http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862 Hi, I am a 45 year old male with high cholesterol. prescribed 20mg. of Lipitor to control it. Am having a strange twitching muscle in my right calf since I started the meds. Forearms hurt, trouble sleeping, twitching in my sleep, apparently, tiredness. I'm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:46:26 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14791 eat more vegetables, walk everyday, don't expect medications to control your cholesterol http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14791 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:51:41 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14792 I stopped taking this dangerous drug " cold turkey" , because of the MANY side effects. If necessary, there are natural products and alternatives to control your cholesterol. Drs. all they know is to push drugs. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14792 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14795 Muscle twitching and spasms is a common complaint among statin users. I hear this all the time, and experienced it myself when taking a different cholesterol lowering drug 50% of heart attacks occur in people with low to normal cholestero. And half of a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=14795 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:49:27 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15066 I have high cholesterol (320) and have tried almost all of the Statin drugs. Each time I have some type of blood work (at yearly checkups mostly) I get another lecture about getting back on a Statin drug. I finally relented 3 weeks ago and started Lipitor http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15066 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:14:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15403 i have the same symptoms as you are describing. i think i will take myself off this drug immeditely. i have been on lipitor for about 5 years. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15403 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:33:21 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15405 I have gone off the Lipitor cold turkey. I am now taking 3000mg of vitamin C, 40mg of CoQ10, extra garlic tablets,lecithin,Omega 3 tabs, and drink a glass of red wine daily. I feel as if I am being pro-active about my heart health and feel better for it.I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15405 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:36:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15419 My twitching got so annoying and frightening, that I went off Lipitor immediately after my last post. I am still feeling some twitching after being off the medication,. I never had that type of twitching before taking Lipitor. I am positive that it http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=15419 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=18389 Muscles soreness and muscle twitches are very common with me. It started about a month ago with lower back pain and pain in my hip area. Xrays showed some arthritis. The about a week ago I started having flu-like symptoms. Been to the doctor and I don' http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=18389 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:20:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=22699 I have had major stress levels, depression, aching body etc and just feeling really like i had no control anymore. I have noticed that this has been mentioned as side effects. Now i have developed Shingles and that too has been mentioned by a lot of people http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=22699 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:59:17 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=22702 retro345 . . . . good for you to stop taking the POISON. I am a victim of Lipitor. I also stopped taking it "cold turkey". You are right, the drs. and the drug co's are doing a SCAM on the anti-cholesterol drugs (or any drugs) . . .it is all about big http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=22702 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:38:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23157 Thank you for posting all your side effects. I was on Lipitor for ONE week! I felt like I had been beaten w/a baseball bat. Everything hurt, joints, muscles, even the balls of my feet hurt! My dr actually told me she thought it was viral but said just http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23157 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:18:55 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23158 nochemicals . . . . .you are smart to stop taking this dangerous drug. Unfortunately, the drs. and the drug co's are doing a SCAM on the anti-cholesterol drugs . . . .it is big $$. In reality, your body/mind needs cholesterol to function properly. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23158 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:36:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23160 Well, guess what, folks! I just had a checkup and my cholesterol level was DOWN for the first time in many years. This happened AFTER I went off the Lipitor! I'm on a regimen of vitamins etc. as noted above but NO DRUGS! (well not pharma, anyways) . I'm ve http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23160 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:49:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23161 mikepaul . . . good news, I don't know what your cholesterol level is now, but, be careful that it gets too low, since your mind/body needs cholesterol. . . .it is not the enemy. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36862?item=23161