For the last 2 yrs I had a horrendous cough that plagued me night...

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Posted at 1:50 AM on Aug 06, 2008 by marib37, #33123

For the last 2 yrs I had a horrendous cough that plagued me night & day. My Dr. didn't know what was causing the cough, couldn't give me any cough medicine to alleviate the condition. In addition to coughing, I would lose my voice. I went to an ENT specialist. She found me to have pre-polyps on my vocal chords, diagnosed me with 'vocal chord dysfunction' & told me surgery would be useless as the pre-polyps would reappear. This last June, I had a bout with bronchitis, severe enough to seek medical aid from the Emergency room Dr.'s. While there, the Dr. treating me asked about my cough. After listening to my list of aggravations, he asked if my Primary Dr. had told me that 'coughing' is a side effect of Lipitor. NO! I hadn't been told that!! --But, I QUIT taking Lipitor that day, haven't taken it since & though I still cough, somewhat, it's NOTHING compared to what I'd been suffering--for two years!!..

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Reply 4 months ago on Aug 06, 2008 by 777, #10807

Never heard a side effect from LIpitor for the coughing like that. Sounds like something else. Anyway, good that you stopped that dangerous drug. Unfortunately, drs. don't know anything about the side effects. They rely on the drug co's, who only care about the $. There are natural products to low your cholesterol.

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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 07, 2008 by swedish, #10859

All statins have similar side effects.

The story I am going to tell you happened to a person that took Crestor - another statin.

One day I met a friend of my sisters.

She is in her late fifties.

I noticed that she had a very husky voice and because I had been looking for information about medications for a few years (3 realtives), I asked her if she was taking any medications.

I also asked what her doctor had said - if he had thought that it migth be a side effect.

The answer was no.

I told her that I would look for information on the Internet and in many different places.

It took some time but at the webb site of the Mayo Clinic I found it under side effects - hoarseness.

I don´t know if she also had cough - all I know is that she could hardly speak.

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