Blood disease symptoms and conditions

I have been reading about the side effects of lipitor for several days now and am scared silly! I have been taking it for nearly 5 years now. My doc warned me about the muscle weakness/pain when I began taking it, but I didn't have any problems and it definitely provided good results for my cholesterol level. During the past several months though, I've begun to have severe symptoms. Actually, looking back, I realize I've had some of these symptoms for awhile but they were so easily attributable to other causes that I didn't pay close enough attention. I am weak to the point of not being able to walk a city block without being tired; my breathing is so labored sometimes just moving around my apartment is a problem. My knees and lower legs are painful, especially after walking. I get frequent, painful spasms in my lower arms and wrists. My speech has become slurred (I sound drunk) and my voice very hoarse - both so much so that people have trouble understanding me. I have trouble concentrating, am forgetful and am often dizzy and light-headed. I take medication for GERD, hypothyroidism, depression and asthma. But in case you think these symptoms could be from one of those (as I did!), I can assure you that I have had multiple tests which determined my thyroid levels are good, my BP is excellent, I have no signs of cardiac disease or diabetes, no sign of any type of stroke, no signs of any type of cancer or blood disease, no sign of pulmonary problems (other than asthma). I stopped taking Lipitor four days ago after consulting my doc. But I got to tell you, I am scared to death that I've been on this drug so long these symptoms won't go away. Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome.

Hi, I never really thought about why I feel the way I do until now that I have decided to check out this site. I too feel very fatigue, aches and pains all over my joints. I feel tired all the time no energy. I am 41 yrs old and am always sick. My hand hurt the most. The back of my neck and lower back hurt very much also. I have had some memory loss and my moods have changed drastically. My husband is always telling me whats wrong now. My family never knows what to expect from day to day. I am going to stop taking lipitor today and see what happens. Maybe this is the answer I have been looking for. I too was hospitalized just recently with a kidney infection and blood disease and my doctor still does not know what caused it. Most of my test come back normal. I hope to see results soon.

my dad, who took orinase for a long time due to diabetes, believes it may have been the root cause for the destruction of his red blood cell production ability in the bone marrow, a blood disease which has now lead to leukemia