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38 Y/O male with severe back pain on the upper left side just bet...

Posted at 6:54 PM on Sep 08, 2008 by cswerve, #34291
38 Y/O male with severe back pain on the upper left side just between the shoulder blade and spine. I was taking lipitor over 2 years ago and experienced the same problem. I never figured it was the lipitor and took several trips to the dr and chiropractor. When my cholesterol dropped below 150 I stopped taking the 40mg of lipitor but never told my doctor. All pain in my back stopped. Back in June of this year he insisted I go back on the lipitor and less than 1 month later the pain returned. My entire summer was a waste. I couldn't sit for long periods of time and driving in the car was a nightmare with the throbbing back. Just this past Friday I was out shopping with a friend and ended up taking several aleve for my back, right then I had an epiphany and said that I was gonna stop taking the lipitor for 1 week and see if my back improved. That was Friday, its now Monday and the pain is only 1/2 what it was....I suspect by the coming Friday I will be pain free.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 08, 2008 by 777, #12156

Your cholesterol of 150 is way to LOW. Please stop taking this dangerous drug. I stoppped taking this poison 7 mos. ago and still have many side effects. Unfortunately, all drs. know is to push drugs and they don't know about the side effects. There are many natural products to control your cholesterol.

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