- Statins: Awfully compelling evidence... 26th December 2003
... adding to my overall health but IMHO it is only the Lipitor that I am taking gives me some assurance that a lump ... only Esperion's new cholesterol drug!...ca va...THE LIPITOR DILEMMA search yields only THE MICROSOFT DILEMMA)...
... arsenal. But whether my shoulder and knees ached from Lipitor or from old age, the pain is less to nonexistant after...
... study, 93% in the structured care group receiving Lipitor reached the American National Cholesterol Education ... end of the study.1
Furthermore, treatment with Lipitor demonstrated a significant reduction in all-cause ... 0.042).1
A truly significant difference in the Lipitor (atorvastatin) population IMHO....
... 263 and an HDL or 29...a lovely ratio of 9!
Started Lipitor 20 mg 4 years ago and saw a 100 point drop to 163...
- Drastic drop in numbers 26th December 2003
... common. I droped 100 points TC in 30 days with 20 mg Lipitor (and since weened to 10).
Zocor dosages tend to...
... common. I droped 100 points TC in 30 days with 20 mg Lipitor (and since weened to 10).
Zocor dosages tend to...
- Niacin and Lipitor 22nd December 2003
... dream of combining that much niacin with that much Lipitor . I think you are asking for MAJOR problems.
They ... are also finding over and over that high dose Lipitor is no better than low dose for blood lipids but radically ...
If I were you, I'd drop the niacin and give the Lipitor 10mg. another go-round maybe combined with tight diet ... controls. Miracles happen. If the Lipitor still shows a junk response, maybe a trial with another...
... indeed highly unusual. You've taken very high doses of Lipitor in the past, and have not seen much of an effect on ... your thyroid checked. But to combine high doses of Lipitor and niacin? That could be very risky, and I don't...
... glycerides were 711, HDL was 39. After starting the 10 mg. Lipitor for 3 months, the total C dropped to 206, and the ... Can't test the LDL if trigs are over 400. Increased Lipitor , then in Nov.'02 total C was 172, trigs 287, HDL 42 ... C was back up to over 300, so he had me go back on Lipitor along with Niacin. After reading these posts, I've...
... 711, HDL was 39. [SIZE=4]After starting the 10 mg. Lipitor for 3 months, the total C dropped to 206, and the ... Can't test the LDL if trigs are over 400. Increased Lipitor , then in Nov.'02 total C was 172, trigs 287, HDL 42 ... C was back up to over 300, so he had me go back on Lipitor along with Niacin. .
The highlight is what I'd ... take heart with. I'd recommend back to the 10 mg. Lipitor and add fish oils to up the HDL and a test of some...
- Pain: Statins vs Placebo 19th December 2003
... that article in Smart Money magazine entitled "The Lipitor Dilemma?"...
- Lab results - I'm confused! 18th December 2003
... under 4.5 for a female.
I am supposed to start on Lipitor 20 mg.
Thanks for any advise,
Auburn62...
... first tried changing your diet before going on the Lipitor ? Do you typically eat a low fat diet? Quite often...
... under 4.5 for a female.
I am supposed to start on Lipitor 20 mg.
Thanks for any advise,
Auburn62
Your...
... doctory is GROSSLY negligent wanting to start you on Lipitor (and I'm usually it's BIGGEST booster). It's major...
... first tried changing your diet before going on the Lipitor ? Do you typically eat a low fat diet? Quite often...
- Anxiety and Irritability Caused by Statin 17th December 2003
...
I think it's pressure of DECEMBERITIS.
I think Lipitor has had, if anything, a calming effect....anecdotal...
... on the planet.
Why not give a months' trial with Lipitor 10 mg and see if it's easier on your nerves. (Psst ... solution- but a bad one IMHO)
I really do find Lipitor relaxing...go figger'....
... I used to take lipitor and while I was on it I was very irritable and not...
... solution? In fact, I have had
this effect from both Lipitor and Zocor. I assume the
other statins will affect...
- Help with Carb Count 12th December 2003
... with the next readings reflecting the efficacy of Lipitor ....
- Advise Please 11th December 2003
... hdl is 30. She said my doctor wanted me to go on Lipitor 20 mg and she would call it in to the drugstore. ... comfortably. What scares me the most about taking Lipitor is the possiblility of muscle damage. Does anyone ... have good things to say about Lipitor ?
I also take 50mg of Zoloft and 320 Diovan HCT...
... for example, compare with gemfibrozil rather than Lipitor ?
Even with this favorable comparison, the results ... efficacy. I cut my LDL's in half after a month of lipitor . NOBODY can get results like that with niacin....
... for example, compare with gemfibrozil rather than Lipitor ?
Even with this favorable comparison, the results ... efficacy. I cut my LDL's in half after a month of lipitor . NOBODY can get results like that with niacin.
... problems as you have indicated.
Statins (including Lipitor ) have their own nasty side effects too.
Death being...
... rate from niacin at 1 and 2 gram doses is higher than Lipitor (but the "supplement" isn't required to post safety...
... carefully...at least as carefully as if you were on Lipitor ....
- Lipitor and Agitated Sleep 10th December 2003
... Lipitor Daugter,
Insomnia is a common side effect of ACE ... lisinopril (Prinivil) is probably to blame rather than the Lipitor .
Of course, it could be neither, because insomnia ... help him sleep? )
ps...I sleep like a baby with Lipitor at 10PM....
- Lp(a) 173! Yikes! And Zocor insomnia... 9th December 2003
... doesn't markedly improve, I think a switch to 10 mg Lipitor would show better results in the LDL department.
...
- Statins and Nausea? 8th December 2003
... , my brother in law had the same problem when on lipitor and he had to quit also ....
... oincidentally takes both simvastatin and Aciphex. I've done Lipitor and Prilosec....no interactions.
I don't think...
... Cardizem before I blamed the Crestor for everything.
( lipitor here for 4 years)
I'm sure that stopping a statin...
- New to Crestor 5th December 2003
...
punch line: "Then don't do it!"
I've been on lipitor 4 years- excellent bloodwork.....but I get my share...
- Please Explain The Muscle Pains Associated with Lipitor! 1st December 2003
... Newto lipitor ,
Welcome to the boards!
You should not ignore ... I'm not saying that your pains are related to the Lipitor . Maybe yes, and maybe no. But you should immediately...
... not show up in any lab tests. Just go on and off the lipitor and see if it follows with the medication. The pains...
... clinic. I did request the same doctor that prescribed Lipitor , so we'll see. I don't feel they will do all the...
... not show up in any lab tests. Just go on and off the lipitor and see if it follows with the medication. The pains ... permanent case of peripheral neuropathy from taking lipitor and zocor after continueing take these drugs because...
... Newto lipitor ,
CPK, or creatine phosphotase, is an enzyme found ... persist, the best way of finding out if it is from the Lipitor would be to stop taking the drug for a while. Incidentally...
... newto lipitor ,
If your CPK (CK to some labs) is within range ... a year and get depressed in December.
I can blame Lipitor or I can blame life. L'Chaim!...
... neuropathy symptoms. I would be very susipious of Lipitor ...
... Yes, Lipitor , and all statins for that matter, are all very risky...
- large and painful knots on my tendons 1st December 2003
... others. I am 42, had a heart attack in june. Been on lipitor and zetia for 6 months, others before that. I'm at...
... diet its Total-179..HDL-44..LDL-164...TRIG-88....
lipitor and zetia.......
... come back. Said some could even be a reaction to the lipitor .
Cant wait to here from him..
SOFTAIL..
That ... is interesting that it could be a reaction to the lipitor also. Sometimes I trace mechanical or other problems...
- Common drugs most effective 30th November 2003
... aspirin has little or no effect on blood lipids and that Lipitor has a HUGE effect!
The article DID however give...
- Lower back pain and Lipitor? 30th November 2003
... It's possible that Lipitor is implicated but usually the very largers muscles ... of back pain but don't notice any exacerbation with lipitor . (Though my KNEES might be a different story- jury...
... Side affects of Lipitor include abdominal pain, back pain, changes in eye...
- just got my numbers back and need advice 29th November 2003
... at first the doctor wanted to put me right on lipitor but I told him I was not comfortable w/o trying something...
... at first the doctor wanted to put me right on lipitor but I told him I was not comfortable w/o trying something...
- Enduracin? does it lower numbers? any info? 28th November 2003
... effects from it at all. And, it's much cheaper than the Lipitor ....
... truly a struggle with me but I do not want to take Lipitor . I do get a flush a few times a month but nothing...
- ZIP2PLAY & POPCOVERS, PLEASE NEED INFO 24th November 2003
...
I'm sort of a different case here. I first took Lipitor to save me from the cholesterol grave. It gave me ... liver oil to get the HDL's up, while still taking Lipitor . The combination has worked beautifully.
My LDL ... really say what would happen to them if I went off the Lipitor and relied only on the Omega-3's. My feeling is that...
- zetia 21st November 2003
... doctor too. Guess he hasn't studied cholesterol. Lipitor plainly says on its label, not know to prevent heart ... tell you something. You think that the makers of Lipitor would put that on their label if the FDA didn't require...
- Very Low HDL 20th November 2003
... 29 (with a TC:HDL of nearly 10...PANIC)
I started Lipitor and got the HDL to a still shabby 35 (but a hopeful...
- big white boat coming down the river 18th November 2003
... results. He used niacin for a while and then went on Lipitor about four years ago. His last test results were total...
... will be amazed. (I also got a bump of +25% HDL with Lipitor before the supplements so all isn't lost.)
My HDL ... 's: 29 with normally bad living
After Lipitor : 35
After Lipitor, lecithin and cod liver oil: 59...
... will be amazed. (I also got a bump of +25% HDL with Lipitor before the supplements so all isn't lost.)
My HDL ... 's: 29 with normally bad living
After Lipitor : 35
After Lipitor, lecithin and cod liver oil: 59...
- Lipitor / Crestor and Muscle Pain 14th November 2003
... fast.
One suggestion: Nearly all the results for Lipitor show almost the same cholesterol lowering with 10 ... mg. Lipitor as with 20 mg. Perhaps before you abandon them completely...
... Then I put 2 + 2 together and realized it was the lipitor 20 mg and nows perhaps the Crestor. I was on 10mg ... lipitor for a while and did not have much pain and the tests...
- Test results: Pravacol vs Lipitor 13th November 2003
... Phizer, in order to promote the sale of their product, Lipitor .
The reason why it was so obviously biased is because ... evaluate the effects of 40mg Pravachol versus 80mg Lipitor . Not only that, but there's something else to consider ... . A 10mg dose of Lipitor is about as powerful as 20mg Zocor, 40mg Pravachol ... running side by side comparisons using a dosage of Lipitor that was 8 times the potency of Pravachol. Not a very ... comparison, is it? Why didn't Pfizer just compare 10mg Lipitor with 80mg Lipitor? Maybe Bristol-Myers Squibb can ... their own study comparing 320mg Pravachol versus 10mg Lipitor .
So what's next? As if we don't already have enough...
- Need advice, and information, pls 11th November 2003
... 81
ldl 169
trigs 123
His Dr just put him on lipitor and told him there were no side affects from lipitor...
... almost daily. I so much don't want him to take the lipitor . I understand it destroys the liver. I am hopefull...
... I took lipitor for 6 months.
Side effects:
1. Changes in dreaming...
... I took lipitor for 6 months.
Side effects:
1. Changes in dreaming ... still be considered "normal".
While you were on lipitor for 6 months did it just lower your total cholesterol ... the strength from 10 to 20 mg and had to stop taking Lipitor . While he was taking it all of his numbers lowered...
... responses. I have encouraged him NOT to take the lipitor and he is not. I hope I am doing the right thing....
... partner would be well advised to continue the prescribed Lipitor in face of his very high LDL.
The side effects are ... for every drug, NONE would be ever taken.
I think Lipitor (and it's sister statins) is the best drug that has...
- What Should I do? 11th November 2003
... this is beacuse it is a statin, which is what Zocor, lipitor , pravachol, etc are. It will likely lower your total...
- blood test 9th November 2003
... up everytime I have it checked. It seems like the Lipitor is losing its effectiveness the longer that I take...
- Try diet first or pills? Help 6th November 2003
... as sort of a "super statin", even more potent than Lipitor . I'm surprised your doctor is starting you off on...
- Statins and Alchohol 5th November 2003
... are statin ?
Just me the cholesterol nubie!
Lipitor and now Crestor for me......
- Just Got New Numbers...advice Needed 5th November 2003
... nice to know they are there.
I just reenjoyed my Lipitor , cod liver and lecithin results:
TC: 171
HDL: 56...
- A Few KILLER factors in Heart Attack Not Mentioned on the board. 23rd October 2003
... triglycerides are at a low 465mg/dl, taking 40mg of lipitor and 10mg of zetia....
... triglycerides are at a low 465mg/dl, taking 40mg of lipitor and 10mg of zetia.
Hi,
If I read this to mean...
- IS 297 a high CPK for muscle enzymes test (lipitor)? 14th October 2003
... Mine was about 297 on 20MG lipitor and was having the aches and pains. Took Crestor for ... dropped to 80! Doc and me decided to go back to 10 mg lipitor (plus renewed enthusiasm for diet changes and maybe...
- SmartMoney lipitor story 13th October 2003
... I have just read "The Lipitor Dilemma", a seven page article in Smart Money magazine...
- Hair thinning while on Statins???? 6th October 2003
... I went off of Lipitor due to muscle ach about a month ago. Still have sore...
... others say that they had. I had a friend that got off Lipitor and started on Zocor instead, I don't know yet if...
... i have been off of Lipitor for about a month now, all of a sudden I am having...
- DECREASED 100PTS 18th March 2003
... chloe,
I got the same 100 point drop with 10 mg. Lipitor . Feels good, doesn't it?...
... to those who got their cholesterol down so well on Lipitor . When I was on it, within 4 weeks mine went from 256...
- muscle aches associated with Lipitor 25th October 2002
... up in the hospital. i believe it also is from the lipitor . my dr. says no. but she did put me on prednisone ... you think my pain will eventually go away? i was on lipitor since nov. 2003. i stopped taking it on feb. 15, 2005...
... pronounced exercise intolerance after over 7 years on Lipitor . For me, having started combination therapy with...
... Since this area mentioned side effects from Lipitor please see what I just posted with the subject 'Crestor...
... are one of the unlucky people who can't tolerate the Lipitor . Muscle twitching, aching, and weakness are the hallmarks ... tingling and numbness (neuropathy)if you continue lipitor -this will take a lot longer to clear up.
I HAVE ... BEEN OFF 20MG OF LIPITOR FOR 6 MONTHS AND STILL HAVE PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY ... WOULD FEEL.
ALL THE DOCTORS WILL NOT BUY INTO THE LIPITOR THEORY. MY PROBLEMS ALL STARTED AFTER BEING ON 40MG ... PRAVACHOL FOR 18 MONTHS AND BEING SWITCHED TO 20 MG OF LIPITOR . IT TOOK LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE I HAD ALL THESES...
- Policosanol 12th October 2002
... what I am reading.
I think I might add it to the Lipitor and see what kind of results I get....Gosh I wish ... monthly tests :) .
An eventual alternative to Lipitor wouldn't make me mad. I still have aches and pains...
... a month or so ago about my saga with going off my Lipitor and using policosanol. I had high hopes! My first ... really hates the statins, recommended I go back on the Lipitor . I am not overweight, eat little red meat or real...
... up on it, and it seems to be worth trying. I was on Lipitor , but the side effects were killing me. Now that I ... am off the Lipitor I do feel so much better! Not 100% but better.I have...
... Say, gorgon, How Long were you off the Lipitor , when you started taking Policosanol?? The reason...
... I went from lipitor to policosanol after about 4 months. The doc wanted ... to check my chol. levels after 3 months off lipitor , and when they came back high, I started policosanol ... twitching and muscle soreness that I hadn't had since lipitor . I quit after ~10 days of symptoms that seemed to ... QUOTE=Bobby D]Say, gorgon, How Long were you off the Lipitor , when you started taking Policosanol?? The reason...
... effect of statins was particularly disturbing. My Lipitor costs too much to risk increasing my Lipitor-lovely...
... effect of statins was particularly disturbing. My Lipitor costs too much to risk increasing my Lipitor-lovely ... Policosanol acts like a "food" and blocks the statin? Lipitor is not effected by food intake. Still, I would have...
... Policosanol acts like a "food" and blocks the statin? Lipitor is not effected by food intake. Still, I would have...
- Lipitor and Liver Problems 3rd March 2008
... It is highly unlikely that lipitor would have caused the problem, but possible. If i ... is caused by lipitor it should regress once treatment is stopped. He should...
... that a doctor would conclude that it was caused by Lipitor !...
... and know that it's very very very very uncommon - lipitor saves many more lives than it does have side effects...
- high liver enzymes 27th November 2007
... results in total liver failer?
My Husband was taking Lipitor for High colesterol and now facing very high #'s(...
- why do an ultrasound on my liver? 17th November 2007
... was elevated from the last blood test I have been on Lipitor for 5 years now I heard in can affect your liver....
- Very high AST and very low ALT 18th September 2007
... is 263.
I have MS and take Rebif. I also take lipitor . I did not give myself an injection of Rebif today ... ; nor did I take lipitor .
I have never had any LFT's out of range. The low...
- Liver Enzymes Elevated vs. Long Time Use of Lipitor 24th August 2007
... and I still have elevated enzymes, despite being off Lipitor for a couple of months. So there goes my theory....
- Lipitor Stay in system how long? 16th June 2007
... It took me 2 months to stop hurting. It wasn't Lipitor but another brand. Hang in there... it does go away...
- NASH Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis 22nd May 2007
... mistake. I had high cholesterol and my doctor gave me Lipitor . Well, after taking Lipitor for 3 months he checked ... did not check my liver enzymes before putting me on Lipitor ]. Anyways the specialist he sent me to, did an ultrasound...
- Liver problems from Lipitor? 20th May 2007
... on both the right and left side.
Now back about Lipitor ..I was put on Lipitor a year ago for high Cholesterol ... so the dosage has been ingreased. Im wondering if Lipitor might be the reason for the poor liver fi=unctions...
- Liver lab test results 12th October 2006
... anything for high cholesterol, any of the Statins like Lipitor ,
Zocor etc? These are known to elevate liver function...
- Liver Enzymes Elevated At Times And Normal Other Times 19th August 2006
... my endocronolgists insists I have a biopsy. I am on Lipitor and wonder if that could be causing the problem. I...
- liver hemangoimas question 29th June 2006
... function blood tests every 6 months, because I take Lipitor (cholesterol). They are always in good range....
- now I'm nervous! 16th January 2006
... fortunately it runs in his family. Anyway, they put him on lipitor and for a while the blood tests were coming back ok...
... exercise. (I am not overweight and I had fatty liver) Lipitor is known to cause high enzymes,but since they are...
... is 161! It used to be over 240.
My hubby is on Lipitor too and I plan on getting him off of it just as soon ... but he just hasn't taken the initiative yet. That Lipitor is poison to the body and it wouldn't surprise me ... I don't know if they have a replacement yet for Lipitor but maybe see if he can adjust the dose somehow if...
- virus from spouse? 10th July 2005
... for both). His ALT was 107...it was going up from Lipitor , which he has stopped. Mine is 47, although from...
- Scared 14th January 2005
...
GGT (0-65)
9/03-82
6/04-147
1/05-95
I take Lipitor (10 mg) and total cholestorol is 160, HDL is 52. ... all the tests 3 years ago, I didn't drink or take lipitor for a month and my ALT was still around 80.
I...
...
GGT (0-65)
9/03-82
6/04-147
1/05-95
I take Lipitor (10 mg) and total cholestorol is 160, HDL is 52. ... all the tests 3 years ago, I didn't drink or take lipitor for a month and my ALT was still around 80.
I ... say it is not really painfull. I do know that the lipitor makes your enzymes go up. Even though yours were high ... prior to lipitor does not mean the lipitor is making it continue on.
Do not have any drinks...
- Concerned about fatty liver, high GGT 25th August 2004
... vit. pill (doing this on my own)
I can not take Lipitor , as it rose my ggt count.
I had to have my gall...
- Need Advice on Medication and possible liver damage. 18th August 2004
... 1,500mg of Trileptal for nerve damage, and 20mg of Lipitor for high cholesterol.
I know this is alot of medication ... and the Lipitor I know works directly on the liver. I am a 28 year...
- Still have the pain in the LRQ but... 12th December 2003
... everything is fine (but not!). I went back to use Lipitor to get my cholesterol down..results:
Total: 232
... Tri: 246
HDL: 39
LDL: 143
I started to take the Lipitor last Saturday. Now I am experiencing much more pain ... Does anyone have any suggestions besides getting off Lipitor . I am also taking a Milk Thistle called OptiLiver...
- Lower right pain below rib cage 7th August 2002
... reaized pain and cramping began when I started taking " Lipitor " for my cholesteral among other symptoms in feet and ... legs. Stopped taking " Lipitor " pains in legs and back disappeared but side pain...
