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Posted at 1:48 PM on Aug 06, 2008 by crj, #33142
I ran across this site today and THANK GOD that I found it!! My mother wasn't initially given Lipitor because the first statin that her doctor prescribed made her very nauseous. He switched to 40mg of Lipitor about 2 weeks ago and she still gets extremely nauseous and have begun coughing and experiencing cold like symptoms. Her vision is EXTREMELY blurred; so much that she can't perform her job, and her previously prescribed eyeglasses are useless. She had been experiencing pain in her legs during walks that never seemed to get better. We NEVER associated it with Lipitor or the other statin until I decided to dig a little deeper. I asked her if her doctor had told her to take CoQ10 whilst taking these statins and he's NEVER mentioned it!! As of today, my mother will no longer be taking these "medications". Reading these posts has been eye opening, to say the least. Thanks!!
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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 06, 2008 by 777, #10814

Good that you saw this website. I, too, am a victim from Lipitor. Unfortunately, the drs. don't know anything about the side effects and continue to push these dangerous drugs. I have some of the side effects that you describe. In time and taking many natural products, it is getting better. I have read it takes up to one year to rid of these poison in your system. The medical profession really need classes for nutrition and alternatives.

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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 06, 2008 by donfg, #10828

It really makes me made that these so called doctors do not tell you that you also need CoQ10 when taking statins. I read about that in AARP!

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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 09, 2008 by hasina, #10904

good luck that you found this side on time,my father is also victim of lipitor and he quit this posion lipitor 2 yrs ago and zetia 4 months ago ,now the damage has been done , but we wasn't that lucky to find this side on time which is my father had side effect 4 years before quitting and no doctors found his problems until now 6 years .but since he stopped the medication his hair is grow back which is he almost lost 50% of his hair but now 30% recovered ,memory recoverd but he feels more pain now which is before all his body was numb,the numbness is recovered,except some parts ,he is very weak to walk but little improvement too since he increase of q10 from 50 to 100mg aday,one day feels better but next day declined will see .i am very greatful and happy to found this side otherwise my father will still be on lipitor .very very thanks for those people who wrote about this posion side effect and it is very helpful.thanks again and hope for all to recover soon
good luck

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