... I just recently stopped taking a 10mg dosage of Lipitor after reading several posts on this board. My symptoms ... These symptoms I believe are coming from the Statin\ Lipitor which is possibly causing muscular myopathy. One ... I don't understand is that I have been taking the Lipitor for around 9-10 months without any issues. Does anyone ... symtptoms could possibly be coming from the 10mg dose of Lipitor ???? Can you believe all of this crap?? One other ... symtoms. How long will it take before the statins\ Lipitor are out of my system?? Any assistance is greatly...
... My Husband took Lipitor for two years and he is having the same side affects ... as you. He stopped the Lipitor in Sep 2007 after going into the hospital with pancreitis ... . The doctors at the hospital said to stop the Lipitor now, don't ever take it again. He has the muscle pain ... is in the process of getting a lawyer.
This drug Lipitor is posin, all statins are. Ask if there are any law ... suits for Lipitor ,crestor in your search site I wish i could tell you...
... history I had 2 stints put in.
I am on 40 mg of lipitor , 325mg bayer asprin 61/2mg coreg twice a day, and...
... I have been on lipitor for eight years, since I have been on it Ihave had...
... who's doctor told him he had no choice but to take Lipitor , probably for the rest of his life. He experienced ... diet instead. If it can be avoided, don't take the Lipitor for an extended period of time. Although it regulates...
... f has high cholesterol.he recently started taking lipitor for this.over the last few days hes had trouble remembering ... someone to show him how. Could this be caused by the Lipitor ? any comments would be appreciated. have called dr...
... Melody,
do a search for the side effects of lipitor . There is a list of websites for prescription drug ... Resource Library.
Don't let him stop taking the lipitor until he talks to the doctor. Often just stopping...
... leg problems [weakness and some pain] while being on Lipitor .I noticed they both were on 20mg or more strength ... doses and both of them 65+ in age.
I am also on Lipitor 66years old and only on 10mg for about one year now...
... statins are still being prescribed. I tried both Lipitor and Crestor, same side effects, Crestor has a little...
... is high blood pressure. They are treating him with lipitor for the cholestrol thing. It just isn't that high ... really strict with what you eat. Who knows if the lipitor is causing the jerking. The jerking wasn't happening...
... Yes . Please read up on Lipitor . It has some side effects that are very nasty....
... down a lot. Now I just want to get him off this dang Lipitor . I hate it that he is on that stuff....
... that score.
On your other issue, my roommate took Lipitor for awhile and complained about the exact same aches ... some "detective work" we figured maybe it was the Lipitor and sure enough, once the doctor took him off of it...
... Hi there ! I had to reply .. I took Lipitor for a very short time and one day woke up, my eyesight ... the cause, but I investigated the latest info on Lipitor at the local Library and it said if any eye problems ... , muscle problems..etc, DISCONTINUE Lipitor !! It took 4 months before the symptoms wore off....
... Thanks so much for the input. I was on Lipitor before....with same side affects (muscle aches all ... ortunately, my numbers went thru the roof again, so started Lipitor again approx. 6 months ago! Bam!!
The same pain again...
... I have been on Lipitor since June and I, too, have muscle pains in arms and ... ordered a blood test that he said will show if the Lipitor has caused any tissue damage. Scary, isn't it? ...
... experience very severe adverse reactions to meds like lipitor . So merely switching drugs within the same drug category ... as lipitor doesn't make much sense to me. Ask your doctor about ... info on various cholesterol lowering meds, including lipitor :
[url="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo...
... all of you....
very informative!!
I've stopped the Lipitor and am waiting as I type for my doc to call me at ... muscle aches stopped within 3 days of stopping the Lipitor ......scary stuff!
I've got other aches and pains...
... all of you....
very informative!!
I've stopped the Lipitor and am waiting as I type for my doc to call me at ... muscle aches stopped within 3 days of stopping the Lipitor ......scary stuff!
I've got other aches and pains...
... heart disease. I am struggling about going on the Lipitor or not. My dizziness is gone now.
I got my records ... that type of thing.
Anyway - Does anyone have any Lipitor or Tricor issues? Please advise someone,me, with...
... cholesterol averaged 300 until my doctor prescribed 20mg of Lipitor for 3 months and my level dropped to 186. I had experienced ... no side effects and wished I could continue with Lipitor but my insurance would no longer cover it, so my doctor...
... Why wouldn't your insurance company cover the Lipitor ? What insurance company do you have?...
... Samine:
Why wouldn't your insurance company cover the Lipitor ? What insurance company do you have?
I have Universal ... Care and they said the cost of Lipitor has risen to the point where they will no longer cover...
... I know that one of the possible side effects of Lipitor is muscle pain and if you get it you are supposed ... about this side effect. Even the commercials for Lipitor say to tell your doctor if you have muscle pain. I...
... takes a lot of meds: wellbutrin, coreg, plavix and lipitor . Has been on the same for 6 yrs. He's 54 & had his...
... takes a lot of meds: wellbutrin, coreg, plavix and lipitor . Has been on the same for 6 yrs....
Given the meds ... rash is a reaction to one of them (I would suspect lipitor ). Keep in mind you can develop an allergic reaction...
... help keep my cholesterol in check – I’m also on Lipitor (10mg) for my cholesterol levels. I have, at times ... , cut back on the Lipitor to see if it helped the gas problem – but it didn...
... I just recently stopped taking a 10mg dosage of Lipitor after reading several posts on this board. My symptoms ... These symptoms I believe are coming from the Statin\ Lipitor which is possibly causing muscular myopathy. One of ... I don't understand is that I have been taking the Lipitor for around 9-10 months without any issues. Does anyone ... symtptoms could possibly be coming from the 10mg dose of Lipitor ???? Can you believe all of this crap?? One other thing ... symtoms. How long will it take before the statins\ Lipitor are out of my system?? Any assistance is greatly appreciate...
... effects, severe itching being the worst. I changed to Lipitor , and feel much better, though this could be because...
... DH experienced bad dreams with Lipitor ...so you can see that where something works for one ... or a different dose.
btw, once DH stopped taking Lipitor , his bad dreams stopped....
... did suffer from very vivid dreams. Went off it to Lipitor , and after a number of years, developed very strong...
... I currently take Levoxyl for the Hypothyroidism, Lipitor for high cholesterol, and Nexium for heartburn.
... routine blood work and a follow up on the Nexium and Lipitor . I told him about some of these symptoms or at least...
... You are a victim of Lipitor !! Go on the Internet to the Rath Pauling Therapy ... naturally. Also, the Internet is full of people on Lipitor with the same side effects. go off of it for awhile ... the medical community will never tell you it is the lipitor...
... anyne know if it is OK to use Creatine while taking Lipitor and Prevacid?...
... anyne know if it is OK to use Creatine while taking Lipitor and Prevacid?
There's no way to know for sure ... don't think it would be wise to use it while using Lipitor ....
... now. In addition, about a year ago, she was given Lipitor for cholesterol control.
She had a scope put down ... duodenal and stomach ulcers are listed as side effects of Lipitor . Her ulcers are not bleeding, and she wasn't told ... few weeks ago and has gall stones. I told her that Lipitor deposits the cholesterol in the gall bladder and doesn ... would.
I was thinking maybe she shouldn't be taking Lipitor with her ulcers and gall stone problems. She keeps ... does anyone think discontinuing the Nexium or taking Lipitor may have caused her ulcers?
Thanks so much!...
... needs lowering but have read that statins such as lipitor cause stomach pains, etc.. so I am asking if anyone ... on this board has been taking Lipitor and being able to "live" with it? :p...
... helped. About 3 months later I called in my renewal of lipitor (to lower cholesterol) and ativan. I was suprised ... to find 30 lipitor with one month refill (which should have been 30 with...
... like hell. What I think happened in my case was the Lipitor that the doctor put me on a year or so ago. I finally ... took myself off the Lipitor because every muscle in the body (especially the legs ... terribly fatigued. I was only on that horrible statin ( Lipitor ) for 6 months...... I really believe it caused muscle...
... like hell. What I think happened in my case was the Lipitor that the doctor put me on a year or so ago. I finally ... took myself off the Lipitor because every muscle in the body (especially the legs ... terribly fatigued. I was only on that horrible statin ( Lipitor ) for 6 months...... I really believe it caused muscle ... Elliejon
Thank you very much Elliejon; no, I'm not on Lipitor , Mevacor ; I don't trust, generally speaking, any...
... for two weeks. No problem. The I introducted the Lipitor and within five days I began to break out. Stopped ... the Lipitor and trying to get this cleared up. It seems to be...
... Question 3: Does it sound like it is med 2 which is Lipitor ? I have been on it for probably ten years if not more...
... function been tested recently? The fact that the Lipitor seems to have caused it, plus the length of time you...
... Thanks for responding. I am quite sure it is the Lipitor for things are slowing beginning to clear up. I tell...
... weeks with no problem. But when I introduced the Lipitor , I broke out within five days. The itching just drives ... have some scratches though. Anyway, my quess it the Lipitor .
I did notice this morning when we went out the...
... have stopped all medications I am taking, including Lipitor which I stopped 3 days ago). I have noticed that in ... experience similar symptoms?
Thanks
Bill
Hoping Lipitor is the cause and that in a week or two the reaction...
... was MS also. Must have been a virus.
Many on the lipitor board said Co Q10 & L- Carnitine helped with some ... their problems. I posted below this post about the lipitor site ( thread on cholesterol). If you have time, just...
... myself I have ALS. Starting in Oct, I started taking Lipitor for High Colesteral. At the end of Oct, I noticed ... Doc's orders) and the symptoms started to improve. ( Lipitor sometimes causes this reaction in people). Anyways...
... passed away from limb onset ALS. He also was taking lipitor and had the same symptoms you describe. The doctor ... doctors that treated him for ALS did not believe that lipitor caused his ALS. Rather he already had the disease ... laying dormet in his body. The lipitor was just one of the triggers for him to have ALS strike...
... want to ephasise is "gradual") He then started taking Lipitor for his high blood pressure. The symptoms started ... come and stay. He was a firm believer that that drug Lipitor caused most of his problems. The doctors told us that...
... OMG!!!
I started taking Lipitor two years ago, that is when these terrible cramps...
... My husband was on lipitor with some bad side effects, mostly leg pain and muscle ... he had flu like symptoms and then was taken off the lipitor . He seemed to feel much better and act better too...
