legs began feeling very tired

couldn ' t go up stairs easily

cramping events in my legs

It kept getting worse and worse - legs began feeling very tired , couldn ' t go up stairs easily , had cramping events in my legs 3 - 4 times a day .


legs were hurting too much

I took 5 mg / day of Lipitor for a year but finally quit as my legs were hurting too much .


cramping

cramping

Most cramping stopped within a couple of days but there was a long tail - it has only been in the last two years that all cramping stopped ( having been off since 2005 ) .


It did help get my TC down to 180 from 220 , and my HDL to 70 - 90 frum 30 .


legs are very weak

My legs are still very weak even now - but they don ' t cramp .


My physician said it was all in my head .


tired

weak

pains all over body

groggy

light headed

tired - weak - pains all over body - groggy - light headed .


all these statin drugs are death in a bottle .


they are the perfect med as they will cause the poor dumb patient to spend huge sums of money on tests - pain killers and other statins till they will one day they will just give up and lay down and die - BROKE - what a well laid plan by big pharma and covered by the criminal FDA food and drug syndicate .


leg cramps

Have suffered from leg cramps ( principally at night ) since beginning 40 mg Lipitor , 5 years ago , after a mild heart attack .


Cardiologist offered no suggestions .


After trying numerous recommendation for this problem such as potassium , magnesium , vitamin E , etc with no effect , my family doctor suggested that I stop taking Lipitor for 3 days , and see if it has any effect .


The effect was dramatic .


cramps

The cramps did not occur during the night after I did not take the 40 mg with my dinner .


They also did not occur on the following two nights .


cramps

I did not want to restart the Lipitor ( once a day with the evening meal ) for fear that the cramps would just as quickly return .


cramps

Since it was possible that the reason why the night cramps ceased so quickly is that I was taking the 40 mg entirely in the evening , I decided to split the pills and take half in the morning and half in the evening .


cramping

Although some mild cramping did return , it was nowhere close to what I had been experiencing , and this has c .


extreme forgetfulness

extreme muscle pain

insomnia

tremors

cluster headaches

kidney pain

urinary problems

Bouts of extreme forgetfulness , extreme muscle pain , insomnia , tremors , cluster headaches , kidney pain , urinary problems .


unable to walk

unable to sleep

kidney problems

urine like root beer

Became unable to walk without a cane , unable to sleep , kidney problems ( urine like root beer ) .


inability to think fast enough

I had a high stress detail oriented job that I lost due to inability to think fast enough to manage .


I went from being a SMEE ( subject matter expert ) to crying in front of my computer unable to function .


Couldn ' t find words

got lost on way

Couldn ' t find words , got lost on way to grocery store etc Dr kept telling me it couldn ' t be any of the meds I was on .


Finally Googled symptoms and first hit was Spacedoc and there was my answer .


Within 2 days of stopping I had noticeable mental improvement .


muscle pain

fatigue

I stopped it 8 weeks ago and still have much muscle pain and fatigue .


fatigue

Kidneys have cleared , but will still give me problems if I fatigue myself .


I think it is a poison , some people do need statans I guess , but not me ! .


pain in my legs

loss of sense of smell

increase appetite

headaches

extreme fatigued

tingling in my arms

tingling in my legs

pain in my legs , loss of sense of smell , increase appetite , headaches , extreme fatigued , tingling in my arms and legs .


Very very tired

severe left knee pain

feet hurt

Very very tired , severe left knee pain , feet hurt .


muscle pain over the entire body

I believe the discomforts are side effects , but my doc says lipitor only causes muscle pain over the entire body , not just areas .


pains

Had no pains until 4 + years on lipitor .


But - cholesterol went from 258 to 160 .


Muscle twitches

calf cramps

toe cramps

Muscle twitches and calf / toe cramps - also the .


10 mg taken


The drug does lower the cholesterol reading but as I have also made diet changes and lifestyle changes - not sure if all due to drug or own common sense .


I was not as aware of dangers as I am now and would not have taken it if not advised by MD .


I aim to stop taking it .


Severe muscle pain in shoulders

cramping in back muscles

cramping in hamstrings

cramping in calves

Severe muscle pain in shoulders radiating through the chest , cramping in back muscles , calves and hamstrings .


losing strength

Severe muscle pain after working out with weights , all the while losing strength .


Difficulty with memory

Difficulty with memory at times ( i . e . remembering a name or a word ) .


shoulder pain

inflammation

My shoulder pain resulted in a visit to a specialist who said inflammation was present but no torn rotator cuff .


Prescribed physical therapy which made it hurt even more .


pain

I first noticed the pain several months in to taking the drug .


severe back spasm

cramp

shoulder pain

After an ER visit due to severe back spasm / cramp , my Cardiologist suggested going off the drug and in the past 10 days , no cramping , the shoulder pain has eased 80 % and I actually feel good .


Because of blockage issues I need to move on to another drug like Crestor or Zocar but after reading some of the comments I am concerned .


The medication worked at lowering my cholesterol ( 127 with good cholesterol over 40 and bad cholesterol under 70 ) but at a steep price physically .


Minor joint soreness

fatigue

Minor joint soreness , fatigue , have a hard time getting up in the morning .


I used to hop out of bed ready to go .


Right knee always swollen

Right knee always sore

Right knee always sore and swollen .


After 8 months , I have lowered my cholesterol to a safe level using Lipitor .


I am also on Lopid to reduce Triglycerides .


I take Glucosamine and Chondroitin to reduce joint soreness .


seems to be working so far .


cramps in thigh

sometimes I get cramps in thigh .


Have taken the above since 1996 - - Can I begin to have side effects now , after all this time ? .


BP was extrememly high

pulse was high

started having a severe sudden onset headache in the back of head , resulted in trip to DR , BP was extrememly high , and pulse was high as well , after three shots , and 3 clonidine to bring down bp was recommend to visit ER .


high BP

pulse is still extremely high

Had high BP for another 10 days , before it came back down to normal , and pulse is still extremely high 3 weeks after stopping the medicine .


I only took for 7 days , and it caused this much problems .


Never again , I would not recommend this to use .


tachycardia

I have had 2 trips back to dr , since this happened and a third visit due to the tachycardia is schedule in 3 more days .


I will not use anymore .


tired

wanted to vomit

Made me very very tired , wanted to vomit but couldn ' t .


Was to take one morning and night , couldn ' t take one in the morning or i was back in bed !


My hands and hip pain remain .


vaginal bleeding

cramping

I have vaginal bleeding and cramping .


it ' s taken me almost a week to realize this bleeding is due to the medication .


The bleeding started almost immediately after taking the first dose .


I initially thought I was having my period ( even though it was not time ) .


If anyone can give me info regarding how long this bleeding and cramping lasts , I would appreciate it .


gas / wind

Some added gas / wind .


( Cont ' d - Pt . 3 ) I ' ve been on 80 mg / day dose for one year + .


windy

I was more ' windy ' but this seems to have subsided .


fatique

I have no other side effects , but some fatique ( I ' m 57 ) .


I EAT ~ NORMALLY ~ folks !


I eat a balanced diet - no sugar , butter or cream , rarely coffee , but gallons of English tea with skimmed milk - I do eat margarine , red meat ( cut the fat off ) 2 - 3 times per week , and some cheese .


I drink maybe an average of 21 units of alcohol weekly ( ale , red wine ) .


I rarely exercise , am 5 ft 11 inches and weigh 12 stone 10 lbs ( or 178 lbs ) .


I suggest getting your liver function test done with your cholesterol test every 6 months .


Dr ' s are not Gods and they don ' t know everything - some don ' t know much at all - talk to the experts - cardiologists and heart consultants ! ! !


Take everything with a pinch of salt ; be healthily sceptical ; go slowly and be wary , but don ' t cut your life short by raging against a drug that may be saving / e .


Cramps in my feet

pain in the lower part of my knees

fatigue

mental fog

Cramps in my feet , pain in the lower part of my knees , fatigue , mental fog .


During the three years that I was taking Lipitor , my cholesterol averaged as follows ( n = 5 ) all units mg / dL : Total Cholesterol - 140 HDL - 38 LDL - 74 Triglycerides - 139 Total / HDL Ratio - 3 . 67


After stopping Lipitor and all other statins in 2010 : Total Cholesterol - 218 HDL - 34 LDL - 184 Triglycerides - 167 Total / HDL ratio - 6 . 4


After switching to 10 mg Simvistatin : Total Cholesterol - 136 HDL - 38 LDL - 70 Triglycerides - 138 Total / HDL ratio - 3 . 58


I take 1 / 2 of a 20 mg generic Simvistatin pill daily .


Very little side effects , cheaper , and does the same job as Lipitor .


My doctor has started me out on 80 mg a day of lipitor .


I have only been taking it for a little over a week .


sick to my stomach

very fatigued

I started feeling sick to my stomach about two days ago , and I have been feeling very fatigued .


head has been twitching

hand tremors

My head has been twitching and today I noticed hand tremors .


feel like I am in a fog

Also feel like I am in a fog .


Have not had blood results yet to determine if it has lowered my cholesterol or not .


On Lipitor immediately after heart attack .


extreme muscle weakness

Did not realize how stunned I was mentally and physically , till I stopped taking it because of extreme muscle weakness .


Mental clarity , reading comprehension , short term memory improved quickly and chest and heart feels normal again .


Have been off Lipitor for 3 weeks and have not needed Nitro since .


soreness in thighs

weakness in thighs

not as sharp mentally

Still have soreness and weakness in thighs from walking short distances and am still not as sharp mentally as I was previously .


slip in vision

Suspect slip in vision related to Lipitor since vision is slowing improving .


The worst thing about this insidious drug was that I did not realize how badly it was effecting me !


Thought that this was how bad you felt after a heart attack and that I was tolerating the medication well .


I was started on 80 Lipitor , took it for 3 months .


muscle weakness

legs felt like dropping off

muscle cramps

twitching

muscle weakness , legs felt like dropping off , muscle cramps , twitching , day and night .


leathargy

tired

leathargy , was coming home from work so tired , would not eat going right to bed .


pain in the back in shoulder muscles

pain in the back in shoulder muscles .


Told my Dr about symptoms , hes idea was well we will lower it to about 20 Lipitor , I said no way .


I am now on a low fat diet , and will loose about 25 lbs , and use diet control , would never take another statin drug , It has taken about a month to feel good again .


stomach sensitivity

Some stomach sensitivity .


I am taking it only 1 time per day because of the possible side effects .


Without this drug I was severly restricted and could only walk less than 100 meters .


With the drug I can walk 1 / 2 km and function .


I am thinking of increasing it to twice per day and / or getting surgery and / or epidural steroid injection .


short term memory issues

Definitely short term memory issues , but I ' m 44 and I suppose it could be part of menopause on its way .


lowered overall cholesterol and my hdl went up to 59 from 35 , and triglycerides went down but not enough .


LDL down too but not enough so taking higher dose now .


Worked like a champ at 10 mg for first two years .


Now switched from GP to cardiologist and he ' s upped it to 40 mg so will see .


have only taken 3 tablets since new dosage .


My mother started taking 40 mg . of Lipitor 3 months ago .


head hurting

During the first month she complained about her head hurting .


very confused

She began getting very confused .


exhausted

falling asleep all the time

She was always exhausted , falling asleep all the time .


legs always feeling like lead

Complained about her legs always feeling like lead .


constant pain knees

constant pain shoulders

whole body hurts

Within the last six weeks , her physical health has deteriorated to the point of her being confined to a wheelchair , in constant pain with her shoulders , knees , and a feeling like her whole body hurts .


She shakes as if she has Parkinsons .


If I had not seen the news recently about the two men suing Pfizer over what Lipitor had done to their lives , I wouldn ' t have even thought about that being the cause .


Finding this website confirmed it .


pain

fatigue

muscle problems

I have taken her off the Lipitor , and am hoping that alot of her pain and fatigue and muscle problems will start to get better , although it scares me that alot of people are saying they haven ' t improved .


I wish I had know about this a week after she started with the symptoms .


I would NEVER recommend this drug to anyone !


It has ruined whatever years my mother had left to enjoy life - she was very active for her age - now she ' s in a wheelchair .


depression

incredible depression almost immediately after I started taking it .


crying all the time

not sleeping

reliving of past terrible events

crying all the time , not sleeping , reliving of past terrible events that had occurred in my life , like someone pushing a doorbell and holding it to keep ringing and reliving all the terrible negative things in my life over and over again .


I kept asking my doctor if there were any side effects like mine and he said no .


I had been taking zocor with no problem but insurance company wouldn ' t pay for it anymore and made me go on lipitor .


After about six months I had my docteor write a letter to ins . co . saying I couldn ' t take lipitor and they agreed to put me back on zocor .


psyhcological tailspin

But the long term effect of those six months sent me into a psyhcological tailspin that I never recovered from .


I went to three psychiatrist and they finally came up with a diagnoses of bipolar disorder .


Cause unknown .


This was three years ago .


The drug ruined my life , I am now seperated after this all occurred and before the lipitor I was an energtic happy family man with a great wife and two kids .


I know it was the lipitor because the only other medication I take is an aspirin once a day .


This is the same poster as the previous posting .


I notice a poster attributed Bell ' s palsy to lipitor .


I too had Bell ' s , I went back and looked at my cholesterol chart and found I got Bell ' s before I started on lipitor .


There seems to be a consistent occurence of muscle pain and / or liver problems but I wonder how many other problems are not really attributable to lipitor eg see my Bell ' s palsy .


night muscle cramps

Also I get night muscle cramps but I have had occasional muscle cramps at night since I was a child , Maybe my memory isn ' t as good as it was but I ' m 70 and I still passed one of the hardest bar exams in the country less than 2 years ago .


However I don ' t doubt that some unlucky people are having bad side effects , I just wonder about some of the more esoteric ones .


Cramps in calves

Cramps in calves several times a day .


Legs feel swollen

Legs feel tired

Legs feel tired and swollen .


Neck and shoulders are sore all the time

Neck and shoulders ache

Neck and shoulders ache and are sore all the time .


I am going off of it .


numbing feet

Gradual numbing of the feet over a period of a year .


Started on Zocor and Insurance recommended switch to Lipitor and had gradual side effects .


I ' m back on Zocor and doing much better after a week .


I would not recommend Lipitor .


Temporal Lobe epilepsy

Temporal Lobe epilepsy .


throat pain

Well after 3 days of use I consulted doctor with throat pain .


Make a very long story short .


esofogual uclers

After 3 days of use it gave me 3 esofogual uclers .


couldn ' t eat or drink

Also couldn ' t eat or drink for over a week which isn ' t pretty .


can ' t eat normal

It ' s 3 months later and I still can ' t eat normal .


I ' m always sick .


Dry mouth

Dry mouth .


Go buy candy .


It ' s cheaper and have the same effect on pain .


I take it with 2 propain ( 40 mg each ) at a time , or 2 mypaid forte ( Ibuprofen 400 mg Paracetamol 325 mg each ) ( Don ' t do this ! ! ! ) and it don ' t work for more than an hour .


insommnia

insommnia .


depression

depression was awful ! ! ! !


Took increasing doses to be good .


Depression

Depression increased as well .


severe depression

Went on and off it six times and each time I restarted the medicine severe depression reoccured the went away quickly after stopping it .


Will not go near it again .


Better a heart attack than suicide .


EXTREMELY fatigued

After taking Lipitor for several months , and gradually incrasing my dose to 40 mg , I started to get EXTREMELY fatigued .


I had to take a nap every day for 2 - 3 hours .


After discontinuing the medicine , my energy levels bounced back to normal .


make me so tired

It really helped lower my cholesterol , but have to wonder what it was doing to me to make me so tired .


severe leg cramping

pain

After about 4 years of taking Lipitor I started experiencing severe leg cramping at night with the pain traveling to my buddocks and stomach as well .


pain

pain

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


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


stomach pain

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


stomach pain

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


I had just gotten over a urinery tract infection and I thought it had returned but the symptoms were different .


urge to urinate constantly

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


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


I stopped taking the Lipitor for a day and I did not have any mor .


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


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


nerves sensitivity

muscles pains

lead legs

two years of hell , several doctors , many mri ' s , many emg ' s for the nerves sensitivity , muscles pains , lead legs .


I never stopped searching for an answer and not one doctor picked it up even though that ' s the first question they ask you .


What medicines do you take ?


Now all they want to do is push more meds , i am taking neurontin , oxycotin , zanax , and celebrex .


BEWARE .


Lipitor reduced my readings to almost normal .


At the same time I suffered from fibromyalgia .


pain all over my body

The pain all over my body got worse as time went on .


I noticed that when I left my Lipitor at home when I was on vacation or other trip , that I began to feel better .


My doctor told me there was a remote possibility that the Lipitor was agravating the fibromyalgia .


I stopped taking Lipitor and feel so much better !


But , it seems I buggered up my stomach from all the pain killers that I took .


What to do next ? .


body pain

Please be carefull with this drug and watch for all types of body pain , .


Malaise

exhaustion

severe muscle pain

severe depression

anxiety

Malaise , exhaustion , severe muscle pain , severe depression and anxiety .


I would go to the gym and be so exhausted from changing clothes and walking upstairs that I could not actually exercise .


My doctor told me I was making it up because I did not want to take medication .


It took finding a web site to discover it was the Lipitor .


depressed

thoughts about suicide

I was so depressed I having thoughts about suicide .


Yeah , that will improve your quality of life ! .


Rash with blisters

severe muscle aches

joint pain

extremely tired feeling

no energy

Rash with blisters , severe muscle aches and joint pain , extremely tired feeling , no energy , after taking medicine for two weeks .


Stomach pains

gass

dry mouth

drowsiness

Stomach pains , gass , dry mouth and drowsiness .


Wonder if arm rest wouldn ' t have delivered same result without the need to take drug .


decrease in pain .


diarreah

Muscle aches & pains

fatigue

Recent increase in diarreah Muscle aches & pains , fatigue .


Otherwise healthy and active 43 year old .


I am considering stopping this as the side effects are bad .


EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN NECK

EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN SHOULDERS

MEMORY LOSS

FELT JUST STRANGE

EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN SHOULDERS AND NECK , MEMORY LOSS , FELT JUST STRANGE .


STARTED TAKING LIPITOR 20 MG 4 YEARS AGO , DR UPPED IT TO 40 MG 5 MONTHS AGO .


TOOK ME ALL THIS TIME AND THIS RATING BOARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS REALLY WRONG WITH ME .


DR KEPT TELLING ME I WAS DEPRESSED .


HIDEOUS CONSTANT PAIN

WHO WOULDN ' T BE WITH THIS HIDEOUS CONSTANT PAIN ?


TOOK MYSELF OFF OF THE LIPITOR 7 DAYS AGO AND FEELING MUCH BETTER .


WHEN I WENT TO DR WITH THIS HE SAID .


fatigue

muscle crammps

bloating

intense chest pains

fatigue , muscle crammps , bloating , and intense chest pains .


depression

Also depression ( on second try ) .


After one week , realized that I could not handle this !


I ' d rather live off rice cakes and water .


I Went on a bike ride and felt like I had the flu .


Went home , got on the ' net and searched for side effects and was amazed at what I found .


Went off lipitor , but my doc convinced me to try again .


depression

mood swings

After 3 days , same symptoms plus depression and mood swings .


Stopped again , started watching my diet more closely and have dropped my cholestrol by 30 pts w / in a couple of months .


Aching over my entire body

extreme fatigue

stiffness

Aching over my entire body , extreme fatigue , stiffness when getting up in the morning or getting up after being off my feet for awhile .


Doctors make me feel like I am crazy .


severe depression

Also had severe depression .


Have taken 2 - 3 different statins .


Like others who have written in , I have felt as though I am 100 yrs . old .


There is a wonderful website Spacedoc . net with much information on the statins , and he has published a book as well on the serious side effects of the statins .


leg cramps

leg cramps .


muscle pain

weakness in arms

weakness in legs

memory loss

Awful muscle pain / weakness in legs and arms , memory loss and more .


permanent muscle damage

memory loss

For some this drugs works wonders , for me it caused permanent muscle damage and some memory loss .


It is hard to find doctors that agree with this drug doing so much harm to many of us .


Just before this last Christmas I had a small stroke and spent three days in the hospital .


To make a long story short , there are no after effects of the stroke .


In other words the symptoms went away .


But , my Doc put me on Aggrenox and 20 mg of Lipitor .


tingling

I have very high arches and have had a little tingling in my feet for years .


This is really helped with a good arch support .


pain

But for the last two months the pain in my feet and calves ( and sometimes thigh ) has gotten much worse .


cannot walk

pain

I cannot walk very far and sleeping has become a problem because of the pain .


Because of the preexisting arch problem , I thought it was just naturally getting worse but after finding this web site I am not sure if it is not the Lipitor .


pain

On a pain scale it has gone from a 1 or 2 to 7 or 8 .


I have a followup apointment with my Doctor in two days and was thinking of asking him if I could go off the Lipitor .


What do you think ? .


Muscle aches in arms

Muscle aches in calves

Muscle aches in elbows

joint aches in arms

joint aches in calves

joint aches in elbows

Muscle and joint aches in arms , elbows , and calves .


Felt worse when woke up .


I ' m 53 and it made me feel 83 .


Lots of gas

Lots of gas .


Been taking for 7 years .


Symptoms appeared first last yr - early 06 - stopped taking for two months , restarted and symptoms came back summer of 07 .


Dosage for past 2 yrs has been 40 mg once a day .


Back pain

hip thigh pain

knee pain

Back , hip thigh , knee pain , which is affecting my gait .


Memory loss

Memory loss .


memory loss

I almost forgot ( did I say memory loss ? ) .


fatigue

fatigue .


pain

As the dose increases the pain has worsened .


I have been on Lipitor for probably 10 yrs .


Have tried nearly all statins with similar side effects .


fatigue

muscle aches

10 mg no real side effects , no real benefits either ; 40 mgs - fatigue , muscle aches but able to tolerate it though not happy and still no appreciable change in cholesterol .


now on 80 mg and feeling extremely uncomfortable .


Why am I on 80 mg ?


because the insurance company required a trial at this high level , before I can switch to an alternative and reduce the dose back to 40 mg .


Since when did the insurance company go to med school so they can dictate what I should be on .


sorry for the rant .


stomach cramps

vomiting

unbearable stomach cramps on the fifth day - - vomiting for about 7 hours straight until I went to the Emergency Room .


They ended up cutting out my appendix - - I think it was inflamed due to the medicine .


fatigue

depression

Started out with fatigue / depression and was diagnosed with fibromalgia .


knee pain

hip pain

Then came the extreme knee pain followed by hip pain .


pain

irritable colon

diarrhea

On top of this perpetual pain , I started having the irritable colon acompanied by three years of diarrhea that was diagnosed as colitis .


swelling

pain

I recently was totally dibilitated by swelling and pain in my hands .


swelling

pain

My family convince me to stop takng the Lipitor after my daughter found this site and after 4 DAYS - no swelling and the pain has subsided ! ! !


I am interested in trying some of the natural options stated in this site to see if I can control my cholesterol ( 270 at the highest .


Thanks to everyone who has enlighted me ! ! ! .


Time for the government to look into this drug .


Don ' t you think it is interesting that the medical field has recommended that your cholesterol should now be 170 when just a few years ago 200 was good enough ? ? ! !


Sounds as though the phamacuticals companies need to sell more statins .


stomach pain

slight nausea

reflux

It began with stomach pain , then slight nausea , then reflux each time I took a pill .


abdominal gas

abdominal cramps and pain

After the second pill the same progression of symptoms only now the abdominal gas , cramps and pain would be with me all day .


abdominal cramps

I stopped pills but abdominal cramps persist .


The only good thing I can say about Arthrotec is that I did notice pain relief but I won ' t put up with the side effects on a daily basis since I spent a long time getting rid of a reflux problem in the past .


abdominal gas

abdominal cramps

abdominal discomfort

The abdominal gas , cramps and discomfort are another thing I don ' t want to see get worse if I keep taking Arthrotec .


I ' ve taken Tylenol 3 and never had a problem like this .


Perhaps there is something not right yet with Arthrotec .


extreme fatigue

short term memory loss

muscle weakness

hip pain

cramping in toes

extreme fatigue , short term memory loss , muscle weakness , hip pain , some cramping in toes .


Have been taking 10 mg of lipitor for 8 months .


Also on strict low cholesterol diet and taking magnesium , omega 3 , olive oil .


Lowered LDL from 186 to 80 and total cholesterol from 260 to 130 .


have also lost 40 lbs .


Heart doctor says I should continue taking lipitor because it is good for the arterial walls and heart .


extreme tiredness

general feeling of malais

However , because of increasing bad side effects ( especially extreme tiredness and general feeling of malais ) am going to discontinue use and maintain strict diet and exercise .


Benefits of Lipitor on cholesterol levels have been very good but am increasingly concerned about long term side effects .


Flatulence

Flatulence .


very sore muscle pain in both shoulders

heart palpatations

sore knees

felt like a truck hit me

Was on Lipitor only 3 weeks and experienced very sore muscle pain in both shoulders , heart palpatations , sore knees , felt like a truck hit me .


I ' m only 56 and in good health otherwise .


muscle pain

Stopped drug 1 week today ( 3 / 10 ) still have muscle pain .


How long will this last ? ? ? ? .


No side effects .


lowered LDl by over 50 % .


itis now under 70 .


Eye sight appeared foggy

loss of hair

aches and pains in my back

cough

sore ankles

Eye sight appeared foggy when it was perfect before , some loss of hair , aches and pains in my back , a cough , sore ankles when I exercise .


Sore joints

Sore joints .


depressed

but even more scarey it made me depressed !


What sort of drugs are they maiking us take ?


I ' m stopping right now after finding this site .


It did lower my CL though .


I ' m going to take Omega 3 , carry on exercising and try my luck .


Dizziness

falls

poor memory

loss of fine motor skills

stiffness in legs

sore feet

Dizziness , falls , poor memory , loss of fine motor skills , stiffness in legs , sore feet .


falls

I began having falls shortly after starting lipitor approx 5 years ago .


Had an EEG at that time with no abnormalities .


Frontal Lobe abnormalities

Had another EEG 6 months ago with Frontal Lobe abnormalities which I suspect is due to Lipitor .


Started on 20 mg and progressed to 80 mg .


tired

muscle cramps

uneasiness

I was tired , had muscle cramps , uneasiness = felt HORRIBLE .


I stopped taking it .


I will continue with better diet and physical activity after experiencing really bad side effects when trying the same stunt with ZETIA .


Insomnia

vivid nightmares

muscle pain

weakness

tired all the time

depression

Insomnia , vivid nightmares when I did sleep , muscle pain , weakness , tired all the time , depression to the point of considering suicide .


Statins are damaging to so many body processes .


The clinical trials for FDA approval weren ' t nearly long enough to observe all the adverse effects .


We ' re in the REAL clinical trials now , while lining the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies .


I take grape juice and cider vinegar now - it reduces cholesterol and blood pressure with no side effects .


When I began taking Lipitor I had what the doctors referred to as TIA ' s .


Loss of balance

loss of speech

seizure type symptoms

Loss of balance , loss of speech and after several months I began having seizure type symptoms .


TIA ' s

I have been seeing a Neurologist since I was told I was having TIA ' s .


I have gone through a TEE and a brain catheter and everything came back normal .


The Neurologist told me to stop taking Liptor one week ago and I am starting to feel a little better .


feeling extremely tired

I am still feeling extremely tired .


I am hoping this all passes .


Taking 40 mg daily for several years .


Cholesterol much lower , HDL higher , LDL below 100 and lower triglycerides .


muscle cramps

depression

irritable

tired

muscle cramps all over , depression and irritable , tired .


Statins may or may not help with circulatory problems , but they definitely cause other severe problems .


I will not take any statins again .


Loss of memory

aphasia

tremor

violent anger

tearfulness

insomnia

muscle weakness

easy bruising

nosebleeds

Loss of memory , aphasia , tremor , violent anger , tearfulness , insomnia , muscle weakness , easy bruising , and nosebleeds .


Bleeding problems

bruising problems

Bleeding & bruising problems stopped in about one month after stopping the drug .


Insomnia

Insomnia is better but not gone .


Mood problems

language problems

memory problems

Mood problems , language problems , and memory problems lessened by still present .


Tremor

tremor

Tremor is apparently here to stay since it ' s been about two year since stopped the drug and the tremor is the same .


Doctor denies any connection between the effects and the drug , and also denies any connection between stopping the drug and having improvement / cessation of symtoms .


I also watched my mother - on - law and her brother both start and stop the drug due to extreme fatigue and muscle pain .


It is the WORST DRUG EVER MADE , and the cost of it both in terms of money and emotional and physical pain does not justify the handful of heart attackes it * might * prevent .


Do yourself a favor - buy some fish oil and some flush - free niacin to treat your cholesterol , and run like hell away from Lipitor ! ! ! .


Extreme fatigue

general weak feeling overall

Extreme fatigue and general weak feeling overall like I have never experienced EVER in my entire life before .


In all honestly , I feel as though my sense of well being has taken a sudden decline after taking this medication for only two weeks .


I intend to phone my M . D .


this morning about discontinuing this medication .


muscle pain

weakness in both arms

after taking for about 1 yr , I noticed muscle pain and weakness in both arms on and off .


ache

I ache 24 hrs a day .


This is now continous for about 6 weeks .


I called MD today , he said stop taking lipitor immediately and sent me to lab for blood tests to determine if any damage done to liver , muscles or heart .


I wish I had called MD sooner .


Hope if any damage , it is reversible .


mild flatuelence

mild flatuelence No other side effects .


been on it almost two years so far so good .


shortness of breath

depression

cramping

upset stomache

1 st pill taken with food , a few hours after i experienced shortness of breath , a sense of depression , cramping , upset stomache will stop taking immediately .


Honestly can not recommend this drug , I am still experiencing side effects just after 1 pill and im supposed to take twice / day 75 mg .


I just cant keep going have to try something else .


A few year ago I found a book , The New 8 - week Cholesterol Cure by Robert Kowalski , a trained medical journalist who knew where to source all the studies .


I followed the recommendations and brought my cholesterol down 25 % to a healthy level .


When my routine was disrupted and I didn ' t have access to my books my cholesterol went up again .


Here ' s a link to information about the book .


www . endur . com / index . cfm ? fuseaction = products . displayproduct & id = 46


Hope this helps .


If it doesn ' t just Google the book ' s title .


Nothing that over the counter Tums or Gas - X couldn ' t control .


I ' m avoiding ( or delaying ) Total Ankle + both knees replacement for post traumaic osteoarthritis due to injuries 30 years .


After starting on Arthrotec , I am able walk with almost no pain and somethimes , no limp .


It has been great , I can walk my dog , go up & down stairs , walk on the beach , go hiking & kayaking .


I will take it as long as I can to delay surgery .


I will eventually have the ankle surgery , fighting insurance companies now .


It has truly been amazing how this drug has helped me .


Cognitive disfunction

neuropathy

tinnitis

difficulty with speech

neck pain

extreme fatigue

muscle weakness

difficulty walking

Cognitive disfunction , neuropathy in my legs and hands , tinnitis , difficulty with speech , neck pain , extreme fatigue , muscle weakness and difficulty walking .


I consider this to be an extremely dangerous drug .


I can only hope that some day I will ever be able to lead a normal life again .


Leg cramps

pain

Leg cramps and pain .


Peripheral Neuropathy

Contracted Peripheral Neuropathy .


Have lost most of my feeling in feet , legs and hands .


Tingeling in fingers

feet is painful

Tingeling in fingers and feet is painful .


Difficult to keep balance

Difficult to walk

Difficult to walk and keep balance .


Difficult to sleep

burning

pain

Difficult to sleep due to burning and pain .


Took 20 mg for about a year .


Doctor moved dosage to 40 mg .


leg cramps

difficulty picking my feet up

itching

tingling

Very slowly over four months I began having leg cramps , noticed I was having difficulty picking my feet up , itching ( tingling ) around toes of right foot .


Doctor suspected Neuropathy when Athlete ' s foot couldn ' t be detected .


Neurologist said stop taking Lipitor immediately .


The damage was done as it spread to my hands and up my legs .


Have been off Lipitor eight months and still have problems .


From what I read I fear this will be with me .


This is dangerous as doctors are handing this out like candy and are not monitoring their patients closely .


The dark side of Statins far overshadow the benefits .


cramps

diarreah

cramps , diarreah dont take this stuff .


Leg calf cramps

eyes spaced out feeling

eyes feeling of pressure

Leg calf cramps , eyes feeling of pressure or spaced out feeling .


depression

wild mood swings

feeling of impending doom

sinus congestion

extreme fatigue

lack of motivation

diffuculty thinking

memory loss

Horrible depression , wild mood swings , feeling of impending doom , sinus congestion , extreme fatigue , lack of motivation and diffuculty thinking , memory loss .


dosent want to get out of bed

I went from a highly motivated regional manager to a person who dosent want to get out of bed .


No amount of sleep makes me feel rested

No amount of sleep makes me feel rested .


legs are killing me

My legs are killing me and I thank God I found this website .


mind was starting to deteriorate

couldnt remember anything

My mind was starting to deteriorate and I couldnt remember anything without difficulty .


My driving became dangerous .


I have stopped the cursed drug and after 2 days my energy level has increased dramaticly .


No one warned me of these risks .


This drug should be taken off the market .


dizzyness

weakness

aches

pains

loss of coherent thought

memory loss

varying blood pressure

syptoms similar to TIA

dizzyness , coninuing and increasing weakness ( especially legs ) , aches & pains , loss of coherent thought , memory loss , wildly varying blood pressure , syptoms similar to TIA ' s .


After 2 years on this drug I seriously felt life was not worth living .


Started Lipitor when recovering from major surgery , and attributed effects to that ; but after initial uphill recovery , went downhill at an expotential rate .


Two days after stopping , myself and my family noticed the difference - now 3 weeks have passed and have not had any of the above symptons .


Now just want to find someway to help recovery from Lipitor damage .


Gasto discomfort

Slight Gasto discomfort , but usually take NEXIUM so discomfort is tolerable .


I take ARTHROTEC 50 every day , sometimes BID and have found nothing that works better .


Now I am running out , am un - insured and can ' t afford the medication .


Will probably go back to IB 800 mg BID .


stomach pain

Took 1 pill with dinner , woke during the night with stomach pain .


bled heavily

In the morning I discovered that I had bled heavily during the night .


Bleeding

clotting

Bleeding continued the next day with clotting .


rash on my wrist

Also developed a rash on my wrist .


Discontinued use after one pill ! ! .


After checking the web site and seeing the list of side effects for this medication , it is hard to believe that it was ever approved .


I do not recommend this medication for anyone .


I have never had a reaction to any medication before .


The complications of this drug outweight the benefits .


general muscle soreness

fluids pooling in my lower extremeties - especially my feet , general muscle soreness .


I take several meds for rheumatoid arthritis and none of these medications have affected me in this way .


My rheumatology office suggested I check with my PCP immidiately .


severe pain in my legs

severe pain in my feet

decrease in muscle strength

The last two years I have had severe pain in my feet and legs with a definite decrease in muscle strength .


have spent a fortune on orthodics and shoes .


I take a very small amount because I have always been hyper sensitive to drugs .


I am now convinced it IS the Lipitor and am going to stop immediately as a test .


It definitely lowers cholesterol .


my LDL cut in half .


The research is still out though .


severe pain in hips

severe pain in legs

so much pain

After 1 year on Lipitor , I experienced severe pain in both hips & legs , would wake up with so much pain at night that I would get out of bed for relief .


stiffness in both legs

stiffness in hips

weakness in both legs

weakness in hips

pain in both legs

pain in hips

limp

Even after 3 months of nonuse , I still have stiffness , weakness & pain in both legs / hips , especially right side & now limp .


I have started physical therapy , massage theraphy & pain medicine .


My boyfriend is 49 and has had high cholesterol for about 10 years .


his doctor put him on Lipitor .


he took it twice and could hardly stay awake .


pains in his legs

weakness in his knees

Also noticed pains in his legs and weakness in his knees after the first dose .


He has stopped and will not resume this treatment .


There must be a better alternative .


Don ' t do it !


There are too many websites like these with pages and pages of similar complaints .


greatly reduced cholesterol levels .


muscle pain in legs

muscle pain in calves

muscle pain in thighs

joint pain in legs

joint pain in thighs

joint pain in calves

But I ' ve been experiencing muscle / joint pain , mostly in legs , thighs / calves .


Some in arms .


pain so bad

At times pain so bad I can hardly move or walk with a limp as I favor the bad leg .


Works for cholesterol , but if these are the side effects , I think I ' ll take my chances with the cholesterol - doesn ' t make sense to have low cholesterol if I can ' t move or do anything else .


burning

numb

Terrible burning / numb sensation in hands & feet .


Joint pain

Joint pain is worse than pre surgery !


My chiropractor advised me to look at this website .


Will be quitting this .


Since surgery , I ' ve suddenly gone on blood pressure , cholesterol & diabetes meds .


Never had these problems before .


body stiffness

joint pain

Possible body stiffness and joint pain .


severe pain in buttocks

severe pain in left leg

Sciatica like symptoms

severe pain in buttocks and left leg Sciatica like symptoms .


I don ' t know if it helped anything .


sudden onset of pain

Felt no difference except sudden onset of pain after one month .


Couldn ' t sleep

Couldn ' t sleep .


permanent nerve damage to my feet

severe leg cramping

I experienced permanent nerve damage to my feet & severe leg cramping .


nerve damage

Symptoms started as a warming sensation on my lower legs after a few months and progressed to the permanent nerve damage .


I discontinued taking Lipitor over 5 years ago .


numb

painful

My feet are now simultaneously numb and painful .


DO NOT TAKE THIS DANGEROUS DRUG .


BE VERY AWARE OF THE PERMANENT NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES .


muscle pain

At first I had muscle pain , but that faded out .


short term memory

Next effect was short term memory : I would gas up , then try to pay without hanging up the pump .


When I not only paid someone ' s bill but also drove off WITHOUT HANGING UP THE PUMP , I stopped taking the drug .


While it did lower my Cholesterol numbers ( as did Simvastatin afterwards ) , I ' m not sure it was worth it .


Especially when I forget something important to my job and which I should have overlearned from years of gassing up cars .


Memory is one of the things that cholesterol is used for making , and to me anything that cuts it off is best avoided .


flu - like symptoms

legs just ached

I had flu - like symptoms and my legs just ached .


hurt from my ankles to my hips

could hardly walk

They hurt from my ankles to my hips and on certain days I could hardly walk .


The sad part is that I am only 47 years old .


Sudden knee pain

gas

indigestion

acid reflux

no energy

confusion

stumbeling

vertigo

memory loss

Sudden knee pain 2 week into it , horriable crippeling pain hit both knees at same moment , progressed to odd painful , lumpy swelling on both feet in same place on each and a sudden horriable grabbing pain in one ankle , gas , indigestion , acid reflux , no energy , confusion , stumbeling , vertigo , memory loss , frequent sudden urges to go pee that came out with a force that sprayed everywhere .


( Off of it I now have to force it out ) .


Getting off cleared most up but woke up every morning with horriable pain in a different joint making it useless until it passed days later and suddenly landed in right shoulder .


MRI shows arthritis , tendonitis and burscitis when there was never any problems in that shoulder before .


Been suffering with that for almost a year .


Sudden grabbing pain in ankle

Sudden grabbing pain in ankle comes and goes .


HORRIABLE pain that almost throws me down .


confusion

Have days where confusion comes back also .


Also my last colonscopy turned up 5 precancerous polyups .


Before statin drugs , I never had a one of them , 5 year .


This medicine is posion !


We do not know if the damage it does to us is permenant or not .


I feel like I have been cheated out of growing old naturally and will question every ailmant I have from now on as natural or statin induced .


In my whole life , I didn ' t see a doctor as much as I have since I started Lipitor drugs and since I have been off of it .


The doctor always brushed off my complaints or would write me a RX for another dangerous drug !


WHEN are doctors going to listen to the people are paying him to treat them and quit believing those who PROFIT from the sale of their drugs they push on unsuspecting people .


( What happened to DO NO HARM ? ) .


They have killed my faith in drugs , doctors and the FDA .


DOCTORS !


WAKE UP ! !


THEY ARE MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE FOOLS AND IDIOTS that can be bought for a free lunch or a plate of cookies !


I also say , get those darn drug ads OFF of TV ! .


cataract

muscle ache

i develop cataract some time muscle ache .


great drug to control cholestrol .


Pain

Pain

Pain

Mostly Pain , Pain , Pain .


pain in my joints

pain in muscles

Deep throbbing pain in my joints and muscles .


Hair loss

insomnia

tinnitus

dysphagia

Hair loss , insomnia , tinnitus , dysphagia .


Neurologist diagnosed me with MS .


Feet hurt

Feet hurt so badly , I could not walk .


The prescribing physician shrugged off my complaints .


I stopped taking Lipitor when I went into a coma in June 2000 .


It took me 12 years to recover .


Lipitor created the same problems that Zocor had caused .


I took for Zocor for six years .


The prescribing physician ignored my complaints .


This nightmare took 20 years out of my life .


I kept detailed records .


You can see a summary here : http : / / morleyevans 2 . com / Depraved / Depraved . html


I got better .


Please contact me at / / / / / / / / / / / / if you need help .


It brought my husband ' s chol . down from 310 to 175 .


He had to stop taking it because it has damaged his liver .


He has an ultra sound scheduled for this month .


I DO NOT recommend this medication .


after visiting this site it is like looking into a mirrow .


turning in bed is painful

i have had most of the problems many are having , infact it is 4 am can not sleep for just turning in bed is painful .


decided to do a little research on LIPITOR it has dropped cholosterol from 395 to 187 and tri from 1100 to 300 but i wounder if it worth the side - effects .


back pain

tiredness is at a high level

moving in bed is painful

before medication had mild heart attack was put on lipitor , at first i felt good but now back pain and tiredness is at a high level , my wife complains that i need exercise but she does not understand i hurt just as much now as i did with the heart attack , i guess it all boils down to if i could get some rest , but seems impossible for just moving in bed is painful .


Sever muscle pain

Sever muscle pain ? tendons too .


Tested for all kinds of arthritis by practitionaer who would not believe that Lipitor could cause such reactions .


Over two years for pain to subside .


Acupuncturist agrees .


He too has patients who were prescribed Lipitor and they experience similar reactions .


excrutiation pain throughout my entire body

A terrible drug that caused me excrutiation pain at times throughout my entire body .


On Lipitor for only three and a half weeks .


pain

Over two years to rid myself of the pain .


Getting out of a car was an ordeal ? it was that painful .


Take the goddamn stuff off the market .


after taking the drug for several years , I developed one of the supposedly rare side effects .


muscle disintegration / degeneration

muscle disintegration / degeneration .


fatigue

muscle pain

joint pain

fortuntately when I experienced fatigue and muscle / joint pain , I remembered some of the warnings I had read when I first started taking the drug .


My doctor ordered a blood test when I told him of my symptoms and concerns and it revealed a grossly excessive amount of muscle tissue in my blood .


I haven ' t taken it since .


after I stopped taking Lipitor , I felt normal about three weeks later .


hair loss

weight gain

muscle pain

hair loss , weight gain , muscle pain .


hair loss

weight gain

blurred vision

After suffering form real bad side effects ( hair loss , weight gain , blurred vision ) I decided to stop all the chemicals .


I am fed up with all those medications which ALL induce side effects , for which your doctor will prescribe more and more medications .


That is when hell starts .


hair was falling off

My hair was falling off , I could not lose weight even exercising and eating healthy food .


When I stopped Lipitor , my hair stopped falling immediately and I lost 4 lbs the 1 st week , without doing anything different .


You completely destroy your metabolism absorbing chemicals .


Now I stopped all that and I am going the NATURAL way with good results .


I recommend acupuncture , homeopathy , natural supplements ( I highly recommend Apple Cider Vinegar and raw honey , those made my blood pressure go down by 30 points ! ) , good nutrition and exercise are much better and you will not enrich those pharmaceutical companies which are after your money , just trying to erase the symptoms but NOT the cause .


Take charge !


It is time .


gas

Very little side effects , some gas .


Gave me my life back .


Now I can sleep at night and do most activities .


Mobility without pain ! .


Worry about the long term side effects of an NSAid drug .


Extreme tiredness

flatulence

Extreme tiredness and flatulence .


exhaustion

Not sure whether it is the Lipitor but I am now tired to the point of exhaustion .


Is it work , is it me getting older or is it the Lipitor ? ? .


rectal bleeding

collitis

rectal bleeding / collitis .


GI distress

No symptoms of GI distress BEFORE Cataflam but 4 days on it and I ended up in the ER and hospitilized .


My drs dismissed Cataflam as the reason yet my discharge papers have NSAIDS " listed under patient allergies . ? .


headaches

neck pain

bloating

weight gain

Vaginal bleeding when it was not time for my period , headaches , neck pain , bloating and weight gain .


It helped relieve the pain in my lower back but I would not recommend this to be used by women of any age .


Not quite sure what I will do now because I cannot take Bextra or Neurontin .


I guess go back to plain old advil and deal with it unless the doctor has another medication I can try .


None .


intense pelvic pain

back pain

Took one pill and 20 minutes later had intense pelvic and back pain .


Felt like a miscarriage ( I ' ve had 3 of them ) .


intense , horrid pain

This intense , horrid pain lasted 1 . 5 hours .


spotting

Then I had spotting .


terrible bloating

nausea

And terrible bloating and nausea .


i notice there are a bunch of random ppl who gave the medicine a score of 5 without any explanation .


I wouldn ' t be surprised if that was the pharmological company trying to promote their medicine .


blood clots

strokes

heart attacks

upset stomach

This drug is unsafe , leads to blood clots ( which casues strokes and heart attacks ) , upset stomach , etc Asprin is safer and has less side effects .


I was on celebrex till the SCARE of death took me off .


Went on voltaren .


wild dreams

gurgling stomach

tired

moody

Had wild dreams , gurgling stomach , tired , moody .


heart stopped

high blood press

4 months ago my heart stopped and they said I have high blood press .


I never had it before .


hypertension

I find out on the net that voltaren over long times can actually cause hypertension .


I now use tylenol extra for arthritis .


Voltaren should in my opinion be given rectally to the mfg .


It did alleviate the arthritis pain .


It also made me dependent on tagamet after a few years .


ThenI find out they two are not to be taken together .


I was on voltaren for over 3 years .


severe depression

anxiety

sore joints

sore back

lack of energy

severe depression , anxiety , sore joints , sore back , lack of energy .


I recently went off it after I lost some wheight and felt great .


did a 220 ldl reading and Dr put me back on it .


Depression

vengence

Depression came with a vengence .


I have never gone for therapy , but had no choice .


they suggested a connection with the Lipitor , so I went searching - wow what an eye opening - I am not the only one .


As of now , never again will I take lipitor .


None .


Lipitor dropped my cholesterol from the 260 - 280 range to the 160 - 180 range .


muscle pain

joint pain

extreme fatigue

muscle stiffness

tingling in hands

tingling in feet

tingling in legs

tingling in arms

inability to walk

extreme muscle and joint pain ; extreme fatigue ; muscle stiffness ; tingling in feet , hands , and finally legs and arms as well ; inability to walk any distance - - - felt like 90 - year - old ; contact pain where weight presses against things - - bottom of feet , back of legs against a chair etc


muscle pains

joint pains

I complained to my doctor after just 3 weeks of 5 mg . / day about muscle and joint pains .


( I stopped the Lipitor myself after reading the label warnings .


pain

The pain stopped within days . )


He checked the CK reading , which came back negeative .


I used to work out at a gym for one hour twice a week , and he suggested that I was getting older and the workouts might be too extreme .


I went back to taking the Lipitor and began cutting back on my exercise .


After 6 months , in agony , I went for more blood work - - everything was negative .


couldn ' t walk

couldn ' t lift my arms

neck pain

muscle pain

pain in every tendon on the back of the head

pain in Achilles tendon

pain in every tendon in my body

After 9 months I stopped the Lipitor myself , but by then I was a mess : couldn ' t walk , couldn ' t lift my arms , horrible neck and muscle pain , horrible pain in every tendon in my body , particularly the Achilles tendon and those on the back of the head .


My family doctor was at a loss .


I went to a NY neurologist , then to a neuromuscular doctor who said it sounded like Lipitor , even though I had been off the Lipitor for almost 6 months .


He suggested coenzymeQ 10 , 600 mg per day .


muscles tire very quickly

Calf muscles ( and foot ) tire very quickly .


leg / foot cramps

This often leads to leg / foot cramps .


Comparable to fatigue after a long workout .


muscle tiring

I have been taking Lipitor for about 4 yrs - the muscle tiring has become worse with time and now will ' act ' up very soon even with a short slow walk .


This has severely hampered my ability to excercise .


I first thought this was a response to the diabetes but was recently made aware that Lipitor may be causing it .


Lipitor did lower my chloesterol soon after starting it .


It doesn ' t seem as effective now .


muscle fatigue

cramping

I ' m going to stop taking it because of the muscle fatigue / cramping - hopefully this condition will reverse .


mild cramps

bloating

I experienced mild cramps and bloating .


It helped to relieve the pain .


Extreme muscle problems

joint pain

Extreme muscle problems and joint pain .


In only one day of taking lipitor I nearly died .


I was 45 years old when I took lipitor .


Terrible mistake .


My son almost died after taking lipitor for two months .


liver was functioning at only 50 %

His liver was functioning at only 50 % and he was saved by being admitted into the hospital for 3 days .


cholestrol went up dramatically

His cholestrol went up dramatically not down .


severe stomach cramping

15 minutes after taking , i experienced severe stomach cramping .


but after trying celebrex ( without any relief ) .


stomach pain

i decided i could tolerate stomach pain since i go relief .


high blood pressure

ankle swelling

BUT now after having been off of meds for 3 weeks , I am experiencing high blood pressure and ankle swelling like crazy ! ! ! ! !


HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS AFTER BEING OFF OF THE DRUG FOR 3 WEEKS OR SO ? ? ? ? ? ? ? .


never take again ! ! ! ! .


no side effects for the first two months .


vaginal bleeding

then vaginal bleeding 2 wks after menstral cycle .


stomach pain

stomach pain .


canker sores

canker sores in my mouth .


headache

headache .


been off for 1 week still have bleeding .


helped my pain alot .


too scared to take this drug again .


extreme muscle pain in shoulders

extreme muscle pain in arms

extreme muscle pain in arms and shoulders Particularly in bed at night .


I was on a very high dose ( 80 mg ) as I had two heart attacks attributable to blockages .


I have been off them for 4 weeks with only a small amount of improvement .


I have heard it can take several months to get back to any where near normal .


headache

muscle ache

diarrhea

indigestion

abdominal pain

back pain

eyesight has changed

sinus problems

joint pain

leg cramps

I have headache , muscle ache , diarrhea , indigestion , abdominal pain , back pain , eyesight has changed sinus problems , joint pain , leg cramps .


pain

I have fibromyalgia also and my pain should be at a lower level instead of worse .


I am stopping this on my own tomorrow !


My doctor never even suggested diet first ! .


I never had any side effects .


I ' m taking 20 mgs of lipitor a day .


I can ' t recall when i started taking it .


Its been a few years .


Last year my cholesterol went back to normal on lipitor .


The doctor says i ' ll have to take lipitor for the rest of my life .


That is what i don ' t like .


Drug dependancy is a bad thing .


cramping in calf

cramping in calf at night bad enough to wake from deep sleep screaming .


Stabbing pain between shoulder blades

I am 52 and feel 82

no energy

muscle tone depletion

strength depletion

pain in left foot

numbness in left foot

pain in feet

Stabbing pain between shoulder blades , I am 52 and feel 82 , no energy , muscle tone depletion , strength depletion , numbness in upper legs from knee to thigh , pain and numbness in left foot , left foot larger than right now by one size , pain in feet , need special shoes just to walk now , I feel like I will not be alive next year .


I ' ve been on this for 5 years , and am going to quit after finding this website .


Doctors did nothing for me .


They have no idea what this drug does to people !


Time to exercise , eat healthy food , and get OFF this stuff .


Thank you everyone for taking the time to post , and helping me understand what was happening .


Hate this stuff .


Crestor just as bad .


severe muscle pain in elbow

severe muscle pain in left arm

severe muscle pain in neck

prickling , numbness in hand

severe muscle pain in left arm and neck and elbow , and prickling , numbness in hand .


strange poisen - ivy like rash on chest and breast that would not go away UNTIL I stopped taking lipitor .


I put up with this for 2 years until I realized the medication could have caused it and stopped - things cleared up IMMEDIATELY .


would prefer to try Niacin - will NEVER take Lipitor again .


JOINT PAIN

UNBEARABLE MUSCLE PAIN

HAIR FALLING OUT

PAIN

HORRIBLE JOINT PAIN IN ALL MAJOR JOINTS , INCLUDING PROGRESSING TO ALMOST UNBEARABLE MUSCLE PAIN IN ALL MUSCLES IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES , HAIR FALLING OUT , PRESCRIBED DARVACET FOR THE PAIN AND WAS ALMOST DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA , SIMILAR SYMPTOMS .


MY MOTHER HAS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS , ALSO WAS ON LIPITOR AND WAS RECENTLY TAKEN OFF BY HER NURSE PRACTITONER .


JOINT PAIN

MUSCLE PAIN

IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS MEDICATION CLOSELY WATCH FOR JOINT OR MUSCLE PAIN AND IMMEDIATELY SEE YOUR PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN FOR A DIAGNOSIS IF YOU WANT RELIEF .


I DON ' T RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION FOR THE LOWERING OF CHOLESTEROL .


Lipitor did help lower my cholestrol , but has caused other health problems not listed in the side effects .


digestion problems

pancreas is very swollen

I have had digestion problems since I have started taking this , my pancreas is very swollen .


I have been through every test possible , and they cannot find anything wrong with me .


I have lost 35 lbs , and have recently just heard that this has happened to other lipitor patients .


I stopped taking it , and feel better already ! .


Please email me if you have had similiar problems .


I have been on Lipitor for approximately two and a half years .


losing muscular

headache

neck pain

neck stiffness

fatigue

memory loss

depression

sleepless nites

balance loss

Recently I experienced losing muscular , headache , neck pain and stiffness , fatigue , memory loss , muscles pain on the left side of my chest , depression , sleepless nites and balance loss .


It work great on reducing cholesteral level , but its side effects became another problem for me .


I will discuss it with my doctor in my next visit .


Pain in muscles

Pain in bottom of feet

Pain in joints

Pain in all my muscles and joints and bottom of feet .


Has continued for 3 years to date .


NEVER , NEVER NEVER use it or any other statin .


dificulty in concentrating

short term memory problems

occasional dizziness

leg muscle soreness

dificulty in concentrating , short term memory problems , occasional dizziness also leg muscle soreness .


I am a 61 year old male with a history of heart disease .


I had a quadruple by - pass in 1987 .


I have not had any heart related issues since .


My nurse practioner put me on Lipitor about 4 years ago .


pain in hip

pain in calf muscle

I have been experiencing pain in my right hip and right calf muscle for about 3 years .


I have mentioned this on numerous office visits and was .


My chloresterol was 220 and my physician prescribed Lipitor .


I took the medication for 3 weeks before I stopped .


sore

My left side , especially my shoulder and arm , are so sore and it ' s been a year since I stopped taking it .


damage to my muscles

I ' m concerned I have some kind of permanent damage to my muscles .


no strength

painful time lifting my own arm

I have no strength in my left arm and have a painful time lifting my own arm above my head and holding a hair dryer is a major task .


hip hurts

My left hip hurts and I can no longer sit crosslegged on the floor .


I am very limber but I cannot sit that way anymore and cannot get up from sitting on floor without a struggle .


I wondered , at first , if I had some kind of mild stroke but found this website and realized I was right , it was the Lipitor .


I lowered my chloresterol by eating a bowl of oatmeal at night , for me , just changing my diet was the trick .


It ' s not clear that there were any .


I ' m concerned that I ' m imagining them because of the long list of potential side effects .


Medicine is scary , but it ' s sure working .


This drug was prescribed to help with severe knee pain while I wait for additional diagnostics and possibly surgery after 1 / 1 ( due to high deductible on health insurance ) .


Pain was bad enough that I had trouble standing up from sitting position .


After about 24 hours , the pain was essentially gone and has stayed gone so far .


I was prescribed Voltaren - XR 100 MG for lower back pain .


passing massive amounts of blood

It worked wonders for my pain - I thought that I had discovered a wonder drug - then after 30 days I was at work and started passing massive amounts of blood without pain or warning .


bleeding

I thought I was bleeding to death !


I went to the ER and was admitted and had a colonoscopy the next day .


ulcer lower bowel

The Dr discover an ulcer in by lower bowel which he believes was caused by the Voltaren .


The bleeding has now stopped and I am OK , but I will never take this drug or any drug in it ' s class again .


Hindsight is 20 - 20 .


Persistent triedness

loss of concentration

uncharacteristical moodiness

short term memory loss

light headedness

unwarranted depression

occasional thoughts of suicide

tightness in the neck

stimuly type of feeling in the neck

husky vocal chords

Persistent triedness , loss of concentration , uncharacteristical moodiness , short term memory loss , light headedness ( in a daze type of thing ) unwarranted depression and the occasional thoughts of suicide , tightness and annoying stimuly type of feeling in the neck near the base of the skull , husky vocal chords .


I am so glad to have come across this Web page .


Thank you ! ! !


persisten feeling of tiredness

I was reading pretty much all of the ones listed and the patterns are obvious to my problems mainly being the persisten feeling of tiredness when i know i shouldn ' t be tired .


light headedness

foggy vision

short term memory loss

not being able to concentrate

The light headedness and often foggy vision , short term memory loss and the annoying thing of not being able to concentrate very well .


Basicaly , feeling way out of myself .


Many are sharing the same effects and I know now that I am not imagening them .


I have been on Lipitor 40 mg .


for some years now .


It did help my reduction of highg cholesterol .


It was also a gradual onset of all the above mentioned ; This is .


Severe achilles tendonitis

heel pain

burning sensations in calves

Severe achilles tendonitis in both legs , heel pain , burning sensations in calves - maybe Lipitor is why ?


I have spent almost a year with this problem and spent 4 months in physical therapy - I am calling my doctor and getting off this drug immediately ! ! ! !


Even if it is not the culprit , I can ' t take the chance .


Fatigue

very tired

Fatigue , very tired after working hours ( and I ' m not doing much phisical work ) .


rush all over my face

Also rush all over my face .


It helps lower the cholesterol , but I think it ' s not worth .


severe pain in shoulder

Extremely severe pain in right shoulder as if from extreme workout or injury ( none which apply ) .


pain in shoulder

tingling

numbness

Stopped taking lipitor seven days ago and still experiencing pain in shoulder and tingling and numbness down right arm radiating into fingers .


No more medications .


will attempt holistic approach .


vitamins C and / or niacin .


WEAK MUSCLES

POOR BALANCE

VERY VERY TIRED

WEAK MUSCLES , POOR BALANCE , VERY VERY TIRED CAN ' T WORK MORE THAN 2 HOURS WITHOUT A NAP .


Blurred vision

Stomach ache

Water retention

Throbbing headache

Blurred vision , Stomach ache , Water retention , Throbbing headache .


Elevated my blood glucose levels

Elevated my blood glucose levels because I am also on Vasotec , Glyburide , Avandia .


Beware of this drug .


I was a vibrant healthy woman until Easter Saturday , 2006 .


ankles seized up

feet seized up

wrists seized up

knees seized up

On Easter Sunday my ankles , feet , wrists , and knees seized up .


I am now off Lipitor and I am assured that I will make a full recovery within six months .


shuffle when I walk

I shuffle when I walk and I am only just coping .


I am not quite a vegetable , but not far off .


I started using the drug in Sept . 2005 .


In October / November I noticed my hands were nowhere near as strong as they once were - thought it was old age .


senistivity in scalp

I also had a strange senistivity in the palms and soles of my feet , also in my scalp - it was uncomfortable blowing my hair dry .


tingling

sensitivity

It was not a tingling , just a sensitivity .


feet felt like led

In November , I was running , and my feet felt like led - thought it was old age .


ankles started aching

In December , my ankles started aching - gee , am I getting old !


In January , I started to go to the gym , and I think that this is where my problems really started .


over - streesed muscles

My already over - streesed muscles , over a short period of time , went into meltdown .


This drug is a terrible , terrible drug and should not be prescribed for anyone .


No significant side effects .


Slight muscle aches in my back

Slight muscle aches in my back in the morning when I first started taking it , but that passed with time .


I ' ve been taking a 40 mg tablet before bedtime every day for four years .


Combined with a low fat / low cholesterol diet , the drug helped lower my cholesterol to 125 from well over 200 .


EXTREME PAIN IN SHOULDERS

LOSS OF MEMORY

EXTREME PAIN IN SHOULDERS , LOSS OF MEMORY .


STILL HAVE RESIDUAL EFFECTS 2 YEARS AFTER STOPPING THIS POISON .


Extreme muscle fatigue

tendonitis

Extreme muscle fatigue ( suspect Rhabdomyolosis ) leading to tendonitis as a result of trying to perform normal physical work related duties .


Just starting to regain strength after 16 months .


Very upset that Doctor prescribed Lipitor after being informed about eye muscle problems with Zocor .


No discussion of diet or possible side - effects , just here take these pills .


Second time trying this .


frozen shoulder

First time I got a frozen shoulder .


back pain

chest pain

Triedit a couple of years later and I have back and chest pain that made think i was having a cardio event .


back pain

Stopped the Lipitor about a week ago and still having horrible back pain .


damaging my muscles

If this stuff is damaging my muscles what is it doing to my major muscle .


my HEART !


This is a terrible drug ! DO NOT TAKE !


I would rather take the risk of elevated lipids ! .


KIDNEY

METAL MOODS

ANZITY

SUGAR LEVEL DROPS

STOMACH ULCER

JOINT PAIN

MEMORY TROUBLE

KIDNEY TROUBLES

ALL AND SOME NOT NOTED - KIDNEY - METAL MOODS - ANZITY - SUGAR LEVEL DROPS - STOMACH ULCER - JOINT PAIN - MEMORY TROUBLE - PUT ON MORE MEDS - LIPITOR ADMITED TO GIVING KIDNEY TROUBLES TO ME - I TOOK OTHER S WITH SAME TROUBLES AND MORE .


DEJESTIVE SYSTEM

STOMACH ULCERS

I TOOK MANY SATIN DRUGS FOR 5 YEARS OF HORROR , THEY ALMOST KILLED ME , I WAS 45 , 55 NOW AND STILL HAVE HEALTH TROUBLES RELATED TO THESE MEDS , MOSTLY DEJESTIVE SYSTEM AND STOMACH ULCERS - ALMOST A YEAR NOW TAKING MEDS TO HEAL MY STOMACH - CANCER ?


DON ' T KNOW - LOOK UP MENTAL HORRORS ON GOOGLE FOR MORE HORROR STORYS ON CHOLESTEROL MEDS AND OTHERS THIS PUT YOU ON AND OTHER HEALTH TROULBES RELATED TO THESE DRUGS YOU ARE NOT TOLD ABOUT .


I have been taking this medication for more than 4 years for cholesterol .


general weakness

constant leg pain

terrible pain in my feet

terrible pain in my ankles

It has reduced the numbers , BUT I now have totally changed my way of life with general weakness , constant leg pain , and specifically terrible pain in my feet and ankles .


bottoms of my feet hurt

loss of balance

The bottoms of my feet hurt to the point of where I can no longer walk comfortably , and have experienced loss of balance several times a day .


It is making me feel like 75 instead of 50 and I researched the web and came to this site .


I have been telling my MD about symptoms for months .


Blood tests keep coming back normal .


Doc says must be circulation .


I feel like I ' m wearing someone else ' s feet sometimes !


Tingling toes

numb toes

sore ankles

sore legs

Tingling toes to numb toes and sore ankles and legs .


I finally get his attention and he tells me he ' s changing prescriptions to Mevacore ( hello . it ' s the same thing ) .


After research I am quitting the medication and will give it a month to see what happens .


Anyone put me onto some good information about withdrawals ?


Been reading some things I really don ' t like .


Severe headaches

Severe headaches .


Memory loss

extreme tiredness

Memory loss and extreme tiredness .


Dr wanted me to take 40 mg per day and I said no .


I would try the 20 mg .


I am sensitive to medication .


I was told to stop for a week and call back if my symptoms stop .


I don ' t know if I want to take even a lower dosage .


restless leg syndrom

mostly i suffer restless leg syndrom 30 min . into taking it .


otherwise , first dose i felt better .


be careful if you ' re on lipitor and your doctor begins to try and put you on medications for high triglycerides .


i was put on tricor and it was extraordinarily horrible .


side effects you can ' t believe .


we summerized it as a conflict between the lipitor and tricor .


if you must take another med for triglycerides and you begin to feel flu like , cramps in chest , legs , rashes appear , sleep very heavily , sleep alot or feel fatigued consider keeping tabs and if the side effects don ' t improve or there ' s more added in 2 weeks time , discontinue doseage .


side effects may increase IE : gums swelling , visual anomalies , numbness in muscles , sore throat , soreness in mucous membrane areas .


dizzy

chest pain

I took one dose and 15 minutes later i felt dizzy and had chest pain and felt like my life was gonna slip away and die .


i called my Dr and he is an idiot .


he told me that this medicine does not cause these symptoms I hate when Pharmecitical company push these and have DR ' s advertise and experiment on us like animals they jsut make us sicker .


upset stomach

Extreme upset stomach .


couldn ' t eat or drink

couldn ' t eat or drink anything .


It did take away all of my pain and I was able to sleep very well through the night .


upset my stomach

It ' s just too bad that it upset my stomach so much .


I didn ' t have any other side effects than this one .


Indigestion

Indigestion - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin .


Chest pains

Chest pains waking me up at night - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin .


Neuropothy in right arm

Neuropothy in right hand

Neuropothy in right hand & arm - never had it before and stopped when I stopped taking the statin .


I believe it is totally unnecessary for healthy people .


We NEED cholesterol .


In trying to reduce it , statins stop a whole cascade of addditional enzymes and proteins that are absolutely necessary for healthy bodies .


It took three years of statins ( 2 on Zocor then 1 one on Lipitor ) at 40 mg per day to finally cause the above reactions to the destruction the stains were doing to my body .


Extreme Right Shoulder Pain

Extreme Right Shoulder Pain , more pronounced at night to the point I wake up frequently because the pain wakes me up .


short term memory loss

irratibility

fatigue

Also experiencing short term memory loss , irratibility and fatigue .


On advice from Dr went off it for a week but did not experience any relief .


It did significantly lower LDL and HDL levels but tired of pain .


MD will probably send me to Orthopedic Specialist upon next visit .


Additionaly taking 6 mg folic acid and B 6 to combat high homosysteine levels .


paranoia

Rough anxiety and paranoia .


To be fair , I must note that I was also taking Norvasc - a blood pressure pill and when the above symptoms persisted I stopped Norvasc at once ( replaced with Diovan ) .


anxiety

paranoia

However , at that time - over a month ago - I was only aware of Norvasc ' s side effects and , indeed , when I stopped taking it most of the anxiety and paranoia symptoms disappeared - most , but not all .


That is when I started looking for the other culprit .


Sure discovered it soon : Lipitor .


psychiatric

Spoke to a psychiatrist and she confirmed that the entire family of Norvasc ( called amlodiphine ) is known to have psychiatric side effects .


A month ago my family physician confirmed that Lipitor is guilty of similar symptoms and agreed to let me off it for three months , until I take my next blood test .


Meanwhile I ' m now on health food as well as Q 10 , Omega III , Nosterol and Vitamin E ( 200 IU ) .


I now hope that LDL is low enough to say to Lipitor goodbye .


Time will tell .


After about 1 1 / 2 years of 40 mg my MD upped the dose to 60 mg .


hip soreness

leg soreness

Shortly afterward I began noticing hip soreness and leg soreness .


It feels like my joints don ' t want to work .


increase in level of fatigue

Also noticed increase in level of fatigue .


i actually am taking provacal , but when I bring up the drug , it brings me to lipitor .


I have experienced fatigue , hip pain , some joint pain in knee .


Muscles feel like a wet dish rag .


took myself off medication .


will contact md .


taking 40 mg a day .


Anxiety

paranoia

Anxiety , paranoia .


I went to see my doctor and told him about my discovery .


First he was a bit reluctant but in the following meeting he already told me that he had read about Lipitor ' s psychiatric side effects .


He therefore put me off Lipitor completely and suggested a much lower dosage of 10 mg Crestor .


In addition , he prescribed a new medication : Niacin , beginning with 500 mg the first month and then increasing to 1 , 000 in the second ( with the ultimate aim of reaching 2 , 000 in the fourth monthly ) .


Bottom line : When I discontinued Lipitor two months ago my LDL reached 165 .


This week my blood test indicated an LDL level of 124 .


So , after being helped by folks on this website I hope I can be of some help to others who suffer from statin side effects .


Therefore , here is what I ' ve done during the past two months : - Took 500 mg of Niacin during the first months and 1 , 000 mg during the second ; - Took a total of 10 Crestor pills ( 10 mg which are equivalent to 20 mg of Lipitor ) per month , i . e . , one every three days .


- Two natural pills of Phytosterol .


- A cup of tea made of olive leafs .


Now , I do believe that when I reach the maximum intake of Niacin in two months ( 2 , 000 mg ) the LDL will drop from 124 to 100 ( the level required for diabetics ) .


Good luck , folks ! .


severe edema of lower extremities

vision problems

muscle weakness

shoulder pain

numbness on left side

rapid pulse

productive cough

weight gain

severe edema of lower extremities that got worse when walking / exercising / sitting / standing , vision problems , muscle weakness ( lift weights every day but couldn ' t open a bottle of water ) , shoulder pain ( every morning regardless of sleeping position ) , numbness on left side , rapid pulse , productive cough , poor coordination while walking ( kept bumping into things ) , light - headedness ( hurt to hold my head up or turn my head from side to side and that made driving real difficult ) , 25 % weight gain ( due to doctor - recommended eating to relieve light - headedness ) .


edema

edema

diuretics taken to relieve edema caused cholesterol to go higher and M . D . recommended more Lipitor which made the edema worse and so on ; got off that downward spiral 2 months ago and cholesterol went right back up to 300 + within a week but I ' ll take my chances and try to find some way other than statins so I can get some quality of life back .


vertigo

cramping neck muscels

arm weakness

total muscel weakness

could not walk for three weeks

depression

excessive sleep

hair loss

memory ( sht term ) loss

loss of sex drv

vertigo caused by cramping neck muscels , all the leg symptons noted on thi sight , arm and total muscel weakness , could not walk for three weeks , depression , excessive sleep reqmt , hair loss , memory ( sht term ) loss , loss of sex drv .


been off it 10 months , drs spent fortune 160 k looking for additional cause found none , i believe i know how to treat it and what other factors contributed to my severe reaction but it would take a book .


still feeling a lot of the effects .


but strong improvement since quit taking the poison .


swelling

bloating

increased appetite

empty stomach feeling

dry , itchy skin

swelling , bloating , increased appetite , empty stomach feeling , dry , itchy skin .


Arthrotec works wonders , but side effects worry me .


Am trying to wean off it with glucoasamine / chondroitin and MSM , which are supposed to be good for arthritis , bone enhancement / elasticity etc


Taking all at same time now , pain is too great !


Was on IB 1600 a day and 2 tylenol 8 ' s a day .


not enough .


stomich ake

none with light stomich ake sometimes .


shortness of breath

a little shortness of breath at times .


this product changed the way i have lived for 5 years .


i had a back operation 20 years ago and my time of mobility was going from bad to worse .


absolutly changed my life .


i can go all day .


there is one thing that i need to look into .


my mother in law has rematoid arthro .


she walked into the emergancy room and is hooked up to a machine to keep her alive for now .


one week .


she had an alergic reaction to the medicine she had been taken for her arthritice .


she had been taken it for two years .


and i do not know what to do .


she has an infection in her lungs and lost all capassity .


but the only thing i know is that it was not arthrotec , but can it all be the same ? .


LOWER BACK PAIN

DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN .


FOR WEEKS ON END COULD NOT FUNCTION NORMALY .


HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACTIVE , WORKED OUT REGULARLY .


AFTER 2 MONTHS ON THIS DRUG I FELT AS IF I HAD AGED 20 YEARS .


LOWER BACK PAIN

HAD CONSTANT LOWER BACK PAIN .


THERE WAS NO RELIEF .


DID A SELF EXPERIMENT AND WENT OFF THE MEDICATION FOR A MONTH .


VIOLA ! ! !


I STARTED FEELING LIKE MY OLD SELF , OR SHOULD I SAY YOUNG SELF .


WILL LOOK FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICATION .


lightheadedness

depression

short term memory problems

I experienced lightheadedness , depression , short term memory problems .


severe muscle pains

cramps

The worst side effects by far were the severe muscle pains and cramps , especially in my shins , front of my thighs , feet and hands .


I noticed that they usually began about an hour after taking the Lipitor and would continue for several hours into the night .


severe pains

I was on Lipitor 2 years when I noticed that on a day that I had forgotten to take it , that I didn ' t experience the severe pains .


I experimented by taking the medication one night and then not taking it the next .


severe cramps

pains

pain

Sure enough , every night I took the medication I had the severe cramps / pains but the nights I didn ' t take it , either I didn ' t experience the pain at all or it was at a much lesser degree .


muscle pains

cramps

After a few days , I stopped taking Lipitor for a 2 week period and noticed that all my symptoms improved and the muscle pains and cramps completely resolved .


I notified my doctor .


She stopped the Lipitor and suggested that I try Red Yeast Rice instead .


It has given good results with no side effects .


The day after I started taking it , I had a little vaginal bleeding in spite of being menopausal for 10 years .


I had been using Estrace for several months but had not had bleeding from the Estrace alone .


My back does feel better , not 100 % OK , but probably 60 % .


dizziness

nausea

dizziness first few days , mild nausea .


muscle weakness

nerve damage

memory loss

red spots all over my body

hair loss

slowed speach

aphasia

shufflihg gait

sever muscle weakness with nerve damage , memory loss , red spots all over my body , hair loss , slowed speach , aphasia brain not sending messages to my muscles , shufflihg gait , unable to get out of chairs without help .


could not walk

ringing in my ears

sinus problems

pain

Itook Lipitor for ten plus years 10 mg then Dr raised it to 20 mg and about 2 weeks latter raised it to 40 mg I took 4 pills and I could not walk , get out of a chair , put my hand up to my mouth , ringing in my ears , sinus problems , I was told the pain in my back was galblader when I had it removed 20 years befor .


hairloss

spots on my body

lost my ability to walk

I ask my Dr about my hairloss and spots on my body & was told [ Your age ] whenI lost my ability to walk very far I ask my pharmacist what drug if any would cause this she said stop the Lipitor and get to your Dr a . s . a . p .


weakness

aphasia

eyes get blury

I stopped the drug 5 weeks ago and have been in physcle therapy for almost 5 wks with some help but the weakness comes & goes from one side to the other & back again . I have aphasia intermittingly , My eyes get blury My brain is going on overload right now so I pray that someway some how this killer drug gets off the market befor any more trusting souls get simptoms of unsuspected side effects .


After reading all the side effects and looking back on all my proble .


10 mg lowered my cholesterol in the first 6 months .


Continues to decrease with each blood test .


Risk factor is down to 2 . 2 .


Muscle weakness

blurry eyesight

hair loss

burning feet

painful heels

Muscle weakness in arms and legs , blurry eyesight , hair loss , but worst of all , burning feet and painful heels .


Taking the drug did lower my cholesterol and after 9 years my liver enzyme tests suddenly were in a good range .


I believe a good diet can do more for me than Lipitor .


I have been taking 10 mg of Lipitor for 3 months .


diarrhoea

After 1 month I had severe diarrhoea which cleared after 1 week , so I paid no attention to it .


Excessive gas

Excessive gas another sympton which persists .


back ache

For the past 2 weeks I have had back ache ( which I have experienced before ) but this time not cured by chiropractic treatment .


I was puzzled ! !


severe pain in leg

caused me to limp

Recently after walking for a while I experienced severe pain in my right leg from thigh to knee and then to ankle which caused me to limp .


I found this website and I seem to have similar symtoms as others who take this medication .


I see my GP tomorrow for the results of my first 3 month blood test .


I shall come off the medication today .


Thank you .


bleeding

It seems as if bleeding forever is a side effect but doctors tell you that its not the drug


I have been on Arthotec for Three months I still have pain and stiffness


so much pain

at first week into this drug I was in so much pain I sat on the floor at work and thought I was gaving a baby .


feel weak and almost fainted

I always feel weak and almost fainted a bunch of times .


Consider somthing that works I am switching today as this isnt in my head .


stabbing pain above a knee

This is the result of taking 1 pill a day for 12 days : On day 3 , I felt stabbing pain above a knee .


pain

Thought I had somehow injured it - but the pain vanished in a day .


stabbing pain in my spine

The next day , I felt stabbing pain in my spine and I thought I had thrown my back out .


pain

I was hunched over to the left and figured it would take a week to get better , but the pain vanished after a little more than a day .


I started feeling an odd sensation in the center back of my calves .


put weight on suddenly for no reason

ringing in my left ear increased

I put weight on suddenly for no reason and ringing in my left ear increased .


calf sensation turned painful

Next the calf sensation turned painful at night and started increasing .


I figured out these issues all might be caused by Lipitor and stopped taking it immediately .


pain in my calves

But the pain in my calves continued to get worse for several days !


My legs were waking me up at night and were all contorted .


I ' ve never experienced anything like it but the nurse said , .


severe muscle pain in ankles

severe muscle pain in legs

severe muscle pain in hips

severe muscle pain in hips , legs and ankles .


recks my muscles severly

It helps lower my cholesterol , but recks my muscles severly .


I take a 6 week break and resume dosage of lipitor .


Severe Neck Cramps

Ackey leg cramps

Severe Neck Cramps , Ackey leg cramps too .


Headaches

Headaches off & on .


Tiredness

crabby

Tiredness , crabby with spouse more often .


Can ' t sleep good at night .


I started out with 10 mg , and then 20 mg , and then 40 mg , before the Doctor saw any good results , but as the milligrams went up i got more & more symptoms , and i had even left my wife due to this drug .


I felt that i was in another world , and i didn ' t even need her at all .


aches

I finally have been reduced to 20 mg again , but still having all the aches , but i am now back with my wife , and have apologies for all of my drug reactions towards her .


We really do have to PAY dearly for getting our HEALTH back people .


So be careful , and PRAY alot more than normal about your health , GOD is listening to you daily .


MUSCLE PAIN IN LEFT ARM

WEAK FEELING

GENERAL MALAISE

MUSCLE PAIN IN LEFT ARM WEAK FEELING GENERAL MALAISE .


I WOULD NOT RECOMMENDTHIS DRUG .


Took this drug for about 6 months .


extreme depression

Did the trick on lowering what is was supposed to , but I suffered extreme depression .


suicidal thoughts

Not worth the suicidal thoughts , so I quit taking it .


walk was a very painful and a very slow

Had 1 pill only 10 mg lipitor ( had tried lipex ( 2 pills ) 1 st but face had swollen up - cleared 2 weeks ) anyway the next morning - after sitting down for 10 minutes - i stood up to walk and it was a very painful and a very slow stooped debilatating ( compressed back ) type of walk but after 5 - 10 minutes of standing could straighten back - only problem when sitting down - lower back .


no other part of back a problem - can play tennis with only slight pain if bending over .


it is now 14 days and still same problem - tend to stand or lie down for computor work no other side affects that im aware of .


degenative muscle problem

Will see doctor if it continues to be a problem in 1 week though i see some have continued to have problems even after stopping and after reading this blog i am swayed to think that it is a degenative muscle problem ( which will heal in time due to 1 pill only usage ) and may not be other internal organ reactions as i 1 st suspected .


Trouble walking

hard to pick up feet

balance is off at times

Trouble walking , hard to pick up feet and balance is off at times .


Pain in muscles of both upper arms

Pain in muscles of both upper arms .


Arms feel HEAVY

hands are tingling

hands are somewhat numb

Arms feel HEAVY and hands are tingling and somewhat numb .


trouble holding on to things

Have trouble holding on to things .


I have been off Lipitor 1 year and 2 months .


Have been to several specialists .


I feel Lipitor has taken away my life .


Extreme weakness

diarea

bluss and ititching of the face

so tired

blurred vision

Dizzy spells

Extreme weakness , diarea , bluss and ititching of the face , so tired would not get out of bed to urinate , sleeping 18 hrs day , blurred vision , Dizzy spells , .


DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION IT IS TOO DANGEROUS .


memory loss

chronic muscle pain

pain in joints

constant itching

memory loss - chronic muscle pain - pain in joints - constant itching .


this drug is a KILLER ! ! ! !


Do not take it


Why did they take Baycol off the shelf and not Lipitor


Check the web for side effects of Lipitor - Lots of similar complaints ! ! ! .


Horrible leg pain

Horrible leg pain .


can ' t get out of bed in the morning

hip pain

turned into an cripple , can ' t get out of bed in the morning , have hip pain .


never had a problem with my hips in my life ! .


all my blood , liver function are normal ! ! .


can ' t be ! .


Can ' t bend over

Can ' t walk up stairs

Can ' t walk up stairs , bend over .


or walk around the store .


can hardly walk

I use to walk twice a day for forty minutes , now I can hardly walk to my car .


leg pain

hip pain

have tried everything for leg pain , and my new hip pain .


I live on motrin .


and asper - cream .


I am going to stop taking Lipitor TODAY .


a heart attack seems easier .


Glad I found this site .


pain in my abdomen

headaches

flushing

First the doc thought I had gastritis from pain in my abdomen , headaches , flushing - I had an abdominal ultrasound , endoscopy , then CT scans ( 2 ) and then yesterday an MRI - all were normal .


fatigue

muscle pain

headaches

general malaise

The fatigue , muscle pain , headaches , and general malaise continue .


I am taking myself off this drug and hope that my apparently healthy body recovers .


Why is my doctor unaware of the Lipitor side effects ?


Why did I spend almost $ 1 , 000 of my own money AFTER insurance on all these tests without considering that my symptoms match those for Lipitor ?


So frustrating !


I will check back in and document how I feel in a month .


stomach cramping

Within 15 minutes started to have stomach cramping , almost like period cramps .


extreme pain

I was on the toilet for a good 30 minutes in extreme pain .


uterus starting to have spasms

worst pain I have ever experienced

nausea

pain

My uterus starting to have spasms which was the worst pain I have ever experienced , I got some nausea from the pain , I had to go to bed in a ball and just lie there until the pain subsided which felt like an eternity .


pain

Then when the pain subsided I begin to have some bleeding and I was on day 12 of my cycle .


I would rather die than take this drug again .


uterus pain and cramping

Although It works wonders for my back pain , it is not worth it to go through the uterus pain and cramping .


I am going to try and find a sister drug to arthrotec .


Its weird because I have been taking this drug off and on for about 4 months and this only has happened to me 3 times , but I have no way of knowing when it will randomly happen and it is not worth it to take that risk .


I have began to think it has something to do with the day of my cycle affecting how bad the pains will be .


rectal bleed

Hospitalization due extreme rectal bleed that required blood transfusion .


extremely sick

felt I might not survive

I was extremely sick and initially felt I might not survive .


Should be removed from market .


muscle aches

weakness

high sugar attack

muscle aches and weakness , nearly bed ridden over it and soon after they took me off I had a high sugar attack and have been on insalin ever since .


involuntary movements

muscles aches

muscle weakness

knee pain

neck pain

headaches

concentrating

blurred vision

back pain

difficulty to walk

involuntary movements , muscles aches specially in back of legs , muscle weakness , , knee pain , neck pain , headaches , concentrating , blurred vision , back pain , difficulty to walk , I stop it since 10 days but i don t fell better do u know how long it take to be better ?


and what is possible to do ?


hope to have answer .


8 mois lipitor 40 mg .


I am 43 years old and have been taking Lipitor for a year and a half .


aching in knees

aching in hips

aching in my fingers

aching in toes

I am having horrible aching in my fingers , knees , hips & toes .


Went to my yearly exam this week and blood test reveals arthritis .


No family history of arthritis , has to be the Lipitor .


The drug did bring my cholesterol down over 100 points - but is it worth having arthritis to achieve that ? .


I took this medication for about 2 weeks .


rash

On day two I noticed a rash on the outside part of my left arm , then the it spread to to my back and front of my neck by day three .


dizziness

bloated stomach

gas

muscle weakness

I also noticed some dizziness , bloated stomach , gas , and muscle weakness specially in my back .


kidney pain

I had kidney pain on the right side to the point I could not bend forwad .


weakness

rash

I stoped taking this medication by the second week I was on it , however it is taking me a while to get better from the weakness , the rash is improving but my skin is stained with multiple brown dots .


I would not recommend this medication .


Muscle pain

muscle twitching

fatigue

Muscle pain , muscle twitching , fatigue , .


I have been off of this med for almost 3 years and still have some of the side effects .


this is a very bad drug for some people .


slight nausea

very minor - - slight nausea when taken on empty stomach - - which was gone in 15 minutes .


gave me my life back .


concerned about long term effects .


Where to begin ?


fatigue

Overall fatigue .


pressure pain

Now get a lot of sinus colds ( major pressure pain ) .


Also used to be able to walk 3 miles easily .


cant walk

feeling like I am having a heart attack

Now cant walk 50 ft without feeling like I am having a heart attack .


Nausea

Nausea .


chest pain

I was on Lipitor of a total of 3 weeks before I had my first chest pain walking to car .


pain

Now a month off the drug I still have the pain .


frequent menstral periods

more frequent menstral periods ( twice a month ) .


Works but can realy tell how good it works when I had to go off of it .


Muscle pain

Muscle pain in feet , shoulders , chest muscle , arms .


Tingling in extremities

chronic fatigue

Tingling in extremities and chronic fatigue .


Headache

Headache .


WHAT A PRICE TO PAY ! !


I have always been athletic ( no , I ' m not one of those dreamers that pretends I am ) .