http://www.medications.com/se/Pravachol Recent side effects for Pravachol Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:23:51 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27176 severe muscle pain and joint pain aching all over. My right thumb has started hurting and popping. Until reading everyones symptoms, I thought if was "old age" arthritis. I've been taking 20mg Pravachol until 1 yr. ago when it was increased to 40 mg. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27176 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:32:51 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26344 My MD put me on Pravachol in August due to my elevated cholesterol, and the sudden, premature death of my beloved brother from a heart attack caused by his high cholesterol. I'm a very active, busy, 54 year old full time paramedic. So I'm no dummy in the w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26344 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:26:57 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25413 My husband has been on Pravachol for 2 weeks now and the same thing is happening with this that has happened with Vytorin and Crestor. Headache, muscle pain, depression. The pain started after taking it 15 days. The pain even makes his bones ache. He i http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25413 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:57:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25402 I was on Pravachol 40mg for 4 years. It got my cholesterol down from a bad 7.8 to 4.8 and it was great. I was even able to eat my beloved dairy products with impunity. Then, the pain started in my legs about 9 months ago. Was also experiencing calf cramps http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25402 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:51:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24738 Since I have been on 20 mg of Pravachol, I have fallen once, feel wobly alot of the time and also have lower back pain. Worse in the middle of the night for some reason. Memory or alertness seems off also. Only been on Pravachol a little over two weeks. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24738 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:14:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24212 I am a 51 year old healthy male. Was on Vytorin for nine months, but finally noticed I was getting really lethargic, was weak ( I used to be able to run on a treadmill for 30 minutes at 6 mi/hr, but finally could barely muster 10 minutes), had bouts of bl http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24212 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:24:17 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22420 I have severe numbness and tingling in fingers to the point of problems sleeping due to the discomfort. Also have pain and popping in both thumbs only. I heard from a friend that her brother had same symptoms with Pravachol, which is what I take. She sa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22420 Sat, 12 May 2007 16:20:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21553 Muscle weakness in legs where legs give out all together and falls occur frequently http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21553 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:52:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20740 I do not know if this is a side effect or not but would definitely like to know if any one else has experienced this. I take am a diabetic and have hypertension and take several other medications, as well. I feel as this is a sleeping pill. I have taken th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20740 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:49:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20731 I have been taking pravachol for about a year and half and I notice that I have trouble with some vision pain in legs. now my dr. wants me to add zetia....I am scared to start the zetia. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20731 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:05:14 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19642 I have been taking Pravachol for about 1 year and have just had a blood test showing a high potssium level, has anyone else experenced this, I am also on toprol xl. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19642 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:10:17 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19051 I'm experiencing chest pains on my right side and muscle spasms in my foot. I'm going to stop taking this medication. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19051 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:29:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18658 I have been experiencing a dry cough since taking Pravachol. Is this a known side effect from taking Pravachol? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18658 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:25:24 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18474 I have been taking pravachol for some time with no problem and then my dr added zetia with it. Lately I have been having terrible pain in my buttock are down to my ankle on the right side. Is this a side effect of the chloresterol medicine? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18474 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:18:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18240 ijhave had severe left arm pain, and heaviness. the muscles in my legs are starting to burn and ache also. i even have numbness in the fingers. but the worst complaint is the muscle rigidness i feel all over my body as if there is a jack hammer in my body http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18240 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:06:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16693 dry hair and skin. thinning hair. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16693 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:57:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15939 Don't know yet how much damage was done, but my dr. took me off pravachol this week. I didn't realize I was having side effects from pravachol because I had started 2 new rxs in the past month. I have taken pravachol for 3 yrs. Pain in my whole body is t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15939 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:17:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15801 I am a Ph.D. psychologist. I began to have nuscle jerks and weekness on Lipator, so I stopped taking it. Several months later, my doctor started me on Pravacol which he said was about half the dose of Lipator. After 6 weeks, my legs, especially, and my a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15801 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:41:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15498 After taking Pravachol for almost a year I started having pain in my legs and arms mostly but really all over. My family Dr. took me off the Pravacho; and gemfibrsol. Instead of getting better it just kept getting worse. Finally when I could not function a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15498 Mon, 15 May 2006 15:54:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15123 My aunt is taking 40 mg. of Pravachol and has gained weight and cannot sleep. Are these two side effects of the drug? Thank you for your prompt response. Marlene http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15123 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:08:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14004 I have had extreme pain in my left arm. I went to the dr. and she told me it was from my Provachol. She immediately took me off it and put me on Perocet for the pain. This was just yesterday. I'm hoping the pain to go away soon. She stated that the to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14004 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:54:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13835 It took about 14 days for the side effects to begin, they included abdominal pain, chest pain, generally feeling like I was coming down with the flu, and muscle aches. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13835 Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:25:17 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13053 FOR THE PAST TWO MONTH I HAVE HAD EXTREME SHOULDER PAIN AND VERY BAD HAIR LOST ON MY HEAD. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13053 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:16:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12903 I am on Pravachol 40mg and I am experiencing musculer problems. First let me tell you that I was on Crestor and told my doctor that I was experiending musculer problems. He took me off Crestor for 3 weeks and now he is giving me Pravachol 40 mg. I have http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12903 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:31:32 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12672 I am 60 yr old female that was on lipitor for several years and then changed to zetia and provachol 40 mg. because liver enzyne were elevated. I have been having problems with shoulder pain and also high eye pressure (not glaucoma yet). My eye pressure http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12672 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:51:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11922 I didn't notice my body aching until I started taking pravachol. I am an active persom and can't let my body waste away, what say you, my cholosteral is a little high. What may be an alternative? I am a healthy person, now, and don't want this again I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11922 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:42:21 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11559 i dont know i just started taking this medicine i was taking lipitor and it was causing my legs to cramp up so the doctor put me on pravachol but i cant any side effects on it please e-mail me and let me know if you can find anything janisputchaconis@yah http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11559 Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:10:15 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11520 my father is 83 years old and has taken cholesterol medicine for many years. Initially the dosage was 40 mg of Pravachol which was later increased to 80 mg, and a few months ago his doctor also added 10 mg of Zetia. For his age he has been very active, d http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11520 Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:07:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10503 Does Pravachol cause sleeplessness? Sure been having trouble getting back to sleep when I wake up at 1 AM and stay awake the rest of the time. M http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10503 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:06:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10271 pain in joints and lathlargic http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10271 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:42:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10232 Took Pravachol for only a few weeks. I haven't been able to take any statins yet. All caused muscle pain. Doctor keeps trying me on different ones. Thought the pravachol was o.k. but gradually over the last few weeks have had eye pain, diareah, bloated http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10232 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:58:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10181 I started taking pravachol around Thanksgiving 2004 and in March 2005 I was experiencing numbness, tingling, chest pains, lower back pain, and my legs were very painful. So, I stopped taking the pravachol on my own and I started feeling better. I was o http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10181 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 19:37:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10085 My dad has been taking Pravachol for 1 month (he was switched from Lopid) He has had an increased amount of hair loss since taking Pravachol. (more than his normal aging hair loss) Has anyone else experienced this. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10085 Tue, 17 May 2005 06:40:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8874 DOES ANYONE KNOW IF PRAVACHOL EFFECCTS GLAUCOMA, WAS GOOING TO TRY GARLIC BUT IT SAID IF YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA NOT TO USE IT . http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8874 Mon, 02 May 2005 08:51:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8791 I have taken parvachol since August 2002. The dosage began at 40 mg per day, and I didn't have any major side effects. Later the dosage was increased to 80 mg per day with 10 mg of Zetia. I took that dosage for about six months. It has left me comple http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8791 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:19:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7460 30 days ago I woke up and had a hard time getting out of bed. My lower body muscles and nerves almost quit working. Within three days, they did quit working. My doctor sugested that the Provachol I was taking had had a adverse effect on my nervous syste http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7460 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:42:08 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7017 I am scared to Death!! Was on Zocor for 5+ yrs. Knee , leg pain and numbness til finally in Jan. 2002, my knee "folded" and went down and fractured my ankle badly!(7 screws and a plate) Was in hosp, 10 days,3 in ICU( anesthesiology overslept me) and when I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7017 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:46:32 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/6563 Seems like every muscle and joint in body aches since taking Pravachol. Would like an alternative with less side effects. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/6563 Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:24:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/6504 How long does it take for Pravachol to be out of your system once you stop taking it? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/6504 Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:23:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5660 I want to know if Pravachol causes night sweats?...does anyone know about that http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5660 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:34:50 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/4038 Took Pravachol for 1 month - at the end of the one month had terrible diarrhea - every 10 minutes - with just mucus and blood - stop taking and was diagnosted with ulcerated colitis. I am still trying to stablize colon after being on azacol for three mo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/4038 Fri, 02 Jan 2004 18:58:04 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3402 I have had an upset stomach - bloating, wind - and varying diarrhea for about nine months or more. I am not sure but feel pretty certain it is linked to Pravachol. I was on 40mg, went down to 20 then back up to 40mg - total time on the drug was about 18 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3402 Sat, 01 Nov 2003 06:24:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3180 Every joint and muscle in my body aches and hurts.But I am not sure if it is from the medicine or from my fibromylgia which will cause those symptoms. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3180 Mon, 19 May 2003 05:15:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/2039 44 yr opld white male dx'd w total chol of 290. Rx'd 20 mgs of Pravachol per day. Had increased liver enzyme in blood and very sore muscles (esp arms and legs). Reduced dosage to 10mgs per day and ulitmately to 10mgs every other day in combination w Zetia. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/2039 Mon, 12 May 2003 10:00:36 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/1934 since taking this medication every joint and muscle in my body aches. This is very uncomfortable. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/1934