Lipitor Side Effects: The reason is when you stop taking the Lipitor, and your symptoms http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631 The reason is when you stop taking the Lipitor, and your symptoms don't go away is this: Lipitor cause hearing loss, which is what causes the Tinnitus! I have been having severe tinnitus for months now, seen all kinds of Dr.s who didn't have a clue. And I f I am not surprised . . . most drs. don't know or don't care ab Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:18:51 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16713 I am not surprised . . . most drs. don't know or don't care about the side effects, they just continue to push drugs. In medical school, the students are taught to administer drugs . . . too bad, they should have classes on nutrition/natural product http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16713 I too am suffereing from tinnitis and am taking Lipitor. I went t Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:07:34 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16740 I too am suffereing from tinnitis and am taking Lipitor. I went to a series of doctors for the tinnitis and not one of them thought of the connection. Is there a chance that the tinnitis will go away if I go off Lipitor? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16740 You could try it but it didn't work for me. It was too late. The Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:13:01 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16744 You could try it but it didn't work for me. It was too late. The damage was already done. You also don't know the exact cause of your tinnitus. Did it happen after you started Lipitor? My Dr. at the time upped my dose, and then when I went in w/sympto http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16744 Its really sad because there are some really good physicians out Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:35:55 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16745 Its really sad because there are some really good physicians out there. Its just that they are few and hard to find today. Most doctor's offices today are nothing but sales outlets for the prescription drug market. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16745 With all my side effects hearing and eyesight severe deteriotaion Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:45:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16753 With all my side effects hearing and eyesight severe deteriotaion were amongst them. After about 6 months they had major improvement. 14 months later they are perfect, don't even use reading glasses on a sunny day and can have a conversation on the telepho http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16753 Yes its criminal. Its no longer called white collar crime. Its no Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:49:57 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16998 Yes its criminal. Its no longer called white collar crime. Its now called white coat crime. Maybe white lab coats should be the new prison uniforms. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/38631?item=16998