severe pain

memory deficits

mental fogginess

worsening cataract

severe pain and severe limitation in movement in upper arm muscles ; memory deficits and mental fogginess ; worsening cataract ; parkinson ' s - type tremor in left hand .


muscle pain

tremor

Two weeks after discontinuing mevacor , the muscle pain was very much improved ( full range of motion took a year to recover ) ; tremor disappeared ; vision in eye awaiting cataract surgery improved to pre - Mevacor level ( my eye surgeon said that he had seen existing cataracts made more severe by statins in other patients as well ) ; noticed distinct improvement mental function in two weeks .


There have been reports of worsening of gum disease as well , which I had had and which did improve .


If you read the research carefully , there is reason to believe that higher levels of cholesterol are associated with lower overall mortality rather than higher , especially in older women .


Cholesterol is an important part of brain tissue and many essential biochemicals , and that serum cholesterol levels do not correlate well with arterial placque .


extreme muscle spazms in my lower back

eye sight changes

fatigue

weakness

extreme muscle spazms in my lower back , eye sight changes , fatigue and weakness .


back pain

I stopped taking the drup almost two weeks ago and my back pain is beginning to go away .


I would not recommend this drug even though it did work to lower my cholesterol .


No side effects so far .


Reduced total cholesterol from 250 to 167 and reduced total triglycerides to 123 ( down from over 150 ) .


I never had a cholesterol or triglyceride problem until after a thyroidectomy .


This could be coincidental .


muscles aches

memory weakened

fatigue

lack of sexual drive

muscle inflamation

muscles aches specially in back of legs , memory weakened , fatigue , lack of sexual drive , and more recently muscle inflamation in my shoulder and upper arm , taking medication for it .


Was put on 10 mg , the lowest dose .


cramping in my stomach

I experienced cramping in my stomach , and some muscle side effects .


I decided to go off of it after a few months .


When my Cholesterol shot up to 300 , I reconsidered and tried it again .


But I cut the dosage in half with a pill cutter taking only 5 mg per day .


This is something people should consider .


Where the first time my cholesterol went down to 188 with 10 mg , on 5 mg it went down to 198 .


it has since gone up to 220 on that dosage but still a far cry from 300 .


But now ( after about 9 months ) I am once again considering going off of it .


constipation

bad muscle pains

I have terrible constipation and have been having bad muscle pains .


in my neck and shoulders , lower back and right hip ,


Then the other day it was on the news that a study showed statin drugs can CAUSE heart problems .


and CANCER especially in the elderly .


It also said that 7 our of 10 researchers who told us they should lower the bar on cholesterol levels ( meaning more people should take it at lower numbers ) were connected to the drug companies who make and sell it ! ! ! ! .


excruciating , unusual abdominal pain

lower back pain

diarrhea

heart palpitations

vaginal bleeding

Experienced excruciating , unusual abdominal pain ( bowel , uterine ) and lower back pain for about 5 hours after taking ( including diarrhea 6 times ) , and heart palpitations and vaginal bleeding for about a day after taking .


I took with 2 aspirin ( which I ' ve since learned is contraindicated ) and some fruit .


This may be the reason for problems in my case .


pain

I will not take it again as the pain was extreme , but others should be cautious to take with lots of food and no aspirin .


abdominal pain

constant soreness in abdomen

headache

general stomach upset feeling

abdominal pain , constant soreness in abdomen , headache , general stomach upset feeling that won ' t go away before or after eating .


I was taking Celebrex until ineffective , then Vioxx , then Lodine , and now Arthrotec .


stomach pains

I realize that a knee replacement is inevitable , and I need the medication , but the stomach pains are aggravating although bearable .


taken its toll on my stomach

It has taken its toll on my stomach in the past but it is the most effective med so far .


Must take it with a full meal .


I really made a difference , improvement of quality of life .


hair thinning

I took this drug a few years ago and went off it because my hair started thinning .


depressed

tired

nervous

This time around I am feeling very depressed , tired and nervous .


I ' m not sure if it is the drug , but I ' m going to go off it to see .


Oh , yes , the drug worked wonders on my cholesterol .


Plummeted about 90 points in a month .


I have been on this medicine for about 8 years .


Reduce my cholesterol level for 8 . 6 to 4 . 8 over a 3 month period .


This has meant that I can eat and live a normal life .


muscle soreness

lower back pain

pain in my left hip

Over time however I have noticed the occassional muscle soreness , lower back pain and now a pain in my left hip .


hip pain

muscle knots up

The hip pain is a muscle that continually knots up and often needs physiotheraphy to fix it .


vagueness

short term memory loss

shortness of breath

Over the last few years years 6 - 8 of using this product I have noticed that from time to time I suffer from unusual amount of vagueness , short term memory loss and shortness of breath .


muscle pain

The muscle pain keeps me awake at night and life is just a pain , but I must point out I am not feel depressed about it at all .


muscle pains

I just get on with life and try to manage the muscle pains .


vagues

loss of short term memory

head aches

shortness of breath

I am today a bit concerned after being feeling strange for about the last 3 week , by strange I mean daily events of vagues , loss of short term memory , head aches and shortness of breath so I when to see the doctor and he suggested I stop taking the med .


Worked well for the first 5 years but cholesterol seems to have creeped up a bit from 4 . 4 to 5 . 3 over years 6 , 7 & 8 .


MUSCLE SORENESS

PINS AND NEEDLES

INSOMNIA

NECK PAIN

WEIGHT GAIN

TRUBLE REMEMBERING

HAND FEELS LIKE IT ' S NOT MINE

I HAVE MUSCLE SORENESS IN MY LEFT LEG ALSO MY HIP , PINS AND NEEDLES , INSOMNIA , NECK PAIN , NOW A SPUR IN MY RIGHT HEEL PAD , WEIGHT GAIN , TRUBLE REMEMBERING SOMETIMES , WHEN I WRITE MY HAND FEELS LIKE IT ' S NOT MINE LIKE I ' M WATCHING SMEONE ELSES HAND , ODD FEELING THAT .


TIREDNESS

DEPRESSED

TIREDNESS , DEPRESSED AS WELL .


intense shoulder and upper arm pain

After 4 uneventful years on Lipitor , I started having intense shoulder and upper arm pain .


If I don ' t stop the Lipitor , what will happen ?


Is this life - threatening ? .


Why aren ' t we told about the consequences of various side effects of Lipitor , so we can evaluate whether to continue with the drug ?


Why doesn ' t the product literature mention the possible effects of Lipitor on cognitive function ? .


For some reason the doctor started me on 40 mg / day after years of unsatisfactory results with provachol .


Flu like synptoms

numbness in my shoulder

gas

headaches

diarhhea

dark urine

joint pain

muscle pain

Flu like synptoms started immediately - then numbness in my shoulder , gas , headaches , diarhhea , dark urine them debilitating joint and muscle pain .


can barely walk

I can barely walk - took for only 10 days .


Have been off for 4 days with no improvement - I am terrified .


Went to the doctor and he did no additional tests - just said to stay off lipitor .


When I asked if I would feel better - he just said he hoped so - what is that supposed to mean ? ?


Has anyone had any advice from their doctor on how to reverse these effects ? .


I WOULD NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE - WOULD RATHER DIE OF HEART ATTACK THAN FEEL LIKE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE .


pain / cramps in both my legs

After about 10 weeks on Lipitor I suddenly developed pain / cramps in both my legs , the left being slightly worse than the right .


cramps

tightness

The cramps and tightness was sporatic from ankles , to calf to top of thigh then back of thigh , it didn ' t make sense as I hadn ' t done anything out of the ordinary to be feeling this way and it felt different than a overworked muscle type of pain .


Although the Lipitor brought my level from 206 down to 143 within 6 weeks from what I have been reading I don ' t think I will begin taking it again .


I stopped about a week ago , although my Dr didn ' t think that was the cause , however , nothing else made sense .


pain

tightness

The pain / tightness is somewhat better than it was 3 weeks ago , but still giving me problems .


muscle pain

fatigue

swollen tongue

muscle pain , fatigue , swollen tongue .


skin itchiness

Was on Simvastatin for 1 year with slight decrease in ratio , then Inergy with increasing skin itchiness after 8 weeks , then Lipitor for 24 days .


feelings of fatigue

muscle pain

joint pain

insomnia

feelings of fatigue , muscle and joint pain , insomnia .


pain

it lowered my cholesterol but not sure it ' s worth the pain .


dr put me on provacal for a few months but it didn ' t get the results she wanted .


very very blurry vision

at times felt that I ' m going blind

severe muscle pain

dizziness

migrane headaches

very very blurry vision , at times felt that I ' m going blind , severe muscle pain , dizziness , and migrane headaches .


please call your physician if you feel like me as this is what I did .


had to make another entry as i wanted to change the length of medicine taken from 1 day to 1 month as this was a typo on my part .


None that I know of .


aggrivates my Rhinitis

swells the nasal passages

I am concerned that it aggrivates my Rhinitis and swells the nasal passages .


After taking Litpitor ( 10 mg ) I started on Nasonex .


I stopped taking it about a month ago to see if I can breathe better .


Lowered CHol from 251 to 171 with only 10 mg .


I started taking Lipitor in Dec 2009 .


leg muscle discomfort

Experienced some leg muscle discomfort , but went away within a few weeks .


In June , I ran out of my prescription , was busy , forgetful , stupid and didn ' t request a refill until about 2 weeks later .


It took another week to get the prescription because I had switched doctors and the pharmacy didn ' t follow up .


Anyway , after 3 weeks or so of not taking Lipitor , I started it again .


Now a week later , I feel like I ' ve been run over by a truck .


I started having extreme muscle discomfort , achiness , cramps .


I assumed it was due to my half - marathon training .


I ran five miles last Saturday and expected to be sore for a day .


But it has continued and gotten worse each day .


muscle aches in my shoulders

muscle aches in my neck

muscle aches in my lower back

I also started have muscle aches in my neck and shoulders and lower back .


I couldn ' t figure out why .


extremely fatigued

I also have felt extremely fatigued and people are telling me I look really tired and asking if I ' m ok .


I feel like I ' m in a fog

it ' s a chore to just walk around

I feel like I ' m in a fog and it ' s a chore to just walk around .


Last night right .


memory loss

extreme ache in left arm

extreme ache in left leg

taken since 2004 , just got off this stuff a month or so now , had memory loss , extreme ache in left arm and sometimes left leg .


thought it was another issue , spent the last 4 years with neurologists doing MRI , nerve tests , every test known to detect the reason for this .


nothing found .


decided to stop taking lipitor and am much improved .


arm aching

can do many things without my arm aching now .


ache was extreme , almost unbearable

this ache was extreme , almost unbearable , many doctors just ignore the side effects of this drug .


depression

finger stiffness

finger joints locking up

depression , finger stiffness , finger joints locking up , much worse in the mornings .


depression

locking fingers

finger stiffness

pain

After being off lipitor for 3 weeks , my depression is gone , but the locking fingers and finger stiffness and pain is no better .


nausea

nausea .


some pain relief .


chest muscle soreness

spazms

At about the same time as I started taking lipitor I began experiencing chest muscle soreness and spazms which have persisted .


muscle problems

I now take neurontin , an anti - seizure drug together with pain killers to deal with the muscle problems .


I have had three blood tests over time which indicate that the lipitor is not damaging the muscles .


muscle problems

I remain suspicious that lipitor is contributing to my muscle problems ( physiotherpist say there is other causes ) but there is no denying that my cholesterol levels have been improved ( they never were that bad ) .


blisters

after I had been on it for 3 months , started breaking out in blisters , and my face looked like it was on fire .


the dr took me off of it .


but it helped my cholestrol .


I ' ve been on Lipitor for a couple of weeks now .


muscle fatigue in my forearms

muscle soreness in my forearms

sore cheek muscles

I ' ve been having muscle fatigue / soreness in my forearms for about a week and now have sore cheek muscles in my face .


It just dawned on me that my doctor mentioned something about muscle problems and am wondering if this could be the cause .


I will find out soon .


stomach problems

pain

Ongoing stomach problems , had to have an endoscopy to understand why so much pain .


Stopped the drug , got better , but pain in foot meant I had to try again .


I was advised to take Arthrotec with Zantac when necessary , as it would counter the affect on the stomach .


blood in my stools

major cramps

2 weeks later after very small doses there is blood in my stools , major cramps and I have to have a colonoscopy .


awful awful awful .


I will to have to live with the foot pain because I simply cannot go through this again .


I would strongly recommend never going near this drug .


The drug was fine but I resent the rediculous high price .


I have switched to generic simvastatin and am actively encouraging others on Lipitor to consider switching .


I also resent the direct to consumer advertising of Pfizer as well as many other drug companies .


deppression

weakness

fatigue

muscle pain

stiffness

numbness

tingling

gas

bloating

indegestion

stuffy nose

plugged ears

, lack of balance and cooridination

cough

deppression , weakness , fatigue , muscle pain and stiffness in neck , numbness and tingling in extremeties , gas , bloating indegestion , stuffy nose , plugged ears , lack of balance and cooridination , kidney stone , bronchitis , increased cough , abdominal hematoma from bleeding in my abdomen after coughing and rupturing a blood vessel .


decreased immune system

elevated wbc

trouble swallowing

hoarse voice

chest pain

shortness of breath

decreased sense of taste

decreased sense of smell

irregular periods

abnormal uterine bleeding

dark urine

anxiety

back pain

decreased immune system , elevated wbc , s , trouble swallowing , hoarse voice , chest pain shortness of breath , decreased sense of smell and taste , irregular periods abnormal uterine bleeding , decreased progesterone production , dark urine , tooth decay , anxiety , anemia , back pain .


I felt like I was being poisoned for the 3 years I was on it esp .


the last several months after my dosage was increased to 40 mg .


and I was being poisoned ! ! !


by lipitor ! !


constant vibrating down left leg

muscle pain

joint pain

I have been off it now for 9 months and feel much better but still have residual side effects a constant vibrating down left leg , muscle and joint pain on and off still never got back all my smell and taste and still not making progestero .


I have been a nurse for the past 25 years and have seen the devistation of these dangerous over perscribed drugs every day I go to work .


muscle pain

weakness

trouble walking

increased bleeding

The increase in kidney failure from patients on it the increase in infections , auto immune diseases , and the over all ill health of these patients increased confusion muscle pain and weakness trouble walking increased bleeding in patients on statin drugs .


Vertigo

room spinning

dizziness

nausea

Vertigo , room spinning , dizziness , nausea , vision problems - seeing two or three of everything .


weakness

reduced stamina

tennis elbow

general weakness , reduced stamina , tennis elbow in both hands .


should only be taken by people with 300 + levels .


Intermittent temperature elevation

chronic diarrhea

severe joint aches

abdominal flu symptoms

Intermittent temperature elevation , chronic diarrhea , and severe joint aches similar to abdominal flu symptoms .


Lasted the duration of my Lipitor history ( 6 weeks ) .


Of note is my history of cholecystectomy ( 10 years ago ) and osteoarthritis .


tendonitis

tendonitis .


No side affects .


This pill works like magic to releive my arthritic pain !


I don ' t take it regularly , only when required - approximately once per month .


Taking 10 mg . of Lipitor .


muscle aches

Was getting some muscle aches .


A few weeks ago , got severe intense left arm and shoulder pain .


My MD ( who did not want me to take it ) diagnosed a rotator cuff injury ( liver test came back normal ) .


X - rays did not show a fracture & MRI did not show a tear .


twitch

In the past 2 weeks the toes ( esp . the big toe ) on my left foot have started to twitch .


This is really scaring me because my father had Parkinson ' s .


pain between my shoulder blades

Also , in the last couple of days , I have started to get pain between my shoulder blades .


I have not had my cholesterol tested since I started taking it ; but I am stopping it today .


It seems to work great for some people .


But everyone should be very vigilant and check out any changes immediately .


It is too easy to attribute a change to a pulled muscle or aging , etc Thanks for this website .


hunger feeling

stomach cramping

muscle cramps in my calf muscles

couldn ' t sleep

cramps

after taking just one dose , had hunger feeling and stomach cramping , in the eve and through the night constant muscle cramps in my calf muscles , couldn ' t sleep , had to keep jumping out of bed because of the cramps .


I just went for test and haven ' t gotten results yet , but Dr feels I have more than 1 form of arthritis , I also have a very sensitive stomach , this is cheaper and more approved by health insurance , so that is why this prescribed .


Seems to me we always have to choose lesser of the 2 evils , I can ' t deal with Charlie Horses , so I am stopping this med .


extreme pain

heavy bleeding

dizziness

From day one of taking this pill I have experienced a significant reduction of pain in both areas and no stiffness in my hands , where before had very little mobility in my right hand , I have however experienced extreme pain / heavy bleeding and dizziness during my period which is not normal for me .


tiredness

headaches

blurring vision

tiredness , headaches , blurring vision .


Lipitor 40 brought my cholesterol down from 355 to 170 within the 3 months that I have been taking it .


headaches

extreme tiredness

No immediate side effects , but now after 3 months I am noticing frequent bad headaches and extreme tiredness .


Severe muscle pain

Severe muscle pain .


Severe knee pain

back pain

Severe knee and back pain .


Several doctors suggested knee surgery .


muscle pain

I went off Lipitor and knees are fine , muscle pain dissapeared .


I tried it again because my doctor insisted the drug did not cause the problem since my liver lab tests were good .


severe pain

Tried a second time , severe pain came back within one week .


lowered my cholesterol miraculously .


pain

I ' d rather have a heart attack than live with such pain .


10 mg / day for 6 years , no side effects .


severe pain in legs

severe pain in feet

severe pain in hips

severe pain in back

Recemt increase to 20 mg / day caused severe pain in back , hips , legs , and feet .


Unable to walk or stand

Unable to walk or stand for more than 10 minutes .


To lower cholesterol , excercise is necessary .


With Lipitor , it ' s impossible for me to even walk slowly , so what point is there in taking Lipitor ?


I stopped , MD wants me to try other statins .


I have my doubts about all of them .


extreme moodiness

constipation

irritibility

anger

extreme moodiness , constipation , irritibility , anger .


joint aches

burning feet

joint aches as well as burning feet .


muscle weakness

fatigue in arms

Slowly worsening muscle weakness and fatigue in arms ( where hardest daily work occurs ) .


Strained or pulled a muscle at the time period of greatest weakness .


Stopped taking Lipitor after reading about possible side effects ( was never told by MD ) in newspaper .


Muscle strength recovered after 3 to 4 weeks .


Pulled muscle still will not heal after 9 months .


Have a friend also with a physically demanding job who thought he was just getting old with his weak muscles .


Guess what he was taking ? .


Had a scary experience that I am associating with Voltaren .


Not completely convinced it was the RX but I have no other reason for the reaction .


extreme abdominal issues

diarrhea

First dosage I was hit with extreme abdominal issues including diarrhea .


Figured it was a lack of adequate food on board when I took the 1 st dose so increased my meal before I took the 2 nd dose .


Problem solved !


chest discomfort

abdominal pressure

Was on the meds for 7 days when I experienced chest discomfort and upper abdominal pressure .


With a medical background , I know that cardiac symptoms are mistaken for gastric reasons so I went to the ER .


Long story short , I was diagnosed with severe gastric distress ( GERD ) and with a " gastric cocktail " and a high octane prilosec , I had some serious relief and sent home .


Not convinced it was the issue , I went a day without the RX and then started again .


I wasn ' t entirely 100 % after taking the dose and now , I am fairly certain it was the Voltaren .


I must say that my symptoms did improve within 3 days but the ER visit was .


extreme muscle pain

extreme muscle pain .


avoid this drug .


do your research .


Body aches

Body aches .


Thinking of decreasing my dose from 20 mg to 10 mg .


Just read an article about it being very important to take CO - Q 10 if you are on a statin because statins deplete your natural CO - Q 10 which can affect the heart .


Muscle tightness

lower back weakness

body stiffed during sleep

Muscle tightness , lower back weakness , body stiffed during sleep .


general body stiffness

muscle pain

That medication works to lower cholesterol level , but in my case it came with mild side effects like general body stiffness and muscle pain .


I ' ll ask for another medicine .


mood swings

rage

Very bad mood swings - rage .


Joint pain

Joint pain .


Extremely tired

Extremely tired .


My husband has totally changed in the past 2 months .


changes in physical activity

changes in mood

HUGE changes in his mood and physical activity .


stomach pains

excessive drowsiness

no stomach pains - no excessive drowsiness but slept well - I took medicine during dinner on a full stomach .


My left foot was hurting badly enough that I couldn ' t walk without hobbling .


Several hours after taking medicine most of the pain disappeared , and I am back to normal .


Great success , I ' d say ! .


lethargy

pain

pain of the hip joint

Severe lethargy , general body pain , severe pain of the hip joint , limping now .


Should be discount inked from the market , causing more evil than good .


loss of muscle

weakness

liver disfunction

exhaustion

loss of muscle , weakness , liver disfunction , exhaustion .


severe pain in left calf

severe pain in left calf .


cramps in my left calf

pain

I was only on lipitor for 2 months but I started getting cramps in my left calf and it started to get worse until it was pain and I had trouble standing for longer periods of time .


Went off the lipitor and within 2 days my calf was better .


Thank God I only took it for 2 months .


pain

Sure , it lowered my cholesterol from 326 to 187 but it is not worth it if you have to live with pain .


My dad has been on Lipitor for over a year , they increased his dose by doubling it .


lower leg weakness

cramping of the calf muscles

Within a month he started to experience lower leg weakness , cramping of the calf muscles after walking only a block and while resting .


He read an article about Baycor , Lipitor , etc


We asked his M . D . about this & he told us that the side effects of Lipitor were an INFLAMMATORY muscle weakness & degeneration .


With my coaxing & the Dr ' s okay my day stopped Lipitor for one month .


His legs did not get better OR worse .


The Dr ' s have him so worried about his cholesterol that he started taking it again .


debilitated

He is now so debilitated , he was using a walker , & his wheelchair is being delivered today .


We have been to a Neurologist , Vascular Surgeon , and blood Dr


He can no longer drive .


reduced feeling below the knees

He has reduced feeling below the knees , he has fallen 4 times .


losing the feeling in his right hand

inability to perform fine motor skills

He is losing the feeling in his right hand and the inability to perform fine motor skills .


With all the tests he has had to rule out other causes , it seems that Lipitor is the culprit .


Until the dose was doubled my dad was active , able to walk , drive , and enjoy life .


If Lipitor is the cause of all these problems , high cholesterol does not look so bad .


I would never take or recommend this drug to anyone .


It has destroyed my father ' s life .


severe leg muscle pains

Ok for a while but then started having severe leg muscle pains to point could not sleep .


leg pain

After 3 days of not taking it , most leg pain went away .


joint pain

Hopefully joint pain will eventually go away .


Update : I had posted all side effects had gone when I stopped taking lipitor , but not so .


muscle pain in my biceps

I have ongoing muscle pain in my biceps , worse when I have to keep them flexed for a bit and then straighten the arm out .


vision close up is blurry

Oh , and vision close up is still blurry .


Depression

muscle pain

night sweats

lack of concentration

SUPER dry skin

Depression , muscle pain , night sweats , lack of concentration , SUPER dry skin .


bla , bla , bla .


all the bad stuff you have read so far .


Here is my stupid joke when talking to my friends .


Yeah I have ALS , MS , Lupus , Lyme Disease , Fibromyalgia and one more thing , aaaa aaaaa what ' s it called ?


Oh yeah , Hyprochondria !


hurt

I have been off it for 8 weeks and still hurt .


I cant believe how many people have felt the same way and thought the same things I did !


This is POSION , POSION I tell you !


pain

Stupid doctor says learn to deal with pain .


That is just unacceptable !


I have been on and off all the statins for about 3 years , off forever now that I know I don ' t really have some terrible disease ! .


60 % effective .


terrible nightmares

insomnia

leg cramps

fatigue

terrible nightmares and insomnia , leg cramps , fatigue .


foot pain

Took for 5 years and thought foot pain was from bunion and hammer toe until I started to review side effects .


Severe neuropathy

sensation of cold toes

severe burning of the feet

leg cramps

Severe neuropathy , sensation of cold toes when they were indeed warm and at times I had severe burning of the feet , leg cramps , .


It may have done an excellent job of reducing cholesterol , but it is important to have quality of life and I did not have that anymore .


I WOULD NEVER TAKE LIPITOR ( or any statin ) AGAIN ! ! ! ! ! .


No side effects , but I always add acidophilous to my diet with any anti - inflammatories or antibiotics .


I am only taking 75 mg a day and it is wonderful for relieving all of my aches and pains .


Horrible stuff .


how did this ever pass scrutiny of the powers that be .


Crazy side effects .


Dizziness

faintness

disorientation

Dizziness while rolling over while sleeping and faintness and disorientation upon sitting up in the morning .


Major stomach pain

massive gas cramps

bloating

Major stomach pain , massive gas cramps and bloating .


bathroom with the runs

Could not stop going to the bathroom with the runs .


Thought I was having a heart attack or stroke coming on .


Only took it for 5 days with only one a day in the morning with food .


sick

Could not figure out why I was so sick .


Thanks to this site .


Stopping it pronto !


Needs to be banned .


Warnings should be discussed with pharmacist face to face when this is prescribed and before taking it .


Should be scrutinized from the first pill .


muscle pain

Initially minor muscle pain but thought it was due to my working out .


SEVERE muscle pain in sholder

SEVERE muscle pain in hip joints

fluish feeling

muscle achs

low energy

After two years of use - SEVERE muscle pain in sholder and hip joints - random fluish feeling ( minor muscle achs all over ) - random low energy .


pain

waking me up at night in pain

Within two weeks of this sudden increase in pain , I was waking me up at night in pain .


Pain

Pain immediately declined within a few days of stopping lipitor .


Won ' t touch it .


I don ' t know how long it will take for my muscles to heal now .


muscle cramps

numbness

difficulty walking up stairs

swollen feet and ankles

Big problems with muscle cramps and numbness in my legs progressing to difficulty walking up stairs and swollen feet and ankles .


Some of this could be other meds or combinations but I didn ' t have these problems before starting Lipitor .


Statins are supposed to be the new miracle drug to keep us all alive for years longer .


What a joke .


Who would want to live like this ?


I have been off all my meds for about a week and feeling much better .


I know it ' s dangerous but so are the drugs .


vertigo

excruciatig pain

loss of hair

loss of sex drive

memory loss

extreme fatigue

partial tempoary loss of sight one eye

hardest on legs

extreme disabling vertigo , loss of support in all muscels in particular calf and leg , excruciatig pain if try to use muscels confined to bed for 2 weeks unable to leave , loss of sex drive , hair , memory loss , extreme fatigue no mater how much i slept , partial tempoary loss of sight one eye , hardest on legs , calfs , and to lesser extent sholders .


for me it was a posion , dr did not follow phizer advise , should have taken me off drug a year before due to my complaints instead of blaming it on my age .


doctor did not test enzimes or sedementation rate .


sedimentation rate important norm 1 to 20 mine was several hundred or more .


muscel pain

fatigue

vertigo

been off drug for almost 5 months muscel pain is gone strength has recovered to 25 percent of normal , fatigue and vertigo have lifted , cq 10 may have helped .


depression

feeling extremely vulnerable

plus saw palmetto , fish oils , south beach diet , hydration but stil a long way from all clear , mental strength improving first , but body is still racked , depression has left but still resting when i can and still feeling extremely vulnerable .


menstrual cramps

back ache

sick to stomach

Feels like menstrual cramps , back ache , sick to stomach for 24 hours + .


Was unhappy about being prescribed this but gave it a try since the pharmacy couldn ' t take it back ( mistake - - didn ' t read about it until after I ' d picked up the prescription ) .


lower back pain

nausea

After taking pill with food , feels like menstrual cramps , lower back pain & nausea within 45 minutes .


sick to my stomach

After the last pill , have been sick to my stomach for over 24 hours .


Discontinuing use immediately .


Have heard great things about Celebrex .


Maybe will ask for that .


Stomach queasy

Stomach queasy , but very mild , and goes away .


Just started taking this med after Celebrex 200 mg , and before , Meloxicam , other NSAIDs , and natural supplements .


Putting off hip & back surgery for life long OA .


Seems to be working fine , pain is limited , though I still limp with damage in hip .


Spine & hip pain is greatly reduced !


Menopausal

minor period bleeding

Menopausal , so waiting to see if minor period bleeding starts like it did with Celebrex .


I ' m on no dairy , non - gluten , natural anti - inflammatory diet , no refined sugar .


RA runs in my family , so this is lifelong commitment & it works .


Limited caffeine .


This drug works so far , and is giving me back my life .


No irregular bowel or issues so far , and I ' m low risk factor for liver , B / P , & cardiac issue .


I take with a meal , use Tums if necessary .


Good so far .


tighening of the chest

leg cramps

I experienced tighening of the chest and leg cramps .


I really didn ' t have a bad reaction to this Medicatiion .


I would take this medicine over Niaspan anyday ! .


My Prostate Oncologist prescribed 10 mg per day for high LDL .


The first day I did my normal excercise routine , ran two miles , lifted weights , etc


neck pain

That night I had neck pain , and thought it was nothing .


Took the second tablet the next day .


very tired

Upon arising on the second day , I noticed that I was very tired .


Pain in both quads ( above knee , back of leg )

Pain or cramping in both quads ( above knee , back of leg ) .


not motivated to do anything

I was not motivated to do anything .


Spent most of the day in bed , reading a book , something I rarely do .


By the afternoon I could barely function .


Felt generally terrible

flu like symptoms

lower back ache

irritable

no motivation

pain in both upper legs

pain in neck

pain in knuckles

Felt generally terrible , flu like symptoms , lower back ache , irritable , no motivation , and pain in knuckles , neck , and both upper legs .


I had a worse headache than usual ( I have migraine ) , but who knows ?


Went to the internet and found this site .


Saw Lipitor commercial on TV warning about muscle pain .


I did not take the tablet today , and I am feeling better .


I attribute the condition to the Lipitor , although there is no proof .


I am a prostate cancer patient and take a number of other drugs , which raise the LDL .


Apparently , some ( a few ) patients cannot tolerate this drug .


I note that there are some on this list who have permanent damage , so it is serious for some of us .


legs are sore

My legs are still sore , and feel worse than they did after a day of agressive downhill skiing a week ago .


Apparently this works for most , but some people have a severe and not so obvious reaction .


Stop immediately if there is any muscle pain .


pain

inflammed ligaments

inflammed bursae

Soon after starting Lipitor I developed extreme pain in both inner arms at the elbows , over the next years I developed inflammed ligaments and bursae in my shoulders and ankles .


Nerve pain

Also Nerve pain in shoulders , ankles and feet .


burning of shoulders

burning of ankles

Finally extreme burning of shoulders and ankles .


I was started on Liptor 20 mg 7 years ago .


It was increased to 40 mg .


3 years ago .


pain

The pain increased proportionately to the time I was on the drug and the dose increase .


Neither my doctors nor I ever related these pains to Lipitor .


I stopped Lipitor six months ago as an experiment .


Within 3 weeks I had recovered about 50 % .


I hve not recovered past this point .


I still can ' t walk without extreme pain .


I have to wear ankle supports , night splints , ice compresses frequently , gel pads , elevated heels .


My shoulders are doing better than my ankles and feet , but they still hurt .


My GP and the surgeon who says I now need surgery on both ankles for the inflammed bursae are reluctant to connect my pain and disability .


My GP still wants me on statins .


She is annoyed that I will not take any .


I am taking Red Yeast Rice with COQ 10 now instead of a statin along with 2000 mg of Vitamin C daily .


Basically Lipitor has ruined my formerly active life .


No more dancing , golf , hiking , even standing too long sets my ankles on fire .


I will have my cholesterol rechecked in September to see if the Red Yeast Rice helps my elevated cholesterol .


I was never warned that any of the symptoms I have experienced were in any way related to Lipitor .


Took Liptor for 3 months 2 years ago .


could not walk 75 feet

Developed severe thigh muscle pain ( both legs involved ) and could not walk 75 feet .


Took myself off Liptor and all symtoms went completely away .


Then my doctor had a bright idea to try Liptor again and the same symtoms came back .


muscle problem

can hardly walk

Problem is , went off this drug and I still have muscle problem and at times can hardly walk !


Now the top outer thigh muscle starts to feel very warm , then get numb and lastly it starts to feel very cool ( Like the icy hot patch ) .


This drug is so bad , I just want to get back to my normal self , but I feel that the damage has been done !


Am making Dr appointment to see if anything can be done .


2 - 3 month .


SEVERE fatigue

very bad headaches

For about 15 months I experienced SEVERE fatigue , and initially for about three months very bad headaches which diminished in intensity but never completely went away .


Insomnia

Insomnia , I would wake up at 3 : 00 am and be unable to go back to sleep .


Difficulty in swallowing

constipation

Difficulty in swallowing and constipation .


I went to 3 different doctors for these symptoms .


All of them dismissed my view that maybe the Lipitor was causing all of this even though the symptoms started about 3 weeks after uping the dosage from 20 mg . to 40 .


I quit taking Lipitor about a week ago - thanks in part to this web site .


Within 3 days I was no longer consistently waking up at 3 : 00 am unable to go back to sleep .


Headaches

extreme fatigue

Headaches seem to be dissipating as well , and the extreme fatigue is disappearing .


I don ' t expect MD ' s to be knowledgeable about every drug and I recognize that this drug has probably saved a lot of lives , but it is the attitude that I find irresponsible , that these problems couldn ' t possibly be caused by Lipitor since as all the doctors said .


muscle pain

stiffness in hands

pain in hands

trouble with walking / balance

neck pain

shoulder pain

muscle pain , stiffness / pain in hands that kept me awake at night and limited my ability to perform routine tasks such as type , trouble with walking / balance neck , and shoulder pain .


They should rename this disability in a bottle ! .


muscle weakness

tendon weakness

tendon ruptures

memory loss

muscle weakness , tendon weakness and ruptures , memory loss .


I started taking Lipitor 3 / 29 / 06 to control elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides .


I started taking 10 mg per day along with omega 3 , fish oil , change in diet and exercise and reduced total , LDL and Tri ' s to acceptable levels within 3 mos .


tore my right Achilles tendon just simply taking off from a sprinters stance

However , I tore my right Achilles tendon on 2 / 4 / 07 by just simply taking off from a sprinters stance .


tore my left Achilles tendon by simply jumping in the air

I then tore my left Achilles tendon on 10 / 26 / 08 by simply jumping in the air after my son won his playoff football game .


Someone at the Dr ' s office recently recommended to me to do a search for possible connection between statin use and tendon damage / ruptures .


Much to my surprise there is a significant amount of study and history of this connection .


( Google statins tendon )


I have stopped the use of Lipitor immediately after finding out about this connection .


I have always been very active , athletic and have worked out pretty consistently since my High School years .


I am 41 now and cannot understand why now I am having th .


I only took Lipitor a short time then was switched to Zocor .


Leg cramps

fatique

overall weak feeling

Leg cramps , fatique , overall weak feeling .


I quit taking the Statin drug 2 years ago .


I went to American Heart lung ass . website and put in my 10 year risk factor .


By dropping my total cholesterol from 259 down to 200 only reduced my risk factor by 1 % .


I showed this and other info to my Doctor and she understood and said it was my choice .


I feel normal today and will never take these drugs again .


Here is site to check your risk factor . http : / / www . fda . gov / opacom / backgrounders / problem . html


Also I found out you should report side effects to FDA at . http : / / www . fda . gov / opacom / backgrounders / problem . html


They estimate only 20 % to 30 % of drug side effects get reported .


I encourage everyone to report their experiences with these drugs .


( We have to the Doctors don ' t ) .


These Statins are dangerous over perscribed drugs .


Haven ' t really experienced any side effects thankfully .


This medicine seems to work very well .


throat hurts

My throat still hurts while on it ; however the pain is tolerable and I am able to function through the day until my virus works its course and I am finally over this horrible sore throat ! .


leg cramps

leg cramps at 40 mg .


went away at 20 mg .


ldl stayed lower .


just reduce your dosage to retain benifits and stop side effects .


I am thrilled to have found this site .


depression

lack of ability to concentrate

short attention span

The depression , lazyness ( I don ' t feel like doing anything ) , lack of ability to concentrate , short attention span , feeling of .


Cholersterol went from 260 to 180 in the first month .


changed my personality

The stuff works ; however it ' s changed my personality .


Quality of life is worth something .


However , I agreed to it because diet and exercise didn ' t work .


I had even lost 15 pounds ( I ' m 5 8 .


none that I ' m aware of .


My total cholesterol was 300 prior to taking Lipitor .


The Lipitor ( along with healthy eating ) has brought that number down to 165 , so I am very happy .


I have had none of the side effects that others talk about .


Headache

dizziness

Headache , dizziness .


I took 1 tablet today , and won ' t take another one .


headache

I looked up the side - effects because of a headache and am scared to death by what I read .


stomack pains

vomited

abdominal pain

vaginal bleeding

stomack pains , vomited all night about 6 times , abdominal pain , then i got severe vaginal bleeding , horrible .


do not take it .


Jaw pains

neck pains

low back pains

hip pains

Jaw , neck , low back and hip pains .


Numbness

tingling

Numbness / tingling in legs and arms .


Dr changed first to Vytorin then Pravachol .


Took about a month for the same symptoms to begin with Vytorin .


pains

The pravachol started the pains again in about 3 months .


I stopped taking all statin drungs .


Still hurting after 2 months of stopping .


Be careful taking this drug .


Heavy menstrual bleeding

cramps

nausea

From one pill : Heavy menstrual bleeding even though my periods ended a week before , cramps , nausea .


Women , beware : do NOT take this medicine unless you ' ve taken it in the past and it was right for you .


Also , do NOT take this if you might be pregnant !


I checked the reviews on this website before taking this drug , and I thought " oh , I ' m sure it won ' t happen to me " .


bleeding

cramps

Sure enough , 2 hours after taking a single pill , the bleeding and cramps started .


Never again will I touch this drug .


Tight throat

Tight throat , holding water .


Second time I am trying to live with Lipitor .


suffocated me

First time was bad , I went with another product which sent me to the emergency room twice , it suffocated me .


kidneys hurt

bladder infection

black outs

Then I switched to another one which was worse then the second one , kidneys hurt , bladder infection , black outs .


Now I ' m back on 20 mg Lipitor and will take them regardless of side effects .


I have low tolerance to any medications , taking the Lipitor at night so I sleep through most side effects .


Diarrhea

Diarrhea after only one pill .


Unbearable after two .


I stopped after 2 days , waited 2 weeks and tried again .


Same results .


I have lots of food and chemical sensitivities , so I ' m sure this is not a typical response .


heavy menstral cycles

fatigue

slow healing

clotting

Extremely heavy menstral cycles , fatigue , slow healing & clotting .


If I miss a day , headaches begin to creep in .


Tried many others , this seemed to work best for quite some time .


No day is pain free , though .


Not bad on stomach - always take w / milk or food .


This is genetic for me , so NSAIDs will be in my life for a while .


but fear long - term use of this one .


this med works like a dream .


no side effects and it does its job .


my cholesterol has been lowered substantially .


it lasts all day .


memory problem

tremor

recently wrote about my husband who was diagnosed with parkinson ' s - - he stopped Lipitor 4 months ago , and began mega doses of coq 10 - and other antioxidants and magnesium orotate - 4 weeks ago - - memory problem has disappeared , tremor decreased to a minor .


we think my husband ' s symptoms of parkinson ' s was caused by / brought on by Lipitor ' s lowering of coq 10 and interrupting many other metabolic pathways within the body including selenium production .


time is required to determine if reversal of symptoms permanent .


Have received letter about a case of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dianosis changed to .


muscles painful

joints painful

After taking Lipitor for a number of years my muscles and joints in my legs and shoulders gradually became very painful .


arms weak

My arms are so weak I can hardly lift them .


I stopped taking the drug for about a month .


damage to my shoulder joints

Symptoms have decreased but I am worried I have caused permanent damage to my shoulder joints .


cannot concentrate

get tired vry easily

I also cannot concentrate like I used to I get tired vry easily .


Lipitor reduced my cholesterol , but the side effects are too great .


no side effects .


Met with surgon last week to schedule hip replacement .


Could not tolerate pain .


Was on hydrocodine heavy aand did not like side effects .


Almost overnight was 100 % pain free .


bleeding

stomach pains

Sorry ladies i don not have bleeding or stomach pains .


Truly wish you could have same results as i have .


shoulder pain

Took 5 years ago for shoulder pain and it worked as well .


I am on my feet all day requiring steps and was ready to retire .


I danced at a wedding this weekend for the first time in 3 years .


This medicine helped with the heel spurs , however the side effects were far worse and not worth taking the medicine .


bad gas

SEVERE diarrhea

stomach cramps

nausea

I had bad gas and SEVERE diarrhea along with stomach cramps and nausea .


have your liver checked regularly .


muscle weakness in ankle

muscle weakness in back

muscle weakness in plantar muscle

muscle weakness in ankle , plantar muscle , back .


I stopped lipitor right away when a friend told me that her supposedly ' fibromyalgia ' disappeared when she stopped the drugs .


Too many people with disabilitating symptoms taking lipitor or all the other cholesterol prescribed drugs .


It did lower my cholesterol but I don ' t need to be cripple .


Now I eat soaked oatmeal , 1 glass or dry red wine x 4 weekly , watch my diet , walk 1 / 2 hour daily .


It does lower my cholesterol from 300 to 175 I stopped it for 1 month my cholesterol went up again .


I suggest people with high cholesterol to research more about all cholesterol lowering drugs .


They all have the same formula with different names .


Find alternatives like me .


go natural .


very fatigued

sleepy

Always very fatigued and sleepy immediately after taking the drug almost like a sleeping pill causes .


So I take it before going to sleep .


food cravings

Strange type food cravings e . g . rich fatty foods like cheese , peanut butter , mayo , eggs , and hot sauce or salt cravings too , and I ' m not overweight or pregnant either .


sporadic lower abdominal cramping

gas

thigh soreness

Periodic or sporadic lower abdominal cramping without the gas and thigh soreness .


good cholesterol is whacked , lowered

Works wonders on my bad cholesterol and tri ' s but now my good cholesterol is whacked , lowered .


Ratio is also a lot better but the lowering of my good cholesterol has my doctor thinking I need yet another drug to bring good cholesterol back up .


severe pain in my limbs

muscle fatigue

severe pain in my limbs , muscle fatigue when I tried to do my workout at the .


severe abdonimal pain

stool was black

blood in my stool

Very very severe abdonimal pain , next day my stool was black which could indicate blood in my stool , going to doctor today .


I will never take it again .


feeling in a fog

memory problems

muscle weakness in mouth area

speech difficulties like pronunciation

feeling in a fog , memory problems ; muscle weakness in mouth area causing speech difficulties like pronunciation , and chewing / swallowing difficulties like biting my tongue and inside my cheek ; muscle weakness in my right hand causing me to lose grip and drop things ; balance problems when turning around or standing to walking movements .


I was not informed by my doctor to look out for these symptoms , in fact she did not feel they were connected to the Lipitor .


I know my body and this is not me .


I am going to stop and see what happens .


For as long as I could remember I ' ve always had perfect cholesterol ( from a percentage perspective anyway ) .


It ' s always been right around 120 / 120 .


For what ever reason my LDL shot up to 175 so a ( not my normal one ) Dr just prescribed me Lipitor .


I didn ' t notice any problems for just over 2 months then all of a sudden one day I stared feeling horrible like a severe flu just hit me .


couldn ' t get enough sleep

was incredibly week

had pains throughout my upper body

For the next few days I couldn ' t get enough sleep I was incredibly week and had pains throughout my upper body .


I saw my regular Dr and decided to stop taking the drug , she also drew blood .


Luckily most of the tests came back normal but there was a small spike in something with my liver which was normal before .


My Cholesterol was LDL 95 HDL 109 ( which I thought it is advertised to raise ? ) and my triglycerides were great as well .


I can ' t say that the drug doesn ' t work but compared to how I feel it ' s not with it and I ' ll never take it again .


I ' ve been off it for 3 days now and only feel slightly bett .


I took Lipitor for one month .


severe pain in my legs

I was having severe pain in my legs .


muscle weakness in my legs

After I quit taking it , I still have muscle weakness in my legs and pain when I sit down or stand from a sitting position .


My doctor doesn ' t seem to know what to do about it .


I am scheduled to see another doctor next month .


I was taking 20 mg of Lipitor .


Everyone I talk to who is taking Lipitor says they have leg pain .


I will not ever take another Lipitor tablet .


feel like an airhead

slightly dizzy virtually all the time

frequently unable to think clearly

After three months on Lipitor , I started to feel like an airhead - - slightly dizzy virtually all the time and frequently unable to think clearly .


I actually started to wonder if I were developing early Alzheimer ' s ( I ' m 58 ) .


severe pain in my thighs

severe pain in my knees

exhausted all the time

After five months , I developed severe pain in my thighs and knees and I ' m exhausted all the time .


So far my blood tests have been normal , but now that I ' ve read these posts , I ' m going to stop taking Lipitor .


It did lower my total cholesterol from 235 to 200 .


extreme joint pain

extreme joint pain .


stiff neck

First started as a stiff neck .


That went away , then it was my knee .


pain wrists

pain hips

The pain has since radiated to wrists and hips .


general malaise

depression

I felt general malaise and depression .


When shopping , I needed a cart for support .


This is very unlike me .


I have been on this drug for almost 3 years .


pain

I have a very high tolerance to pain , so I hesitated to call my doctor thinking the pain would go away .


When I did call , his advice , get off the Lipitor !


I was glad to find this site to compare my side effects with others .


stomach upset

perforated ulcer

Slight stomach upset became worse and resulted in a perforated ulcer which nearly killed me !


I will never be perfectly well again !


My gastrc surgeon put the blame firmly on this drug .


I was fit , 48 and ate an excellent diet .


It did help my arthritis , but in my opinion the possibility of side effects was not taken very seriously .


bleeding

peritonitis

septicaemia

renal respiratory failure

It can kill you : post operatively I suffered bleeding , peritonitis , septicaemia , renal and respiratory failure .


I was sent home wearing 2 stoma bags and 3 wound dressings , weighing four stone ! ( 56 lbs ) .


At the beginning I didn ' t experience any side effects at all on 10 mg .


It did lower my cholesterol .


leg cramps

spinning head

In my 2 nd year I started having very bad leg cramps in the night and spinning head when laying down .


sugar started to go up

In the 8 th year my sugar started to go up which I am tested for every 6 months .


Tinnitus

ringing in the ears

In my 11 th year I have now developed Tinnitus ( ringing in the ears ) as well as still all the above side effects .


When I did research I read that all of the side effects I am experiencing have most likely been cause from taking Lipitor for a long time .


I have now decided to stop taking Lipitor before something else happens to me .


Too bad all of this showed up after so many years .


chronic and acute back pain

Was on Lipitor 10 mg per day for about 5 years and experienced chronic and acute back pain which gradually improved but seemed strange to me because I hadn ' t really done anything to strain my back muscles .


leg cramps

New doc gave me a different statin but I had leg cramps so he put me on Baycol .


Baycol was removed from market so next doc put me back on Lipitor .


My cholesterol level increased to slightly over 200 so my doc increased dosage to 40 mg a day .


Hand cramps

leg cramps

Hand and leg cramps returned .


Hands diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome and I wore a hand brace to sleep several nights a week which controlled the symptoms .


inflammation of my foot muscles

inflammation of my joints

plantar fasciitis of my left foot

Recently developed inflammation of my foot muscles and joints and ( apparently ) plantar fasciitis of my left foot .


foot problems

Doc prescribed 800 mg Motrin qid but the foot problems became worse .


General weakness in my feet

General weakness in my calves

General weakness in my hands

tingling in the soles of my feet

burning in the soles of my feet

General weakness in my feet , calves , and hands and tingling and burning in the soles of my feet .


Depression

Depression , for which I ' ve been taking an SSRI for about two years and may not be related to the Lipitor .


I had high cholesterol ( over 350 ) and was prescribed Lipitor in 1996 after other methods failed to have much effect .


I have taken two stress tests over the past ten years and was told I had a healthy cardiovascular system with no trace of heart disease .


I am 6 ' tall , weighed 177 lbs . , and considered myself healthy until recently .


I need to be able to pass a physical readiness test , including a 1 . 5 mile run , every 6 months because I ' m in the military .


I took myself off Lipitor because I can not take the physical readiness test .


In fact I need a cane in the morning to get out of bed .


I am not overweight .


I was told to stretch and exercise more but that has not helped my symptoms , which have continued to worsen .


Until recently I walked to work and shopping , 4 or 5 miles most weekdays , and more on the weekends .


I also ran 2 miles , 3 times a week .


difficulty walking

problems with my balance

Now I have difficulty walking and problems with my balance and I ' ve gained 10 pounds because I ' ve become sedentary .


Two days after taking myself off Lipitor my feet have improved a little and I ' m looking forward to resuming a more active lifestyle .


I think my symptoms are a result of Lipitor .


Will not continue taking Lipitor ! .


general overal weakness

After taking for only 3 days I experienced general overal weakness .


fatigue

fatigue .


nausea

nausea .


diziness

diziness .


trembling

trembling .


trouble concentrating

trouble concentrating .


sadness

sadness .


moodiness

moodiness .


insomia

insomia .


neck pain

neck pain .


dull headaches

dull headaches .


feverish

feverish .


clamy feeling

clamy feeling .


tingly feeling in scalp

tingly feeling in hands

tingly feeling in hands and scalp .


felt rotton all day long

basically felt rotton all day long .


Would wake up feeling good , but about an hour or so after taking Lipitor all the above symptoms returned .


Others swear by this drug , but they can have it .


Doctor took me off of it , but I would have done so myself anyway .


Felt like I was being poisened quite honestly !


Thank GOD I found this website , as all I could find on the web was how WONDERFUL Lipitor is !


Maybe for some , but not for all of us obviously .


Chest muscle pains

- Chest muscle pains .


Pins and needles

- Pins and needles in legs and arms .


Numbness in fingers

reduced hand grip power

- Numbness in fingers , reduced hand grip power .


Numbness

pain

- Numbness / pain in back .


Numbness

headache

- Numbness / headache in forehead .


Numbness in mouth

- Numbness in mouth .


Headache

- Headache that lasts for days .


sight gets tired

- My sight also gets tired from computer a lot easier than before .


chest ache

The week I started to take I had the chest ache , confirmed to be muscular by doctors .


At the start of the second week , I accidentally took a dose in the morning instead of the night because I took the wrong pill ( skipped the night dose ) .


The day after I started to have the other symptons .


The worst one - the mouth one has faded , but the others remain .


I found out too late grapefruit juice can make this drug stronger .


I drank it some days during the first 2 weeks .


Stopped drinking it .


At the beginning of third week I took 50 mg of CoQ 10 per day for 3 days .


I couldn ' t sense an improvement , but after stopping for other three days I will try again .


( I need better evidence before buying a can of CoQ 10 , it is very expensive and hard to find around here ) .


Will beg my cardiologist to let me try natural exercise before continuing statins .


Giving it a 3 , because it was effective , in a single month and with ezetimibe and exercise all my numbers are in very safe ranges .


Please be careful about natural supplements .


Homeopathy simply does not work - it is just water - The supplements that do work may also have side effects , just like the drugs .


Red Yeast Rice , for example , actually contains a statin ( lovastatin ) , so it will most likely have all the set of side effects as the other statins .


headache

gas

bloating

mood swings

ill feeling

paranoid

anxious

headache , gas , bloating , mood swings , ill feeling , paranoid , anxious .


My Dr said my cholesterol was very high .


SO she put me on Lipitor .


I was so sick over Christmas Holiday and did not know why .


Could not sleep

Could not eat

Could not eat , sleep .


gassy

belly blew up

felt so gassy and my belly blew up like a balloon .


When I stopped taking it , I felt back to normal .


Ill do it naturally with eating healthily with salmon and olive oil and veggies .


My feet feel like I have stone bruises just in front of the heel .


My hips hurt on both sides

My hips hurt on both sides when I get up .


I walk like an old person

I walk like an old person .


My doctor noticed a rough sound in my lungs and a heart murmur that was never mentioned before .


I ' m having tests next week for both .


I was OK taking 20 mg but the doctor raised me to 40 mg about 4 months ago .


It ' s only since then that I ' ve had these symptoms .


I ' ll probably quit completely though .


I ' m not physically able to do anything much .


And at a young 50 that is just not acceptable .


HURT EVERY WHERE

I HURT EVERY WHERE .


I FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN RUN OVER BY A TRUCK ALL THE TIME .


WEEK

COULDN ' T WALK ACROSS THE ROOM

I WAS SO WEEK AT TIMES I COULDN ' T WALK ACROSS THE ROOM .


THOUGH I WAS GOING TO DIE

I REALLY THOUGH I WAS GOING TO DIE .


MY DR SAYS IT WAS NOT FROM THE LIPITOR .


IT HAS TAKEN MANY MONTHS FOR ME TO FEEL ALMOST NORMAL AGAIN .


I STARTED TAKING B - 6 100 MG B - 12 1000 MCG AND 800 MCG OF FOLIC ACID EVERYDAY AND IT HAS KEPT MY CHOLESTEROL IN THE NORMAL RANGE .


I am a Gym Junky , pretty athletic , attend 4 times a week .


took lipitor 40 mg and that ended my gym aspirations .


loss of muscle strenth , mainly calves

loss of muscle strenth , mainly calves .


Have stopped taking lipitor , changed my diet , and life is slowly getting back to normal .


awful drug .


Maybe the people not affected by Lipitor lead a non physical life or do not have any muscle , and therefor do not notice the effects . ? ? ? ? .


Did a great job in lowering colestrol .


down to 2 . 7 .


Muscle spasms

joint ache

loss of muscle structure in the calf muscles

feel tired

ache

Muscle spasms , joint ache , loss of muscle structure especially in the calf muscles , feel tired and ache .


It lowered cholesterol and triglycerides .


Had to take a second medication to lower triglycerides more .


memory problems

depression

muscle aches

joint pain

exercise intolerance

transient global amnesia

memory problems , depression , muscle aches , joint pain , exercise intolerance , transient global amnesia .


none .


but soon as i started it the staticy feeling in my abdomin stopped and the hot feelings i usually suffered from when that static would start had ceased with it .


i feel much better .


it drove my cholesterol down to almost perfect levels .


of course if you behave with your diet .


AND if the medication doesn ' t make you sick .


if you feel better taking it you ' ve hit the jack pot .


i ' ve heard so many who suffer bad cramps and chest pains with this medication .


i ' ve lucked out .


though i ' ve had unsuccessful endeavors with another medication pertaining to triglycerides .


but lipitor has actually made me feel much better from a problem i ' ve suffered feeling as a child .


abdominal irritation or a sensation that feels like electricity zapping around my midsection and used to make me feel hot and irritable .


soon as i took lipitor that all stopped .


i ' m very happy something helped that .


i was tired of feeling strange when it came to my gut .


: D .


shoulder pain

muscle pain

Left shoulder pain and right hip and muscle pain over 3 weeks .


pain

shoulder pain

I ' m a physician and initially figured the pain was sports related ( although being right handed , I was suspicious about the unilateral left shoulder pain ) .


significant limp

I stuck it out for 3 weeks until I had a significant limp .


pain

Then stopped Lipitor 3 days ago and noticed a very significant mitigation of the pain - about 80 % resolved already .


The drug worked wonders on cholesterol ( down 80 in 4 months ) , but I ' ll be starting an alternative shortly .


Nothing unusual or that Im aware of .


I have some acid reflux thats developed over the last few years , which may not be related since it runs in the family .


Works great !


Hard to function without ( pain ) , when I ran out .


Im probably addicted to it .


Somewhat concerned about the long term effects and listed possible side effects , so I ' ve only ever taken arthrotec 50 once daily rather than twice , which is just enough to manage my pain levels .


I feel it has a cummulative effect .


maybe .


I dont think anything will completely remove the pain , and maybe shouldnt since it helps you to know whats going on .


Else how much would you have to take , thus increasing your risk for possible adverse reactions .


Tired lower arms and legs muscel

hair loss

pale / yellow complexion

dizzyness

heat stress

loss of concentration

fell asleep while driving

Tired lower arms and legs muscel , hair loss , pale / yellow complexion , dizzyness , heat stress , loss of concentration , fell asleep while driving .


muscel fatigue

only took medication for 4 months then 18 mnths later took pravachol with in 4 days muscel fatigue started .


cold sweats

dizzyness

have cold sweats and dizzyness .


sever heat intolerance

Seem to be developing sever heat intolerance .


Depression

anxiety

spaced - out feeling

lack of concentration

insomnia

Depression , anxiety , spaced - out feeling , lack of concentration , insomnia .


I take zoloft for major depression and it works well .


Depression

anxiety

spaced - out feeling

lack of concentration

insomnia

However , within days of starting lipitor , I started feeling the adverse side effects Depression , anxiety , spaced - out feeling , lack of concentration , insomnia which are pretty much how I felt when I was experiencing major depression .


The thing is , if I were to stop taking zoloft today , it would be months before I felt the depression returning , and it would take months to get back to normal when I restarted zoloft .


Lipitor put me in that state in a could of weeks , and after stopping lipitor , I was feeling better in a few days .


depression

Just to be sure , I started taking lipitor a second time , and the depression came back within one or two days .


It ' s now a week since I stopped it and I ' m just now getting back to normal .


I haven ' t noticed any increased muscle or joint pain .


I ' m not touching statins again .


Started experiencing pain in my right heel when walking in mid - November ; it got worse over time so I went to see my orthopedist in early December and he said I had plantar fasciitis ; he showed me stretching exercises and advised me to get inserts for my walking shoes , wear cushioned house slippers and avoid walking up inclines .


The pain lessened by following all these recommendations but I was still uncomfortable a lot of the time .


I finally went to see the orthopedist in March and he said my foot " can " improve if I continued with the exercises , etc At the very end , he asked if he had given me the " patch " at my first appointment ; so I left with a sample and a prescription for the Flector patch .


I cut a patch ( there are five in each reclosable pouch ) in half and it covers the heel area .


After I used it the first time , the puffiness and pain were gone !


I found it best to use the patch at night only although you can replace it every 12 hours .


I put the patch on at bedtime , tape the edges down and wear a sock to secure it .


Initially , I used it every night and after about three weeks , was able to cut down to several times a week .


It certainly helped to make the past month more comfortable .


" fluey " feelings in upper arms , legs

Has been all OK until recently when I started to get " fluey " feelings in upper arms , legs etc


As I had just recently had flu jab thought this was the cause .


However the symptoms persisted , GP said " just flu jab " - but after 4 weeks !


Noticed today after leaving Artrotec off for a day or so , that things were much better until I took one dose .


fluey feelings

fluey feelings returned within a hour .


Draw your own conclusions .


severe nausea

dizziness

terrible stomach pain

severe nausea dizziness terrible stomach pain .


severe lower back pain

First of all , I noticed severe lower back pain .


pain

I put this off as a work - out related pain .


pain

After the pain intensified after it should have gone away , I became concerned .


knee hurt

hip hurt

Then I noticed that my knee and my right hip hurt .


crying for no reason

Then I started crying for no reason .


I yelled at my poor dog for doing nothing .


ALl in all , this drug really sucks .


I hate it .


I hate the doctor that put me on it .


I can ' t wait to get off of it .


I shouldn ' t have been on it in the first place .


I swear she must be doing it for the drug compant kick backs .


severe headache

neck pain

The very first day I took 20 mg of lipitor I experienced a severe headache and neck pain .


light headed

shaky

I felt light headed and shaky .


felt flu - like

By the fifth day I felt flu - like and very sick .


headache

The headache was constant and only Aleve slightly helped it .


I would sit with a heating pad for hours on my neck .


On day 6 I called my doctor and he told me to stop taking lipitor .


This is my 3 rd day off the drug and I feel 90 % better .


headache

shouldar ache

I only had a slight headache and shouldar ache today .


There are sooo many people that take liptior and never have a side effect and they achieve wonderful results .


I will never take it again .


Now I don ' t know what to do about lowering my cholesterol .


I really do not want to take another drug .


I know my doctor will laugh at natural remedies and I do not know how to do it , but I will try .


muscle pain

joint pain

arms painful

I have had muscle / joint pain , mainly in my arms which is very painful when I position them in certain ways ; otherwise I am just .


This works for lowering Cholesterol , but not so sure about the big picture .


I hesitated going on it and now believe my original impression was probably correct .


I am going to try something natural instead .


pain

The pain isn ' t worth it .


drowsy

With this one it just makes me a little drowsy ! .


This medicine completely relieves my thumb pain , and really helps with my back pain .


stomach hurt soooo bad

BUT , it makes my stomach hurt soooo bad that I ' m not sure what is worse .


I only use it when my thumbs hurt so bad I want to cry .


stomach pain

Then I put up with the stomach pain .


diarrhea

It also give you diarrhea but I can handle that .


Very effective .


Lowered cholesterol from 230 to 160 .


After taking Lipitor for 2 1 / 2 years , I experienced problems pronouncing .


tightness in legs

tightness in forearms

fatigue in forearms

fatigue in legs

on 10 mg tightness and fatigue in forearms and legs .


Pain in side muscles on one side of chest .


Off balanced - ness

Off balanced - ness .


However , I started to have these symptoms to a lesser degree two weeks before I started the Lipitor due to a viral upper respiratory infection .


These symptoms increased with Lipitor and lessened when I went off it .


Wondering if metabolic changes battling high cholesterol is the cause rather than the drug formulation itself .


I will try taking Co - Enzyme Q to moderate side effects .


I also take Zinc and Omega 3 - 6 - 9 capsules ( which lowers cholesterol ) .


After a mild heart attack 2 years ago I was put on 10 mg of Lipitor .


leg and feet cramps

I began having leg and feet cramps .


I stopped for a month and felt better but my cholesterol went back up .


The doctor insisted I go back on .


feet and leg cramps

When I complained of feet and leg cramps the doctor put me on 5 mg .


feet are cramping

This helped but after 3 months my feet are cramping and I wake several times a night .


back pain

hip pain

tired

depressed

I am also having back and hip pain and am feeling tired and depressed .


I am going to stop again .


pain

It is not worth going through the pain .


The doctor does not believe it is the Lipitor but I feel better when off .


swelling of the legs

Some swelling of the legs .


I had been unable to get relief from my pain for 2 months following a bone marrow biopsy .


I was up to 30 arthritis strength tylenol and numerous Tylenol 3 daily .


Couldn ' t sleep because of the pain .


No concentration .


Loosing days of work .


Within 2 days of taking the arthrotec 50 ( twice daily ) , the pain was gone .


Even the arthritic pain I had in the knees and an ankle .


gone .


I can sleep again .


It is great to be able to sleep & function again .


severn calf cramps

bearly walk

leg cramps

Developed severn calf cramps after a couple of weeks on Lipitor where I could bearly walk and after talking to a friend he told me he was prescribed Lipitor and had developed leg cramps and his doctor switched drugs .


leg cramps

Before taking Lipitor I never have leg cramps .


leg cramps

I then called my doctor and told him about my leg cramps and told me to stop taking the Lipitor and he was going to prescribe another drug .


severn leg cramps

cramps

cramps

After one week off the drug I still have severn leg cramps and went in for another doctors visit and he said he didn ' t thiink it was a Lipitor side effect because the cramps were localized and felt maybe the cramps were caused by a muscle enemze .


He drew blood and is running tests .


leg cramps

right knee swelled

leg cramps

About the same time I got the leg cramps my right knee swelled up so I saw another doctor and I don ' t know if the knee and leg cramps are related side effects .


leg cramps

cramps

Anyway I asked the second doctor about Liptior side effects re . leg cramps and he felt that the side effect could be localized and that the cramps could .


After learning about the side effects of Liptior and talking to several people who have been prescribed Lipitor all had some kind of side effects .


HORRIBLE muscle pains

horrible back spasms

spasms in leg muscles

nausea

vomiting

pain

could hardly walk or sit

HORRIBLE muscle pains , horrible back spasms , spasms in leg muscles , nausea , vomiting , pain so bad that I could hardly walk or sit .


chest pains

chest pains , so bad that I ended up in the emergency room 2 x not knowing what it was from .


One Doctor finally took a blood test and told me it was from the lipitor .


NEVER NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG .


I am hoping that I did not hurt myself permanently by taking it .


don ' t know what to do to find out .


took 4 out of 5 days .


Stomach cramps

gas

constipation

headaches

muscles in my left leg locked up

Stomach cramps , gas , constipation , headaches , and , maybe a coincidence , the muscles in my left leg locked up .


Also , up 5 - 6 times at night to pee ; normally 1 or 2 .


Stopped taking this drug .


The side effects more than cancel out the possible benefits .


Not fun .


appetite increase

stomach feels empty all the time

appetite increase , stomach feels empty all the time .


appetite increase

pain feels better , but the appetite increase worries me .


Neuronal Apoptosis ( Brain Cell Death )

Mitochondrial DNA mutations

Neuronal Apoptosis ( Brain Cell Death ) as evidenced on MRI scan , and confirmed by brain biopsy with electron microscopy , Mitochondrial DNA mutations , similar to that of MELAS , Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke - like episodes .


Evidenced by Brain Biopsy w / Electron Microscopy , as well as Serial Lactic Acid levels consitently well above normal range , as well as a Muscle Biopsy studied under Electron Microscopy .


permanently and totally disabled

I was 34 years old when I was hospitalized for nearly 1 month , leaving me permanently and totally disabled .


I was a critical care Registered Nurse for the prior 12 years .


I loved my job and have only 1 regret , that I ever educated people on the dangers of High Cholesterol , and convinced them to take these poisons .


Cholesterol has very little to do with heart disease , and ALL statins are toxic .


See www . spacedoc . net A site by a former family physician / NASA flight surgeon , disabled by his use of Lipitor .


If you want more proof , email me / / / / / / I have a ton of it .


I want to educate people as to the REAL cause of heart disease .


muscle pain

headache

tingling and sunny sensation on my face

gas

muscle pain , headache , tingling and sunny sensation on my face , gas .


stiff neck

tightness in shoulders

muscle pain

stiff neck , tightness in shoulders , muscle pain .


not recommended .


debilitating muscle pains

horrible fatigue

tingling in my fingers

tingling in my arms

tingling in my legs

Very slowly , over many years , I ' ve developed debilitating muscle pains , horrible fatigue , tingling in my arms , legs and fingers ; I ' ve gone to the doctor for 5 years , at least , trying to find out what is wrong with me .


I JUST turned 40 years old and should not feel like this .


Out of nowhere , I heard about CoQ 10 depletion and just started the supplement today .


I was never told ANY of these symptoms could relate to the Lipitor - in fact , I specifically asked if any of my medications could be causing these problems .


extreme pain in legs

extreme pain in back

Caused extreme pain in back an legs .


Hip pain

leg pain

shoulder pain

Hip , leg , shoulder pain .


limp

Developed limp on left side .


Stiffness

Stiffness in morning and after sitting .


Extreme fatigue

Extreme fatigue .


Depression

Depression .


Difficulty sleeping

Difficulty sleeping .


I was told there were no side effects when first put on statins and did not suspect my ailments were related .


pain

stiffness

Upon discontinuing Lipitor , I began to improve almost immediately - - less pain and stiffness , more energy and improved sleep quality .


This is a life altering drug that should be carefully and objectively evaluated .


I would not recommend it to anyone .


very bad pain in my muscles

very bad pain in my muscles .


Leg pains

loss of memory

E . D .

sleep loss

Leg pains , loss of memory , E . D . and sleep loss .


I was never told of these possible side effects .


low mood

loss of self - confidence

loss of interest in life

brain fog

impaired memory

Extended periods of low mood , loss of self - confidence , loss of interest in life etc also brain fog & impaired memory .


Increased to 40 mg / day in the last 6 months and then stopped taking it after reading of similiar symptoms on this website .


After 2 weeks , the symptoms had gone and 8 weeks later they still have not returned .


Won ' t be taking this anymore .


impotence

impotence .


twitching in thighs

pain in ankle

couldnt walk

bones in foot collapsing

initially noticed twitching in thighs thought because im a rn it was just in my mind 5 wks into pain in ankle to point i couldnt walk went to podiatrist who ive seen for plantar fascitits and was told bones in foot collapsing mechanical problem not lipitor made orthotics put on nsaid no reief got orthotics and now on medrol dose pack having mri tommarrow will never take again .


was a big lipitor fan before started on studies showed helped alzheimers now would never reccomend and have talked to numerous people who had problems .


Swelling left arm

very severe itching

intolerable itching

vivid weird dreams

Swelling left arm , very severe itching , intolerable itching , and vivid weird dreams .


large dark bruise on hand

Also large dark bruise on hand .


Should be banned .


severe abdominal pain

Took 50 mg arthrotec with one tylenol # 3 and within 30 minutes I had the most severe abdominal pain I ' ve ever experienced .


bowel / uterine cramping

It was more like bowel / uterine cramping .


It was so severe I had to go to the emergency room .


I had spent the day there already for my shoulder pain , was given a prescription and never told of these side effects .


severe pain

I then spent the night back in the ER for the severe pain .


The doctor thought it was likely the codeine in the tylenol # 3 but after reading all these comments , I doubt it very much .


Will never take this medication again .


On 10 mg .


didnt seem to have any side effects and my cholestrol went from 256 to 190 in 30 days - I was amazed but then after another month my cholestrol went back up to 235 and my doctor decided to bump up my dose to 20 mg .


severe muscle pain

i felt like I always had the flu

muscle damage

thats when the severe muscle pain started and very debillitating - I went to a rheumotogologist thinking it was lupus or fibromalgyia as i felt like I always had the flu and she took a blood test and said I had muscle damage from the Lipitor .


permanent damage to my muscles

Do the benefits outweigh the severe side effects - Pfizer says it ' s rare but serious side effects - I know many people that have had the same problem with muscle damage so I would not consider the side effect to be rare and now since I ' m off the drug wonder how much permanent damage to my muscles is their due to this awful drug .


Bloating

GI difficulties

added weight

weakened muscle

Bloating - GI difficulties , added weight , weakened muscle noticed in arms but not legs .


Prescribed 20 mg Lipitor for cholesterol .


Took liver test ( ok I guess - no response from doctor ) .


Took 25 days and decided otherwise .


Will go back to herbal and vitamin sources .


memory difficulties

muscle - joint degeneration

Don ' t trust side effects especially memory difficulties and muscle - joint degeneration that some researchers say .


burning sensations in hands

burning sensations in legs

Not sure if related , but increase in burning sensations in legs and hands started around the time this drug was added to my list .


Didn ' t think I was having side effects till I read here .


I ' ve been on it 4 years .


Lowered my cholesterol from 248 to 150 within 3 months .


Switched to Pravachol for 3 months due to insurance issues , and cholesterol went back up to 248 !


Switched back to Lipitor , and will have labs rechecked next week .


Was controlled on 5 mg / day only .


elevated liver enzymes

I have several symptoms listed here , but not sure if related to the Lipitor , as I have other health issues ( arthritis , fibromyalgia , plantar fasciitis ) I do have slightly elevated liver enzymes ( x 18 months ) , MD not sure if from Lipitor or ' fatty liver ' .


GI doc thinks Lipitor .


stomach cramps

diarea

Severe stomach cramps and diarea .


Headache

drowsiness

Headache and drowsiness .


Only took two pills .


Will never take again due to the severity of the side effects .


Cramps

felt like removing my intestines

Cramps so bad that I felt like removing my intestines .


Very scary pills .


I ' m done with pills .


forever .


No side effects but greatly lowered my cholesterol .


lightheadedness

tingling in the scalp

visual deficits

sense of eye drooping

Like a vast majority of those contributing , a lightheadedness , tingling in the scalp , visual deficits ( not double vision or blurriness but a sense of my right eye drooping though it is not ) .


lightheadedness

The lightheadedness and .


Wokred great at lowering cholesterol from 276 to 194 but at what price ?


It is a bad feeling walking around thinking you ' ve got a tumor behind your eye ! .


I have been on lipitor for 10 years for heart maintenance 20 Mg .


Iwas changed to 10 Mg and added tricor 145 Mg because of high ldl .


leg weakness

cramping

I do experience leg weakness and cramping .


cramping

cramping relieved with Potassium .


feeling tired a lot

I was ok at first and it did lower my cholesterol but a was feeling tired a lot but didn ' t make any connection to Lipitor .


feeling tired all the time

sore weak muscles

short term memory loss

less patience

loose temper faster

hair loss

after taking Lipitor 20 mg for 3 years the side effects for the last few months are : feeling tired all the time , sore weak muscles in left arm and leg , short term memory loss , less patience , loose temper faster , hair loss , comments from friends that I have aged a lot in the last 2 years .


neck pain

neck swollen

In the last 3 weeks my neck is in a lot of pain and seems a bit swollen .


very sore neck

I went to the doctor 11 - 26 - 04 and told him that I quit lipitor 11 - 20 - 04 and already feel a LOT BETTER except for the very sore neck .


He said that it is a good idea and that it was doing more harm than good .


I have been browsing the internet a lot in the last week and there are a lot of people that are having problems with Lipitor !


A doctor Peter H . Langsjoen says in July 8 , 2002 .


Very Painful feet

lower legs hurt

Very Painful feet for past 3 weeks and lower legs now starting to hurt .


hardly walk

pain

Can hardly walk without higher pain level .


I stopped Lipitor for a few days before now and the pain did not subside .


I now know from this site that it takes longer to recover then a few days .


This has caused me to miss out on my Summer Vacation with Family .


couldn ' t sleep at night

The first day I took Lipitor I couldn ' t sleep at night because I couldn ' t relax .


Restless Leg Syndrome

It was like Restless Leg Syndrome .


very weak

shaky

cold sweat

The second day I got very weak , shaky , and had a cold sweat in the evening .


chills

Had chills till I went to bed .


Third day was fine .


Fourth day was a repeat of the second day , only worse .


I quit taking it then .


muscle pain

muscle pain .


joint pain

joint pain .


weakness

weakness .


exhaustion

overall exhaustion .


gum ulcerations

gum ulcerations .


hair loss

hair loss .


I have been off this drug almost 2 1 / 2 years .


I am better but far from well .


pain in arms

pain in legs

stiffness

still have pain in arms and legs with much stiffness .


i wish I had never taken this damn drug .


Severe Hip pain

calves are sore and tender to the touch

decreased libdo

eye sight changes

Severe Hip pain in both hips , calves are sore and tender to the touch , dramatically decreased libdo , eye sight changes .


It did lower my CL .


eczema

Within a week or two of taking the prescribe dose , I began developing something I never had before : eczema .


massive triangular rash on my forehead

patch on one cheek

It became progressively worse , and by the end of the first month had created a massive triangular rash on my forehead , as well as a patch on one cheek .


skin was very red and rough

The skin was very red and rough , and made public life miserable and embarassing .


rash

I stopped taking Lipitor and the rash cleared up greatly , but has NEVER gone away completly , flaring up slightly from time to time , but not nearly as bad as it was during dosing with Lipitor .


eczema

I was not taking any other medications at the time , and never had eczema before .


The anti - lipid effect of Lipitor was unusually strong in my case , causing my CHO to drop below 90 ( from a baseline of over 200 ) .


by the end of the first 2 weeks of dosing , my physician had me cutting the smallest dose tablet in half to be taken once a day .


rash

Even so , the rash continued to enlarge and get worse , so I was forced to stop taking the Lipitor .


Cholesterol way down .


No problems that I can associate with the drug .


Started on 10 mg , dose doubled to 20 mg then to 40 mg .


severe muscle pains

cramps

sore leg joints

Experienced severe muscle pains , cramps , sore leg joints which increased with raising of dose , walking more than a few hundred yards became difficult .


I did not associate symptoms with tablets until I researched the Web .


I have stopped taking the tablets for nearly a month now and and I am much improved , though my knees still ache .


HDL / LDL balance much improved , but I would not want to start taking Lipitor again as I feel it disrupted my life considerably .


Even though statistically ( anecdotally ) I am part of a small minority suffering side effects , I would still urge caution when taking this medication .


Tingling in legs

Tingling in back of neck

Tingling in arms

burning in arms

burning in legs

burning in back of neck

lightheadedness

memory loss

chest pain

Mostly Tingling / burning in arms and legs and back of neck , Some lightheadedness , some memory loss , some chest pain , pain in shoulder - feels like arm pulled out of socket .


Lowered my cholesterol from 270 to 180 in a month .


LDL and triglycerides dropped to 100 .


I need to take this due to bad family history , but not sure how much I can take .


The side effects are very distracting .


I have been on this for a month and so far I am tolerating this , but if the side effects get worse , I would have to decide if dying at 60 from a heart attack is worse than living in misery until 80 .


Did not help to lower my cholesterol , 55 put on 60 pounds .


eye problems

Will die on this medication - all my symptons on your site - hubby will get off as well ( he ' s having eye problems ) .


rash

insomnia

sweats

difficulty breathing

weight increased

bloating of stomach

difficulty breathing

I have the rash on the forehead , insomnia ( big time ) , sweats ( so severe ) , difficulty breathing ( huge athlete before all of this ) - but no matter what I did - weight increased - huge bloating of stomach and difficulty breathing .


Rashes

Rashes on arms and legs as well .


Tightness of throat

choking

Tightness of throat at night ( choking easily all the time - especially on crackers ) .


Pravachol was the worst - or so I thought until I read all of this .


muscles have diminished

My muscles have diminished greatly .


Thanks 4 all of your input .


aggitated

easily excited

( Also very aggitated and easily excited ) .


Lipitor cut my LDL in half while my HDL increased slightly .


My total cholesterol went from 240 to 140 .


muscle cramps

muscle pain

I had muscle cramps and muscle pain .


muscle pain in my chest

I had muscle pain in my chest .


pain

After I quit taking Lipitor for 3 days the pain was almost gone .


Jan . 15 th , 2006 .


dizziness

lightheadedness

bloating

excess gas

mild stiffness of my fingers

I ' ve only been taking lipitor for a week but I ' m glad I came across this site as I myself have already been experiencing dizziness , lightheadedness bloating , excess gas adn mild stiffness of my fingers .


tired all the time

Not to mention feeling tired all the time .


Calf muscle strains

Calf muscle strains .


Had been taking 20 mg 3 x / wk with excellent cholesterol reduction for 1 yr + .


Have also been running 2 - 3 / wk during same time .


muscle strain

3 mos ago got muscle strain in right calf that lasted 4 months .


severe muscle pull / strain

One month ago got severe muscle pull / strain in left calf .


Each time I have had to quit running for several wks .


calf pain

Just tonight did I do a web search on lipitor and calf pain and now am pretty convinced it is the Lipitor from all I have read on this site .


pulled / strained calf

Was collegiate distance runner and have run off and on for years - NEVER in 25 yrs have I had a pulled / strained calf till now !


muscle pull

Will stop Lipitor for now and try to resume running - once my muscle pull heals and hopefully it won ' t recur .


Severe cramps in toes

Severe cramps in toes .


Feet sore

Feet sore to walk on .


Tingling in toes and feet

pain in toes and feet

Tingling and pain in toes and feet .


Swollen feet

Swollen feet .


Insomnia

Insomnia .


Constipation

Constipation .


Have only been talking the drug for 2 months .


Will stop taking it now that I find others with similar problems .


Abdominal pain

headaches

diarrea

nausea

heartburn

weakness

muscle pain

flu symptoms

bad taste in mouth

Abdominal pain , headaches , diarrea , nausea , heartburn , weakness , muscle pain , flu symptoms , bad taste in mouth to the point I could not eat , Where do I stop , there were so many .


For me I believe that this drug is a poison .


My doctor gave me a low 10 mg . dose so it took several months of slowly getting sick to be almost incapacitated .


Do yourself a favor , its called diet .


severe pains in my arms

After approx 5 years of Lipitor , I have been experiencing severe pains in my arms .


Cardiologist suggested coming off Lipitor to see if this was the problem .


Off 2 weeks now and definitely better , almost gone .


myopathy

Now wondering about statin induced myopathy .


Also take Cozaar for high BP and Bisoprolol for heart rythm .


Tiredness

Tiredness exists .


always put that down to the stresses of life .


excessive cramping

Within half hour of taking this drug I suffered from excessive cramping .


lasted 1 / 2 hour and continued sporatically over course of several hours .


tired

fatigue

shortness of breath

pain

dizzy

nausea

unconsolable

Became tired , fatigue , shortness of breath from pain , dizzy , nausea , unconsolable .


went hospital , but sat 5 hours never seen by doctor .


drug wore off on its own and went home to rest .


Threw away the remaining pills .


Should be removed from market .


ldl is still too high .


Dr has added zetia and I will switch to vytorin in August and have the blood work in October so see if its working .


Heart attack in 1991 and quadruple bypass in 2002 .


Started with 10 mg in 2001 and increased to 40 mg after the bypass surgery .


cholesterol dropped 101 points in 4 wks .


Rare Side Effect .


loss of libido

Total loss of libido .


lost all sexual desires and thoughts

I lost all sexual desires and thoughts .


It took a while to figure out why .


When I stopped taking Lipitor I was back to myself within 3 days .


I will never take this drug again .


severe urinary tract infections

Sudden , very severe urinary tract infections .


severe infections

It took me 8 years to figure out why I was getting these very sudden and very severe infections every 3 - 5 months .


infections

WHen I stopped taking Lipitor , the infections stopped , too .


Severe lower back pain

Severe lower back pain after increasing Lipitor form 10 - 20 mg .


couldn ' t walk

couldn ' t get out of bed

I couldn ' t get out of bed or walk after taking it for about one week .


pain in leg

I stopped taking it and I have pain in my right leg .


hard to walk

It has been three weeks and it is still hard to walk and go to work .


I thought I had the flu for the first week when I first started taking 10 mg .


about two years ago .


back pain

Now after getting the back pain when we doubled the dosage , I think it wasn ' t the flu but a reaction to the drug .


I was on 10 mgs . and then cut it in half for over two years .


severe legs problems

muscle aches

weakness

stiffness

cramps in my feet

cramps in hands

pain in my arms

pain in chest

memory problems

vision problems

Stopped taking it 11 / 04 due to severe legs problems ; muscle aches / weakness / stiffness , cramps in my feet and hands , pain in my arms and chest , memory problems along with vision problems .


This drug needs to be taken off the market and doctors need to realize how much damage it has done to many innocent people .


I was taking this medication for 2 months .


pain in both calves and thighs

Intense pain in both calves and thighs when walking only a few blocks .


Pain in shoulder

Pain in lower back

Pain in forearms

Pain in lower back , forearms and left shoulder .


I thought I was getting PAD .


couldn ' t walk

couldn ' t climb stairs

I couldn ' t climb stairs or walk while shopping with my wife .


needed to rest every few minutes

I needed to rest every few minutes .


I don ' t even have high cholesterol , but my cardiologist suggested I take Lipitor as a preventitive treatment .


I ' m glad I found this site .


pain

I have stopped taking it for 3 days now , but pain persists .


I did not experience any of the myriad of possible side effects of the drug .


Taken for excruciating disc related shooting pains through my hips and down both legs .


nauseous

Was fine for the first 2 days , didn ' t feel much change in the pain but started feeling nauseous all the time which makes it hard to take because I need to take them with food .


Havent had any for 2 days and still feel sick all the time , I ' m supposed to take them for 3 weeks but I think I ' ll just go back to the dr and ask for the cortisone injection .


stomach cramps

loose stools

On the third day taking just 5 mg , stomach cramps and loose stools set in .


Gas

bloating

fatigue

Gas , bloating and fatigue followed .


Just wanted to sleep

Just wanted to sleep .


Couldn ' t exercise or eat

Couldn ' t exercise or eat .


Started using anti - acids for the first time in 15 years .


Three weeks after quitting the drug , the symptoms persist .


I am 41 , male , taking no meds ( except 72 hours of Lipitor ) , with no history of smoking , diabetes , etc This drug ( or class of drugs ) is potentially very nasty .


weakness

tired all the time

leg pain

arm pain

back pain

not concentrating well

flu symptons

bad dreams

purple sploches around waist

weakness , tired all the time , leg , arm and back pain , not concentrating well , flu symptons randomly every few weeks , bad dreams a lot , purple sploches around waist .


I know that it works but I would rather feel like my old self as I have always been active and love exercising but on this medication I have to make myself get out and walk and go to my gym classes .


Depressions

lack of energy

Depressions , lack of energy .


Side effects seemed to sneak up on me , it wasn ' t until I ran out and stopped taking it that I discovered how much better I felt .


I know several others that take Lipitor without these effects .


STOMACH PAIN

BACK PAIN

DIZZINESS

AFTER TAKING DRUG BECAME ILL WITH STOMACH PAIN BACK PAIN AND DIZZINESS .


worse migraines

Because of aspartame component I experienced worse migraines .


If aspartame is a trigger for your migraines , do NOT take this .


Most doctors will say it is such a small amount that it will not matter .


It does ! .