver Chest tightness & breathlessness requiring 3 day hospitalization for cardiac stress test & catherization & lung tests - negative Difficulty swallowing & swelling in throat requiring referrals to a gastro - enterologist & an ear , nose , & throat specialist : allergy testing , swallowing study x - rays , cat scan , upper GI scope with dilation of esophagus & biopsies , and finally larynx scope & biopsies - all negative Swollen nasal passages requiring sinus cat scan - negati .


They never made any mention of adding Co Q 10 .


Over the years , I had previously been prescribed steroid nasal sprays , allegra ( even though tests showed no allergies ) , nexium , cough medicine , sinus irrigation , & various sleeping pills to deal with what I now know was my reaction to statins .


Nothing helped alleviate these symptoms .


Besides the toll that statins have taken on my quality of life , I ' ve also spent tens of thousands of dollars on doctors , drugs , tests , labs , & procedures .


back pain

I even purchased a sleep number bed & a new sofa , thinking that would help my insomnia & back pain .


All to no avail .


My symptoms slowly crept up during my 15 years of statin use .


Just 2 years ago , I walked 4 miles a day , or rode my bike for 45 minutes a day .


I did a 20 minute Pilates machine workout 4 or 5 times a week .


I went from being energetic & very active to being unable to even do my own grocery shopping .


Since my daughter will be having her 2 nd child in 3 months & will need my help & since I was afraid that I would be wheel chair bound by then if my symptoms kept worsening , I stopped taking Lipitor 12 days ago & I began improving slightly by the 3 rd day .


I informed my doctor , who was not happy - he now wants me to " try " pravachol !


Now 12 days post - lipitor , the hot flashes & night sweats are gone entirely .


I am sleeping 5 - 6 hours at night , instead of 3 - 4 .


weakness in back

weakness in my legs

The weakness in my legs & back when climbing steps is lessening .


My arm muscles st .


aching joints

aching joints .


knees , shoulders , lower back , etc


My doc took me off the Lipitor for two months .


joints aching

My joints quit aching and my cholestral went back up to 222 .


Muscule pain

numb leg

chest pain

Muscule pain and numb leg chest pain .


Body Pains

muscle cramps

stomach pains

nervous system problems

pushing blood presure up

signs of osteoarthritis

Body Pains all over , major on going muscle cramps , very bad stomach pains , nervous system problems , pushing blood presure up and up and early signs of osteoarthritis .


Very bad not for my body type .


Came off it to see what happens .


I am trying some other things to control the bad cholesterol - change of diet , exercise and some other natural things .


By stopping Lipitor my quality of life has returned .


My bad cholesterol is fine for now the same as a normal persons reading but not as low as the doctors would like it .


Who would think such a drug can do so much harm and is recommended by the family doctor .


It does lower cholesterol but it also is a major contributor to other health problems .


leg pains

balance off

back pain Lower

back pain upper

finger pins and needles

brain vague

leg pains , balance off , back pain ( Lower and upper ) finger pins and needles , brain vague .


stomach pain

palpitations

feeling desperately miserable

stomach pain , palpitations and feeling desperately miserable .


off medication after 15 yrs of suffering .


leg pain

back pain

I feel a lot better but still have leg and back pain .


I did this myself after consulting the doctor and taking him a print out of a web site with all symptoms listed .


he tore it up .


I will look for a new doctor and hope I am doing the right thing .


don ' t take this its poison .


Take raw oat meal sprinkled on your meal .


Taking Lipitor 20 mg for 4 months now together with plavix , Zestril and Lopressor .


Zestril and Lopressor caused many prblems so am on diovan instaed .


pain behind the knee

pain in back

Lipitor has recently started causing pain in back and behind the knee .


hematuria

Also developed hematuria .


all urine test came back normal .


hematuria

Did anybody else experienced hematuria as a result of Lipitor use ? .


Am quitiing this medicine .


very dangerous and should be used in extreme circumstances .


Not aware of any side effects .


I ' m currently on the maximum dose allowable .


80 mg / day .


In an attempt to get my LDLs lower , my doctor is considering switching me from Lipitor to Crestor .


None that I have noticed .


My Cholesterol is under control and my tests are excellent .


I have the liver checked each time I have bllod work and all is fine .


A friend om mine took Lipitor ( all statins have similar side effects ) .


pains in hips

pains in legs

pains in hands

Lost muscular strength

difficulties to swallow

problems with memory

problems with tinnitus

He suffered terrible pains in hips , legs , hands etc Lost his muscular strength , had difficulties to swallow , problems with tinnitus and memory .


The problems appeared little by little over the years .


The best thing you can do for yourself and others is to educate yourself on this - and other medical issues .


Read books , read patient stories and look at The Lipitor Paradox at u - tube .


It ` s a very funny and sad story .


Also visit spacedoc . net for more information about side effects .


Severe muscle cramping

Severe muscle cramping .


Muscle weakness

Muscle weakness .


muscle spasms

cramping

Lipitor dropped my bad cholesterol immediately , however , I have noticed increasing muscle spasms and cramping .


My hands , feet , legs , stomach and back muscles .


can not sleep

severe leg cramping

I am trying to improve my health yet I can not sleep due to severe leg cramping .


cramps

Crippling cramps .


I told my Doc today that I didnt want to take Lipitor any more .


She switched me to another brand that has less of the muscle side effects .


thighs would not push me up

My husband had to pull me out of the bath tub the other night , my thighs would not push me up !


I now know I am not crazy .


fingers twitching

fingers twitching , making my mouse click on things I didnt want to click on .


Legs twitching

Legs twitching , especially in bed at night .


cramps

And the awful cramps ! .


This drug enables me to be much more physically active with less dependence on pain relievers .


I can bike at fairly high levels of intensity for as much as 25 miles .


I haven ' t tried longer but I ' m sure I could and getting to that level was a great accomplishment .


I have had 6 knee surgeries including 2 partial replacements .


Use it before exercise .


Reapply after shower and before bed .


Highly recommended !


It has not eliminated the need for oral pain meds in all situatations but has helped .


Weakness in both legs

hip pain

knee pain

feet pain

ankle pain

Weakness in both legs , hip pain , knee pain , feet and ankle pain .


Lower back pain

Lower back pain .


Muscle weakness from the pevis down to my toes !


Could not stand comfortably for 5 minutes .


Started seeing a chiropractor for relief - did not work .


Stopped taking Lipitor 40 ml .


and side effects started to go away after 5 days .


aches in legs

Have some lingering aches in legs .


None that I noticed .


blood pressure slightly elevated

I did take my blood pressure today though , and it was slightly elevated from the norm .


I suspect the drug is responsible , but as I am only taking it short - term , I am not overly concerned .


I had acute shoulder tendonitis and was in absolute agony .


Within 24 hours of taking this medicine , the inflammation was reduced dramatically and I have continued to improve , gaining back more of my range of motion with each day .


ANKLE PAIN

CALF PAIN

THIGH PAIN

I HAVE BEEN ON LIPITOR , 10 MG FOR 1 1 / 2 YEARS NOW AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING ANKLE , CALF , THIGH PAIN .


EVERYTHING ON MY BODY HURTS

SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING ON MY BODY HURTS .


SHOLDERS , HANDS , I CHALKED IT UP TO BEING 58 AND MAYBE ARTHRITIS BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE VIEWS FROM OTHERS ON LIPITOR I AM CONSIDERING STOPPING IT TO SEE IF I GET MY OLD SELF BACK AGAIN .


VERY TIRED

I TOO , AM VERY TIRED LATELY AND NEVER FEEL RESTED UPON AWAKINENING .


MY CHOLESTEROL ALSO CAME DOWN FROM 250 TO 150 BUT I DID FEEL BETTER AND HAD ALOT MORE ENERGY A 1 1 / 2 AGO .


I WILL MENTION THIS TO MY DOCTOR TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY .


Stomach cramps

diarrhea

fatigue

Stomach cramps , diarrhea , fatigue .


starting to upset my stomach

No side effect to begin , but now starting to upset my stomach even while taking with food and plenty of water .


Didn ' t work for me .


Still can ' t sleep , can ' t work without pain .


Didn ' t see any positive change .


I ' ve been taking LIPITOR for a few years ( had been on Baycol ) , .


joint pain

muscle pain

pain

a couple of years ago , I began experiencing increasing joint and muscle pain that is now so severe that I am wodering if it ' s worth living with such pain .


depressed

I ' m very depressed .


pain

limits my ability climb stairs

limits my ability to walk

limits my ability lift anything

The pain is often so severe that it limits my ability to walk and climb stairs , to lift anything heavier than a few pounds .


thigh cramps

weakness

I ' ve had some excruciating thigh cramps , and more recently , I have noticed a generalized weakness all over my body .


It scares me to stop taking some statin drug because my cholesterol was very high without them , but my quality of life is so drastically affected that I think I have to .


I believe it ' s very dangerous stuff .


lethargy

leg soreness

lethargy and leg soreness .


Lower back pain

stiffness in joints

Lower back pain , stiffness in joints .


Eye problem

Eye problem , noticed after 1 day my vision was not the same , seem to be harder to focus , After putting 2 an 2 together I stopped taken the Voltaren Rapid 50 mg , It has been 5 days sens I stopped taken them and my left eye is getting bad , loss of colour depth and everything is smaller and takes longer to focus then other eye , .


dont take them , .


pain in the lower legs

muscles were very stiff

At the beginning I did not had any side effects , until a few months after start taking Lipitor I experienced pain in the lower legs , sometimes I could not even walk in the mornings my muscles were very stiff .


pain

pain

After consulting with my doctor he told me to stop taking Lipitor until the pain went away and to start taking it after the pain was gone .


I followed the doctor ' s order .


severe pain in the neck

severe pain in the upper back

pain neck

stiffness neck

After a few more months of taking Lipitor I began to develop severe pain in the muscles in the shoulder area , upper back and neck , the pain and stiffness of my neck was so bad that sometimes I couldn ' t even turn my head when I was driving .


I went to my doctor and she thought it was stress .


I took off work for a month and during this time I tried to relax and the pain did not go away .


pain neck

stiffness neck

pain in the back

pain in the shoulder

I decided to be off Lipitor on my own and within a couple of weeks , the pain and stiffness from the neck and pain in the shoulder and back is going away , I feel much better now that I am not taking Lipitor .


I do not think I will take Lipitor ever again , the problems that have been causing me are too much to risk my health again .


I will look for alternatives ways of reducing my collesterol .


muscle aches

tingling in arm and hand

sore shoulder

fatigue

poor sleep

The same as many people reported muscle aches as well as tingling in arm and hand , sore shoulder , fatigue , poor sleep although it did lower my cholesterol , I was not warned of the symtoms .


Surprisingly when I told my doctor I was having these problems he did not suggest stopping the lipitor nor did any of the other specialists I went to see for these symptoms , a friend told me about the side affects after I told her my symptoms , she said they were the same as statins and what was I taking ?


Lipitor !


pain in muscles

severe fatigue

I have since changed doctors because my doctor told me he did not believe it was the lipitor since it should have affected me on both arms and hands , but as soon as I stopped the lipitor I stated to feel better , it has been three weeks now I still have some pain in muscles , but severe fatigue is gone , Problem now is my new doctor is suggesting Pravachol !


pains

fatigue

I would rather live a shorter life than suffer the pains and fatigue for many years .


fuzzy vision

fuzzy vision , bad because I only have vision in one eye .


A month after quiting , it has NOT gone away .


migraine

tintinitus

migraine almost daily , tintinitus , .


vision problems

Since I found later that vision problems were listed as a side effect , I have great concern that my doctor , who was aware of my vision problems , prescribed this drug .


Severe back pains

neck pains

severe headaches

Severe back and neck pains that led to severe headaches .


Stopped taking it after 3 - 4 weeks .


since then it has cleared up .


flu - like syptoms

dizziness

nausea

muscle aches

loss of productivity

loss of energy

headaches

After taking Lipitor ( 20 mg ) for 11 months , developed flu - like syptoms such as dizziness , nausea , muscle aches , loss of energy & productivity , headaches ( which I never get ) .


Have had these symptons for more than 60 days .


Quit taking Lipitor 2 weeks ago .


Still no change in side affects .


I was very active and in good health prior to taking this medication .


Lowered my cholesterol from 260 to 170 .


Doctor states side affects are very rare and thinks problems are not related .


Recommend exercise and proper diet to achieve results .


Please do not take this medication .


I came across this web - page as a last resort for my agony .


Thanks to others for contributing .


I feel fine while I am on it .


No side effects .


My Cholesterol went up after a couple day without it .


I had my blood work and the cholesterol is 291 .


I have Hypercholesterolemia .


cramps

heavy vaginal bleeding

Didn ' t have much pain relief , and within a few days of starting the meds I began having cramps and heavy vaginal bleeding .


period another

My period ended last week and this med made me have another one ! .


While this medicine did help with my pain , the side affects out - weigh the benefits .


menstrual cycle is completely out of whack bleeding several times a month

My menstrual cycle is completely out of whack , I ' m bleeding several times a month .


Nausea

Nausea occurs when I ' m hungry - very odd .


Irregular cramping

Irregular cramping .


This has been to date the only medicine to relieve my hip pain , but it ' s affecting my quality of life .


period all month long

nauseous

Who wants to have their period all month long and be non - stop nauseous ? !


If they ever fix the kinks I ' ll be the first in line , but at this point I don ' t consider this a safe medication .


I have never been so miserable in my life .


severe back spasms

intense pain in my knees

spasms all throughout my legs

Started out with severe back spasms , then had intense pain in my knees and spasms all throughout my legs .


Weakness in my right arm

Weakness in my right arm .


I simply could not walk

The worst of all was feeling like I was walking through waist - deep mud , I simply could not walk .


Extreme anxiety

Extreme anxiety as well .


I had no idea what an evil poison this is .


My doctor never told me any of the side effects but since then I have learned of so many people with the same problems .


Taking 200 mg / day of COQ 10 has helped immensely as well as the potassium of bananas .


fatigued

pain

lethargic

10 mg ; after 1 . 5 years waking up fatigued even after long sleep ; unexplained pain in the right foot ; and feel lethargic during the day .


Blurred vision

joint pain

Blurred vision ( thought eyes tested fine during last visit to eye doc ) and joint pain .


Bypass @ 40 yr + diabetic .


Was put on lipitor immediately before the surgery 1 . 5 years ago .


Had initial funny feeling in the head after starting the medicine , but ( as it seems ) began to tolerate .


Have well controlled diabetes through diet + exercise ( < 5 . 5 HbA 1 c ) !


lack of enthusiasm

short term memory loss

muscle pain

bone / joint pain

Lipitor related symptoms ( lack of enthusiasm , short term memory loss , muscle pain , bone / joint pain ) are showing up ( Liver Enzymes were OK in the last blood test , however ) .


Metabolic syndrome is genetic , since my 8 and 4 year children tested with High LDL .


Simply don ' t know what to do to bring LDL down .


At this stage it is not clear what is better of the two evils : Lipitor or High LDL ?


And how to lower LDL without the side effects of statins ?


Vegetarian diet ( approx . 5 % saturated fat ) and Exercise is already close to perfection based on the available information , but still left elevated LDL / HDL ratio to 5 + if not on Lipitor .


severe depression

inability to pull myself from bed

headaches

felt like I was coming down with flu

Within 1 month time developed severe depression , inability to pull myself from bed , headaches everyday , and felt like I was coming down with flu .


I will never take statins again .


My doctor referenced Lipitor as a .


Absent mindendness ,

trouble concentrating

blurred vision

headaches

Absent mindendness , trouble concentrating , blurred vision , headaches .


I am satisfied as the drug has been hugely successful on my Cholesterol levels .


However , I am posting this due to my side effects which I have linked to the drug .


worked well on cholesterol level and even better on tryglycerides .


skipping heart beats

fast and slow heartbeat

leg pain

chest pain

extreme tiredness

depression

severe arrythmias

skipping heart beats , fast and slow heartbeat , leg pain , chest pain , extreme tiredness , depression , severe arrythmias .


severe irregular heartbeat

Went to emergency room with severe irregular heartbeat .


Stayed in hospital 2 days , nothing was diagnosed .


Went to cardiologist after release , he took me off of Lipitor .


All side effects disappeared within 2 or 3 days .


severe heart disease

I have severe heart disease .


extremely hyper

could not do things fast enough

It made me extremely hyper , I could not do things fast enough .


My doctor had me try it although my cholesterol level was only 205 .


I told her about my misgivings but she thought I would do ok on it .


I even questioned her about the liver damage it can cause but she said it hardly ever happens .


hyperactive

In less than two weeks I was so hyperactive I thought I was going crazy .


I worked overnight at my job and I was trying to do things so fast that I would frustrate myself .


constant alert

My brain also felt like it was kicked into high gear as if I was on constant alert for something .


I stopped taking Lipitor after two weeks and told my doctor .


She said if it was the Lipitor she had never heard of that happening to anyone before and recommended I continue its ' use .


I stopped and now refuse to use it .


At my last physical she said she was happy that I was so healthy .


I exercise 5 - 7 days a week , lots of biking and running .


EKG perfect , tri ' s were perfect , blood sugar perfect , etc My blood pressure is constantly around 106 / 72 .


My cholesterol was 212 so she tried to pu .


Fuzzy thinking

blurred vision

pain

Fuzzy thinking , blurred vision , muscle / foot pain .


DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION .


Look for natural remedies instead such as Red Yeast Rice supplements and eating healthier .


Doctors should tell us about all the natural things to try first before turning to big drug companies !


The drugs will kill you quicker than the original problem if you ' re not careful ! .


muscle spasms

the muscle spasms in my legs were so bad I had difficulty climbing 4 stairs - highly unusual for me .


you need to keep on top of these drugs because the dr . doesn ' t always monitor enough .


I wouldn ' t have known what was wrong with me if I hadn ' t seen an ad on t . v . for this med . describing side effects .


Dr said it was vitamin C deficiency .


I stopped the lipitol and the symptoms went away .


I would have believed the dr . if it weren ' t for a kind pharmacist who said I should get a second opinion .


no side effects to speak of .


My husband was on 10 mg for several years .


muscle pain in right hip

muscle pain in legs

depression

increasing muscle pain in legs , right hip , depression .


heart palpitations

severe pain

Went to 20 mgs and had heart palpitations and more severe pain .


Thank , God , we went on a 10 - day vacation .


pain

He forgot his Lipitor and pain decreased dramatically .


We were able to make the connection .


I want to shoot his doctor .


flu - like symtoms

all - over muscle pain

When we returned from vaction he tried to start his dose and experienced flu - like symtoms and all - over muscle pain .


Get off of it if you can .


Chest pain

weakness

depression

anxiety

insomnia

fatigue

memory problems

inability to concentrate

1 / 7 / 05 - Chest pain , general weakness , depression , anxiety , just not myself , insomnia , fatigue , memory problems , inability to concentrate .


Doctors unable to connect the dots ( Lipitor = above symptoms ) .


Sure it lowered my cholesterol .


But at what cost ?


feeling weak

I told my doctor I was feeling weak .


weak

He commented I see NO reason for you to be weak ( Even though he prescribed the Lipitor for me )


Well needless to say that was the last time I saw him .


I thought I had MS , Lupus , Fibromyalgia or some other illness that has the symptoms I was experiencing .


I found that Lipitor could be the reason for all of these symptoms .


So , on my own , I stopped the Lipitor ( I was only on 10 mg per day )


Within 48 hours I felt my mood elevating back to normal .


chest pain

So far ( I ' ve been off of it for about 5 days now ) , my chest pain has improved by about 75 % .


This is no coincidence I am certain .


fatigue

anxiety

memory

insomnia

Hopefully my other symptoms of fatigue , anxiety , memory and insomnia will alleviate as well .


By the way .


my new doctor had prescribed an anti - depressent for me .


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


I am generally a well balanced type of person .


My depression did come on rather sudde .


Was on LIPITOR for 18 days .


Developed sore legs

sore back

tiredness

my head was foggy

Developed sore legs , sore back , general tiredness and my head was foggy .


difficult to concentrate

making it difficult to concentrate .


toothache

At day 16 , developed excruciating toothache ( that moved from day to day ) .


Gave up on day 18 .


toothache

At end of day 19 , the toothache had gone .


I would not recommend this drug to anyone .


symptoms of Parkison ' s disease

My father - in - law was on the same drug to defeat cholesterol and ended up in a wheelchair with symptoms of Parkison ' s disease .


He died of a massive heart attack last year .


Bleeding mini periods

lightheaded

finger tingling

Bleeding mini periods , lightheaded some time , finger tingling when I wake up .


I was experiencing lower back pain & noticed my spouse had some arthrotec 50 mg anti inflammatory pills left .


So i read about it online then decided to take one .


MAJOR menstrual cramps

bleeding

Then about 20 mins later i had MAJOR menstrual cramps & started bleeding .


sickness

puking

i had rlly bad sickness & ended up puking .


pain

menstrating

thank god i got the pill out my system , the pain stopped 10 mins later but i am still menstrating .


brought my period on

This drug cant be good for you if it brought my period on when ive only just finished my last cycle 10 dyas prior to taking the drug !


I would not reccomend taking this drug if it hasnt been suggested by your physician .


I wont be making that mistake again ! .


pain in joints

pain in my left leg

pain in my left leg and most of my joints .


Sore muscle

Sore muscle all over my body .


Especially my lower back when I got up in the morning .


I ran my own test .


lower back pain

I stopped taking the Lipitor and the lower back pain in the morning disapeared .


lower back pain

Then I started taking Lipitor after one week and the lower back pain returned .


I ran this test several times .


Burning of tongue

dry throat and mouth

Burning of tongue , dry throat and mouth .


I took Lipitor for two months and I decided to discontinue taking it and see what happens .


very painful muscle aches in the neck

very painful muscle aches back

pain in my knee

severe headaches

pain in leg muscles

After 3 years , I have very painful muscle aches in the neck and back , pain in my knee , severe headaches ( getting worse ) , pain in leg muscles .


Interestingly , my new doc took me off lipitor a week ago .


muscle pain

I thought I had a severe medical problem like fibromyalgia , brain tumor , etc Within this week , a lot of my muscle pain has gone away .


tightening of neck muscles

headaches

The tightening of neck muscles was causing headaches .


headache

I am now headache free ! !


Hope I continue to improve - - - will have to now address cholesterol as it worked wonders with that .


Severe myalgia

Severe myalgia .


Symptoms developed and progressed gradually , but stopped within one week of stopping Lipitor .


Very effective at lowering cholesterol but if you are prone to muscle inflammation or other connective tissue pain ( due to rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia for example ) I would be very cautious .


My symptoms developed gradually enough that I assumed I was relapsing with rheumatoid arthritis - - I was astounded to find the problem was Lipitor .


I had lesser problems with Pravochol but have come to distrust all statins .


I am focusing on diet , time - release naicin , and fish oil instead .


Exhaustion

malaise

upset stomach

constant hunger

Exhaustion , malaise , upset stomach / constant hunger .


Tried 5 mg / day for three DAYS .


Just can ' t imagine taking this drug any longer .


Tried 10 mg / day for 8 days one year ago with same side effects .


feet would turn red or purple

my feet would turn red or purple , but otherwise no side effects .


It didn ' t seem to help my feet at all .


make it worse

Didn ' t even decrease the pain a little bit and by the 8 th it seemed to make it worse .


I ' m taking a break for a couple days and then might try it again .


gas

The worst gas I ' ve ever experienced !


painfull

Diarhea

headache

backache

runny nose

I mean smelly and painfull ! Diarhea , headache , backache , runny nose .


1 week on 40 mg .


Am stopping it now before anything else happens ! .


Why did my doctor start me on such a high dose ?


gas

bloat

No warning of these side effects - I mean the gas and bloat is so bad I can ' t go to work .


burning feeling

numbing of my feet

Extreme burning feeling and numbing of my feet that progressively got worse .


had to stop after a month and a half .


Burning

Burning went away with 3 days .


Stopped pain and muscle spasms the next day !


I now take it as necessary .


I also take a buffer with this .


It is misoprostol 200 MG .


hair loss

joint stiffness

heart palpitations

depression

swollen

itching

Massive hair loss , extreme joint stiffness ( esp in my right knee - it would just lock - up ) , heart palpitations , heavy depression , skin and eyes swollen and itching .


I have taken it for a long time and only in the last year have these symptoms occurred - perhaps these are long - term usage effects .


I don ' t know why this drug is even being allowed to be sold ! .


vomitting

sick

sickness

vomitting - I have to fight to not throw up I am supposed to take this twice a day - but it makes me soooooo sick that I take literally as I a going to bed , so that I am asleep before the sickness kicks in .


sickness

I have tried and tried to take the day dose - but I would rather live without the sickness - its just too awful .


very painful joints - but with this tablet , the pain is much much reduced .


If I miss a couple of days I really know about it .


EXTREME nausea

If I could find the same sort of thing without the EXTREME nausea - I would switch drugs in teh blink of an eye .


I took the drug only once , at about 9 : 00 p . m .


dizziness

nausea

stomach pain

pain in major joints

15 minutes later I experienced dizziness , nausea , and stomach pain , followed about 10 minutes later by level 6 pain in major joints ( knees , hips , shoulders , elbows , hands ) .


Elevated blood pressure

heart palpitations

Elevated blood pressure and heart palpitations .


dizzy

Still felt somewhat dizzy and sick the next day .


Extreme gas in stomach and intestines

Extreme gas in stomach and intestines for several days afterward .


acid reflux - type symptoms

reflux

Had acid reflux - type symptoms for a few days , though I have never had reflux .


Evil drug ! ! .


pains in my hip

depresion

mood swings

pains in my hip - depresion and mood swings .


Depression

bursitis

toes hurt

MEMORY LOSS - severe

dizzyness

in a FOG

bottoms of feet hurt

felt like shin splints

tingling

Depression , bursitis in left hip didn ' t respond to 5 - 6 cortisone shots , PT , toes hurt when sheet touched , MEMORY LOSS - severe , dizzyness , in a FOG bottoms of feet hurt , felt like shin splints , tingling in 2 fingers of left hand .


Went from 1 specialist to another - no one seemed to put it together since I only said those things that related to their specialty .


tingle

Finally fingers began to tingle psychiatrist suggested nerve damage .


That niite I got online put in 17 symptoms no matter how unrelated & came up with this site as first choice .


THANK YOU !


I read & ried - I was NOT crazy !


Depression

MMDepression

I hadn ' t included Depression as my memory retnd I checked I had been on LIPITOR years ago when I had my first MMDepression !


I found that I had been of and on since the late 90 ' s !


My ex owned a pharmacy which has since closed and used to fill the Rx - he was on also .


I ' ll have to depend on Drs record to estab dates .


I have not taken any since that nite - called cardiologist office told to stay off for a mth .


Called back this week .


After another mth they will do more bloodwork .


I met w / Primary Care today - ordered blood tests & referral to the Neurologist .


Appt w / orthopedist M , PsyT , I refuse to take another statin Changed way I eat in March & # ' s went Way down TC 152 , Tri 70 , LDL 64 , HDL 74 .


My mind is more imp than any drug .


pain

Still in PT & have pain but I can live w / that .


Talk to Atty Fri .


muscle issues

We ALL need to sue as Docs are only aware of muscle issues ! .


Joint pain in shoulder

Joint pain in shoulder , I could not lift my arms over my head .


Extreme pain in upper back area

Extreme pain in upper back area .


Pain in knees

short term memory loss

Pain in knees , short term memory loss .


Although the drug actually took me from a TC of 250 down to 174 , the side effects were just too much to bear .


pain

I was taking pain killers to numb out the pain from this drug .


Unfortunately upon stopping my cholesterol went to 280 in 8 weeks .


I am now starting Pravachol .


None for three years , then bam !


Toes became so painful

leg neuropathy

Toes became so painful I couldn ' t stand it , as did leg neuropathy .


Lipitor made my cholesterol numbers improve greatly for three years .


But alas , the side effects finally showed up with a vengeance , and I can no longer take Lipitor .


Torn ham string

Torn ham string .


Had months of aquatic therapy & it did not help .


pain in both legs

could hardly stand it

Finally I had such pain in both legs in my upper thigh and upper leg by my hip area that I could hardly stand it .


I had noticed 5 years prior to this that my muscles seemed to never feel the same as before I started on a statin drug .


I kept thinking is this old age .


could hardly walk

It got so bad that I could hardly walk after sitting for any period of time .


I finally called my doctor and was advised to stop the statin drug .


pain

It took a few months for the pain to subside .


I took 40 Mg for 10 years .


muscle pain

It brought my cholestrol down but I could not stand all of the muscle pain .


Joint pain in the hips

Joint pain in the knees

Joint pain in the knees and hips .


Pain in the shoulders

Pain in the shoulders .


A tingling sensation in the back of my neck .


Tinnitus

Tinnitus .


Weak muscles

Weak muscles .


Lipitor did lower my cholesterol , and I had no side effects for 2 . 5 years .


legs ache

shoulders ache

hips ache

Now my legs , shoulders , and hips ache .


acute pain in the legs

The most acute pain is in the legs .


Stiffness

Stiffness is more prevalent in he morning .


Getting out of bed is painful

Getting out of bed is painful .


The nurse practitioner did admit that these side effects can occur after 2 to 3 years .


She suggested that I stop taking it for a few weeks .


I stopped 2 months ago , and will not take it again .


tingling in the neck

leg pain

shoulder pain

The tingling in the neck has stopped , but the leg and shoulder pain has not abated .


I am 70 years old , weigh 167 lbs , exercise daily , don ' t smoke , and eat fruits and vegetables .


I drink wine in moderation , haven ' t drank coffee or tea in over 20 years , but I do eat red meat in moderation .


muscle damage

I will take my chances with elevated levels of high cholesterol , and only hope that the muscle damage is not permanent .


Body aches

aches knees

aches back

aches chest

lethargic

short term memory lacking

concentration is worse than ever

Body aches ( knees , back and especially chest ) which increased with time , lethargic , short term memory lacking , concentration is worse than ever .


Worked wonders for my cholesterol but ruined everything else .


body aches

I kept telling my doctor about the body aches but he always blamed it on something else .


stress

anxiety

stress , anxiety , lack of exercise .


I ' m still on the lipitor but I ' m contacting my doctor to try another cholesterol med .


I ' m glad I came across this site .


muscle aches in arms

muscle aches in arms .


My levels went from 518 down to 175 to 190 .


muscle pain

No muscle pain or side effects .


I also take 2000 MG of Niacin a day .


Liver functions normal .


Extreme tiredness

dizziness

memory loss

moody

Extreme tiredness , dizziness , memory loss , moody .


NOT YET .


debilitating muscle pain in my legs

debilitating muscle pain in my back

debilitating muscle pain in my arms

After being on Lipitor for only two months , I was experiencing debilitating muscle pain in my arms , legs and back .


severe cramping in my legs

severe cramping in my back

Additionally , I was experiencing severe cramping in my legs and back .


The good news was that my cholesterol dropped from 269 to 160 .


The bad news was that long term , it would likely impact the heart muscle .


Once the doctor saw the CPK levels on my next liver function test , he called ( himself ) and said to stop taking Lipitor immediately .


Interestingly , Niaspan had the same effect .


I ' m currently trying a therapy of 6000 mg . of vitamin C daily .


An interesting site for information on this is www . newmediaexplorer . org / sepp / 2003 / 11 / 09 / vitamin _ c _ beats _ statins _ in _ cholesterol _ heart _ disease . htm and http : / / www . cqs . com / lipitor . htm .


I ' ll post again after I have my next cholesterol test ( 2 / 7 ) and see what the vitamin C has done .


I ' m not certain that any of the statins are worth the risk .


headaches

face and scalp tingling

scalp itching

vibrating under scalp

tinnitus

twitching mouth

insomnia

vivid dreams

difficult swallowing

choking

swollen tongue

memory loss

confusion

stomach pain

foot pain

headaches , face and scalp tingling , scalp itching , vibrating under scalp , tinnitus , twitching mouth , insomnia , vivid dreams , difficult swallowing / choking , swollen tongue , memory loss , confusion , stomach pain , left foot pain .


59 year old female with diabetes , heart disease , high blood pressure and high cholestrol / triglycerides .


Neurologist , cardiologist , and internist stated my symptoms were not all related to Lipitor side effects .


After trying Zocor , Provachol , Zetia and Crestor , Lipitor seemed to be the lessor of the evils with regard to side effects .


However , due to heart problems , cardiologist gradually increased the Lipitor dosage from 10 mg to 40 mg .


face and scalp problems

Symptoms have been gradual over the years with recent face and scalp problems diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia after MRI ruled out tumor or MS .


After reading your comments regarding Liptior , I have decided to reduce the dosage from 40 mg to 20 mg for a week to see if this relieves the most recent symptoms .


If improvement is noted , then I will contact my doctor for a further reduction in the dosage to determine if other symptoms abate .


I appreciate all the feedback on this medication and will keep you posted on my progress .


Quick reduction in LDL .


No side effects .


High Liver Enzyme Counts

High Liver Enzyme Counts .


Muscle Fatigue

Muscle Fatigue .


damaged my liver permanently

Lipitor has damaged my liver permanently .


I will never be the same .


I had been taking two tablets per day ( one @ breakfast time , the other @ dinner time ) for a couple of years when I was alerted to possible long term side effects & then consulted my GP who advised because of the time I had been taking them to only take them on a " need to basis " .


I immediately stopped completely but found that I had muscular pains all over my body , I have now reduced my intake to one per day @ breakfast time & find that this has proved a moderately succesful outcome .


Extreme vertigo

short term memory loss

tendonitisis in heels

calf leg cramps

muscle loss

severe tintitinitis ( ringing in ears )

In decreasing order of severity : Extreme vertigo , short term memory loss , tendonitisis in heels , calf leg cramps , muscle loss , severe tintitinitis ( ringing in ears ) .


On Lipitor for 4 months .


heel tendon bruising

muscle loss

Switched to Vitorin for six months with decreased side effects , Chlosterol dropped from 220 to 90 but now side effects are worsening , particularly heel tendon bruising and muscle loss .


See http : / / www . spacedoc . net / rest _ of _ my _ story . html for articles on side effects .


Be aware and monitor side effects .


Red Yeast is a statin .


My allopathic docs are both taking most folks off statins and recommending slo - naicin and coenzyme Q 10 with blood tests every three to six months to see if colesterol remains down .


I started taking Lipitor in December 2009 and stopped after 4 months .


extreme pain in both shoulders

extreme pain in neck

During this time I experienced extreme pain in both shoulders , sometimes in the neck also , causing me to wake several times each night .


Pain was worse

Pain was worse in the morning but rarely went away completely during the day .


Most mornings it was impossible to wash my hair in the shower as I was unable to reach the top of my head with my hands .


Pain

restricted movement

Pain and restricted movement often prevented me from putting on shoes and socks without assistance .


discomfort in my left hand

In January this year I started experiencing discomfort in my left hand for the first time .


pain

fingers are swollen

movement is restricted

Now in both hands , the pain has increased , fingers are swollen and movement is restricted .


hands are warm to touch

My wife tells me my hands are warm to touch .


The mornings are worse when they hurt the most , movement is restricted and it is impossible to make a fist .


Ice and ibruprofen gel help but only for a short while .


I have been taking 400 mg Ibruprofen 3 times daily for a couple of weeks on my doctors advice without .


This drug is clearly POISON to so many people and perhaps there is good reason to take Pfizer to the courts .


extreme pain

However I do believe that any Doctor prescribing Lipitor should make it abundantly clear to the patient that very serious consequences could ensue that would cause extreme pain and could effect quality of life .


I believe that failure to do so is a serious deriliction of duty that should be tested with complaints to the medical authorities that oversee our doctors and / or the courts .


Zocor [ 1 yr ] , then Lopid [ 1 yr ] , then Lipitor [ 5 yrs ] .


muscle atrophy legs

muscle atrophy Arms

pain in shoulders

muscle atrophy , legs & Arms ; pain in shoulders .


Discoloration of skin [ blotchy ] on the neck .


Short term memory loss

Short term memory loss .


Flatulance

Flatulance .


Lowered LDL & trigylcerides , but also lowered HDL .


Started taking 10 mg of Lipitor .


LDL raised about 5 points and Cardioligist doubled the dosage .


Several years at 20 mg really took its ' toll .


Stopped Lipitor , tried taking red yeast rice [ natural statin ] [ 1 - 600 mg capsule ] .


RYR controlled cholesterol , but is still a statin - similar side effects .


Took for 2 weeks .


tightness in my throat

tingling eyes

Towards the end , began getting tightness in my throat , tingling eyes and lips .


heart attack

These symptoms worsened over the following two weeks , especially the tightness in my throat until a severe case resulted in me colapsing from a heart attack and hospitalised for a week .


Would never use it again or reccommend it .


Absolutly none .


This drug is amazing .


I started taking 10 mg a day around 9 months ago .


My cholesteral level was 288 .


Today I got my test results back of a new blood test , and my level has gone down to 181 ! !


I am thrilled .


I have also experienced zero side effects .


Thank you .


Pain in arms

Pain in shoulder

Pain in hands

Pain in shoulder and arms and hands .


Hands very weak

Hands numb

Hands are often numb and very weak especially in am .


I thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome .


Having difficulty opening jars .


I ran marathons in 01 , 02 and 03 .


and I have been a regular at the gym until about a year ago when I started lipitor .


pain

Recently , I noticed that I could not do a single push up without severe pain .


Playing basketball has become impossible .


pain

Even a simple pass causes significant pain .


pain in my arms

The pain in my arms interrupts my sleep .


I thought that I was just aging and / or out of shape , but it might be the lipitor .


I am going off the medication and trying CoQ supplements and vitamin C to see if this helps .


I ' ve been taking Lipitor for three months and just had my blood tests done yesterday .


I ' m awaiting those results , but I ' ve decided to stop the Lipitor .


My doctor is in complete agreement and has recommeded Zocor once my side effects from Lipitor disappear .


tingling

numbness

achiness

knuckles are so swollen

I ' ve had tingling and numbness in my arms and hands , general achiness all over ( similar to flu ) , and my knuckles are so swollen I can ' t remove my rings .


twitching around my mouth

I ' ve also noticed twitching around my mouth .


heels hurt

pain

My heels hurt in the morning when I first get up , but the pain subsides once I take a few steps .


My husband has been taking Lipitor for about five years with no side effects .


severe muscle spasms in my legs

never had any problems walking , after liptor had severe muscle spasms in my legs , thigh area .


difficulty reaching seat

unable to walk

pain

had difficulty reaching seat & unable to walk , waited for pain to subside before I could continue , off lipitor now .


muscle pain

6 months post lipitor I am still experiencing periodic muscle pain & I wonder will I ever totally get back to the way I used to be .


would be grateful for any advice .


muscle spasms

I am thankful to be rid of the awful muscle spasms I experienced whilst taking lipitor & would advise people to think very carefully before taking this drug .


I have taken 6 pills in the past ( 75 mg each ) , but the side effect I had from my last pill was awful .


severe vaginal cramps

It induced severe vaginal cramps without bleeding about 2 hours after I took the medication .


cramps

I ended up having to take additional medication to get rid of the cramps ( pamprin ) so that I could sleep .


Sat on the bathroom for 30 minutes .


cramps

If I knew I would have went to bed with a sore knee instead - it hurt less than the cramps .


This is the only anti - inflammatory drug that helps for my knee pain / inflammation and its reliable in that .


I take it infrequently , once every several months and 1 pill is often enough for me .


I have been on Arthrotec for a year and a half and have been very pleased that it does help deal with my back pain .


However .


vaginal bleeding

over the last six months , I have started having vaginal bleeding almost every day of the month .


clotting , and horrible periods

Lots of clotting , and horrible periods .


I went to the obgyn and everything came out normal .


The doc put me on birth control .


bleeding has not subsided

But , the bleeding has not subsided .


So now I am scheduled to have an endometrial biopsy on Wed .


I had an ephiphany last night about Arthrotec and began researching the side effect .


heavy / extra vaginal bleeding

When I came across this website , I was appalled that the majority of the females mention heavy / extra vaginal bleeding .


bleeding problem

I firmly believe this is the answer to my bleeding problem and will be telling the doctor on Monday , .


bleeding constantly

Although this drug has helped with the pain , it is not worth the cost and hassle of bleeding constantly . ,


On top of that , I am now having to have a procedure that a 31 year old should not have to endure .


I truly hope that there are no long term effects from this .


bleeding

I have not taken Arthrotec in almost a week , yet I am still bleeding .


I do not look forward to the extra pains I will llkely experience in a couple weeks , but I am sure I can find something else to deal with them .


I feel that I have become dependent on this medicine to function .


Muscle aches and pains

Muscle aches and pains .


Stiffness of limbs

Stiffness of limbs .


couldn ' t move my legs

When I sat down for a bit and then stood up , I couldn ' t move my legs .


I had to wait a bit before I could get moving .


plantar fasciitis in my feet

Also developed plantar fasciitis in my feet .


couldn ' t get down the stairs

I couldn ' t get down the stairs in the morning , I was crawling .


painful

I had cortison shots in my feet ( these were just as painful ) but they didn ' t work .


Stopped taking Lipitor and I haven ' t felt better .


I noticed a difference within a week .


These drugs are poison and should be taken off the market .


I am now taking CoQ 10 with Vitamin E to try and heal my body .


From all the reading I have done , the doctor should have told me to take this because the statins deplete your body of CoQ 10 .


I have been on Lipitor for over a year and it did lower my cholesterol from 299 to 220 , but I , too , have been having side effects , I guess now , that might be attributed to Lipitor .


dizzy

vertigo

un - balanced - type feeling

I have this weird dizzy / vertigo / un - balanced - type feeling sometimes .


It is a feeling like I need to hold on to something , in order to make my walk across a large area , like an airport .


( I fly alot , so I walk throught a lot of airports . )


frequent bowel movements

I also have a lot of problems with frequent bowel movements .


arthritic knees

hands tingling

hands numb

I also have arthritic knees , hands that are numb and tingling at times .


arms are always falling asleep

I think since being on this drug , my arms are always falling asleep while I ' m sleeping .


I don ' t know whether all this is related to being on Lipitor , but after reading some of this posts on this site , it is beginning to make me wonder ! .


slightly heavier menstrual cycle

slightly heavier menstrual cycle .


An absolute miracle drug for me .


None of the stomach issues others seem to have .


I was at the point where I was becoming highly immobile and in constant pain .


Started taking arthrotec and had IMMEDIATE relief .


honestly never thought I would feel that way again .


recently pain has started to increase though , and not sure if I ' ve overworked my back .


or if I ' m becoming intolerant .


Have recommended to two others who have had similar exceptional results for chronic arthritic type issues .


muscle spasms

restless leg syndrome

muscle spasms effects like very bad restless leg syndrome .


unable to sleep

attack of Restless Leg Syndrome

after 3 days on this drug I was unable to sleep due to symptoms like a very bad attack of Restless Leg Syndrome .


legs twitching

Then symptoms stated during day too , my legs have been twitching all the time .


I looked up possible side effectsand after reading this page realized what the problem was , I have now stopped the drug and am waiting to see what happens .


Weight gain

extreme muscle aches

fatigue

constipation

diarrhea

asthma flare - ups

insomnia

weird dreams

Weight gain , extreme muscle aches and fatigue , alternating constipation and diarrhea , more frequent asthma flare - ups , insomnia , weird dreams .


so weak

ached all over , especially in legs

I had to walk with a cane because I was so weak and ached all over , especially in legs .


My husband and I took ourselves off this medication 10 days ago .


I can ' t tell you how much better we both feel off Lipitor .


I sleep better , don ' t need to use my cane , and can bend and move better after just 10 days off the medicine .


DON ' T TAKE LIPITOR - - try garlique or a natural remedy .


Lipitor hurts more than it helps .


Severe back pain

Severe back pain .


Leg joint pain similar to arthritis

finger joint pain similar to arthritis

feet joint pain similar to arthritis

Leg , finger and feet joint pain similar to arthritis .


Planta fasciitis similarities

Planta fasciitis similarities .


Big weight gain in stomach area

Big weight gain in stomach area .


never felt so old in my life

I am 55 and never felt so old in my life ! .


back pain

went down to 10 mlg after complaining about back pain .


pain

Doctor refuses to believe it is the medication causing the pain .


corrections - it was advicor not navicor .


None that I am aware of .


This drug has been extremely helpful to me so far .


I ' ve been on it over a year now .


It significantly lowered my cholesterol within 3 months , which shocked me .


To be fair , I am on 3 other medications , so if I was to have any side effects I wouldn ' t know what to attribute it to anyway .


But so far so excellent .


Heart attack Nov 2001 , no surgery .


Quit smoking , retired June 2002 .


CRIPPLED

Dec 2003 , started 1 / day 10 mg Lipitor after Zocor CRIPPLED me and Powder stuff did nothing .


Best blood tests ever , low dosage , felt great !


diarrhea

Dec 2006 , started mild diarrhea , maybe once every three weeks for a day or so .


Thought it was previous nites dinner .


Became more frequent .


Started taking surface streets to work , so I could find bathrooms .


Had 2 step trots , if I could not get to the pot in two steps , it was in my pants !


Could NOT HOLD IT

Could NOT HOLD IT !


brown water

Lots of brown water .


Got more explosive .


Just terrible .


I ' d get to work , then crap my pants walking across the parking lot .


Was as often as every other day .


Would crap on and off for 2 , 3 , 4 hours !


Started carrying big wad of toilet paper in my back pocket .


April 2006 , quit Lipitor .


5 days - regular bowel movements !


Quit Lipitor !


muscle pain

muscle ache

Tried Crestor , but had muscle ache / pain , not as bad as ZOCOR !


On Aug 8 - 06 took 1 , 10 mg , Lipitor for 5 succesive days .


Aug 12 - 06 , practically b .


Worked great on my cholesterol .


Diarrehea

Diarrehea prevents continued use .


Started 2 years ago with 10 mg then 6 mos later doc upped to 20 .


leg cramps

About 3 mos ago I had several severe left leg cramps - never had them before .


could barely stand and walk

Then about 2 - 3 weeks later , woke up and could barely stand and walk .


numb

weak

back pain

calves hurt

Legs and toes were numb ( worse in left ) , weak , back pain and calves hurt terribly .


pain

Walking was possible but only with intense effort and pain .


painful

weak

Couldn ' t stand for more than 1 or 2 minutes - too painful and weak .


Waited a couple 3 weeks to see if it would clear up - did not .


Went to doc .


Took x - rays said everything fine , blood test fine .


Interested in doing MRI - thinking nacrotic nerve in lower spine .


On an aside he said stop taking lipitor on an off chanch it may be an uncommon reaction .


I started looking up lipitor reactions and came across so much info on side effects it was startling .


decreased sex drive

I look back to about 1 1 / 2 years ago when I no longer had that special feeling that all males experience in my organ and a decreased sex drive ( not typical for me ) .


At the time I attributed it to male menopause - being around 54 .


I went to my accupuncturist and was told my chee was dry .


Had 4 treatments over as many weeks .


Started to see some improvement .


swaying

dragging legs

At the onset of symptoms I felt like I would imagine someone that had MS would feel like , swaying , pulling myself up stairs , dragging legs .


After having stopped lipitor and acupuncture treatments , I would say I am at about 50 or 55 % .


I hope I continue to keep getting better as this has really hit my life at a bad time .


My cholesterol did go down but If I knew I would have these kinds of problems I would never have started taking the drug nor will I EVER AGAIN take it irregardless of my cholesterol level .


I would recommend to those who have not had any lessening of symptons to try accupuncture .


It can ' t hurt and may help ! .


MUSCLE PAIN

MUSCLE PAIN .


JOINT PAIN

JOINT PAIN .


VERY VERY BAD .


COULD NOT WALK

COULD NOT WALK AFTER 60 DAYS .


sun sensitivity

was given this to replace ibuprofen ( possible sun sensitivity developed with ibu ) but it doesn ' t relieve any pain for me or reduce inflammation .


memory loss

paranoia

suicide

My brother experienced memory loss and paranoia , leading to a uncharacteristic suicide .


No history of mental illness or suicide in the family .


No motivation for suicide ( police investigation is ongoing ) .


His experience of the side effects apparently frightened him into suicide .


hallucinations

He also seems to have had hallucinations .


Extremely dangerous drug .


I have been taken for approximately 4 yrs .


difficulty with digestive system

muscle pain

joint pain

I have some difficulty with digestive system and some muscle pain and joint pain .


Lipitor did the job on my cholesterol both LDL and HDL .


I have quit taken recently to see if it affects above problems .


It probably is a trade off .


I feel that the drug is too expensive .


I do think that it will do what it is used for , but I think your body pays a price .


Again I think it is a trade off .


legs ached

diziness

Both entire legs ached several hours a day , diziness , droped down to 20 mg every other day with more exercise and dont really have a problem to say , collest .


is 158 now .


Lipitor brought me down about 70 points , but diet was important at the time .


Ive had 5 - bypass 1985 and 9 - stents 5 years ago


Was on Mevecor and asked to change to lipitor as Mev wasn ' t doing anything .


I also take some alternatives which have definately made a differance .


I dropped my Lipitor of 20 mg down to every other day instead of just laying off of it and this has been pretty much the case so far .


Collestrol has stablized at 147 - 158 and really not on any diet .


I enjoy eating whatever comes along .


extreme pain

loss of muscle in left leg

After 2 months being on Lipitor I experienced extreme pain and loss of muscle in left leg .


Advice from Cardiologist was to immediately stop taking Liptitor .


It was too late , resulting in the loss of being able to work and ended up disabitlity and would like to join a class action lawsuit against the drug company responsible .


Would like to hear from others who have had problems with this drug .


gassy abdominal cramping

None , unless too much is taken too close together , then it can cause gassy abdominal cramping .


It is the BEST pain reliever I have ever been prescribed and I will never do without it !


I happen to have Endometriosis that has attached to " everything " in the backside , including my Sciatic nerve .


Sciatic Endo is rarely seen , but they found it in me .


I do Restorative Yoga postures to get myself loosened up every day , but keep the Cataflam handy as nothing works better for the pain , unless I have an extremely bad time where I have to take a Demerol with it ( rarely ) .


However , I have noticed in the " patient info " they give with my Rx that now warnings of NSAID ' s causing heart attacks and strokes are written where they were not before when I started this Rx .


The best dose for me ( per my doctor ) is 2 pills to get in your system , then 1 every 8 hours afterward .


Luckily , I only need this a few days a week at the most , here & there .


I highly recommend this especially for lower lumbar arthritis and to women for dysmennorhea .


it will do the trick ! .


mussel twitches

mussel cramps

mussel spasms

mussel twitches every where mussel spasms and cramps .


would not give this stuff to a goat .


stomach pain

dizzy spells

hairloss

fatigue

dry eyes

joint pain

stomach pain , dizzy spells , hairloss , fatigue , dry eyes , joint pain .


When I stopped taking Lipitor , I was amazed at how much better I began to feel .


stomach cramps

While taking Lipitor I had stomach cramps every day .


tired

I was tired , and could not function normal .


gas

loose stools

I have been taking 20 mg of lipitor for 1 year , It has lowered my cholestrol to 225 but I cannot deal with the agony of constant gas and loose stools .


heel pain

I am also experiencing heel pain .


loose stools

gas

The loose stools and gas are more than I can bear .


loose stools

gas

anyone switch to a different statin drug that did not cause loose stools and constant gas ? .


blurr vision

blurr vision .


slurpy speach

mussle spasm

tiredness

slurpy speach , mussle spasm in the toes and leg and calves , tiredness .


head aches

memory loss

head aches , memory loss .


thining hair

tingling

pinches in skin

pinches in the fingers

thining hair , tingling and pinches in the fingers and skin .


My cholesteral drop from 11 . 5 to 4 . 1 Liptor did help to bring my cholesteral down .


but after 1 year of using it i have been experciencing alot of side effects , At the beginning it was fine , but after 1 year the effect starts .


i started off with 20 mg and then lower it to 20 mg .


weakness in legs

pain in legs

hair losss

Rashes

itchy

My wife and I bo , th shared weakness in legs , pain in legs , hair losss , Rashes , itchy when I went to sit down instead of sitng normaly I would almost fall down in the chair no control no strength , upon getting up I had to hold on to something to get up .


No stopping action going down hill

arms have little or no grip

hands , have little or no grip

No stopping action going down hill , arms , hands , have little or no grip , I am on 20 mgs , my wife 10 , , , we have stopped as of this date .


burning sensations

pains in her back

frequent urination

hard time sleeping

I ( male ) have been on Lipitor for almost 3 yrs , I had open heart surgery 3 yrs ago and since then Ive been on it , My wife gets burning sensations , pains in her back , frequent urination ( both of us ) and a hard time sleeping .


Its bad news .


Weak muscles

fatigued

high pck level

high liver enzyme

leg cramps

flared up tendenitis

Weak muscles , fatigued , high pck level , high liver enzyme , leg cramps , flared up tendenitis .


Doctor says unrelated to lipitor .


he obviously has not seen this web site .


It is poison for me .


STATIN DRUG DAMAGE CLAIM Last week two personal injury lawsuits were filed against Pfizer Inc . , the manufacturer of the cholesterol - lowering drug , Lipitor .


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memory loss

memory confusion

muscle aches

pain

loss of ne

If you have taken Lipitor or any other cholesterol - lowering drug ( statin ) , believe that you suffered serious side effects as a result and feel that you were not informed adequately about these risks , please respond promptly with the following information : First name : Last name : Street address : City : State : Zip Code : Country : E - mail : Telephone Day / Evening : Age : Male / Female : Name of statin used : ( Lipitor , Zocor , Crestor , Mevacor , Pravachol , Lescol or Vytorin ) Date statin started : Date symptoms began : Date statin stopped : Describe any changes in the type of statin taken : Brief description of your symptoms ( fifty words or less ) : Were your symptoms primarily memory loss / confusion , muscle aches and pain , loss of ne .


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lower pelvic pain

Horrible lower pelvic pain .


Uterus contractions

Uterus contractions .


Bloody vagina

Bloody vagina the next day .


gastric pain

Horrible gastric pain .


I am looking for another drug to replace this one .


I went to the OB GYN thinking there was something wrong with my uterus but I am completely ok .


I am not taking it again .


Blured vision

chest pain

sore muscles

Blured vision , chest pain , sore muscles .


Very shaky

Very shaky ?


After only two weeks .


panic attack

Feels like a ' panic attack ' .


I would not risk taking this drug any longer , I feel like it changed my personality , from happy to a grouch , it is scary it did this so fast .


nausea

extreme hunger

stomach pain

abdominal pain

vaginal bleeding

cramps

nausea , extreme hunger , stomach pain , abdominal pain , vaginal bleeding , cramps .


I really think that my doctor hates me .


otherwise why would he give me this poison ? ? ? ?


after 4 days of suffering I ' m stopping this nightmare and yes there was some improvement with the pain but is not worth to continue .


Both husband and wife on low dosage ( 10 mg )


extreme reactions to heat

We are having extreme reactions to heat .


extreme headaches

When the weather is hot we both get extreme headaches .


This happens with even slight temp changes / worse with high tems outside .


sweating alot

( 80 degrees is already bad ) Husband starts sweating alot .


Husband also has diabetes .


flu like symtoms

Both have flu like symtoms .


Help ! !


Anyone else having these problems ? .


Muscle aches

Muscle aches .


Vision severe impairment

Vision severe impairment in a . m .


pain

heaviness in eyes

and pain and heaviness in eyes that were hard to open in morning felt like the eyes had blown up overnight .


eye pain

I did not want to get up in the morning because of the eye pain .


extreme weakness

fatigue

Sudden onset of extreme weakness and fatigue .


could barely walk across the room

I got up one morning and could barely walk across the room .


I stopped taking the drug and the symptoms disappeared .


rough stomach

Very rough on my stomach .


It does not matter if I take it with food or not .


Voltaren Gel rub is great though ! .


Acid Reflux

stomach pain

muscle pain

Acid Reflux , stomach pain , muscle pain , trouble with liver count .


I took this drug and it did the job - lowered my cholesterol - at first .


But then the other stuff started .


indigestion

stomach pain

muscle aches

yellow skin

yellow eyes

urine dark brown

At first indigestion all the time , stomach pain , muscle aches - Dr was testing my count for liver problems - suddenly count was so high it put me in the hospital , yellow skin , eyes , urine dark brown .


Scary .


Ran all kinds of tests - surprise - can ' t take Statin drugs .


Personally I don ' t think they are worth it after that scary experience ! .


Have been on lipitor over 5 yrs .


foot pain

shin pain

knee pain

thigh pain

hip pain

As time has passed , I have developed foot , shin , knee , thigh and hip pain .


shoulder pain

arm pain

hand pain

balance problems

clumsiness

memory loss

shoulder , arm and hand pain - am having balance problems , clumsiness and some memory loss .


bloating

flatulence

I have had problem with bloating and flatulence big time .


Dr just took me off Lipitor and Effexor for depression .


only 2 weeks off .


so no noticeable change as yet .


Had an MRI last week to rule out Multiple Sclerosis or any brain problems I HOPE - have not gotten results as yet .


Lipitor reduced my cholesterol total greatly from 274 to 160 .


HDL went up and LDL and triglicerides went down .


but looks like the side effects are going to cause me to change meds or quit taking them .


Do the gym 3 x a week and walk .


am not totally sedentary and watch what I eat .


but I am a cholesterol mfg .


( so is my sister ) .


right now , I am just HURTING .


and want to find out WHY .


stay tuned .


Severe abdominal pain

bloating

gas

nauseous

hunger

Severe abdominal pain , bloating , gas , nauseous , constant hunger .


These symptoms persisted three days after I stopped taking the drug .


stomach is still sore

My stomach is still sore when palpitated after 5 days .


Please think twice before taking this drug .


pain in my left leg and foot

exteem pain in my ankle

dificultly in walking

could not walk

pain

I have been taking simvostatin for about 5 years , , since March 2010 i have been experiencing pain in my left leg and foot with exteem pain in my ankle and at times i have had dificultly in walking to the point were on some days i could not walk at all because the pain was so bad also had pain in my left arm as if i had strained it lifting but i havn ' t been lifting , this is not like me because i am normaly very fit and i love walking .


doctor refered me to hostpital for xray on my foot which proved normal , after reading some of the threads on here i decided not to take my nightly statin ( 20 m . gr . )


pain in my foot

Since i decided to give them a miss i find that the pain in my foot is subsiding and i can walk a lot better .


i never had this problen with my foot and arm untill i took this drug , I mentioned this to my doctor who said in not many words that i should have no side effects from simvostatin .


well i have proved him wrong .


I can only hope that having taken this drug for 5 years that not to much d .


tiredness

foggy brain

sore legs

sore feet

left shoulder upper arm pain

neck pain

nose extremely dry

swollen nasal passages

skin - white patches

windy

tiredness , foggy brain , sore feet / legs , left shoulder upper arm pain , occasional neck pain , nose extremely dry / swollen nasal passages , skin - white patches , windy towards evening / night .


Not good enough for so many side effects .


Extreme muscle weakness

thinking problems

Extreme muscle weakness and thinking problems .


This has gone on for 2 years now and is not getting straightened out .


I would not advise any body to take Lipitor unless their cholesterol is over 300 and then only with extreme close care by the physician .


Physicians should study the drugs they give their patients instead of just taking the pharmacy salesmen word for it .


nausea

Once I had bad nausea due to taking it on an empty stomach .


bleeding problems

Also causes bleeding problems .


Stops migraine immediately when taken early on when all others didn ' t .


If I wait I have to take two doses .


Easy to take - a powder in a small amount of water .


It is an anti - inflammatory , not a hypnotic .


My insurance only pays for 4 doses a month , less than I need , and paying for it without insurance is too expensive .


painfull stiff joints

pins and needles on right arm

painfull stiff joints pins and needles on right arm .


hadnt realised it could be due to lipitor untill I read this sight .


my doctor has just sent of blood test to see whats wrong , be interasting to see what comes back .


pain in my fingers

tingling in my fingers

major sharp pain in the side

gas

day two of taking the product , and I have pain and tingling in my fingers as well as a major sharp pain in the side , which could be of of many things including simply gas - a common problem as reported here .


Way too early to post something more constructive , but I will come back later .


Thanks to all posters here - big relief from your reports to know this is not unusual .


No side effects .


Cut my cholesterol in half , no side effects that I ' ve been aware of .


tingling hands

aches in hands

chest discomfort

difficulty breathing

stuffy nose

weakness in legs

back pain

tingling and aches in hands , chest discomfort , difficulty breathing , stuffy nose , weakness in legs , back pain .


This drug is the worst .


chest pains

difficulty breathing

I stopped using it after 17 days when I started experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing .


Its side effects are horrible and it should be taken off the market .


I do not recommend this drug to anyone .


muscle pain in back

insomnia

muscle pain in back ; insomnia .


could not sleep

muscles on the sides of my back were constantly painful ; I could not sleep even with ambien and melatonin .


I only took it 9 days and it took a week for symptoms to gradually disappear .


Memory Loss

Memory Loss .


Didn ' t associate my problems with Lipitor until reading this web site .


I ' ve been on Lipitor for about 7 mos .


spasms in upper thighs

Have had problems with my hips and knees in the past but just within the last year I ' ve been experiencing spasms in upper thighs , especially after doing anything physical .


right knee is so painful

Now I have a dr . apptmt . in a few days because my right knee is so painful I can ' t even bend it !


hurts to go up stairs

hurts to get up in the morning

hurts to get out of a chair

It hurts to get up in the morning , get out of a chair , go up stairs .


right foot hurts

Also , I have had operations on my right foot a few years ago , but now it hurts almost as much if not more .


bottom of my foot is extremely tender

extremely tender calves

The bottom of my foot is extremely tender as are my calves .


The Lipitor did lower my cholesteral wonderfully ; but I ' m extremely concerned that this may be what my problems are coming from .


Hopefully , the dr . will tell me more this week .


Happiness .


This stuff really works .


After months of taking other medication , that was turning me into a zombie , I had relief in less than an hour .


Severe leg pain

weakness

muscle cramps in ribs

muscle cramps in feet

muscle cramps in face

muscle cramps in arms

muscle cramps in legs

Severe leg pain and weakness , muscle cramps in legs , feet , arms , ribs , face .


I went from being a normal , active 46 year old male doing my job and normal activities of life until taking Lipitor .


muscle problems

I took 20 mg . for approximately 1 year , then started noticing the muscle problems so I discontinued it .


severe pain muscles

severe pain legs

weakness in muscles

weakness in legs

That was about a year ago and I am still having severe pain and weakness in my muscles , especially the legs .


I can barely make it up one flight of stairs to get to my office at work .


Have no social activities now , can ' t even stand to fish anymore .


I regret the day I ever took a statin drug and will warn everyone I talk to about the devastating effects of these drugs .


weakness

muscle pain

knee pain

memory loss

weakness , muscle pain , knee pain , memory loss , etc


stiff joints

achy joints

Started taking Lipitor 20 mg in Feb ' 08 ; in Sept ' 10 experienced stiff , achy joints around shoulders / arms , hips and Achilles tendons .


stiff

Stopped 1 / 22 / 11 ; slowly feeling less stiff .


wincing

Can now take shirts off over my head without wincing ; not great , but better .


A few weeks after taking lipitor my ankles and the soles of my feet feels like I was walking on hot coals I blamed my new shoes i bought .


pain

So I bought a new pair from the chemist they didn ' t stop the pain either .


effect on your memory

I was at a local club about 2 months later walked into the toilet I ' d been in there many times before but this I couldn ' t work out witch door to walk out ( I think it also has an effect on your memory ) .


muscle pain

Also I suffer badly from muscle pain from my neck & shoulders to my lower back .


My wife also took lipitor but has since stopped but it effected her a lot worse than me .


She has since stopped taking any medication it ' s been 6 months and still recovering from the effects .


I am now taking Ezetrol a lot better .


pains in my back

I still get pains in my back but not as bad .


I just wish the doctors would tell you about the side affects to expect .


Absolutely none .


muscle problems

joint problems

No muscle or joint problems through 1 year .


Worked great to reduce my cholesterol by about 20 % within just a few weeks .


There ' s a lot of long - term safety data with this class of drug ( statins ) and I think I ' ll keep taking it for the long - term benefits .


sore , tingly tongue ( Glossitis )

I ' ve been taking Liptor for about a year with no major side effects , but recently I have been experiencing a sore , tingly tongue ( Glossitis ) and have ruled out everything from toothpaste to spicy foods .


dizzy spells

headaches

trouble sleeping

I have also had dizzy spells , headaches , and trouble sleeping .


glossitis

Doctor told me to discontinue Lipitor which I just did a couple days ago and I should know in a month or so if this is the cause ( glossitis and other symptoms are listed as possible side effects , although in my case it ' s been a delayed reaction )


glossitis

headaches

dizziness

Lipitor did bring my cholesterol down from 268 to 153 but I want the glossitis , headaches and dizziness to go away .


I hate feeling this way .


I will find another way to control my cholesterol if Lipitor proves to be the culprit .


My doctor says my cholesterol levers are lower .


so that ' s good .


feeling like my mind is fading away

But I ' ve been feeling like my mind is fading away .


and it ' s a scary sensation , when I can ' t remember the names of co - workers when I ' m talking to them !


mentally weaker

I feel like I ' m much older and mentally weaker which is a pretty high price just to lower my cholesterol .


Others have mentioned the .


I ' ve stopped taking it - to see what happens .


I was taking 10 mg once a day .


I ' m still on Lisinopril ( 10 mg ) and Hydrochlorothiazide ( 12 . 5 mg ) each once a day - taken with the Lipitor .


muscle pains

tiredness

Bad muscle pains in legs and constant tiredness .


Changed to Zocor and things seem better .


New discussion forum at http : / / angina . myfreeforum . org / to discuss all issues related to this subject .


leg cramps

occasionally some leg cramps ( in lower left leg only ) if taken too late in the day .


No side effects if taken before noon .


This drug has helped tremendously with aches and discomfort from the arthritis .


Totally cured the pain in my foot from tendonitis and plantar fasciitis .


muscle pain

movement restriction

tremor

memory deficits

worsening cataract

gum infections

Severe muscle pain and movement restriction , hand tremor , memory deficits , worsening cataract , gum infections .


Improvements noted two weeks after discontinuing , did not regain full range of movements in arms for two years .


Does not appear to be giving me negative side effects .


My ordeal began with leg problems long before my bypass and any drugs were taken .


After surgery I was given list of drugs of which Lipitor was one .


I take 80 mg . / day at night along with asprin , 100 mg of Atenolol and a host of others .


Sorry to say my leg pains have not went away , and by reading many of these postings it appears to exaggerate this condition .


Doctors looking elsewhere but have found nothing .


I found information about leg pains being caused by restless leg syndrome .


I sure hope I don ' t have that !


Started at 262 , after 8 months down to 108 .


Lipitor diet and excercise have lowered my cholestrol .


I ' m completeing this on behalf of my father , who died after being prescribed 20 mg Totalip / Atorvastatin , despite the usual dose being 10 mg and him having 2 risk factors , being over 70 and with hypothyroidism .


The inquest verdict was misadventure .


The GMC decided that the 20 mg dose was reasonable , and that the GP had not acted inappropriately by prescribing this dose .


So much for SPCs , PILs , and the CSM ' s Pharmacovigilance reports , all of which state that the usual dose is 10 mg a day , and that statins should be used with caution by patients over 70 and with hypothyroidism .


GPs will continue overprescribing if they are allowed to get away with it .


Please contact me if you can advise or help .


Thanks .


Jay .


tired

just starting to feel tired this week after 3 weeks on the medication and that is the only bad side effect .


I think I will try once a day .


I could not walk or open my hands in the morning until I took this .


I had a hysterectomy over 10 years ago , so it does not affect my period .


arm and neck hurt exploding

My left arm and neck that hurt from chronic pain are now exploding .


I hope from just taking a short time no perm damage is done .


pain

The pain is unbearable .


I was down to a level 4 and now hitting 10 for parts of each day .


I told the dr .


socked in the arm

I felt socked in the arm , he thinks my chronic problem is just getting worse .


I hope he is wrong because I cannot take this much longer .


For the most part , no side effects .


gas

Some gas early on , which has subsided .


I do have some weight around the middle which I wasn ' t noticing so much before , but this may be due to fact I ' m now in my early 40 ' s .


I ' ve started exercising / dieting more and lost 15 pounds in last month , but not around the middle much .


darkness in urine

Some darkness in urine , but I think it ' s due to not enough fluids .


Nonetheless , I ' m very happy with the drug .


Went from 341 to 220 using 20 mgs despite the fact I wasn ' t dieting as much as I should have been .


Now on 40 mg but am eating more healthy and will have blood checked soon .


Am hoping to go back to 20 mg , though I have not seen any difference symptom - wise between 20 and 40 .


I lost an older brother to a heart attack last year and everyone at the funeral said he had STOPPED taking his Lipitor !


I won ' t make same mistake .


My Dr increased my dose from 10 to 20 mg .


Have been taking for about 4 years .


liver readings went up

constipated

bloated

loss of appetite

my liver readings went up ' am constipated and bloated with loss of appetite .


Went off Lipitor for 2 weeks and felt great .


Now , I ' m back on 10 mg plus another drug .


Bloated

headaches

Bloated again with headaches .


Am not a headache person .


Will wait out this week before I contact the Dr .


None whatsoever .


Cholesterol dropped from 180 ( January 2005 ) to 123 ( April 2005 ) .


LDL dropped to within normal range .


EXTREME PAIN IN SHOULDERS

EXTREME PAIN IN NECK

MEMORY LOSS

INABILITY TO FUNCTION

ZONED OUT

SICK TO MY STOMACH

EXTREME PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDERS FOR THREE WEEKS , MEMORY LOSS , INABILITY TO FUNCTION , ZONED OUT , SICK TO MY STOMACH .


VERY SCAREY DRUG .


51 yr old female .


muscle pain

restlessness in my legs

After 2 1 / 2 years on it ( 10 mg / day ) I developed serious muscle pain and restlessness in my legs which made it almost impossible to sleep .


fever

Also , hot / cold fever - like sensations in the skin , but no fever .


Constant sleepiness

Constant sleepiness .


I thought I had developed chronic fatigue syndrome and restless leg syndrome until I looked on the internet for Lipitor side effects .


I am just glad I stopped taking it before permanent damage was done .


Yes , it did a great job lowering my cholesterol , but the side effects are very dangerous and I would think long and hard before taking any statin .


I would guess that many of our elderly relatives who seem to have cognitive impairments are really suffering from statin side effects .


The drug companies have certainly done a number on the American public .


Stomach distress

gum trouble

muscle ache

eye trouble

Stomach distress , gum trouble , muscle ache , eye trouble .


stomach pains

bloating

I took the 10 milligram pills for almost fifteen years , experiencing stomach pains , abdominal bloating and other symptoms that I chalked off to a bad stomach .


aches and stiffness hips

aches and stiffness knees

I had aches and stiffness in my hips and knees .


stomach pain

couldn ' t walk

When my doctor upped my dose to 40 mg , to treat aggressively a spike in my blood sugar , in three weeks I developed such severe stomach pain that I literally couldn ' t walk more than half a block without doubling over in agony .


pain

Unbelievable pain .


constipated

constipated

Also , I was constipated , and I never am constipated .


pains

body aches

stiffness

When I stopped takin it , the pains went away , including body aches and stiffness I had chalked up to aging .


Terrible pain in shoulders

Terrible pain in hips

Terrible pain in hips and shoulders .


pain in my hip

After taking Lipitor for a year , I started having pain in my hip .


Told Dr about it , he didn ' t seem to concerned .


pain in my shoulders

After about 1 1 / 2 years I started having pain in my shoulders .


pain bad

extremely limits the use of my arms

The pain is so bad at this point that it wakes me up at night and extremely limits the use of my arms .


Dr sent me for x - rays , MRI , to see an orthopedic surgeon .


All results negative .


They suggested it could be tendonitis or avascular necrosis and recommended anti - inflammatories .


pain

Nobody ever suggested it could be the drug until I found this site doing research on my pain .


It makes me wonder how powerful these drug companies are that doctors won ' t even suggest that the drug could be the problem .


pain

I ' m stopping this drug today in the hopes that the pain goes away .


Hopefully I ' ll be able to play catch with my boys and swing a golf club again some day .


If I die of a heart attack from high cholesteral in 20 years , so be it .


I ' d rather have a shorter life that I enjoy than a long life of pain .


Muscle cramping

fatigue

depression

Muscle cramping , fatigue and depression .


depression

Wondering if anyone else has experienced depression ? .


leg pains

thigh cramps

fatique

shortness of breath

cannot walk

indigestion

sexual dysfunction

tired

ache all over

leg pains , thigh cramps , fatique , shortness of breath , cannot walk , indigestion , sexual dysfunction , tired and ache all over .


nothing but poison ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! .


muscle pain

muscle pain .


gas

gas .


joint pain

Knee and hip joint pain .


joint pain

Had experienced knee joint pain in past , but never hip .


stopped taking lipitor ten days ago ; joint symptoms were gone within four days for first time in six weeks ( been on it four months ) .


chest spasm

Spasms

Remaining issue is chest spasm - - have been through tests ruling out heart , GERD , pneumonia , etc Spasms persist although less and less .


muscle weakness

Last 48 hours , epsiodes seemed to increase again but may be attributable to some combination of muscle weakness and heavy non - stop rains we ' ve enjoyed for several days .


Cholesterol news is great - - two days after I stopped , cholesterol was measured at 172 with excellent HDL , LDL and triglyceride levels - - down from 295 in May , consistent with the last ten years of cholesterol readings for me .


Tests also showed no calcium build - up on my arteries one week ago .


Was on a dose of 40 mg .


Will see how muscle symptoms are in a month and try to resume at 10 mg .


Does anyone know how long they think it should take symptoms to go away ? .


pain in foot

pain in knee

pain in knee and foot .


PAIN IN MY KNEES

AFTER 2 WEEKS , I HAD SUCH PAIN IN MY KNEES , I COULD NOT EVEN GET OUT OF A CHAIR OR WALK ACROSS THE ROOM .


I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR A MONTH AND TRIED AGAIN ; THE SAME EFFECT ONLY WITHIN 48 HOURS .


I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 3 OTHER STATIN DRUGS .


JOINT PAIN

AFTER SEEING SO MUCH ABOUT THIS DRUG IN PERIODICALS AND SUCH , I WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES ON HEALTHY DIET ; MY CHOLESTEROL IS MOSTLY GENETIC SO I AM STUCK UNTIL THEY COME OUT WITH A DRUG THAT DOES NOT CAUSE JOINT PAIN .


ZETIA ONLY HELPS WITH FOOD INDUCED CHOLESTEROL SO IS OF NO USE TO ME .


AND I REFUSE TO TAKE A PILL TO COUNTERACAT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF ANOTHER PILL .


IT SEEMS THAT ' S JUST WHAT THE FDA WANTS US TO DO .


Extreme fatigue

headaches

cramping in both calves

memory problems

like Im in a fog all the time

Extreme fatigue , headaches , cramping in both calves , memory problems , like Im in a fog all the time .


Dr has taken me off the drug .


Previously I have taken ZOCOR and MEVACOR with similar results , but not has pronounced as with LIPITOR .


Find another way to reduce blood cholesterol .


tennis elbow

plantar fasciatis

I ' ve experienced tennis elbow and plantar fasciatis before , so I can ' t necessarily blame Lipitor .


slight neck pain

I have also noticed slight neck pain , but that could have other causes like my varied exercise routine .


It has sharply reduced my cholesterol level .


muscle weariness in legs

muscle weariness in legs , especially after waking up .


Soreness in shoulder

Soreness in right shoulder when trying to sleep .


Have generally been fit and healthy and at 58 feel physically older than I feel I should .


Have been on Lipitor for 10 months but on other lipids previously for 10 years .


Am definitely thinking of going off lipids since doing some research .


People over 60 with high cholesterol live longer than people over 60 with low cholesterol ! .


Tiredness

Tiredness , both physical and mental .


Brain fog

Brain fog .


Progressively got worse over course of treatment .


When I started taking it , no immediate side effects .


tiredness

I ' d assumed that the tiredness was just one of those things that happens with age , like needing reading glasses , or joints aching in the cold .


Discovered otherwise when I left my Lipitor at a friend ' s house , asked her to post it back to me .


By the time it arrived a few days later I was feeling better than I had for months .


Had previously been on Pravastatin , my doc switched me because cholesterol was still too high , but it didn ' t have these side - effects either .


Will ask about whether any point in switching back but won ' t take Lipitor again .


Frankly prefer quality of life to quantity ! .


Live damage

Live damage of 80 - 90 % as od 5 - 31 - 06 .


I ' m in the hospital waiting a liver transplant after taking this drug for only 2 months .


i feel its ok .


I had been taking Lipitor 10 mg for 2 years .


muscle pain

leg cramps

About 6 mons . ago , I decided to tell my Dr I was having muscle pain and leg cramps .


He switched to Pravachol 20 mg .


I lasted about 2 weeks .


The pain was worse .


Then I decided to look on the internet to find out what was causing the pain .


It was Statin .


I looked that up and found what it does to the body .


So , I decided to stop taking any drug and take some Q 10 to build my body back up .


Two months later went back on Lipitor with the Q 10 .


pain

2 months later , the pain was back .


Twice as bad as before , plus a whole bunch of other side effects , you see I ' m seriuosly allergic to the Statin .


And I know now , why I should have known this , but no one told me about it .


When you are taking Statin and drink alcohol the side effects increase dramatically .


When ever I drank , sipped a little wine , by body hurt so bad , I thought I had the flu .


And no Aleve , or pain killer would help .


I thought I was allergic to the alcohol .


But now I know it was the Statin .


Insomina

abnoraml dreams

depression

memory loss

photosensitivity

muscle pain

leg cramps

rhinitis

bronchitis

asthma

dry skin

tinnitus ( left ear )

taste loss

dry eyes

weight gain

hypertension

Here are a list of the side - effects I had , that started slowly and in two years , became unbearable : Insomina , abnoraml dreams , depression , memory loss , photosensitivity , muscle pain , leg cramps , rhinitis , bronchitis , asthma , dry skin , tinnitus ( left ear ) taste loss , dry eyes , weight gain and finally hypertension .


During the two years , I was on the Lipitor , all these syptoms started out slowly .


tinnitus

First came the tinnitus .


My Dr sent me to the ear Dr .


Found no problem , I would have to live with it .


Second , came depression , Dr put me on Zoloft .


Then came the sinus problems , Dr put me on Rhinocort .


During all this I felt like I was 80 years old .


neck hurt

hips hurt

My neck hurt , my hips hurt .


pain

We got a $ 3 , 000 . 00 sleep by number bed to relieve the pain .


Didn ' t really help .


Insomia

Insomia was constant .


I got hooked on Tylenol PM .


gained a lot of weight

I gained a lot of weight .


Went to Lindora to loss weight , so I could get off the Lipitor .


Lost 40 lbs .


Dr said to stay on Lipitor for prevention .


This is when I decided to check it out on the internet .


When I went back on the Lipitor , about 2 months ago , I had a small drink of wine at a wedding .


That night my body aches were so bad , I could hardly stand it .


Then two days later I came down with bronhitis , and asthma .


I have asthma anyway , but it was the worse case I ' ve had in 13 years .


sinus problems

Then I had sinus problems again .


My Dr took x - rays for pneumonia and sinus infection , Came back clear .


My Dr wanted me to see an ear nose and throat Dr Then my blood pressure went up to 198 / 90 .


high blood pressure

I have never in my life had high blood pressure .


Dr put me on Norvasc .


nightmares

Then I had two horrible nightmares .


I finally , went on the internet and looked at side effects for Lipitor .


When I saw all the side - effects , I nearly died .


I have all the syptoms .


I stopped taking Lipitor that instant .


That was one week ago .


I ' m starting feel a little better .


I ' ve gone to my Dr and asked him if he new about the alcohol related problem .


He said , no .


There is no warning on the prescription bottle , to tell you to watch out for a reaction with alcohol .


The Dr is now doing tests , to see if there has been any damage to my heart and muscles .


I also , asked for physical theraphy for my left shoulder and neck .


left shoulder is almost immobile

My left shoulder is almost immobile .


tinnitus in my left ear

I think the tinnitus in my left ear has been caused by the Lipitor .


I hope it goes away soon .


lost my sense of taste

I also , lost my sense of taste during this whole thing .


I would recommend anyone who has experienced any side effects increased by alcohol , to consider an allergic reaction to the drug .


Dr was thinking about putting on another Statin drug .


I said , don ' t you get it , I ' m allergic to it .


iritated eyes

painful inflammed joints

painful to walk

muscle cramps

numbness

tingling

muscle spasams in face and neck

iritated eyes , extremely painful inflammed joints ( too painful to walk ) muscle cramps , numbness and tingling in feet arm and legs - muscle spasams in face and neck .


regret ever taking this drug .


left side of jaw itches

left shoulder aches

left shoulder tingles

left leg iliotial band syndrome

left side of jaw itches , left shoulder aches and tingles left leg iliotial band syndrome .


Muscle pain

leg cramps

fatigue

irritable

pain in feet

neuropathy

Muscle pain , leg cramps , fatigue , irritable , pain in feet , neuropathy .


I have stopped this medication a couple of times and my doctor keeps insisting I take it , rather then alternative medications .


I ' m getting off of this stuff after reading so many people are having similiar side - effects .


Doctors need this information ! .


allergic reaction

I had an allergic reaction to this medication .


itchy

sore throat

burning

itchy

numbness in tongue and gums

My skin has be itchy , sore throat / burning / itchy , and numbness in tongue and gums .


Stop med and been taking Benadryl .


heel pain

gastro / ent

Constant heel pain , Possible cause of ulcerative colitis , but have no proof of this , and gastro / ent .


Dr states Lipitor not likely cause , I believe otherwise .


was on 10 mg for 6 months , increased to 40 mg for 6 months , reduced back to 10 mg ( because high CPK level ) for rest of time taking med .


foot pain

colitis

Did not associate foot pain or colitis with statin until reading of others with similar problems .


WILL NOT TAKE LIPITOR ( OR ANY OTHER STATIN ) ANYMORE ! ! .


muscle cramps

tendon pain

tightened muscles in neck

Did reduce cholesterol but after 18 months suddenly developed muscle cramps and tendon pain everywhere - feet , knees , shins , thigh , hips , upper arms , shoulders , elbows , wrists , hands , tightened muscles in neck which aggravted spinal disc sysmptoms in areas where I have had problems in the past .


acute pain

In great acute pain doing most things .


Living hell .


Gave up Lipitor for 5 weeks and symptoms rapidly improved .


very severe cramps

very severe pains

Started taking again and day 1 had very severe cramps and pains again all over everwhere at once , these faded slightly so I thought I would try another - same very severe reaction .


No question in my mind that it is the culprit .


headaches

headaches within 2 hrs of taking it .


Low sex drive

Low sex drive .


Slight muscle soreness in legs

Slight muscle soreness in arms

Slight muscle soreness in arms and legs .


Major sorness in elbows

Major sorness in knees

Major sorness in knees and elbows .


joint pain

I have gout and had been attributing the joint pain to that , but after bloodwork , my rheumatologist said it was not gout !


pain

I have an appt . scheduled to start to deal with this pain but an experience last night and reading some postings on this site are leading me to suspect the lipitor .


My usual 20 mg dose is taken with dinner , but I had forgotten to take it and remembered just before bedtime .


knee throbbing with pain

I awoke at 3 AM with an a knee that was just throbbing with pain .


I hobbled to the bathroom and took a dose of Advil and was able to get back to sleep after about a half hour .


pain

I awoke this morning with about a 50 % reduction in pain and it seems to have subsided as the day goes on .


pain

I will never take lipitor before bed again , I may cut the daily dose in half and possibly stop altogether if the pain persists at an intolerable level .


Lipitor has lowered my cholesterol levels to the 180 ' s .


I had never had a reading below 218 in my life and it has been steadily rising over the last few years to a consistent level in the 240 ' s .


The ratio of bad to good cholesterol is in the acceptable zone and never had been before taking lipitor .


So , all in all , the lipitor has done a good job .


joint pain

I will try to cope with the joint pain , but if it becomes a constant problem , I will have to stop taking the drug .


Severe foot pain

Severe foot pain .


All fine for first five weeks and then .


increasing pain

stiffness at left knee

increasing pain and stiffness at left knee .


Attributed to running 15 miles per week , two 60 minute spin classes weekly , resistance training etc .


swelling at knee

drained

Symptoms worsened , swelling at knee , drained 25 cc fluid .


Orothopedic consult ; x rays and MRI revealed no abnormality .


Symptoms worsend and spread to right knee .


After two weeks of problems , skipped one dose of Lipitor .


36 hours after last dose , symptoms abated .


48 hours later symptoms nearly gone .


MD confirms decision to discontinue entirely .


Lipitor did bring my cholesterol from 235 to 175 .


Bloodwork indicated no liver or muscle enzyme abnormilities after 7 weeks but those results are not worth the symptoms .


Switching to Choleast an over the counter red rice yeast formula .


kidney pain

elevated BP

I only used it 3 X but developed kidney pain each time and elevated BP .


my heart rate jumped to 106

BP 145 / 95

Within an hour of the last time I applied it , my heart rate jumped to 106 & my BP 145 / 95 .


anxiety

I also experienced horrible anxiety .


I thought I was going to have heart attack or stroke .


Didn ' t work .


joint pain

muscle weakness

After 4 + years I ' ve now begun to experience joint pain and muscle weakness .


Thank God , I found this site .


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