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I was prescribed lipitor, took ONE pill before I went to bed and ...

Posted at 12:33 AM on Jun 09, 2008 by baddrugs810, #31232
I was prescribed lipitor, took ONE pill before I went to bed and woke up in the morning with severe pain in my right shoulder. I searched for lipitor and found so many side effects I have not taken another lipitor and will not. The pain moved to my left shoulder quite soon. Now it doesn't really hurt but there is a lump above my left shoulder blade, I was pushing on it and lifting my arm up and down hoping it might losen it up but the lump grew bigger. I quite often feel numb and week on my left side, kinda scary like I'm having a stroke. This has been going on for awhile so I don't think I'm stroking out or I would be gone by now. I do have high blood pressure, I think this ONE little lipitor pill made it worse as it's higher than it used to be. Maybe from stress as this shoulder problem and numbness upsets me from time to time. I also developed arthritis in two of my fingers, I have been taking FLAMMAGEN 1500 from the health food store and it has helped my fingers considerably, thank goodness. I'm not mentioning it to my M.D. as he was so excited about putting me on this stuff, poor guy is brainwashed. It really is a sin that our M.D.s are used in this way by big money pharmaceutical companies.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 09, 2008 by ammy, #9043

Are you taking any other pill along with Lipitor, there are few drugs that interact with Lipitor . See if you are taking any medications present in the list below http://www.internationaldrugmart.com/lipitor.html
Consult your doctor if it is really worse.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 09, 2008 by hasina, #9044

hi,my father had the same reation with lipitor ,but after one year's of taking lipitor, and now he can't walk proparly very muscle weakness, rapidly old age and no energy at all .he quit the lipitor about 2 yrs ago doctor put him on zetia, same side effect ,quit zetia 2 months ago but now some times he is normal and then after 2 days weak again so we waiting what will happen, god help us.but for my father the side effect start just like you left shoulder severe pain and lump plus numbness but doctor never relate his condition to lipitor and now severe side effect muscle weakness ,and horrible life.so your problem is nothing else but lipitor i hope this help you.

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