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I took Lipitor for 2 years with all the pain in my shoulder, han...

Posted at 3:29 PM on Jun 18, 2008 by ann7173, #31508
I took Lipitor for 2 years with all the pain in my shoulder, hand and arm as well as fuzzy memory. I had a friend over for Lunch an have no memory of anything that happened including his arriving and leaving on his Harley and we all know how loud they are. I ended up in the hospital with all kins of tests including an MRI all of which I have no memory of to this date. My hospital bills are still coming in as well as all the Doctors that saw me. I just received my Divorce and then this happened , I was out of work for a week , the Doctors thought I had had a heart attack, stroke or aneurysm.I also had all the foot pain making it impossible to stand up , leg cramps, sleeplessness, sheer exhaustion, depression, headache and nausea. The Doctor at the Hospital took me off of the Lipitor and said to take a 325mg. aspirin daily . This happened on March 23, 2008 . I am felling better but I still pain in my shoulder , neck , stomach , and feet and legs but is nothing like it was. Here I am left with a few thousand dollars of Doctor and Hospital bills. Why can`t something be done about all of this we are all going thru? I called the FDA to report it and got no where. Did I really expect anything to happen ! I hope someone gets something done for us . I would be one of the first to sign up to take Lipitor off the market and get what is due us.
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Reply 3 months ago on Jun 18, 2008 by 777, #9269

I stopped Lipitor in feb. and still have the side effects. From people that had experienced from this dangerous drugs, they said it takes 6-12 months to get rid of it in your system. Unfortunately, some people never get 100% better.

I did the FDA report several months ago. I got a letter and never heard anything else. I am sure I won't.

If I can help you, just e-mail me.

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Reply 3 months ago on Jun 19, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #9279

Good luck, I've never had so much pent up hatred in my life all for preventitive medicine. Some cancer patients come out of chemotherapy better than some of us come out of statins. Good luck again 6 months L8R I am improving but all the costs have been devastaing. CYa

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Reply 3 months ago on Jun 21, 2008 by hasina, #9358

hi,my father is one of the victim of lipitor drug,he got side effect after 2 yrs taking lipitor since 2000 side effect start in 2002 with severe shoulder pain and very weak legs down from the knee and gradually end up with very severe side effect including(very weak muscle,moderate damage to his left ventricle due to lack of q10,can't turn himself to his bed can't stand up by his own can't go furthur 100m without some one help and blurry vision,stiff kneck and over all his body , deppresion ,numbness in his legs and very weak hands,and much more)unfortunately stupid doctors did not relate his conidition due to lipitor and now he is suffering alot and also seeing his condition, i am suffering from deppresion can't see his condition.he stopped lipitor 2 year's ago but doctor put him on zetia and till now his condition got worsed he quit zetia 2months ago not any change but some days he looks symptom free and then again back very weak i don't know what will happen .i am stand firm with you that statin drugs should be out of market before it destroys others peoples lifes.you can email me on aroozo_99@hotmail.com

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Reply 3 months ago on Jun 25, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #9527

Hi, read my reply to petra june 24th, best to you.

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