I have been on lipitor since Oct 2008, 10 mg. Off and on, I am ve...

Read danish professor Uffe Ravnskogs books about low hydrocarbone/high fat diet.

I suggest that you stop taking this dangerous drug before you have more side effects. Going to a Naturopathic is an excellent idea. There are many natural products and alternatives. The drs. and the drug co's have a HUGE racket.

Get off Lipitor. Google: lipitor dangers and read like crazy. as for blockage....walk daily and stop eatting meat and fats for 2 months, eatting fresh vegetables and fruit. No sugar. You do not have blocked carotid due to not enough Lipitor!

Thanks for the advice. I flushed the Lipitor. I hope my symptoms go away soon. I would like to exercise again. Hard to do when you feel as though you could fall over.
For anyone reading this. I'm convinced Lipitor excelerated my Mothers death. She had the same symptoms I have, the dizziness and muscle cramps. She could be walking along and just keel over. She had two really serious falls.

Contact your doctor immediately. This sounds like a dangerous side-effect that can lead to rhabdomyosis.