Lipitor and dermatologist

buddysgirl: What a relief to read all I finished reading. Both my husband have high heredity cholesterol, and presently have high strees increasing those numbers.

I went on line as I began having two things I was concerned with, besides everything I found listed in responses to this site: spontaneous tissue tears, and small pin head size blood blisters. I found both to be part of the "rare" side effects of Lipitor. If either of these bleed, it was difficult to get the bleeding stopped. At times my clothing was enough to break the small "blood blisters", and they were everywhere, except my face.

Thank you so much to everyone who wrote in. I am not sure how the doctor will react. I know my numbers are too high, but I am not interested in being killed by medication to lower them! I have already had one "go around" with my doctor, but I'd rather go when it comes my times that be destroyed.

I take 10mg Lipitor every day, I broke out with dark red itchyskin eruptions on ankle,stomach, and hip thin skin over eruption when it peels off there a large open ulcer like sore, takes many weeks to completely heal! Been to a dermatologist wanted to do biopsy on sores to see what it is, I have been taking lipitor for about 3 years. Never had out breaks like this before going on lipitor. Went off lipitor for about a month outbreaks stopped! Went back on lipitor outbreaks started again, anyone else had similar eruptions?

I have been taking Lipitor 20 mg for 4 months. Six to eight weeks ago I developed exema, allergic conjunctivitis and burning/swelling of my lips. I saw a PA at my doctor's office today and we are stopping Lipitor for 10 days to see if it is the culprit. Has anyone else experienced these problems while taking Lipitor?

Another Lipitor horror story.I have just been diagnosed with dermatomyositis caused by lipitor.It is a horrible skin disease.I had been on lipitor for close to 2 yrs.It took 4 doctors to finally give me a name to this skin stuff.Also muscle weakness is one of the symptoms and lots more.Am trying to get the skin rash and and pain under control.Just had a skin biopsy today.I have had this for 9 months and it has gotten worse every month.Rash is like a sun burn on chest and back and arms.Around eyes and on eye lids and under eyes is purple rash.

It will natural med for me or live with high cholestrol.

If you are on Lipitor and get a rash find a good dermatologist.

My side effects that I am interested in seeing who else has them from Lipitor are:
l. rash and spots on arms and legs and face and chest.
2. Diarrhea

Am seeing a Dermatologist tomorrow.

Was on Lipitor--10mg---every other day since 11/l/01
Stopped for a month in Jan/Feb and then took 2 more pills and had all the symptoms again of Flu, etc. so stopped.