headaches

pain in throat

tingling in side of face

anxiety

depression

loss of reason to live

headaches , pain in throat , tingling in side of face , severe bouts of anxiety and depression - loss of reason to live !


nausea

nausea .


does lower my cholestoral .


Muscle aches

weakness in neck

weakness in upper back

weakness in arms

weakness in shoulders

weakness in legs

Muscle aches and weakness in neck , arms , shoulders , upper back , legs .


Severe pain

Severe pain in left foot and third and fourth toes .


Pain

weakness

Pain and weakness increased until I needed help dressing and combing my hair .


pain

I could not do daily activities such as pick up a cup of coffee or put on a seatbelt without significant pain .


ball of my left foot was so painful

The ball of my left foot was so painful I could not put pressure on it when walking so I walked on the side of my foot .


Symptoms began 12 weeks after starting Lipitor .


CPK mildly elevated

I reported to my cardiologist and internist who both denied problems were related to Lipitor because my CPK was only mildly elevated ( 250 ) .


I also saw a podiatrist , chiropractor , and spine specialist with no relief .


When it got so bad I could not take it anymore and did not care about my cholesterol I took myself off of Lipitor and got a 50 % improvement after one week .


I then saw a neurologist who diagnosed me with statin induced myalgia .


slightly elevated CPK

He said he sees a lot of patients with slightly elevated CPK that many physicians do not recognized as a symptom of a statin intolerance .


pain

weakness

I have been off of Lipitor for two years and continue to improve very slowly , but I still suffer from some pain and weakness .


toes painful

I can now walk normal , but my toes are still quite painful at times .


I have taken Lipitor for 4 years with no problems - lowered my cholesterol .


Insurance co . has decided I need a generic Pravachol .


In just two weeks , I feel achy , muscle fatigue , memory loss .


I don ' t think insurance co . should have the say on what medicines I take .


Aches and pain from head to toe

very grouchy

Aches and pain from head to toe , very grouchy .


I have been competitive in road racing for almost 20 years , but after starting this drug I began to notice my performance falling off .


pains so bad

Later I got pains so bad that I could not run .


I stopped taking this drug and after about 3 months am almost back where I was with my running .


I detest lawyers , but statin class drugs are crying out for a class action lawsuit to stop their use .


pain on outer sides of thighs

Cannot be sure it is the drug , but around the time I was on it a month , began having pain on outer sides of thighs .


Knowing some cholesterol meds can cause leg pain my doc did some kind of check on me and said it was not the drug .


pains

Still have those pains , not terrible , just feel like I have been hiking uphill and am fatigued there .


Has done a very good job keeping cholesterol down .


I am going to request lowering the dose w / the doc .


Muscle pain

joint pain

Muscle and joint pain developed after approx 12 months .


Began to spread to legs , buttocks , elbow .


Stopped taking 10 mg / day dosage on march 17 th , will hope I start to feel positive results .


Doctor had my on Lipitor and Tricor which seems to increase the chances of side effects .


This is very scary , thought I had some type of bone cancer .


Will never take this drug again .


aches and pain in both arms

aches and pain in both shoulders

weakness in arms

aches and pain in both arms and shoulders and weakness in arms , especially left arm .


Difficulty sleeping

Difficulty sleeping because of pain .


decrease in sexual desire

Noticed a decrease in sexual desire , but don ' t know if Lipitor is to blame .


Seems like the cure is worse than the disease .


pain

I will discontinue using lipitor and see if the pain goes away .


muscle pain

Had muscle pain in my back ( primarily small of my back ) and down my leg .


achy legs

I had tried Lipitor before and the result was achy legs .


After some time off of this drug and feeling better , I tried it again .


My back hurt so bad that I went to a chiropractor twice and no relief .


I thought I might have a bulging disc but decided to go off the Lipitor again .


After two months , I ' m back to normal .


I call this the drug from hell .


Severe B / L shoulder pain

weakness

malaise

memory loss

Severe B / L shoulder pain , general weakness , malaise , and slight memory loss .


I started out at 10 mg every day for 7 years , 20 mg for 1 year , 40 then 80 for over 1 1 / 2 years .


B / L shoulder pain

Over the past year , B / L shoulder pain to the point of wearing a sling because it hurt badly when I walked .


shoulder pain

I read about the shoulder pain in assorted sites on the web .


Discussed it with my PA and cardiologist .


My PA stopped the Lipitor .


The pain lessened but did not stop .


Went to a Ortho MD who gave me 3 Steroid shots and PT .


pain

It seemed to help but pain would not stop .


Narcs were ordered which helped somewhat but wasn ' t the answer .


MRI showed a slight linear tear in my Rotator Cuff which he wanted to do surgery .


Decided against surgery .


Both shoulders started to feel better but still couldn ' t sleep on my left side .


My LDL ' s were through the roof .


After almost 10 months off Lipitor , my general MD talked me into starting Sinivastatin 40 mg every day .


Well , guess what happened .


shoulder pain

My shoulder pain suddenly worsen , especially left side .


I am going to speak with my Cardiologist again and explore alternatives and will be stopping my Statin today !


Moral of the story .


Stay clear of Statin medications .


severe depression

sudden onset severe depression .


It worked very well the first time it was prescribed and I lost 20 pounds using it with exercise and diet .


intense anxiety attacks

intense depression

When this medication was combined with a SSRI it failed to reduce my HDL cholesterol in a meaningful amount and it caused intense anxiety attacks and short periods of intense depression .


Pain in hip

Pain in elbow

Pain in lower back

Pain in knees

Pain in hip , lower back , knees & elbow .


Stiffness in lower back

Stiffness in legs

Stiffness in lower back and legs when getting up in the morning .


Excercise intolerance

general muscle weakness

Excercise intolerance and general muscle weakness .


pains

I ask my doctor about these pains months ago and he said lipitor would not cause my problems .


However , after reading the common side effects with others on this site , I will stop this medication immediately , it not worth feeling like an old man at age 46 ! .


It dropped my cholestrol down fast .


My liver tests are good .


I take 20 mg a night .


Cholestrol runs about 200 .


insomnia

muscle aches

insomnia , muscle aches .


haven ' t slept

It ' s 1 : 00 am , taking 10 mg , haven ' t slept in over a week .


Plan to stop taking Lipitor tomorrow .


It did lower my cholesterol tho .


Alopecia

nausea

vomiting

severe back and hip pain

depression

dark thoughts

exhaustion

muscle fatigue

sleeplessness

facial paralysis

Alopecia , nausea , vomiting , severe back and hip pain , depression , dark thoughts , overwhelming exhaustion and muscle fatigue , sleeplessness , facial paralysis , loss of quality of life .


Have been on Lipitor for approx .


2 1 / 2 years .


alopecia

Within 5 months experienced alopecia , which I had never had before and excused as stress related .


Nausea

vomiting

Nausea and vomiting began several months later , if taken within a 3 - 4 hours of eating .


facial paralysis

Then within a year of being on the medication , I experienced severe facial paralysis diagnosed as Bell ' s Palsey .


hip and back pain

depression

thoughts of suicide

paranoia

Severe hip and back pain followed , along with depression , thoughts of suicide and paranoia .


exhaustion

The overwhelming exhaustion that I felt every morning for over a year intensified .


nausea

I have tried altering when I take Lipitor but it did not help with the nausea .


hair loss

I stopped taking the Lipitor 45 days ago after I began to experience hair loss again .


hair loss

I researched Lipitor in a pharmacy book and realized hair loss , along with most of my other ailments , were side effects .


I started noticing improvement during the first 30 days .


facial paralysis

back and hip pain

At 45 days , my facial paralysis is 99 % gone , I wake rested , my back and hip pain are slowly improving and my overall mental wellbein .


I have been taking lipitor for 3 years .


I though the side effects was just me .


It wasn ' t until I talked to a friend and she told me about her boyfriends side effects , it was like she was talking ab out me .


Memory loss

joint pain

swollen feet

swollen hands

sore ribs

inability to sleep well

no sex drive

moodiness

always tired

lack of energy

increased heart rate

headaches every day

dry joints

Memory loss , joint pain , swollen feet and hands , sore ribs , inability to sleep well , no sex drive , moodiness , always tired , lack of energy , increased heart rate , headaches every day , and dry joints .


This all became worst when my dose was increased from 40 mg to 80 mg 3 months ago .


I have now decided to try other methods to reduce my cholesterol .


( Mine is hereditary ) .


I have a wonderful chiro whom suggested I try lecithin , with Omega 3 , and Vit C .


Here goes , I hope to be to get back to my walk of 6 km a day .


Immediatly reduced my cholesterol .


Over the 12 years my health has weakened in many ways that I noticed some of you other posters have mentioned .


Is it because we are aging ?


Or the drug ?


Symptoms .


here goes .


Depression

Depression .


Back surgery but the afterpain was unexplained ?


Maybe Lipitor ?


sore

back pain

Hips are sore and lower back pain .


Vision reduced

Vision reduced greatly .


Hair loss

Hair loss .


Tired most of the time

Tired most of the time .


Can ' t get to sleep

can ' t get out of bed

Can ' t get to sleep and then can ' t get out of bed till late morning or midday .


No strength

No strength .


Loss of breath

Loss of breath .


So if a person goes off this , what is the drug alternative to keeping the cholesterol down ?


I am thinking of stopping the lipitor and going on a diet to prevent the cholesterol from rising .


Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated .


Good luck to you all .


depressed

muscle pain

I have been on this medication for approximately two years and it has been very affective in lowering my cholesterol ; however , I did notice that I became depressed with intermittent muscle pain .


I recently mentioned this to my physician and asked if he knew if this particular medication causes these symptoms as all my blood studies for liver function , etc have been normal .


I decided to stop the Lipitor and within a few days I felt so much better .


I will call him tomorrow and ask if I can be switched to another medication .


It is a very effective medication , but obviously has its problems as indicated by those patients who had very similar effects .


back pain

aching muscles

aching joints

flatulence

wind

hair loss

back pain , aching joints and muscles , flatulence and wind , hair loss .


Blurred vision

dizziness

Blurred vision , dizziness , brain .


I will never , ever take Lipitor again .


I have been on it for more than four years .


I ' ve taken myself off of it twice .


Most recently , been taking 80 mg . for two weeks .


Enough already !


I can ' t tell you how I regained my sanity when I found this on the web .


Do your own research - don ' t blindly follow doctors who just push pills without regard to long term damage .


This is the number one prescribed medicine in the US right now , don ' t expect it to go away unless we stand against Pfizer and the FDA .


abdominal pain

mentstrual cramps

diarreah cramping

just took the drug about 30 minutes ago and am now experiencing the worst abdominal pain ever , like mentstrual cramps / diarreah cramping combined .


lower abdominal pain

i had to keep dropping into a crouched position due to the severity of the lower abdominal pain .


GI bleed

i was put on this medication because i was taking such high doses of Advil to quell the inflammation in my neck and back muscles that it caused me to have a GI bleed .


heavy menstrual bleeding

but after this little episode , and after reading that it can cause heavy menstrual bleeding , i highly doubt this drug is the best fit for my problem ! !


anemia

gastric bleed

i already have anemia due to the gastric bleed .


how could my doctor not think of this ?


dizzy

light headed

acidic bile at the back of my throat

i ' m also starting to feel dizzy and light headed , and can feel acidic bile at the back of my throat .


great ! !


I just took this drug ( 10 mg ) for the first time .


warm sensation in my chest

pain

headache

After 2 hours I felt a warm sensation in my chest then pain then a headache .


My Cholesterol level is 150 .


Why would my doctor recommend this drug ? .


Achilles Tendonsitis

foot pain

weakness in upper arm muscles

severe knee pain

gas

arthritis like symptoms in hands

swelling of ankles

shin pain

increased fatigue

occasional leg cramps

Achilles Tendonsitis , foot pain , weakness in upper arm muscles , severe knee pain , gas , arthritis like symptoms in hands , swelling of ankles , shin pain , increased fatigue and occasional leg cramps .


Until I found this site I could not understand why .


shingles

shingles

Got shingles , and was told by a doctor the shingles resulted from the depletion of CoQ 10 caused by the Lipitor .


A research article in JAMA , 2004 ; 291 : 2243 - 2252 concludes this : .


heaviness in the legs

foot and leg cramps

heaviness in the legs , foot and leg cramps at night and even long muscles beside spine , those are the worst .


rashes

sun sensitivity

itching

scabs

sun sensitivity

I ' m up all night in bathroom

rashes on forearms from sun sensitivity , scarred from itching and scabs ( was taking St John ' s Wort for depression which also causes sun sensitivity , bad combination ) cannot take at night or I ' m up all night in bathroom .


Less side effects from Lipitor than any other statin drug I ' ve tried .


my skin in boils

Pravachol pushed cholesterol out my skin in boils .


coming down with the flu

fever

Lopids made me feel like I was coming down with the flu constantly , low grade fever and just felt sick all the time .


sick

Lipitor keeps me from getting sick , 3 - 4 days off of them and I ' m up all night sick .


I ' ve really had no side affects what so ever .


I have blood work done regualarly to check my cholesterol levels .


I ' ve had high cholesterol since I was 19 , now I ' m 38 and have been on this medication since 1997 .


My cholesterol is still high but not as high .


In Canada the rating should be below 5 . 20 , with being on this medication its still about 6 . 24 were in 1997 my level was 8 . 45 .


Its come down quite a bit , but I do exercise and watch what I eat as well .


muscle pain related to shoulders

muscle pain related to shoulders .


After only 3 weeks on 10 mg of Lipitor I called my Dr to discontinue .


I have recently begun a workout regimine 6 days a week doing elliptical training and weight training .


After workouts I would be so tired to the point where I was going to bed at 8 pm ( I ' m normally a night - owl ) .


drained and tired

I was mostly feeling drained and tired which was unusual for me and didn ' t feel that way previous to taking the drug .


tingling

hand being asleep

numb - like

I have also experienced tingling or a sense of my hand being asleep ( example : if you lay on it wrong and it ' s numb - like ) .


I have only been off one day .


but have already slept better than I had in the 3 wks on it .


Don ' t know if it worked to lower my cholesterol since I wasn ' t on it for the 6 wks to do the bloodwork .


I am going to try to lower it naturally through exercise and diet instead of the drug .


not sure it ' s worth the side effects .


Stay in tune with your body .


I elected to discontinue immediately with onset of side effects .


Will consider other alternatives .


Back pain

Back pain , Lipitor seems to be involved .


In November of 2005 I was prescribed Lipitor for elevated cholesterol .


Not really high , but high enough , dosage was only 20 mg per day .


wicked back pain

neuropathy

Within two months , I had developed wicked back pain , along with neuropathy and hypersensitivity that wrapped around my abdomen .


We suspected the Lipitor was involved , so I went off it , since my numbers had gotten really low .


I was effectively laid up for about six months .


Since there was no immediate improvement , we surmised that Lipitor wasn ' t causing this .


It ' s October 2006 now , and I ' m starting to feel more like myself , still hurts but I can work around it .


The cholesterol has crept up , so two weeks ago we started the Lipitor again , and within a few days I was paractically flat on my back again !


So , I ' ve stopped again .


It ' s a bloody shame this is happening , as the drug was extremely effective in dropping that cholesterol .


Too bad , we ' re going to have to try something else , I guess .


No noticeable side effects .


Lowered cholesterol and triglycerides .


After a routine check up my cholesterol level was found to be sky high .


So two months ago the internist put me on Lipitor for high cholesterol .


The lipitor helped in reducing the cholesterol level by 20 % .


The side effects were terrible !


pain in my hipjoints

I had for a number of years pain in my hipjoints .


pain

The lipitor increased the pain tenfold .


I could hardly walk , sit or drive the car .


pain around the hipjoints

The pain I was experiencing especially around the hipjoints was incredible .


I told the specialist about these side - effects and he told me to reduce the dose from 1 a day to 1 every two days ! ?


pain

I had already stopped taking the lipitor for a week and the pain had decreased somewhat .


I learned from the pharmacist that this drug can cause wasting of muscles and that it was possible to end up in a wheelchair because of it ! !


I am going to start on alternative medicines .


I am never going to use this medicine again ! .


Sleeping all day and night

exhaustion

Sleeping all day and night - exhaustion .


10 mg started two weeks ago - have slept soundly 30 of the last 48 hours .


feel exhausted

But even when awake , feel exhausted .


Can ' t continue this way .


Will ask physician for alternative at next visit .


Normally have high energy and sleep average of 6 to 7 hrs per day .


Haven ' t been back yet for blood work to establish reduction numbers .


tinnitus

tinnitus .


None identified .


Currently taking 20 mg / day .


Has reduced LDL and total cholesterol effectively ( latter to ca . 100 ) , but HDL is still low .


I am female , age 55 and generally in good health .


No smoking or drinking and work daily .


Wt is 15 lbs more than it should be .


Cholesterol has been high for years despite diet .


Taking 40 mg daily for 1 year , took 20 mg previously .


everything hurts

Lately I realized everything hurts .


It crept up on me .


I am an RN and still did not put it together until this week when I decided something is not right .


aches and pains

When the aches and pains were mild I thought it was arthritis or too much activity .


aches and pains

Stopped the Lipitor and the generalized aches and pains are fading after just 3 days .


Will explore other options but these drugs have not been around long enough to confirm long term effects .


Looking at this site , I will begin to ask my patients that are on statins about their history .


insommnia

loss of dreaming

inability to visualize

muscle pain

weakness

atrophy

tendinitis

tendinopathy

tendon contracture

miniscus damage

gall bladder disease

pancreatitis

acid reflux

inability to walk

insommnia , loss of dreaming , inability to visualize ; muscle pain , weakness , atrophy ; tendinitis , tendinopathy , tendon contracture ; miniscus damage ; working memory and short - term memory loss , language and learning ability loss including spoken and written aphasia and inability to read ; gall bladder disease , pancreatitis , acid reflux ; inability to walk .


I kept taking myself off this drug , was told it COULD NOT BE TH E DRUG , urged to go back on , recovering somewhat each time , but finally the damage was not reversible .


Today , I live with Lipitor and ( other statins ) injury which affects my ability to work , and I continue to try to recover .


After long and only partial recovery from Lipitor I took two other statins with similar response .


My cholesterol level is over 480 .


I have no cardiovascular disease , and see that according to this evidence based medicine source , there is NO evidence for statins in women for prevention .


Do statins have a role in primary prevention ?


NO !


http : / / www . ti . ubc . ca / pages / letter 48 . htm # comment


A question to us about Letter # 48 : What is the evidence of benefit for primary prevention in women ?


There were 10 , 990 women in the primary prevention trials ( 28 % of the total ) .


Only coronary events were reported for women , but when these were pooled they were not reduced by statin therapy , RR 0 . 98 [ 0 . 85 - 1 . 12 ] .


Thus the coronary benefit in primary prevention trials appears to be limited to men , RR 0 . 74 [ 0 . 68 - 0 . 81 ] , ARR 2 . 0 % , NNT 50 for 3 to 5 years .


I was prescribed this drug because I had spent a whole night in complete agony ; abdominal pain , lower back pain , all that I imagine labor pain to be , except I was not in labor .


Though the cause of my pain remains undetermined , the Arthrotec combined with Paracetamol pretty much eliminated the pain .


This was a big relief , as the 1200 MG of Ibuprofen I had taken throughout the night had done nothing .


I only took 1 Arthrotec and 1 Paracetamol and that did the trick .


headache

HOWEVER : I had a very bad headache yesterday and Ibuprofen again didn ' t work .


I still had the other Arthrotec pills left , so I took one .


heavy vaginal bleeding

Although it alleviated the pain , I got up this morning with heavy vaginal bleeding even though my period ended last week .


I was relieved to read that this could be a side effect , as it means I probably don ' t have something serious , but I will have to be in some serious pain to risk bleeding from the vagina again .


Next time I ' ll try my luck with Paracetamol .


The pill I took consisted of 50 MG Diclofenac and 200 MG Misoprostol .


muscular aches and pains

joint discomfort

heaviness

Developed higher levels of muscular aches and pains including joint discomfort all over the body with a stronger concentration in legs , ankles and feet also a heaviness .


fatigue

Constant feeling of fatigue .


weight gain

Struggling with minimal weight gain , up and down .


depression

Some depression but could be related to onset of menopause .


upper abdominal discomfort

Some frequent upper abdominal discomfort .


severe polyathralgia in ankles

severe polyathralgia in leg joints

Intitally was placed on Crestor in conjunction with excercise and lifestyle change and developed severe polyathralgia in ankles and leg joints , to the point of not being able to walk and no significant reduction in cholesterol .


Stopped cholesterol lowering drugs for one year under Dr ' s recommendation , with excercise and lifestyle change warranting no positive results .


Taking Lipitor at present and have been for six months with significant positive results after three months , also in conjunction with excercise and lifestyle change .


Dr and I have agreed to continue use of Lipitor unless symptoms worsen , will discuss other options at that junction .


Quite satisfied with Lipitors ability to lower my cholesterol .


Discourage with the side effects as they have seemed to have worsen .


Family history of Heart desease , diabetes , and high blood pressure , all of which I have not inherited so far , thank G - d .


So for now I stay on Lipitor with the hope that my symptoms will disapear .


My Cholesterol is .


muscle weakness

extreme fatigue

can ' t sleep

muscle aches and pain

muscle weakness , extreme fatigue , can ' t sleep good , muscle aches and pain .


I am going to quit taking it .


weakness

decreased stamina

general weakness , decreased stamina .


diarrhea

Lots of stomach gurgling after eating , which has been consistent even after adjusting to the medication , and initial doses gave diarrhea for a few days .


I have switched to taking it with a snack before bedtime with good results .


For me , it has been very effective pain relief for my chronic bone / joint pain from a broken elbow .


So effective that I was able to substantially reduce the amount of narcotic pain reliever I was using once the Voltaren kicked in after about 2 days .


intestinal pain

bleeding

It helps relieve chronic pain but over time , causes intestinal pain and bleeding .


blood in stool

pain

I had symptoms similar to diverticulitis : blood in stool , pain .


cramping

intestinal / stomach pain

I would be cautious about paying attention to cramping , intestinal / stomach pain which can lead to very serious conditions .


Constipation

joint pain

Constipation right from the start and in ladt 4 weeks extreme joint pain at night ( just few hours after taking tablets ) .


Pain

Pain so bad it disrupted my sleep co pletely .


extreme itching on legs and arms

also , extreme itching on legs and arms , so bad I scrathced myself raw .


mobility has DECREASED

mobility has DECREASED rapidly , especially when trying to go down stairs .


constipation

Was warned about possibility of constipation but think doctor underestimated how severe it would get .


Arthrotec was supposed to ease my pain not make it worse .


muscle pain

joint pain

Have stopped taking and immediatedly muscle / joint pain eased and sleeping much better .


Have reverted to use of co - codamol to ease symptoms as required .


I added a rating about a month ago .


At that time , I just stopped taking Lipitor after only three weeks because of the major side effects I experienced .


sore and stiff hips

sore and stiff knees

sore and stiff feet

sore and stiff ankles

Many of the side effects have lifted however I am still experiencing sore and stiff hips , knees , ankles and feet .


I feel like the lower half of my body belongs to a much older person than me , I ' m only 48 years old but feel 90 .


I am very concerned that I may have permanent damage done to my legs because of only three weeks on this drug .


Is anyone else experiencing this lasting effect from Lipitor ? .


After taking 3 or 4 times I started having very intense muscle pain with burning from the middle of my back and around my ribs to the center of my chest .


It would last from a few minutes to a couple of hours and then fade away for awhile .


intense muscle pain with intense burning in my legs

intense muscle pain with intense burning in my neck

I had the same intense muscle pain with intense burning in my arms , neck and sometimes my legs .


I stopped taking it for a few days and tried it again with the same results .


muscle pains

I stopped taking it but it took at least a month for the muscle pains to stop completely .


My doctor had me try 2 or 3 other similar medications before this one with the same results .


muscle pains

When I told him that I was still getting the muscle pains occasionally a couple weeks after I stopped taking it he said I was crazy .


I ' m now afraid to take any of the Cholesterol drugs .


Every one that I ' ve tried has had some really bad side effects .


hair fell out

insomnia

last straw was ringing in the ears

hair fell out , insomnia , areas of fat under the skin became sore to the touch , last straw was ringing in the ears .


I took 10 mg of Lipitor daily for about 5 months .


It did a fantastic job of lowering my cholesterol , and improving the good / bad ratio .


insomnia

ringing in the ears ( tinnitus )

Eventually , the insomnia , and the ringing in the ears ( tinnitus ) caused me to stop it .


aching ( like the flu )

After 2 months on nothing I tried 5 mg of Crestor ( one dose ) , and had to lie in bed with a heating pad on my legs for the aching it caused ( like the flu ) .


I know many people who tolerate statin drugs without a problem , but for me , it ' s just not worth the side effects .


I won ' t try again .


I took it for about 8 years , starting at age 25 , with no side effects ( at least , nothing I attributed to the Lipitor ) .


Went off on a couple occasions to have a baby then right back on .


weaknesses in my legs

After 8 years , suddenly started having severe weaknesses in my legs , specifically thigh muscles felt like I had been trying to run marathons with no exertion .


pain

Went off Lipitor and pain went away .


Now I ' m on Crestor and just started having even worse side effects : o ( .


This medication DID help lower my cholesterol , I was close to 300 when I started it ( and I did eat healthy and exercise moderately at the time , it ' s hereditary for me ) .


and I was taking 40 mg .


to get my cholesterol down around 200 .


My mother has taken it for even longer at max dose ( 80 mg ) and has had no side effects she attributes to the medication .


The bottom line is , listen and pay attention to your body .


everyone ' s body is different and some people can ' t take the same thing !


fall asleep

My brother also tried Lipitor and he couldn ' t tolerate it , it made him fall asleep ! .


taking it for 4 / 5 years .


Finally I stopped 3 days ago due to a high muscle enzyme and now after reading this site I have . realized all my problems due to this med


ankle pain

neurophaty

vision problems

very tired

muscle pain

Have ankle pain , neurophaty , vision problems , very tired , muscle pain .


I am not ever going to take it .


This med worked wonders for me .


Am only gratefull to the pharmaceutical company that makes it .


My lipids are at normal level in the past 2 H 1 C tests .


As adiabetic you are at higher risk for stroke and heart attack so taking Lipitor defininitely lowers the risk .


No side effects .


Expensive medicine but luckily my insurance covers it .


itchiness

Not much - - occasional itchiness .


I was taking Red Yeast statins for chlolesterol of 230 , but then big - pharma got in the picture and made that illegal .


Don ' t know if that is still the case .


My doctor said Lipitor was the most tested statin drug .


My real concern is heart disease which is in my family .


Not sure of how tight the correlation is between low chlosterol numbers and low risk of coronary problems .


AMA dumbs down the information to make is sound like getting down to ridiculous levels ( 100 ) insures that you won ' t have problems .


I doubt it .


Probably much more based on genetic history .


So Lipitor is great for reducing your numbers , but extending your life ? ? ? .


aching joints knees

aching joints elbows

aching joints shoulders

aching joints wrists

gas

aching joints : wrists , elbows , shoulders , knees , and gas .


cannot sleep through the night

lowered my cholesterol , but i cannot sleep through the night .


Short term memory affected

loss of concentration levels

Dizzy

hightened Anxiety Levels

Weakness in Leg Muscles

Short term memory affected , loss of concentration levels , Dizzy , hightened Anxiety Levels , generaly feeling unwell like walking in a daze ( Zombie like ) Weakness in Leg Muscles .


All of these where a gradual onset over time making it harder to identify the course .


Terrible Medication !


Ruined me every day quality of life !


I was not surprised that many People reported similar and worst effects .


Stay off it and find some other means to controll your cholesterol if you can .


Big Money spinner for Lipitor who m ake Billions from it each year and it is making People quite sick .


Naturepath for my options .


Mild muscle pain

Mild muscle pain .


Tried Crestor and generic Zocor and couldn ' t tolerate the side effects .


Started Lipitor and after 6 weeks my blood work showed great improvement .


Total was 251 - now 156 .


LDL was 176 - now 91 .


HDL is now 51 .


Triglycerides were 96 - now 69 .


Very glad I gave Lipitor a try .


peripheral neuropathy in my hands

peripheral neuropathy in arms

peripheral neuropathy in feet and legs

It either caused or gave me peripheral neuropathy in my hands , arms , feet and legs .


damaged my liver

And it damaged my liver .


No one should ever take a statin .


It should be taken off the market .


Very little if any ! .


HORRIBLE GAS

CONSTIPATION

HORRIBLE GAS AND CONSTIPATION .


My trigycerides and cholesterol were all normal and healhty ranges , before taking Lipitor .


But because of a high C - reactive protein level , I was prescribed Lipitor .


After 3 months , My trigycerides and total cholesteral went down , even though they were fine to begin with , but my CRP level went UP ! ! !


From 5 . 96 to 13 . 2 ! !


Since treating the CRP levels was the initial purpose in prescribing me Lipitor , and since it did NOTHING to help these levels , I am therefore unsure if taking LIPITOR for high C - reactive protein levels is necessary , let alone effective .


gas

I can ' t deal with this gas much longer .


Toe tinglingling

numbness in toes

feel like I am in a fog

memory impaired

hair loss

low grade headache

vision impaired

calf pain

Toe tinglingling , numbness in toes , feel like I am in a fog most of the day , memory impaired , hair loss ( major symptom for me ) , low grade headache , vision impaired , calf pain .


Lipitor does help reduce total serum cholesterol considerably in many patients but the side effects of this ' poisonous ' medication are extremely alarming .


I fail to comprehend why this medication is still permitted to be on the market as there is evidence that those who have been on long term have suffered irreversible muscle damage plus other permanent side effects .


How come no one has sued the manufacturers as yet ?


Do patients have to die first before a pharmaceutical entity can be sued ?


Surely some of the people who have written in to this site should get together and institute litigation ? .


Blury vision

Blury vision .


bad balance

bad balance .


Stomach problems

muscle pain

mood swings

headaches

joint pain

Stomach problems , muscle pain , mood swings , headaches , joint pain .


Ruined my physical ability to do anything .


Muscles no more .


Weak

Weak all the time .


I will never take another one these pills .


Doctors are pill pushers getting paid by the drug makers .


Wake up America ! ! .


Swollen elbows

Swollen knees

stiff knees

stiff elbows

mental distress

Swollen and stiff knees and elbows , mental distress , others that I am now only becoming aware of after reading many of these others testimonials .


knees sore

knees stiff

elbows stiff

elbows sore

After being on Lipitor for 2 years my knees and elbows were getting increasingly stiff and sore .


I ' m a painter by trade and largely attributed it to over use of my joints .


Repetitive stress syndrome .


I went to my doctor , he sent me to an arthritis specialist , I had x - rays .


nothing was found .


felt like an old ( older ) man

I felt like an old ( older ) man during this period , I thought I was finished in terms of my trade and the things I enjoy most , like hiking .


My prescription of lipitor ran out a few months after these tests were done .


I didn ' t bother refilling it right away and noticed my knees and elbows felt better .


stiff joints

I renewed the prescription and no sooner had I started taking it again that I felt the stiff joints return .


stiffness

stiffness

So I stopped taking it , the stiffness goes away , started again , stiffness returns .


After telling my doctor this story , right away he says oh yeah , that ' s probably right Pardon ! ?


So why didn ' t you mention that possibility before all the tests ?


( luckily since I live in Canada , these tests were all covered by our health care system ) I didn ' t make the connection to lipitor earlier because stiff , swollen joints were not listed as one of the side effects .


Sore muscles yes , stiff swollen joints , no .


I can see the class action suits coming against Pfizer .


Severe chronic fatigue

muscle weakness

problems with memory

problems with concentration

Severe chronic fatigue , muscle weakness , problems with memory , concentration .


Severe depression

Severe depression .


exhausted

weak

unable to find words or remember names

Cholesterol went down drastically , doctors were thrilled , but I spent a year feeling exhausted and weak , unable to find words or remember names or follow the plot of a movie .


All I thought about was where and when I could lie down .


hardly able to lift things

I was hardly able to lift things I could easily lift before .


Legs would go wobbly

Legs would go wobbly after one flight of stairs .


exhausting

Everything was exhausting .


Doing the shopping or vacuuming was like climbing Everest .


Symptoms stopped within a week of stopping Lipitor .


I can ' t believe I spent a year of my life like that .


I will not recommend against Lipitor because some people do fine on it but I wish my Drs . had been more open to the idea that it was causing me problems .


muscle pain

The only side effect they asked about was muscle pain , which I didn ' t have , and I was basically told Lipitor doesn ' t cause anything else .


unexplained fatigue

no energy all day

SED rate is high

I have had unexplained fatigue ( sleeping 11 - 12 hours a night , and still having no energy all day ) since starting Lipitor 2 years ago ; my new doctor did a new test and said my SED rate is high - he suspects it is the Lipitor and told me to go off it immediately .


I don ' t know if this is the problem , but after reading this site I will not take a statin drug again .


short term memory loss

unexplained cough

I also have short term memory loss , and an unexplained cough .


Sure , it lowers cholesterol , but I am a zombie .


Memory lapses

hip pains

skin itching sensations all over body

hair loss

depression

anxiety

Memory lapses , hip pains , skin itching sensations all over body , hair loss , depression and anxiety .


Docs are into big paybacks from big drug companies .


Patients come 2 nd ! !


They think you ' re nuts when you complain about side effects .


Stopping 20 mg Lipitor today after 2 years .


Will take the risk .


developed parkinson ' s disease .


discovered thru 23 andme DNA profiling I possess a mutation in a gene , SLCO 1 B 1 , that codes a transport protein responsible for moving statins into the liver to be detoxified .


Studies have noted patients with greatly incrased plasma statin levels ( > 134 % and AUCs more than 400 % ABOVE NORMAL ) toxic levels indeed .


neurological damage

The neurological damage I have suffered due to toxic levels of lipitor seems to be permanent .


Nothing I have tried has reversed the extreme symptoms .


in the beginning megadoses of coenzyme Q 10 did help ; that was 6 yrs ago .


the deterioration continues .


the slco 1 b 1 mutation IS NOT rare , occurring in 26 - 34 % of caucasian poulation , less in african am , and more in Asian pop .


severe myalgias

myopathies

seems many individuals with the mutation ( s ) develop severe myalgias and myopathies , prompting discontinuance of the statin .


muscle dmaage

neurodegeneration

for those of us who did not suffer the muscle dmaage , neurodegeneration is what occurs in my opinion .


Am aware of 7 other indicviduals who feel they are sufferring same effects as I from a fat soluble statin .


Eczema on feet

Eczema on hands

rash on upper left torso

depression

Eczema on hands and feet , rash on upper left torso , depression .


Cholesterol at 312 .


depression

Stopped taking after 6 days and depression lifted a few days later .


eczema

Took 2 weeks for eczema outbreak to subside .


Started taking an herbal cholesterol formula by Dr Sinatra and eating oatmeal everyday .


8 weeks after stopping lipitor was retested and cholesterol dropped to 255 .


obviously not from lipitor but from changes in diet and supplements .


doc want to try lower dosage but i am hesitant .


i ' m staying on new diet and supplements for now .


retest in 30 days to see how effective .


trying to avoid statins at all cost .


doc is very insistant , almost as if he ' s getting a kickback .


we ' ll see .


NONE .


I BELIEVE THIS DRUG IS AN EXCELLENT ONE .


STARTED TAKING IT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN GIVEN TO ME BY MY CARDIOLOGIST .


NO IMMEDIATE OR SIDE EFFECTS NOTED SINCE STARTING .


HOWEVER , ON MY LIPID BLOOD TEST FOUR MONTHS LATER , WOW WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT .


IT NOT ONLY MARKEDLY KNOCKED MY BAD CHOLESTEROL DOWN BUT I WOULD SAY IT WAS A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT .


WHEREAS TOTAL CHOLESTEROL HAD BEEN OVER 200 PREVIOUSLY , NOW IT WAS ONLY 151 AND THE BAD PORTION .


I THINK HDL .


WAS JUST 54 .


I AM WELL SATISFIED .


I AM AWARE OF SOME COMPLAINTS AND SPECULATION BY OTHERS BUT I AM GOING TO KEEP TAKING IT .


muscle and joint pain

swelling hands

swelling feet

numbness

tingling

headaches

fatigue

blurred vision

Debilitating muscle and joint pain , swelling of feet and hands , numbness and tingling in feet and hands , headaches , fatigue , blurred vision .


pain

blurred vison

Stopped taking it 7 days ago but the pain + other symptoms are not getting any better ( all except blurred vison , that went away after 3 days off Lipitor ) .


I am scared of permanet damage .


can ' t walk

can ' t do anything with my hands

I really really hope it is reversible , because I can ' t walk or do anything with my hands .


muscle pain in the calves

muscle pain in the back

muscle pain in the glutes

muscle pain in the neck

muscle pain in the thighs

I ' ve been on it for 18 months and only after 15 months the muscle pain started - particularly in the glutes , calves and thighs but also in the back and neck .


general feeling of weakness

A general feeling of weakness .


Difficulty getting up out of a chair

Difficulty getting up out of a chair .


palpitations

I ' ve also had palpitations but don ' t know if that could be the cause .


mild panic attack

Also a hard to describe feeling like a very inner mild panic attack which only lasts a minute or two and is helped by deep breathing .


Abdominal rash

Abdominal rash for the last 6 months - I thought it was shingles but the doctor said no and prescribed an ointment .


I have had high blood pressure for the last three months too but am not sure if Lipitor could be the cause .


wheezing

On day 8 , starting wheezing at night .


During the next 3 days the wheezing became a 24 / 7 side effect , with it being so bad at night , I couldn ' t sleep for more than 45 minutes .


The wheezing literally woke me up , it was so loud .


skin rash back of my neck

I also got a severe skin rash on the back of my neck , and on the back of one hand .


Doc said I was the first person in his practice who ever had an allergic reaction to this drug , and .


bit drowsy

little blurred vision

gastric problems

I feel a bit drowsy & have a little blurred vision , so far no gastric problems .


I ' ve been on Arthrotec 50 for over 10 years on and off , only taking it when I needed it .


Due to my arthritis getting progressively worse , to the point where I am in tears with the agony , gp ' s started me on 75 twice a day and I have to take it .


every day for the next month to see how I get on , here goes .


feel a bit weird

So far its been very good , pains almost gone , but I feel a bit weird , didn ' t have that when on 50 .


I was on Voltaren to work as an anti - inflammatory for my infection .


The drug was horrible .


pain in my stomach

On second day of my medication , I experience an excruciating pain in my stomach , like gastric - but much worse .


sharp pain shoulder

Along with that I also had a sharp pain on my shoulder and couldnt sit straight .


I was admitted to hospital after 20 min of the pain and given MORPHINE when my doc knew that I was on Voltaren .


It was acute gastritis .


Worst adverse reaction I have ever experience .


Doc told me to opt for non - NSAIDs such as aspirin next time .


Took for 30 days .


Was aware of side effects , but DOC assured me they were minimal .


pain in ankles

pain

I started getting some pain in ankles from time to time , I work out so attributed the pain to " old age " ( 45 ) .


severe pain in one ankle

could not sleep

I was in Baltimore on business when one night I started experiencing severe pain in one ankle - I could not sleep .


limped

I was a bit better the next day , but limped around a bit .


pain

ankle hurt

A week later the pain came back , my ankle hurt so much I could hardly make to work .


could not walk up the stairs

extreme pain

I could not walk up the stairs in my house without extreme pain .


I felt horrible & made an appointment with DOC .


Thought it might be gout , but found this website .


I quit taking the crap before my appointment with DOC .


pain

The nurse told me " we have a lot of people who complain about pain " .


DOC understood and has kept me off Statins .


I wish those who take this stuff successfully the best , but for those of us who have adverse effects this can be deviating .


It took me 3 - 4 weeks to fully recover .


MD ' s need to take their patients reports about Lipitor seriously .


I would rater drink gasoline than take this stuff again ! .


I have to wonder if the effects of this Med are being downplayed by the powers that be .


Hip pain

knee pain

neuropathy in left foot

leg pain

mental malaise

arm fatigue in the triceps

lack of enthusiasm

Hip pain , knee pain , neuropathy in left foot , general leg pain , mental malaise , arm fatigue especially in the triceps , lack of enthusiasm for familiar activities .


Almost all symptoms are now relieved after 3 months off .


This drug helped my cholesterol a great deal and helped to lower my blood sugar which was border line .


I will help myself with other methods .


I went off it without consulting my primary care .


I will never take another statin .


There were never studies for long term use .


I called in a refill for Lexapro and they refilled it with LIPITOR by mistake .


I went through nearly that whole bottle of Lipitor before realizing the mistake .


MUSCLES ACHED

JOINTS HURT

The side effects of this drug was that my MUSCLES ACHED so bad and my JOINTS HURT and I felt like an 85 yr old instead of a 42 yr old .


EXTREME EXHAUSTION

EXTREME EXHAUSTION .


It was bad enough that I unknowingly ramped up on LIPITOR and had to suffer those side effects but I was also as a result cold turkey on my anti - depressant so I had to endure its nasty cold turkey withdrawal symptoms .


I know that for two weeks I could only work a half day before I HAD to go home and PASS OUT .


Then I took another week for vacation .


Went to the doc after the first two weeks of the torment but EVERYTHING checked good cause we didn ' t know about the Lexapro / Lipitor swap .


bone deep aches

I felt like a hypochondriac but I knew the bone deep aches were not my imagination .


NOW , I check the markings on my pills .


joints that bark at me

Its been over a month back on Lexapro and I STILL have joints that bark at me that I never had problems with before .


I started Lipitor more than two years ago .


Cholesterol levels were just right .


leg pain

spasm

weakness

depressed

suicidal

joint pain

However , about a month ago , I started to feel leg pain / spasm / weakness / depressed / suicidal , joint pain and so forth .


I stopped taking it the same day I felt these symptoms .


My regular exercise and badminton both have been affected by this medication .


May be in the near future I would take this drug company to court .


If you feel any of the symptoms , please dicontinue this drug .


Initially , I experienced a slight , but noticeable difference in pain level : the pain was less severe .


acid reflux

Within a few days , I noticed acid reflux shortly after taking , and it got progressively worse .


acidic bile in my mouth

It got to the point that I was apprehensive about going to bed ; I consistently found myself waking up with acidic bile in my mouth , tasting like I had thrown up .


depression

sleeplessness

muscle weakness

depression , sleeplessness , muscle weakness .


Health Canada has posted their database of adverse reactions to drugs .


This will be helpful for those folk who feel they are alone in their adverse reactions to see that there are many others who suffered the same fate .


It would be interesting if the Food & Drug Administration follows this example .


severe myopathy

muscle pain

cramping

could not walk

CPK was elevated

liver enzymes were very elevated

Within 7 days I had such severe myopathy ( muscle pain ) and cramping I could not walk , my CPK was elevated to that of a person having a heart attack and my liver enzymes were very elevated .


I was on 10 mg and in .


depression

general malaise

nausea

taste loss

insomnia

hair loss

bronchitis

abdominal pain

muscle spasmns in legs

muscle spasmns in left arm

back pain

depression , general malaise , nausea , taste loss , insomnia , hair loss , bronchitis and / or flu 3 times during winter and 1 - 2 times during summer , abdominal pain , muscle spasmns in legs and left arm , back pain .


felt like I had a veil over my head

felt like I had lead in my legs

I felt always like I had a veil over my head and lead in my legs .


This drug is a nightmare and should be discontinued .


I had my first child at 34 and my husband and I wanted a second one badly .


Because of all the medical issues this had to be postponed .


Meanwhile my husband lost his job and we had to apply for insurance coverage - I was refused due to my medical history even I had been an extremely healthy individual until I was put on this medication .


Joint and muscle pain

leg and foot cramping

Joint and muscle pain ; leg and foot cramping .


drowsiness

dry mouth

Side effects are some drowsiness and some dry mouth .


Can take it on an empty stomach with no problem .


drowsiness

The drowsiness is nice and helps me sleep , as well .


Overall an excellent drug that works better than any other NSAID I ' ve tried ! .


I was surprised to find that this drug noticeably lowers my pain level after about 45 minutes .


I still have to take it in combo with a stronger pain reliever , but it ' s just a good drug for aches and pains .


Better than things like Vioxx and OTC stuff , for sure .


Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Cataflam Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome .


chest pain

stabbing sharp pains

Pectoral chest pain - stabbing sharp pains , increasing in frequency as time passed .


My cholesterol was already great at 140 with triglicerides good too .


Doctor wanted me to start this medication , 5 mg / day , along with Mavik 1 mg for blood pressure ( mine was already averaging 106 / 70 ) to prevent arterial damage due to my type 2 diabetes .


My total cholesterol was lowered to 128 and triglicerides to 56 after a year with a 2 . something ratio .


Heart disease runs in my mother ' s side of the family and bp problems and the diabetes in my dad ' s side .


pains

pains

I have been on this dose for 1 year and noticed pains beginning after several months and the pains are getting more frequent and noticible .


pains

I am off the drug for a self trial period to see if the pains diminish .


pains

I am going to see the physician in a week and am going to mention the pains so I am curious as to her opinion .


Also a note , I am still fertile and should not be prescribed this drug due to unkown pregnancy side effects - interesting that it was prescribed to me anyway .


Doctor told me to go off of it if I wanted to get pregnant b .


Lower back pain

stiff neck

Lower back pain , stiff neck - could not turn head .


Dr prescribed Lipitor .


I took 20 MG for 3 months .


lower back pain

Had lower back pain so severe could hardly get out of bed .


pain

Ater getting up and moving around , pain would subside .


neck pain

Also started to have neck pain while turning head .


muscle injury

Dr took a muscle injury test and results came back positive !


Stopped taking Lipitor .


muscle injury

After a few months , new muscle injury test came back negative .


Neck pain

Neck pain went away within a few weeks .


LOWER BACK PAIN

AFTER 1 YEAR BEING OFF LIPITOR I STILL HAVE THE LOWER BACK PAIN THAT FORCES ME TO WAKE UP AND GET OUT OF BED AFTER EXACTLY 7 . 5 HOURS OF SLEEP !


Once I get up and move around , the pain disappears .


back pain

pain

If I lay down and take a nap in the afternoon , I don ' t have any back pain that wakes me up but once I lay down to sleep at night , 7 . 5 hours later I ' m forced awake by the pain .


pain

I think it has something to do with the spinal disks expanding at night and by morning something that was damaged in that area by Lipitor kicks in pain .


LIPITOR MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO BODY TISSUES !


PLEASE RESEARCH CAREFULLY B 4 TAKING ! .


terrible pains in knee

terrible pains in big toe

terrible pains in ankle

After taking it for 3 - 4 months I had terrible pains in knee , ankle , big toe .


Couldn ' t sleep comfortably

Couldn ' t walk comfortably

Couldn ' t walk or even sleep comfortably .


I thought I had gout , which runs in my family .


HMO doctors said not gout , but didn ' t know what .


I finally stumbled on this web site , and thought it might be Lipitor .


I stopped taking it and immediately got some relief .


That was a month and a half ago .


pain

weird symptoms ( eg . popping ) in knee

weird symptoms ( eg . popping ) in ankle

weird symptoms ( eg . popping ) in big toe joints

Still have some pain and other weird symptoms ( eg . popping ) in knee , ankle , big toe joints , but it is gradually getting less .


This drug is too dangerous to use .


We need something with the same good effects , but not the danger .


severe muscle cramping

I have been complaining to a variety of doctors about severe muscle cramping that has been affecting me for the past three years , which started upon waking one morning with what felt like a shark biting into my right calf .


I ' d been taking Zocor for years and had recently been switched to Lipitor .


Not one of the doctors once mentioned the statin as a possible cause of this problem .


feeling paralyzed all over my body

I wake up each morning feeling paralyzed all over my body .


as if I have rigor mortis and am being resurrected from death ( no exaggeration ) .


Thanks for this website and to all you people who have shared your experiences of Lipitor .


I finally have my answer ! ! ! .


This drug has been destroying every aspect of my life .


physical and psychological .


destroyed my self - confidence

destroyed my sex life

It ' s destroyed my self - confidence , my sex life , my business .


And now it looks and feels like the medical establishment is keeping it all a dirty little secret for the sake of the income that statins generate .


I ' d rather have died outright from a heart attack than suffer as I have the past three years .


And , reading this website , I can find a little comfort in knowing that I am not alone with this maddening array of weird symptoms .


Thank you !


Thank you ! ! !


You may have saved my life ! ! ! .


did you know that these .


ALL side effects noted on the pharma labels happen , but taking one ' s appetite for sex away is VERY scary ! ! ! .


Type II diabetic , formerly on oral medication but converted to insulin injections twice daily after bypass surgery .


Prescribed Lipitor 40 mg / day although TC was below 200 mcg / dl .


unsteasiness walking

loss of balance

After taking drug for several months , I experienced progressive unsteasiness walking & could not stand in one place for more than a few seconds without loss of balance .


acute pain in both feet

Intermittent acute pain in both feet , for which I was prescribed Neurontin .


weakness in legs

weakness in knees

numbness in fingers

general weakness in hands

Also experienced weakness in legs and knees causing some limping as well as numbness in fingers & general weakness in hands ( difficulty removing gas cap on car ) .


After accidentally running out of Lipitor , I noticed a significant improvement in balance within 2 - 3 days .


Also found that blood glucose level dropped significantly both AM and PM after halting Lipitor .


I also discontinued Neurontin and began taking coenzyme Q 10 120 mg / day .


I have researched Lipitor and other statin drug side effects on internet and will no longer take Lipitor or any statin drugs .


Feel much better after 30 days statin - free .


diahrea

Particularly diahrea !


Many unscheduled washroom stops over the time I ' ve taken this medication .


ankle swelling

lower tendon pain

Lately ankle swelling and lower tendon pain that was not experienced previously .


Males tend to tolerate this medication better than women from my observation .


This medication helped get me back to work and achieve tolerable pain levels and mobility .


I stopped taking it for 4 days and the pain returned .


Currently take one 75 mg dose 2 hours before work and seems to be enough to ease my particular condition .


Probably alright for otherwise healthy individuals but those with other medical problems should probably avoid it .


It will most likely exacerbate there ill health with unwelcome side effects .


Weak legs

lack of concentration

slurred speach

loss of balance

loss of short term memory

Weak legs , lack of concentration , slurred speach , loss of balance and loss of short term memory .


could ' nt talk

could ' nt concentrate

could ' nt walk

feeling weak

I spent 2 days in the hospital because I could ' nt talk without slurring my words , I could ' nt concentrate and could ' nt walk more than a few minutes without feeling weak .


sore legs

weak legs

I have been off Lipitor for 2 months now and still get sore and weak legs and can barely remember anything that has happened recently : ( .


If you are over 50 it is better to have high cholesterol than too low ! !


Check this site for more Lipitor horror stories .


http : / / www . newmediaexplorer . org / sepp / 2004 / 01 / 31 / lipitor _ the _ human _ cost . htm .


vaginal bleeding

cramping

vaginal bleeding and cramping 2 years after menopause .


return of my period

While this helped some with the joint pain , I was unpleasantly surprised at the return of my period after 2 years .


I had severe endometriosis and adenomyosis all my life , plus the impairment in blood clotting due to EDS , so my doctor probably should not have prescribed this drug .


I ' m not taking any more tablets .


Cymbalta 120 mg per day helps enough with the pain .


Hair thinning

muscle aches

memory loss

tiredness

moody

Hair thinning , muscle aches , memory loss , tiredness , moody .


So glad I found this website , I was worried it was just me which is what my GP made me feel .


Though my cholesterol is good the side effects are not worth it ! !


Time to try new meds ! .


hair is getting very thin

My hair is getting very thin , after being on cholesterol lowering drugs for 20 yrs .


Lipitor , for the last 8 yrs .


Didn ' t know this was a side effect .


hair loss

Do all cholesterol lowering drugs cause hair loss ? .


Stroke like symptoms

Stroke like symptoms .


Numbness on left side of face

Numbness on left arm

tingling on left side of face

tingling on left arm

Numbness and tingling on left side of face and left arm .


effected my equilibrium

Also effected my equilibrium .


My cholesterol was at 190 just before a heart attack .


stroke like symptoms

I was put on 80 mg of Lipitor and within 1 week of leaving the hospital I had stroke like symptoms and my doctor immediately stopped the Lipitor .


stroke like symptoms

Within a few days of stopping Lipitor , my equilibrium returned to normal and stroke like symptoms cleared up .


Cramping

aching muscles in back

aching muscles in legs

Cramping aching muscles in legs and back .


Flu - like symptoms

fatigue

Flu - like symptoms and fatigue .


Foggy

out - of - touch feelings

unable to concentrate

Foggy , out - of - touch feelings and unable to concentrate .


I started out with zocor , but developed these adverse symptoms after 3 months .


I stopped taking it and they went away .


The doctor switched me to lipitor and the symptoms came right back .


I will never take another statin type drug under any circumstances .


charley horses in sides

charley horses in abdomen

charley horses in calves

charley horses in breasts

charley horses in shoulders

charley horses in feet

Terrible , terrible , terrible charley horses in feet , calves , abdomen , breasts , shoulders and sides .


Although my cholesterol was lowered rapidly , I have been taking 10 mgs for about 5 year .


charley horses in breasts

charley horses in abdomen

charley horses in legs

charley horses in feet

charley horses in sides

charley horses in shoulders

I am so glad I hit upon this site because my doc hasn ' t paid any attention to my complaints of charley horses in my feet , legs , abdomen , breasts , shoulders , sides .


memory loss

vertigo

headaches

Had brain scans for the memory loss , vertigo and headaches .


Found some indications that I may have had mini - strokes over the years .


charley horse in one or both breasts

Every time I laugh hearty , I get a breath - taking charley horse in one or both breasts .


charley horse in my side

If I tuck something under my arm , I get a charley horse in my side .


Charley horses in the abdomen

Charley horses in the abdomen while toileting .


Charley horses in feet

Charley horses in feet while driving .


I am printing out this site and taking it to my doc .


He has to pay attention now .


Thanks to all of you for sharing .


Initially there were no side effects .


It took the better part of two years for them to start appearing .


During that time , my numbers were doing great !


But then , very gradually , things began to change .


Fatigue

Fatigue was the first symptom for me .


It hit hard !


I was retireing at 9 PM when it used to be 11 : 30 .


muscle pain

joint pain

Then the muscle and joint pain kicked in .


felt much older than I was

I felt much older than I was .


short term memory loss

My family noticed the short term memory loss before I did .


It was very embarrasing for me .


blisterey rash on my legs

blisterey rash on my arms

The blisterey rash on my arms and legs had me concerned even more .


What was wrong with me ?


Is this what old age ( 62 ) should normally bring ?


vision became blurry

When my vision became blurry , I started my search .


That was in June of 2007 .


By August 07 , I was off Lipitor for good .


My cardiologist tried various substitutes without luck until we got to Simivastatin which seemed to work without the side effects .


I can hardly believe that a topically applied gel is causing this stuff , but it gets better when I quit using it and returns when I do use it .


hard to breathe

lungs feel heavy

sadness

tiredness

wanting to quit everything and give up

hard to breathe , lungs feel heavy , general feeling of sadness , tiredness , wanting to quit everything and give up ( SOOOOOO not my personality ) .


I was blaming my antibiotic for these side effects , but now I see that they come and go with the use of the solaraze .


Scary .


LEt me be the first to say that I have extremely porous skin , so I am probably absorbing a higher dose than was thought likely , I have eczema and take other meds that exfoliate my skin , so probably a whopping dose is going in .


I have found that I can use a q - tip and just put it on a few spots and then do not get the global bad effect , so I may do it this way and just treat one arm at a time , then one leg .


hip pain

knee pain

ankle pain

back pain

I am amazed to find all the people who have experienced hip / knee / ankle pain , and back pain , after taking Lipitor .


pain

It never occured to me that the pain began around the time I started taking Lipitor , when I was 36 .


pain

I started to feel 40 years older with all the pain I experienced .


Stopped taking 2 days ago , hopefully will see improvement .


Doc put me on 10 mg / day .


stomach discomfort

Some stomach discomfort initially , but I seemed to get over that after the first few weeks .


muscle aches and pains

Some muscle aches and pains which I didn ' t have before now seem to come and go .


a lot grouchier

Wife says that I am a lot grouchier since I started taking it .


extreme fatigue

shortness of breath

And just yesterday , was out doing the yard spring clean - up , and noticed extreme fatigue and shortness of breath .


Very worrisome .


I have stopped taking Lipitor , and will check back with my doctor asap .


I just recently had my 3 month cholesterol check - up , and the doctor was very pleased since my overall cholesterol count dropped to 3 . 7 from over 7 .


I also take Atacand for high blood pressure - have been on that one for years .


fatigue

shortness of breath

He doesn ' t know yet about the fatigue and shortness of breath attacks , because that just happened .


extreme dehydration

extremely dry eyes

I took Lipitor for 6 weeks and noticed extreme dehydration and extremely dry eyes .


eyes are so dry

eyes microabrasions

My eyes are so dry that they stick to the eyelids at night and I am getting microabrasions on them - very painful .


constipated

Additionally , despite eating a pure fiber diet to lower my cholesterol , the medicine has made me extremely constipated .


I have been off now for 5 days .


constipation

dry eyes

The constipation is starting to go away as are the dry eyes although they are still quite painful .


I have started the Blood Type Diet for my blood type ( A ) and will lower my cholesterol naturally since I cannot fathom being on Lipitor after my experience with it .


I would not recommend this medicine to anyone .


not sleeping

geting bad swets

not sleeping and geting bad swets all night only happends when i take the tab .


acne breakouts on my face and neck

I am 51 years and have had acne breakouts on my face and neck .


SEVERE leg pains

SEVERE foot pains

depression

balance problems

memeory problems

SEVERE leg and foot pains , depression , balance and memeory problems .


Feel as if I was 90 years old

Feel as if I was 90 years old .


Pain trying to walk

Pain first thing in the morning trying to walk improves as day wears on .


Several x - rays , MRI ' s , cat scans .


R / O MS .


I quit taking four days ago and already feel better .


Next dr ' s appt next week and I will inform Dr I WILL NOT take this RX again ! .


tremors although the body

tingles although the body

tremors and tingles although the body .


Prescribed it for High Cholesterol ( just under 6 )


sore feet ( Faciitis )

Within 2 weeks had sore feet ( Faciitis ) and continued to get worse .


dry mouth

hair falling out

Hands , fingers , wrists , lumbar and AC joints , dry mouth , hair falling out .


Dr diagnosed it as autoimmune polyarthritis and wanted me to start anti - inflammatories for the pain .


Took one and couldn ' t stand the side effects so stopped immediately .


After researching at night because I couldn ' t sleep , thought maybe the Lipitor might be the problem .


Stopped taking it immediately ( 3 days ago ) and already I can move my feet and ankles .


Not hobbling around and can get out of bed without assistance .


Hands sore

Hands still sore but have some movement back in my fingers .


Hoping this will continue to improve given more time off the drug .


This drug is poisionous .


I haven ' t felt well since I started taking Lipitor .


fatigue

pain in my joints

The fatigue was as bad as the pain in my joints , if not worse .


Today is the first day I haven ' t needed to rest during the day and I am hoping this will improve as time passes .


What the hell is in this god forsaken drug ? ! .


Muscle Fatigue

Memory Loss

Cramping

Cold Extremities

Shortness of Breath

General Fatigue

Joint Pain

Muscle Pain

Inability to Sleep

Depression

Muscle Fatigue , Memory Loss , Cramping , Cold Extremities , Shortness of Breath , General Fatigue , Joint and Muscle Pain , Inability to Sleep and induced Depression .


This Med was Prescribed to help control Scaling - not really necessary as all my blood work was within range .


I could not recommend this Medication to anyone , just too many side affects .


pain in feet

pain in legs

terrible leg cramps

Taking 10 mg . and experiencing pain in feet and legs , including terrible leg cramps .


difficulty sleeping

headaches

fatigue

Also have difficulty sleeping , occasional headaches and fatigue .


Sex drive has decreased

Sex drive has decreased too .


Wondering if the benefits are worth putting up with all of this .


Cholesterol dropped from 225 to 145 , but will ask doctor for an alternative .


Congestion

cough

elbows burning

right heel pain

loss of concentration

Congestion , cough , elbows burning , right heel pain , loss of concentration .


I initially couldn ' t tell I was taking it .


congestion with clear phlem

About two years ago I started waking up with significant congestion with clear phlem .


Chest xray was clear .


My doctor suspected allergies .


Having 2 pets that seemed reasonable .


elbows would burn like fire

About a year ago my elbows would burn like fire at times when I rested my arms on a surface .


This would come and go .


trouble focusing while reading

I also began having trouble focusing while reading and would skip around .


right heel became painful

Two months ago my right heel became painful for no reason .


The more I walked on it the worse it felt .


I switched shoes with no change .


It hurt enough that I began to worry I might end up on disability if it got much worse .


congestion

I was recently out of state for two weeks and still had congestion in spite of being in a totally different environment .


That was when I suspected the Lipitor and did some research on line and saw matches with all of my symptoms .


congestion

I immediately stopped it and the next morning the congestion was 80 % less .


I saw my doctor who agreed I need to stop it .


He explained that there are a lot of side affects and there is no way to predict who will get which ones or when they will develop .


The blood tests give a false sense of security since the results ( like mine ) can be normal yet other serious issues can develop .


pain all over my body

pain all over my body .


aches

overall misery

aches and overall misery .


extremly bad pains in arms

extremly bad pains in shoulders

extremly bad pains in hands

extremly bad pains in hands , arms , shoulders .


I took lipitor 10 mg for only about two months , then cardiologist increased it to 20 mg .


very bad pains in shoulders

very bad pains in arms

very bad pains in hands

In one week i started to get very bad pains in hands , arms and shoulders , at the same time freezing cold , like arms plunged into freezing water , then burning sensations .


after being messed about by doctors not believing it was statins , i came across the website about side effects of statins , and all was revealed .


I told my doctor i would never take statins again .


I stopped them about eight weeks ago .


terribe pain

but have gone from bad to worse in most terribe pain and no painkillers have any effect .


pain

During the night , it is even worse , last night I cried with pain .


but there does not seem to be an answer .


I now warn all my friends about statins and their side effects .


pain

I now wonder if the pain will ever go .


vaginal bleeding

vaginal skin burns

breast pain

erithema

skin is so dry

sweating

pruritus ani

I have vaginal bleeding and my vaginal skin burns a lot , my cycle was back ( I ' m menopausal ) , breast pain Other symptoms I have : erithema , my skin is so dry I have little cuts on my hands , I ' m sweating a lot ( usually I don ' t ) , pruritus ani etc


diarrhea

I took it 3 times : the first for 3 days , then I stopped because it didn ' t make great improvements and I had diarrhea .


My doctor told me the symptoms had to go away after taking few more Second time : I took other 3 pills in 3 days .


little improvement with the pain .


vaginal bleeding

pruritus

I had the first vaginal bleeding , a lot of pruritus and my skin was all red but I didn ' t know it was diclofenac .


My doctor prescribed me a topical cream , did some vaginal test to exclude infections .


I had my cycle The last one for 4 days .


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


Took three pills in a day and a half and it put me in the er twice .


elevated bloodb pressure

dizziness

Once for elevated bloodb pressure and dizziness .


other for severe gastritis .


Do not take this pill if you have stomach or blood pressure problems .


Scary pill ! .


I am menstruating with heavy bleeding every 11 days .


Honestly , I can ' t figure out how I can lose this much blood and still function .


horrific cramps

I have horrific cramps to begin with , so I can ' t say whether arthrotec increased that .


I have endometriosis , so I ' m not sure if that is something that doesn ' t agree with arthrotec .


It did help with the pain I experience with the pinched nerve , but it is not worth it to me to continue .


depressed

It did lower my cholesterol , but I became so depressed that I called my doctor and told her I refused to take it anymore .


I think this effect may have been caused by an interaction with the birth control pill .


it lowered my numbers , but made my life miserable .


Had no side effects , liver tests always normal .


Would give it a ' 5 ' , but it isn ' t the best med for me .


Triglycerides and cholesterol were getting worse every year ; diet / exercise did not help much .


First on Lopid ( Gemfibrozil ) which worked OK , but had gall bladder out as a result !


Doc put me on Lipitor .


While it did help get the overall numbers down somewhat , I am still very high .


( Untreated TG 1700 ; w / drug 700 - 1100 .


Chol too high to measure came down to 280 - 350 .


Cardiologist now switching me to Tricor ( scary ) which is working better for my particular situation , but not as pleasant to take .


stomach cramping

diarrhea

After 3 doses of this med over 24 hour period , my pain was better ; however , I experienced severe stomach cramping and diarrhea .


IBS , which had been under control , seems to have returned with a vengeance ! .


Muscle pain

depression

dizziness ( fainting spells )

hair loss

panic attacks

Muscle pain , depression , dizziness ( fainting spells ) , hair loss , panic attacks .


My doctor kept changing the dosage , tried Mevacor and Gemfibrozil , as well .


brain - draining effects

This went on much too long , mostly due to my inability to make decisions due to statin ' s brain - draining effects .


depression

After nearly committing suicide due to statin - induced depression , I stopped all statin meds .


depression

panic attacks

My depression lifted quickly , panic attacks stopped , my hair started growing back .


Web searches turned up information indicating that women probably shouldn ' t be taking statins , especially older women .


I ' m lucky to be alive and will do everything I can to spread the word about this killer drug .


muscle pains

extreme tiredness

irritability

weird dreams

restless leg syndrome

hair loss

lack of enthusiasm

elevated BUN

elevated urine albumin

elevated Creatinine

elevated CRP

increased blood glucose

memory lapses

belly weight gain

Husband gradually developed muscle pains , extreme tiredness , irritability , weird dreams , restless leg syndrome , hair loss , lack of enthusiasm for anything , strange blood test results w / elevated CRP , BUN , Creatinine , urine albumin , increased blood glucose , periodic memory lapses and belly weight gain .


Perhaps the effects were slower because he was on 75 mg of CoQ 10 .


losing muscle

We stopped the drug cold when he stated he felt as if he was losing muscle ! .


Effective dose for most people is apparently 2 . 5 mg and Pfizer starts people at 10 !


Statins are sneaky and deceptive drugs which have ruined many lives .


heart damage

kidney damage

muscle damage

I ' m hoping husband does not have permanent heart , kidney and muscle damage .


DEPRESSION

INSOMNIA

anxiety

tiredness

decreased eye sight

DEPRESSION , INSOMNIA , anxiety , tiredness , decreased eye sight , loss of quality of life .


Effective drug for lowering cholesterol , but not worth the reduction in quality of life .


Please be carefull with lipitor and the other statins ! !


PS : I ' ve stopped taking Lipitor after consulting my physician .


He fully agreed .


I have no side effects that I am aware of .


I have tried various pain meds for the shoulder and nothing worked .


I was skeptical when my doctor asked me to try Arthrotec but my pain is totally under control without any apparent side effects .


Shoulder muscle pain

neck muscle pain

tender joints

wrist pain

fogginess

depression

insomnia

Shoulder and neck muscle pain , tender joints , wrist pain , fogginess , depression when not getting enough rest , possible insomnia .


I took Lipitor for 7 years due a genetic form of high cholesterol .


Controlled cholesterol levels very well .


Never thought it was doing me harm , until my cardiologist bumped me from 40 mg to 80 mg .


muscle pain

memory loss

trouble sleeping

Had muscle pain that would not go away , memory loss ( could not remember names or words at times ) , trouble sleeping ( possibly - I ' ve always had some insomnia ) .


Symptoms eased at 40 mg again , but did not go away .


Still felt like an ' old man ' .


Went off the drug after much thought , all physical symptoms disappeared , physiological problems eased .


Tried Crestor but it was far worse for physical symptoms .


About to try low does of Pravichol and work up from there .


body aches

My body aches everywhere .


gas

depressed

lack of motivation

gas , depressed and just lack of motivation for just about everything .


I have to come off this drug .


it is awful .


none but it wears off after 15 days .


Natural cures are better ; apple cidar vinegar can effectively cure arthritis and headaches ; vitamin C crystals can help pain at high doses ; the Gerson diet with no salt can cure migrains , Fibro etc see doctoryourself . com and ' just say no to drugs ' ( Nancy Reagan ) .


muscle pain

leg cramps

numbness in both legs

exhaustion

joints poping and cracking

unrelenting muscle pain - leg cramps - numbness in both legs - exhaustion - joints poping and cracking .


took for 4 months - am still experiencing side effects 7 months after stopping the drug - I feel as if I have been aged 10 years and that I have been damaged .


Intense and constant pain in arms

Intense and constant pain in legs

Intense and constant pain in my legs and arms .


Legs painful to the touch

Legs were also very painful to the touch .


Pain relievers didn ' t help .


tired all the time

couldn ' t sleep

loss of sexual desire

I was tired all the time , couldn ' t sleep , loss of sexual desire .


My Dr sent me to a Rheumatologist as he suspected that I had Lupus .


Within 2 days of stopping the Lipitor , my symptoms began to subside .


leg pain

The leg pain is gone , I have lots of energy and I can sleep again .


What a concept ! ! .


It did significantly and quickly lower my cholesterol numbers , but they would immediately go back up as soon as I went off of it .


I eat steel - cut oats every day and using natural products like red yeast rice , lecithin granules & garlic .


fingers hurt

fingers swelled up

My fingers swelled up and hurt .


I thought I had gout or arthritis .


joints in my hands hurt

My joints in my hands hurt .


knee hurt

My knee hurt .


hurt to bend my knee

It hurt to bend my knee .


I took 10 mg . each day for 120 days .


joint pain

I stopped taking lipitor now for 40 days and joint pain is slowly improving and not as bad .


I have lost trust in most doctors .


they are only doing what they know , which is very little .


there are natural remedies , such as niacin , walnuts , flaxseed , oat bran , just to name a few .


pain

headaches

After a few months I started having pain in different areas of my body and headaches almost everyday .


servere pain

pain

Now I am in servere pain everywhere and trouble sitting or standing or sleeping because staying still increases pain so I have to keep moving around .


headaches

stomache aches

Frequent headaches and stomache aches , daily .


extremely tired

unable to sleep

anxiety

Go from extremely tired for days and nights to unable to sleep until 5 and wake up at 7 and anxiety all day .


I have to take two cholosterol medications because lipitor doesn ' t work by itself .


I definitely would not recommend taking Lipitor .


I keep telling the NP that I don ' t like it but she says its working so I have to stay with it .


rapid shallow breathing

fatigue

disorientation

slightly blurred vision

erectile disfunction

muscle pain

rapid shallow breathing , fatigue , disorientation , slightly blurred vision , erectile disfunction , muscle pain .


My GP and a respiratory specialist were totally unable to diagnose the problem .


I tried stopping each med I was taking , some allergy / asthma stuff and Lipitor .


All the symptoms largely disappeared after two days off Lipitor .


Took months for lingering effects to clear completely .


Anyone taking Lipitor and showing any undiagnosed symptoms , should be taken off Lipitor for awhile as a test .


Doctor gave me a prescription for a year ' s worth of Lipitor .


I took it for four months and asked for a retest before renewing my prescription .


In four months , my cholesterol dropped 100 points , HDL and LDL were in better , though not perfect balance .


With my cholesterol at 139 , I declined to take more Lipitor .


Got HDL and LDL into perfect balance within another two months using certain over - the - counter amino acids , tocotrienols , and other nutrients I found online that supposedly do the job .


They do !


And the nice thing is , if my cholesterol goes up again , I know that very low dose of Lipitor will take care of it .


Good stuff ! .


joint pain

fatigue

I am experiencing severe hip joint pain , thigh pain , severe thigh fatigue upon minimal exertion which is drastically impairing the ability to walk anything beyond a relatively short distance .


The question is .


is lipitor causing this ?


I am taking 20 mg a day and have been taking this for 6 years .


This has been a huge problem for the last 2 . 5 years .


pain

I read this website and feel that lipitor is causing my pain .


I have been to numberous orthopods , rheumetoligists , neouroligist , and others who cannot find any problems .


So , when I read about all these people who seem to have figured this out .


I have hope .


But are they correct in thier assumptions ?


We are all desperate to find an answer ( the cause ) and ultimately a cure .


But is lipitor the answer ?


That is the question ( DP 2 / 02 / 06 .


leg pain

soreness in muscles

tiredness

I have been taking Lipitor for two years and have experience leg pain , soreness in muscles and tiredness .


I am otherwise a healthy person .


pain in my my left leg

Recently , the pain in my my left leg is so bad that I can ' t sleep on that side at night .


My doctor suggested going off lipitor as of today to see if that is the culprit .


I will post another message when I stay off of it for awhile .


I really do believe that it is the Lipitor though , as I had never had problems prior to being put on that particular medicine .


muscle pain

muscle pain in thighs and legs .


Off for 6 weeks with no improvement .


I ' m afraid it may be permanent .


CPK test slightly elevated .


If you have a severe pain of unknown origin this is the best I ' ve suffered for almost 4 month without knowing a reason .


It was a disaster Ifyou have any problem do not hesitate .


first of all have an oral swab in any laboratory .


Could not get to sleep

Could not get to sleep , then slept for 3 to 4 hours and was not rested .


Diarrhea

I didn ' t feel right

Diarrhea was constant and I didn ' t feel right .


My body tells me when something is not good for me and I stopped taking it after 5 days .


Strange how the highest numbers for liking the drug , Lipitor , are listed first .


Who backs this website ? .


No known side effects .


Lowered cholesterol to 149 - 175 ( several readings ) .


Cholesterol was lowered to 149 within 30 days from using Lipitor and from the Zone Diet .


LONG TERM .


LEG CRAMPS

UNABLE TO WALK

VERTIGO

NECK MUSCEL PROBLEMS

EXTREME ZOMBIE LIKE STATE

EXTREME TIREDNESS

LEG CRAMPS UNABLE TO WALK , VERTIGO POSS INDUCED BY NECK MUSCEL PROBLEMS , EXTREME ZOMBIE LIKE STATE , EXTREME TIREDNESS INTERMITTANT .


PARTIAL LOSS OF SIGHT

VERTIGO

SEX DRIVE GONE

LOSS OF HAIR

MUSCEL PAIN

PARTIAL LOSS OF SIGHT , VERTIGO , SEX DRIVE GONE LOSS OF HAIR MISC MUSCEL PAIN .


SUGEST CONTINUOUS MODEST HYDRATION , PLUS C Q 10 AFTER QUITTING DRUG .


PAIN

VERTIGO

CRAMPS

DO NOT TRY TO EXERCISE MUS UNTILL PAIN IS GONE , THREE DAYS AFTER QUITTING LIP GOT STRONG RELIEF FOR 3 WEEKS THEN A RELAPSE WITH SLIGHTLY CHANGED SYMPTONS , MORE VERTIGO , CRAMPS SYMPTONS LESSENING AFTER 12 WEEKS .


BEEN TO HELL AND BACK . NO HELP FR DR OR PHIZER , I AM VERY BITTER AT MED PEOPLE THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN THIS ORDEAL , THEY WERE HELPING PHIZER .


Upset stomach

nausea

vomiting

abdominal pain

constipation

loose bowels

excessive hot flashes

night sweats

blurred vision

irritability

chest discomfort

Upset stomach , nausea , vomiting , abdominal pain , constipation to loose bowels , excessive hot flashes and night sweats , blurred vision , irritability , chest discomfort .


Took with food , did not help .


Took for 7 and 1 / 2 days .


could not take another dose .


Very bad drug .


Would rather have the elbow pain ! .


slight swelling of cheeks

Question : I notice slight swelling of cheeks of my face .


Facial swelling

( Don ' t think I need a face lift yet ) Facial swelling is listed as one of the side effects but my nurse practicioner doesn ' t say anything .


I am considering stopping lipitor for a while .


Hunger pangs

Hunger pangs .


Brilliant , I have a new lease of life , i walk up & down steps properly , no longer sideways like a toddler , hip pain as gone other than if i jar it .


and a doctor told me to stop taking it I would not recomend anyone to take the drug .


memory loss

hair loss

muscle spasms

odd blood sugar pattern

sciatic pain

back pain

hip pain

loss of feeling in toes

dizziness

vision problems

extreme tiredness

lack of appetite

no enthusaism

75 yo mother - in - law has memory loss , hair loss , muscle spasms in left arm and legs , odd blood sugar pattern , sciatic pain which is not sciatica , periodic back and hip pain , gradual loss of feeling in toes , dizziness , vision problems , extreme tiredness , lack of appetite , and no enthusaism for life .


She has had several TIAs and who knows what else she has experienced and not reported to us .


Dr wanted to double dose to 40 mg .


muscle cramps

dizziness

We took her totally off the drug and she is beginning to have return of feeling in her toes , no more muscle cramps at night or dizziness .


Taking lipoic acid , vit C & mega dose of CoQ 10 and will never take another statin .


Higher cholesterol in those over 60 is now found to be PROTECTIVE particularly against stroke ! .


9 / 20 / 05 .


I ' ve been taking cholesterol lowering meds for at least 10 years including Mevacor , Zocor , Lipitor and Zetia .


My cholesterol went from 398 to 260 on 40 Lipitor .


This year I was given 80 mgs of Lipitor and Zetia was added as well .


pain in neck

pain in back

pain in my neck

sinus pain

high blood pressure

insomina

blurred thinking

Along with the increased dosage , came crippling pain in my back , neck and then just my left foot , severe pain in my neck to the point where I couldn ' t hold it up without an effort , increased sinus pain , high blood pressure , insomina , blurred thinking .


So to fix all these problems , I was given lots of other meds and tons of physical therapy and exercise each day .


All so I could have great numbers .


Finally , I realized enough was enough , I called the nurse practitioner to say I was stopping Lipitor and she was not really happy to put it mildly .


pain

high blood pressure

memory loss

dizzines

I know my cholesterol will always be high , but after 2 weeks off Lipitor , I feel better each day and know it ' s not my age causing the pain , high blood pressure , memory loss , dizzines .


achy muscles

periodic achy muscles .


20 mg .


brought my counts way down .


imence pain in calf

imence pain in feet

imence pain in legs

cramping in feet

cramping in toes

cramping in legs

armpain

swelling

extreme heaviness in limbs

backache

bloody noes

high cpk

short term memory is terrible

confusion

imence pain in legs , calf , feet , cramping in legs and feet , even toes , , armpain , swelling , extreme heaviness in limbs , backache , bloody noes , high cpk , my short term memory is terrible , confusion .


tingling

buzzing in limbs

big time depression

tingling , buzzing in limbs , big time depression .


The list is endless .


I seem to get a little relief and wack .


Right back again .


I have been off it approx 5 weeks .


I have been to neurologists and had emg , bone Dr . for xrays primary Dr And now the major hospital to the big guys .


I will have a more intense emg and then they will do biopsies on my limbs and thigh .


not one Dr will blame Lipitor .


I guess it ' s the forbidden word to say if it ' s something negetive .


This stuff is definitely for everybody .


By the way I was only on it approx 4 months .


Sad to read so many people are suffering from side effects of this but good to know I am not nuts and I am not alone .


A huge money maker so I doubt it will ever be taken off the market .


I ' ve read short term and long term users of this stuff .


I am beginnig to wonder if it ' s just a matter of time for everyone who ' s on it .


allergic reaction

8 hours after taken voltaren , I had a severe allergic reaction .


skin felt like it was moving

itch on my head

genitals and lips excruciating

My skin felt like it was moving , and the itch on my head , genitals and lips was excruciating .


lips started to swell

My lips started to swell , then my tongue .


Luckily I had an epipen in the medicine cupboard , and that saved me .


I had taken this medication many times before for gout and a bit of arthritis .


This was the first time I had the reaction .


I am now severely allergic to NSAIDs .


No side effects .


I tried the advertised Arthritis medicines with severe side - effects and only tried this one because the doctor had samples .


Instead of taking the pill 2 X daily , as prescribed I take it at most once per day , usually about 3 - 4 times per week , but often skipping a week or two at a time .


My arthritis has been under control for years and only causes me trouble if I skip taking the pills for about a month .


At the time this was prescribed the doctor was discussing the strongest possible medicines in serious ( threatening ) doses .


This drug has been a god - send for me .


stomach upset

dehydration

stomach upset and notable dehydration .


i would recommend plenty of food and water with this medicene .


stiff quad area

stiff upper leg

stiff upper leg , quad area .


chest pain left side

some chest pain left side .


not for me .


called my pharma said usualy these side effects in 1 - 2 weeks .


syncope

hypertension

One week after initiating therapy , developed syncope and hypertension .


labyrinthitis

Primary care diagnosed and treated labyrinthitis .


irretractable lower back pain

Subsequently developed irretractable lower back pain .


Primary care treated with steroids .


weight gain

periorbital edema

fatigue

lack of libido

detachment

Other side effects included : weight gain , periorbital edema , fatigue , lack of libido , and detachment .


My primary care never considered my symptoms may be associated with lipitor .


I learned this only after reading about side effects in the PI and on the Internet .


Burning feet

I did not link my problems to the Lipitor until my husband had major problems , now I know what has caused 10 years of Neuropathy , I have Burning feet always in bed at night , I do not have Diabetes ( which would cause this ) and was tested in DC at WRAMC and they found no reason that I should have this and gave me a tube of Capsacian ! ! !


I still live with this .


Frozen Shoulder

pain

shoulder painful

could not raise my arms

shoulder pain

Four years ago I developed Frozen Shoulder in my left arm , unbelievable pain , within weeks the other shoulder became as painful as the first , could not raise my arms at all , tested at Bethesda Naval Hosp . , no reason found , I was told it would last about 2 years unless I took therapy sessions , I took the sessions and begged for someone to put me out of my misery each time , it eventually passed in about a year but I still have shoulder pain .


Memory Loss

Today I am stopping the Lipitor , maybe I have read too much on the subject but the one that really scares me is the Memory Loss , All the drug com .


tests were done to see how well the Statins did for Cholesterol and the heart benefits , but no testing ( or none that the consumer was told of ) was ever done to see how it effects the brain function .


Memory is too precious a thing to lose to a drug ! .


unexplained cough

unexplained cough .


Doctors was unaware of this being a side effect of the drug .


cough

I stopped using it 3 days ago and the cough is gone .


cough

Last week , also stopped for two days and the cough stopped .


cough heavily

Each time I go back to taking Lipitor , I begin to cough heavily .


Severe pain in my calf muscles

Severe pain in my calf muscles in my legs started about 7 months after taking the drug .


My doctor kept me on it and insisted this was a common side effect .


I complained for several months and then he switched me to another drug ( Crestor ) and the problems persisted .


He then switched me to ( Zochor ) .


pain was too severe

could not even walk in the morning

Finally I informed my doctor the pain was too severe and I was stopping as I found I could not even walk in the morning !


cramps

The cramps persisted for months and then I tore a tendon in my ankle and months later my knee .


I have had surgery but to no avail .


pain

I still have some form of pain daily .


Before Lipitor I was in excellent shape and exercised regularly with no issues at all .


I have never been the same .


By the way 10 Mg of Lipitor lowered my cholesterol 100 points but it was not worth it .


This drug ruined my life ! .


Stop taking at first sign of muscle pain ! .


leg cramps

Since taking the smaller round tablet I have been having leg cramps .


I have confirmed this by not taking for two days at a time then taking them .


cramps

Usually the cramps start that night after resuming the new smaller tablet .


My guess is there has been a change in method of manufacture or supplier .


I will seek out a natural way to reduce my cholesterol .


By the blood test results this drug does not increase my HDL , both HDL and LDL readings are less than 2 .


Australia and New Zealand measurement .


joint pain ( knees )

painfull welts on bottom of feet

I took this drug for 2 years before onset of joint pain ( knees ) and painfull welts on bottom of feet ( had to use cane to walk ) .


Initially , my quack MD put me on anti - inflam . drugs .


Subsequently , I quit the drug and the MD .


All symptoms subsided completely .


However , I had a milder reaction to Zocor ; dizziness with Pravachol ; now on Zetia ( mild joint pain ) .


permanent joint damage

I believe that Lipitor left me with permanent joint damage and would join any class - action lawsuit relating to this crumby drug Lipitor .


Shoulder pain

knee pain

elbow pain

Shoulder , knee , elbow , joint pain .


Memory fog

Memory fog .


Anxiety

Anxiety .


Low Libido

Low Libido .


Atorvastatin generic .


brain fog

Experienced brain fog immediatley .


Really bad for my highly technical attention to detail work .


joint pain

Started experiencing joint pain approx 6 months in .


inflamation

pain

Left shoulder is so bad right now have ice pack as I am typing this and have been taking alleve daily for the inflamation and pain .


I previously had pain in the other shoulder , elbow , and knee , but moved and had to get another MD .


In the meantime I was off the drug for a few weeks and saw improvement of those areas .


left shoulder is terribly painful

Now I have been back on for another 6 months and the left shoulder is terribly painful .


I have stopped the med for a week and hope to see improvement soon .


Diet and exercise does not work for my genetic high cholesterol , but I am with the majority here and it ' s not worth it if ending up crippled or senile .


I will find a natural alternative .


I wish you all the best .


A good side effect - I take the lipitor at night because my husband had heard it works better taken at night .


right away I was falling asleep more easily and sleeping through the night .


tiredeness

I thought it was just me till I saw the notes here about tiredeness .


I ' m not tired during the day .


I was on 5 mg - cut a 10 mg pill in half .


leg cramps

After about 2 weeks taking it I woke up with leg cramps .


foot cramps

leg cramps

During the day if I squatted ( e . g . in the garden ) or tried to get on a ladder I got foot / leg cramps .


I mentioned it to my doctor who said it couldn ' t possibly be related to the Lipitor .