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3/21/10 |
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Have been taking 10mg daily for 3 years. No side affects. It has helped control my cholesterol. There is a UK study (according to my Doctor) that the UK gov't is going to recommend all persons 40+ use this drug because it has proven to save lives (sic) |
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12/22/09 |
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Been on this drug for about a year and had a sudden onset of extreme muscle/joint pain in legs from calf to knee to hip. Went to doctor after 4 days of this and being unable to do regular household cooking/cleaning/shopping/walking. He immediately took me off this drug and I already feel better. |
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9/2/08 |
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I've been taking Lipitor for 10 years with minimal aches and pains. This past July I started having severe lower back pain. Then I started seeing blood in my urine. My doctor assumed it was a kidney stone and sent me in for a ct scan. Nothing was found, but my doctor told me to stop the Lipitor and sent me to a urinlogist. Another ct scan and a bladder scooping showed no adnormalities....thank God! I was off Lipitor for about 3 weeks and the pains were going away. Also, lab results was showing less blood in my urine. Still, the doctors didn't think Lipitor was the problem. The urinologist told me to continue my Lipitor. Two weeks after taking Lipitor my lower back pains came back. On my own, I decided to get off the Lipitor once again. It's now been one week being off Lipitor and I have no more lower back pain, no more leg pain, no more foot pain, no more headaches, and no more visible blood in the urine. Lipitor helped my cholestreol, but tore my body up. I'm now trying dieting. |
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8/10/08 |
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i took lipitor for a month to lower cholesterol and had a bad neck ache which went away soon after i stopped takeing this drug. I was put back on a lower dose 6 months later and within 2 weeks had severe joint pain which prevented sleeping at night. 8 days later i am still having joint pain and taking advil hope it will go away in two more days like others had reported. I am scared.... |
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4/12/08 |
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It did a very good job of lowering my cholesterol without side effects. |
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4/9/08 |
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developed severe neck pain,to the point where I was taking 8 Tylenol every day.Finally thought about side effects and decided to go off drug to see what resulted.Pain in neck subsided in days and within 10 days didn't require any Tylenol and was pain free. Went to my GP and discussed it and he agreed to try a little test. I was to go back on Lipitor and see if pain came back,which it did within 1 week and then go off to see if pain went away,which it did within 10 days.He then agreed to take me off Lipitor and manage cholesterol with diet and exersize.Strongly suggest researching side effects of drugs and monitering onset of aches and pains.Always consult GP before doing any independent trials. |
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10/12/07 |
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Leg and joint pains. Stopped taking and pains stopped. |
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8/29/07 |
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Caused muscle, nerve, balance damage that is not reversable. DON'T EVER TAKE THIS CRAP!!! |
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7/6/07 |
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Extremely expensive for its value. It also causes muscle deterioration. I could tolerate the medication for one year. When muscle pain progressed, I had to demand that the doctor drops it. |
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6/23/07 |
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This drug cost way too much although it is the only drug I will take for cholesterol. I had bad reactions with Crestor (although much cheaper). I feel the costs should be much lower. It has improved my cholesterol count. |
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6/20/07 |
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I had been on Lipitor for 6 years when my doctor and I decided that I had changed my diet, and excercised enough to go off the medicine. Within 6 months, my cholesterol is out of sight, and I am going back on Lipitor. I have had no side effects, and believe Lipitor literally saved my life. |
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5/31/07 |
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This drug destroyed the muscles in my legs and I was only on it for a couple of months. I still have no strength in my legs because of Lipitor. Also doctors don't tell patients that they have to take CoQ10 when they are taking statin drugs. I had taken Pravachol and Zocor for years before with no problems at all. I quit the Lipitor but had to go back on Pravachol because my lipids were very bad. |
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5/20/07 |
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It greatly reduced my bad cholesterol as well and with no noticed side effects. *Note I take CoQ10 twice a day because I take Statin drugs. Highly suggested by my Doctor. |
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3/15/07 |
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Caused hair loss and aching legs. Felt much better when stopped taking it. |
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12/20/06 |
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Muscle pain in the legs, joint pain in hips, knees, upper and lower back. My doctor tells me I have some arthritis, but most of the issues seem to have come about when I started to use Lipitor. I am going off it for a while and see if there is any improvement. |
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11/28/06 |
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Lipitor (and other statins) caused great muscle pain and joint pain. I was taking Lipitor about a month and I thought that arthritis had set in all my joints. I could not even lift my arm above my head to comb my hair. I could not reach my arm behind me to put on a coat. That is how bad the joint pain was. My leg muscles ached so bad. I went off Lipitor and within 10 days my joints were back to normal, but it took nearly a year and half for the leg muscle to quit aching. When a friend of mine tells me about quick onset of arthritis, I always ask them if they are taking Lipitor or any statin. If they are, I tell them my story and they invariably come back to me and say "thank you I went off the statin and my joints are normal again." Thank you so much for the advice to quit the statin drug. |
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11/24/06 |
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May trigger an irreversible life threatening condition called muscle wasting disease in some. |
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10/5/06 |
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It has helped me tremendously with no side effects |
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9/24/06 |
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I've taken it for years and had excellent results and no problems. |
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12/24/05 |
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Out of the many cholesterol lowering drugs I have tried this one works the best for me. I get the same side effects with all the statins I've tried, which is muscle achiness. It does subside after i'm on them for a while. I'd rather not take any of these drugs, but what choices do we have if we want to reduce our risk of heart disease. There aren't many options for people who have familial hypocholesterolimia. Yes exercise works and reducing weight helps, but I only get a benefit when I'm training like a professional athlete, which is 2 or more hours of high intensity exercise per day and reducing my weight to a level that my body fights me to maintain, and I'm not obese. I'm 5'8" and weigh 170lbs. I've seen results when I've gotten down to 150lbs, but that weight is extremely difficult for me to maintain. |
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12/1/05 |
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Lipitor dramatically reduced my cholesterol levels without side effects. |
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10/26/05 |
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Although Lipitor helped reduce my cholesterol levels, it did almost nothing to reduce my triglycerides or raise my HDL. I eventually stopped taking it because it was getting too expensive. Not only that but it was damaging my liver. Statin drugs are notorious for causing hepatic inflammation so proceed with caution if you have to take this drug. Moreover, Lipitor reduces CoQ10 levels which can make you more susceptible to having a heart attack! How ironic! A better way to reduce your cholesterol is to consume oat bran. You can buy oat bran supplements at GNC or Vitamin Shoppe. Liv.52 does a good job of lowering triglycerides; you can buy this wonderful herbal remedy from www.naturalwellness.com. |
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10/22/05 |
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Dr started me on 40 mg & within 15 days, my system reacted badly. I might have had an alergic reaction...very bad...from head to toe. Took myself off of this nasty drug. Also, much too expensive. |
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8/26/05 |
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Muscle and joint pain while on this drug. |
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8/24/05 |
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Overall effectiveness in lowering cholesterol and triglycerides is uneven. Be careful, lipitor has been known to cause liver damage. |
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7/17/05 |
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Drug has dramatically reduced my cholesterol without any side effects |
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