This registry is a place to share positive or negative side effects of using Lipitor. If you directly experienced a side effect while using Lipitor, then we encourage you to enter it here. Please note that entries here are the experiences of individual users, and in no way means that you or anyone else will experience the same side effect, since the same medication affects people in different ways. Please always contact your physician.
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September 26th
2004
4:30 PM
please refer to the postings on another message board "DIT message board ". once you are on their web site scroll down to "Lipitor '. once you access this board, use the "search ' feature at top of page and type "ear" into search box--indicate you wish to find it within the body of the message, and select
-- By olsen | Reply | Private Message me'lipitor" of the boards available. I have read several postings in which the individual has suffered ear pain! also, please, please email dr. beatrice golomb at : statinstudy@ucsd.edu and ask to report your suspected side effects for the one and ONLY study about statins that has NOT BEEN FUNDED by the PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED THE STATIN BEING STUDIED. Did you know that the studies that are carried out at academic centers are funded by pharmaceutical companies--and that the pharm scientists DESIGN THE STUDIES, DETERMINE THE PROTOCOLS, AND DETERMINE WHAT GETS REPORTED FROM THE STUDY? THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED LEGALLY OR ANY OTHER WAY TO REPORT ANY NEGATIVE FINDINGS- and they do not! only with the unbiased compilation of information about side effects will one be able to even begin to convince one's physician that the muscle pain, leg weakness, ear pain, headaches, hand tremor, etc.are due to the statin one is taking!