Lipitor Side Effects: My mother, who is in her early 70's, is diabetic and had high cho

Lipitor Side Effects: My mother, who is in her early 70's, is diabetic and had high cho http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006 My mother, who is in her early 70's, is diabetic and had high cholesterol. She had been taking Lipitor and the doctor increased her dosage. She was experiencing muscle pain for some time, especially when she woke in the morning. The muscle pain worsened and Sounds like your mother's dr. is drug-happy which is common. The Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:55:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19280 Sounds like your mother's dr. is drug-happy which is common. There are natural drs. who believe to treat with natural products. Your chiropractor was correct. This dangerous drug can cause MANY side effects. All drugs can have side effects. In time. . http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19280 Your have yourself a bonified case. I would encourage you to seek Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:23:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19310 Your have yourself a bonified case. I would encourage you to seek legal counsel for your mother since she has permanant muscle damage from the statin. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19310 Don't give up too soon! I took 80 Mg. of lipitor for four months Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:18:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19313 Don't give up too soon! I took 80 Mg. of lipitor for four months, and had severe muscle weakness and my CPK level was 11,000! My doctor took me off of the lipitor, I tried to keep on exercising, even though sometimes my legs just burned when I walked or http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=19313 My husband had the same experience. He has been to so many doctor Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:21:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=23794 My husband had the same experience. He has been to so many doctors over the last 2 1/2 years. He has had EMG's, muscle biopsies, etc. We were finally sent to a neuromuscular specialist in Indianapolis. He has been dx with Mitochondrial disorder. Caused by http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=23794 statins have many bad effects. in addition to inhibiting cholest Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:11:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=23799 statins have many bad effects. in addition to inhibiting cholesterol production, they also interfere with the production of coQ10 which is essential for muscle function. and quess what? the heart is a muscle. so first they make this bogus expensive http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41006?item=23799