I was on Lipitor for over 4 years but had my dose increased about...

I was on Lipitor for over 4 years but had my dose increased about 7-8 months ago. During that time: 1. Loss of energy (sometimes severe) 2. Muscle cramps at night in thigh 3. Pains & numbness in feet 4. A kinda of fog in my mind at times, hard to think 5. swelling in both feet 6. Easily injured in feet and knees, and slow to heal. the smaller muscles in the legs and feet I finally realized it was the Lipitor and stopped immediately but the symptoms DON'T! What I found out is that Lipitor depletes the body of Coenzyme Q10 (Coq-10) an important part of our bodies heart and muscle health. I was crippled unable to walk for over 2 weeks! On crutches, it felt like I was tearing and ripping muscle with every step, in my feet. I was taking 300 mg of Coq-10 a day. I found a web site that stated to take 900 mg, after 3 days I could tell a small amount of differance. 3 days later I was off the crutches. I was also taking 500mg 3X a day of Acetyl-L Carnitine but it is the Coq-10 for sure! With in a week, ALL SYMPTOMS WERE GONE!! Unfortunately if you stop taking the coq-10 they come back, I found out the hard way. Apparently your muscles have become extremely weak and need to build back up. You need to take the Coq-10 until that is complete and I hope you can stop after that. You can get Coq-10 at supermarkets, heathfood stores etc... BUT it's much cheaper on-line. feel free to email me for more information or questions.