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Less than 2 months after taking Lipitor I have been experiencing intense weakness of the legs, especially the hip area. A normally avid walker, last week really woke me up when I was unable to walk over 40 feet without having to stop from sheer leg exhaustion. I'd have to actually lean on my partner until I could manage to shuffle again- a shuffling gait is what I had to resort to just to make it back to the car.
This is bullshit because even though I've had some angina symptoms, right up until I went to the hospital I was able to hike; was still relatively strong.
So today I have spent hours researching side effects and have seen on this site alone many mentions of intense leg weakness and pain with Lipitor.
This, along with simultaneously educating myself on the truth about high cholesterol has convinced me to gradually cease taking this medication.

Instead I will replace with sufficient quantities of VitC, buckwheat combined with gingko, and of course I can never stop with the garlic because it is delicious.

I am 35 years old and I live in Jacksonville, NC. Five days ago I was prescribed Levaquin for a serious sinus infection. After taking the first pill, I kept telling my husband I felt weird. Like I was numb. This was Saturday. By Monday I had no feeling in my face, no sense of smell or taste. It was horrible. By Monday eve my heart was pounding. I felt like it was coming out of my chest. I was so dizzy and I found it hard to concentrate. I woke up Wed. morning telling my husband I felt weird. I felt like I couldn't move my eyes and I couldn't feel the left side of my body. My lip on the upper right was swollen with blisters. Not to mention they were so dry because it seemed like no matter how much I was drinking I could never stay hydrated. By lunchtime Wed my left side of my body became very hot to where I was actually sweating under my armpit on the left side and my right side was cold. My heart began to race very badly, I became very dizzy, I felt like I couldn't breathe, my throat felt like it was swelling up and I couldn't swallow, then I started to shake uncontrollably, my body broke out in the horrible hives/rash. My blood pressure soared to 198/109 my pulse was 148. Then everything went black and I lost conscious. When I woke I was told I was unconscious for nearly three hours and that they injected me straight in the neck with epinephrine and injected me in my arm with 50 cc of Benadryl. They told me that they believe I suffered a serious reaction from Levaquin. It is the day after, cant even go to work, so weak and have the worst case of diarrhea you could possibly imagine. I was not even aware that the FDA put a black box warning on this drug. Meaning it is the worst warning you can have without removing it off the market. What the hell is wrong with these doctors? Why the hell would you keep giving that poison to us if you know it has such severe reactions. I am a mother of five and yesterday I thought my kids were going to be without a mother, that is how bad it was. I still have the bouts of paranoia and swear I am seeing things. My mind is a blur to most of yesterday. I still have no feeling on the left side of my body, or my face. I still cant taste or smell anything either. I am having bouts of dizziness and anxiety. I only consumed four of the 750 mg tablets, they gave me seven. They have prescribed me a different antibiotic, however because of yesterday, I am petrified of taking any medications, even Tylenol.

I have got to share my great news with anyone who will listen. My daughter has been Singulair free since Friday of last week. She has no idea that we are not giving her this pill at night and we haven't discussed any of our recent findings in front of her. In other words, she has no incentive to behave any differently than she ever has. The changes are so dramatic that at times it's hard for me to believe. On three different occasions today she made note of her positive change in mood (keep in mind she is 7). Right after school when she was going over some of her graded papers she pointed to a smiley face on her paper. She said, "Mommy, that's how I feel today." I replied, "That's great honey. Is there a reason why you are so happy today?" She stated, "I don't know why, I just am." Then a few hours later I overheard her talking to her younger brother at dinner say, "Will, I haven't cried at all today." Of course he didn't have much of a reply. Then at bedtime, she said, "This has been the best day ever!" These are all statements that quite honestly I have never heard her say before. It warms my heart to know that I do have a "normal" child in there. She's been on Singulair since she was 3, before she could verbalize many of her feelings. All we have known are negative, grumpy feelings and emotions.

But these are not the only changes we have noticed. I have had to wake her up for school the last two mornings in a row (hasn't happened since she began school). She has always been such a terrible sleeper and seems to never really get as much as she needs. She hasn't been so obessessive in the last two days about playing with her best friend. She actually asked if she could play cars with her younger brother instead of going to the park. She has eaten about half as much as she normally does. She has developed such a ferocious appetite that weight has become a huge problem. She has handled disappoints in stride when the same trigger would have totally set her off a few days ago. The list really does go on and on.

I can honestly say that the only thing that has changed is the absence of Singulair. I pray that I continue to discover more of my daughter's great qualities.

I have wondered so many times over the last few days, "What if I hadn't been listening to NPR?" I would have had no other reason to look into the matter further. All of our stories need to be told to the greater media. There are millions of children on this drug and based on this message board, millions of children sufferring negative side effects. Please join me in this crusade!

I have been off Singulair for 10 days and I feel great. I am actually myself again!!!! I wondered why I had turned into such an irritable old grouch the last couple of years, because I have always been pretty calm, cool and collected. I am sleeping wonderfully well now and I wake up like I used to with a smile and a kind word instead of growling at the dogs and smirking at the husband and cussing all the cars in my way to work.

Thanks for this site.....I have always thought that I knew the meds I took well, but this one fooled me for sure.

Ive been taking Biaxin for 11 days now - about to finish up my 12 day course of the stuff. The doctor gave it to me to treat a staph infection on my leg. Staph infection appears to be going away.
I haven't noticed the metallic or gross taste at all, which is weird, because of so many accounts of it here. I have noticed an increased appetite and really intense gas - sleepiness, lack of motivation, dreaminess, blahness. My dreams have been vivid too, but not nightmares. I just noticed swollen gums today. Its strange that I didn't experience the anxiety that is frequently reported - as I used to have panic attacks and constant anxiety back in the day. I guess a mild restlessness is pervasive.
The main thing is the increased appetite and the gas... But this could be possible tapeworms or parasites as I just got back from Guatemala. Maybe I got off easy with this drug? After reading this, not sure if I want to take the last 2 pills in my possession. hmmm..

Started on Topamax about 3 months ago. Taking for visual seizures from scar tissue due to gamma knife on an AVM that bled.I was seeing all kinds of things like people, dogs, cars, you name it. Doctor first put me on Dilantin (pretty strong dose). It did nothing, and it did not even show up in my blood on a blood test. That was a nuerosurgeon. He sent me to a nuerologist. He put me on lamictal. I took it for one week, and wanted to drive my car over a cliff!!! I was so depressed and I felt horrible. I just stopped taking it. Then he put me on Topamax. I take 100mg. Soda is bad. I do miss my diet pepsi. I lost 30 pounds ( this is a benefit). My brain is fuzzy at times, and I can go to introduce a family member, and not even remember their name for a minute. I have trouble with urination, actually starting it. Sometimes I lose my balance, and bang into things. I get stomach cramps once in a while.However, all the people, dogs, cars, and "unwanted" visions are gone. So, I guess it is worth it. I wonder if I will ever like Diet Pepsi again. Also, now eggs and chicken are really starting to gross me out.

WOW......
I found this site by "googleling.... side effects of Lipitor"...
I guess what I have observed over the past months with my SO is caused by LIPITOR>> I'm so upset. He has been in awful pain that has him spending most days in his Lazy Boy taking pain pills. Prior to taking Lipitor he was out in his garage 6 days a weeks working passionately on his cars. We would go for a short walk and he would complain of pain... it seemed so odd to have this much pain from a walk. He quit taking it 3 weeks ago, and had a MRI, the results are not in yet. I was curious about Lipitor after seeing their ad stating "rare and mysterious side effects"......

was put on effexor-XR for post natal depression five days ago. As of tomorrow I am going to stop taking them as I have never experienced anything like it. I have a four month old daughter who I am to scared to hold as I am having severe vertigo and I am also having black outs. Ive done things that i have no recollection of doing, one of them included me remembering walking out of a shopping centre and the next thing i knew i was in my car. I had crossed two busy roads in the mean time and im not even sure if i looked to see if any cars were coming. I also sleep alot and i have no emotinal feelings what so ever. Im not to be left alone with my daughter in case something happens as i also suffer form tremors in the hands Would love to hear from anyone who has had similar side effects.

I have been on zocor for about 2 yrs and have recently developed an annoying tremor in the bicep of my left arm and felt a tremor in my left hip when i decided to take myself off the med., the tremor has subsided considerably. after reading about everyone's side effects now maybe i can understand my blurring vision, difficulty in getting in and out of cars, chairs, etc. also maybe my angina pain and shortness of breath. Only been off med for a week so will see if other side effects subside as well.

Mild headache, drymouth, queasy stomach, feel dead tired but cant sleep. My wife thinks it has Viagra in it. Split a cord of wood and washed all three of our cars and that was just today. I am dreading the comedown.