http://www.medications.com/se/Lipitor Recent side effects for Lipitor Thu, 08 May 2008 14:36:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30314 In Feb 2007 my primary doctor took blood tests and put me on a diet because I was 100 pounds overweight with fatigue symptoms. Blood Tests indicated I had diabetes (126 mg/dl) based on an FPG, and high cholesterol. The FGS was repeated and it dropped to 11 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30314 Wed, 07 May 2008 01:11:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30264 I wrote the message below on March 9th, 2008, but I think it might be useful if I repeat it. _________________________ It`s very disturbing to read all these stories. I really feel for you. My experience comes from seeing what happened to people c http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30264 Tue, 06 May 2008 23:44:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30262 I am 60years and a stroke survivor of ten years. About 9 years ago started on Lipitor 20mg until about 18months ago prescribed 80mg. Looking back I have symptoms for quite some time, and thought it must have been from tthe strokes.3 weeks ago had a CPK http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30262 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:13:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30250 Visited new physician, blood test showed recent spike in LDL level (+60 points). Test was non fasting, and not repeated. At follow-up visit, doc directed me to take Lipitor, and when I expressed concern about taking drug before trying diet and other tactic http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30250 Fri, 02 May 2008 15:48:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30124 Hubby had angioplasty last month for 95% blockage and still has 75% blockage in two other arteries. Doctors put him on a handful of drugs (blood thinners, blood pressure meds, fish oil, aspirin) including Lipitor. Hubby has gone from healthy to being in co http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30124 Fri, 02 May 2008 09:17:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30108 I'm a 52 yr old male who had a massive heart attack 14 months ago. I ended up with 3 stents. In the hospital, I was told I was probably one of the healthiest people they had seen with come through there in my condition. All my numbers were good, except for http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30108 Thu, 01 May 2008 20:59:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30100 I first reported the effects Lipitor had on my dad, white male age 77 in February 2008. He had been on Lipitor for about 7 years. Side effects of pain in hands, joints, muscles, tingling at wrist area, nightmares, tossing and turning. After much convin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30100 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:12:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30051 I am 59 years old Asian male and have gone through six angioplasty and have seven stents in all three arteries in the year 02-03. No heart attack so far. I am taking 10 mg of Lipitor and can not tolerate 20 mg or higher strength because pain in the knee, t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/30051 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:55:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29945 I've been on Lipitor for 1 year and have all the side affects that you all are describing. I've also developed an inflamed liver. Any one else? if I get more response, I'm seriously considering a lawsuit against the pharmacy company. Tom http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29945 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:22:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29908 Trying to figure out if my back pain is like others. The pain is in the lower left side and groin area of both hips. I have trouble reaching my feet to put on shoes and socks. Ive been on Lipitor 20 for about 5 years and have never had a problem before. Th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29908 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:57:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29889 I have been reading about the side effects of lipitor for several days now and am scared silly! I have been taking it for nearly 5 years now. My doc warned me about the muscle weakness/pain when I began taking it, but I didn't have any problems and it de http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29889 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:18:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29883 Have been on Lipitor for a year. I'm fighting fatigue and depression, difficulty sleeping and slight dizziness, a generalized backache, and a sensitivity to touch. After finding this website, I'm going to try going without it. I hate having no energy, I us http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29883 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29882 Let me begin by telling you that I am a nurse with 28 years experience. My father is 76 years old with a history of cardiac problems. He has been on Lipitor for 8 years. In the past two months he has developed muscle pain that had gotten to the point he http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29882 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:45:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29814 Just checking in after nearly a year or so, during which I cut my 10 mg Lipitor dose in HALF! I knife the little white pills down the middle and take 5 mg per day. My doctor did not notice any difference and HDL/LDL etc, are still in the range he likes. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29814 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:34:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29748 I am 54, I was diagnosed with diabetes type l in 2003. I started showing high cholesterol levels about 2 years ago. When it reached 280 I was prescribed Lipitor 10 mg at first after no improvement it was increased to 20mg. I was very much against this. I h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29748 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:09:55 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29723 I do think the drug maker should put more emphasize on the side effect! I do believe maybe 98% people who take Lipitor without side effect that is why lots of doctors just ignored this fact. I was on Lipitor for two month with daily dose 10mg. Right after http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29723 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:35:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29717 I took 10 mg of Lipitor daily for over a year and a half. This winter the aches in my joints seemed much worse and vague, over-all aching seemed to take over my body at times. The aches seemed to move around and be non-specific at times. I thought I mi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29717 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:44:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29550 I had to get off of Lipitor while taking 5 weeks of predisone...I am now having TERRIBLE headaches ...is this a symptom of Lipitor withdraw? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29550 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:24:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29505 I'm a 46 years old male normally good shape,I was put on Lipitor due to high cholesterol and family history of heart problems.I've been on lipitor for four years , 2years on 10mg, 1 years on 40mg and 1 year on 80 mg. The last 6 months I have been experie http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29505 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:37:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29434 My doctor increased my Lipitor from 10 mg to 40 mg after my physical in January. My cholesterol was only 182 and my LDL was good. I am now being checked for rhabdomyolysis - a rare but serious complication from the muscle pain and weakness caused by the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29434 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:18:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29403 I am now 66 and was on Lipitor for about 10 years and was gradually getting worse, right to the point that my doctor gave me a Hand-I-Cap sticker for my car. I had hip and leg pain so severe I couldn’t function. Not once did my doctor mention Lipitor as http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29403 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:55:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29271 I have just read Maxineps very long text about the benefits of statins. I totally disagree that the benefits far outweigh the risks. Besides - don´t be sure that it`s hig cholesterol that is causing heart problems and therefore should be lowered. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29271 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:51:15 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29222 Please see the first article I have found that doctors actually will state the relationship for possible fatal myopathy;also - please see the drug Company staements itself- said that 1 out of 1000 patients - has adverse effects- as though this is SMALL?? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29222 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:45:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29221 Can Statins Cause Chronic Low-Grade Myopathy? Statins (hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) are highly effective drugs for reducing serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Clinical trials have shown that the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29221 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29159 I tried taking Lipitor on two occations for several weeks each. About a week into each attempt at using Lipitor I began having sustantial pain in my left shoulder. This was severe enough I also began taking nsaids for arthritus with limited relief. After d http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29159 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:37:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29142 I am 54 I took lipitor 20 mg for one day and 14 hours later I couldn't void so I went to the Dr. for sx of a uti. Was told keep taking the lipitor sent home on an atb. A week later started getting acne thought it might be a reaction to the atb, so I kept http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29142 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:25:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29133 About 3 years ago my doctor precribed Libitor for mr to help reduce my high cholesterol. After about 3 months I started having these sharp pains in my legs. So another trip to the doctor and he prescribed a pain medicine. The pain medicine didn't help. So, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29133 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:35:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29048 A grateful thank you to Adele and Oldcarpetcleaner- I am so sorry that you having such problems- but it is reassuring to know that I am alone- I am going to the U of Miami Liver Institute next week- and I will ask about CO-Q10; I have had a muscle bi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29048 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:16:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29021 I have been taking Lipitor for around ten years, up to last summer. In the spring of 2003 I began having severe pain in my heels and it was diagnosed as Plantar Faaschiitis. Last summer I suffered a severe rotator cuff tear, with no connection to any inju http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29021 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:46:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28865 I took Lipitor for about 2 years- 5 mg. Leg cramps-soreness throughout my muscles- very sore buttocks- my legs are shaky- if I use them too much; (as in walking 3 miles) I am (was ) an avid body builder that could squat with 100 lbs- and now ( I am a h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28865 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:46:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28861 I must let you know from experience with both drugs scientifically, Lipitor does lower your cholesterol levels, and when u want to talk cholesterol, talk, LDL's or HDL's donttalk general. Lipitor has been proven to reduce your LDL levels yes, but the stand http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28861 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:47:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28438 I think all of you folks with side affects are are blaming your ills on Lipitor rather than putting the blame where it belongs: on your own mental health. I am a 65 YO male and I have been on Lipitor for more than six years now. I have no side affects, I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28438 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:39:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28374 My 44 year old, otherwise very healthy husband has been taking Lipitor (10mg) for several years. Currently been showing ALS-like symptoms. Left foot dragging, muscle cramps, twitches, etc. We are headed to Duke University to find out of he has ALS. He http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28374 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:58:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28327 Male 58 years old. Heart Attack and 5 bypass on Jan 23,2008. I was put on Lipitor 80mg. and have had a few muscle pains which I blamed on recovery from the surgery. But, after seven weeks, I began to be exhausted and have jaw pain. Then old injuries to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28327 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:30:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28312 I've been taking lipitor for 2 and a half years and have recently started getting a severe stabbing pain in the front thigh muscle. It is so painful it stops you dead in your tracks. I have stopped taking the Lipitor for a week now and the pain has gone. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28312 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:43:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28293 I Take loads of medications & have always tolerated all side effects but Lipitor has floored me. I have only been on it for a month but have ceased last night after waking up vomiting. I spent a day where I had so little energy I hardly moved & was almost http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28293 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:23:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28255 I am a 55 year old male. I have been on 40mg of Lipitor for 2 years after having a stent put into my heart. About 6 years ago I was on 20mg ov Lescol for a year but I stopped taking it because my knees became very weak and I could not walk up stairs with http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28255 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:15:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28253 A little over 2 weeks ago I lost my sense of sweet taste and I think the newly discovered sense of taste related to glutamate. I was on 20 mg of Lipitor daily. When I found the fine print on the package insert related to loss of taste (after 4 days), I d http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28253 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:19:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28249 I had a cholesterol of 237 and my doc wanted me take Lipitor. So i did for a month and a half. About a month into it, I started noticing that my mind was becoming foggy. So I started to take it at night. But then I noticed after a month that my right leg t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28249 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:25:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28232 Allow me to introduce myself, I am Christopher Wunsch. I was a practicing Critical Care RN for 13 years active practice, until September 2002, the onset of my disability at age 34. Until Sept 2002, I had been a healthy adult with very few medical proble http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28232 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:59:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28230 I quit Lipitor (40mg) five weeks ago. I believe I was on a trajectory to disabilty within a year. The unbelievable left elbow pain has gone (maybe the cortisone worked!). My left knee feels "normal" again, not perfect but nearly like it used to be. Wi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28230 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:52:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28229 I just found this site after my Dr. took me off of Lipitor. I cried as I read all of the posts that described my symptoms perfectly. Constant muscle pain, extreme "brain fog", joint pain, fatige- all given the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. I am 56 years old http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28229 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:11:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28198 Thanks to all the people who have taken time to post their experience with Lipitor side affects. I am 78 years old and have had both knees replaced within the past two years. My recovery has been great from that surgery. I have taken 10 mg zocor for yea http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28198 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:39:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28137 I can't believe it's taken me so long to find this site. I have been on Lipitor for the past 5, going on 6 years. My doctor thought it would be a good preventative measure as 22 year old sister had recently had a massive heart attack.My cholesterol levels http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28137 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:42:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28039 My husband has been taking Lipitor 20mg for 1 week. He immediately became fatigued (this is a 44 year old man who has NEVER used an alarm clock in his life and now, sleeps through the alarm clock for 45 minutes until I shake him to wake up), experienced j http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28039 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:17:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28038 Hi I started taking 10 mg. daily ofLipitor 8 yrs. ago and about a year later I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. There's no test for Fibro, just blood tests to elimate everything else ex: Lupus, RA etc. I've been suffering so much from muscle pain, all th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28038 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:02:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28016 One Jan. 2 of 2008 I had a stroke where the whole left side of my body was completely paralized. My speech was slurred and my son called the ambulance to take me to the hospital. I am 52 years old and am a Pastor. When the ambulance arrived and the para http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28016 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:29:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27975 I am a 54 year old male who started Lipitor 60 days ago. In 45 days my cholesterol went from 275 to 180. I never had knee pain before I started taking Lipitor; but now can hardly get around. Knee and leg pain is terrible and advil or tylenol won't help. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27975 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:38:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27942 I have posted below my side effects of Lipitor. I was wondering if anyone has tried homeopathic or any other alternative drugs instead of Lipitor http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27942 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:25:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27929 I am a 52 year old male from South Florida. Two years ago my Dr prescribed Lipitor. I started to feel weakness in my legs after mowing the lawn but I dismissed it as just being worn out from the summer heat and humidity. About six months ago the little toe http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27929