http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268 My brother passed away at 56 of a stroke. So after having my blood tests done, everything was high, cholesterol, CR Protein....doctor put me on 20mg of Lipitor....the very first day, I had severe muscle weakness in my upper thighs, back of my calves, pain i Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:22:46 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15225 Good that you stopped taking that dangerous drug soon. If necessary, there are natural products and alternatives to control cholesterol. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15225 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:00:27 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15226 Now you know why I call it Lipi-Terror. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15226 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:38:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15228 I would call your reaction serious. And yet the drug pushers claim that there are only 1 in a 100,000 cases which produce a serious reaction. Now I know 1 person at my local coffee shop who had a serious reaction, 1 person who I met at a dinner party, and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15228 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:48:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15260 I agree with the reply above. I think the drug companies are sweeping the truth under the rug. There is one certain way you can know for sure if big pharma is lying... THE ANSWER: If their lips are moving. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37268?item=15260