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Alternative Medicine board
  1. Cholesterol question 15th March 2004
    ... What herbal remedies can a person take in place of Lipitor for high cholesterol? Thanks!...
    ... actually cause the same damage to the liver damage as lipitor . However, you can still obtain RYR that does contain...
    ... I honestly don't know how this would compare to Lipitor but Garlic extract is supposed to lower cholesterol...
    ... ringcholesterol.net[/url]. guggul is a good alternative to lipitor and works better in most instances without the side...

Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia board
  1. refuse to help himself 4th June 2008
    ... tank. The nitro? He hasn't had angina in years. Lipitor ? 10mg? Holy smoke, I take 40mg, forgoodnesssake...

  2. Link Between Alzheimer's and Statin Drugs 30th January 2008
    ... in him last year immediately after being prescribed Lipitor , I mean immediately. I just did a search on some...
    ... says the symptoms started at the same time as the lipitor then I would definitely contact the physician and...
    ... misleading TV commercials where a 36% improvement with Lipitor is actually a change from 3% events in people taking ... a placebo to 2% taking Lipitor . It said that was a difference of 1 in 100 people...
    ... A woman suddenly lost her memory after starting Lipitor . Her daughter didn't even want her babysitting her...

  3. How is Dementia Diagnosed? 25th February 2007
    ... started on some doctors. Our family doctor prescribed Lipitor for my husband and he almost became handicapped by ... to his muscles. She still doesn't think it was the Lipitor although the pain stopped after he stopped taking...

  4. Is it possible? 12th January 2007
    ... blamed for brittle bones now? I know the damage that Lipitor can do to one's body and mind because my husband suffered...

  5. Mother has severe Alzheimers (only 64yo) (LONG) 23rd August 2006
    ... stomach) and then he put her back on Arocept (with Lipitor for the AD - her cholesterol is very low to begin...

  6. I'm Only 51? 24th March 2006
    ... and we only discovered by chance it was related to Lipitor . He is pain-free for the first time in years. He...

  7. Early Onset 19th January 2006
    ... any prescription drugs. I did a lot of research on Lipitor when my husband was forced to go off of it because...

  8. Update on 57 yr. old hubby 27th November 2005
    ... on any cholesterol lowering drugs? Statins such as Lipitor or Zocor. Is your husband diabetic? DAK...
    ... Another question....:-) Which medication is he on? Lipitor or Zocor? He is not diabetic? ? I am asking because...
    ... Zocor in the past - but I think currently he takes Lipitor and also Ad****r (spelling?). Doc drew blood today...

  9. Beware! Statin drugs cause dementia! 28th April 2005
    ... muscular problems developed over time and, thankfully, Lipitor didn't affect his mind. I think I was basing my observation ... young man started within a few months after taking Lipitor . Jane...
    ... at all. The only one that supported our claim that Lipitor might be the cause was our cardiologist. Our PCP,...

  10. Alzheimer Brain Chylmidia link 13th March 2004
    ... and the formation of brain plaques guess that is why lipitor was said to alleviate alzheimers because it was originally ... Fungacides are hard on the liver. My mother was on lipitor but it made her feel out of it and aged her 10 years...

  11. Muscle Spasms 23rd October 2003
    ... rampant in my family). Doctors have taken me off of lipitor because they thought that this was the cause of my...

  12. Alzheimer's Question 28th August 2002
    ... his heart problem! I'll bet his doctor has him on Lipitor or some other statin drug. thanks john [This message...

  13. Early Detection 30th April 2002
    ... the statin drugs that could be the cause. Drugs like LIPITOR could cause memory loss even mental blackouts. If...

  14. What Can I Say to My Mom?? 18th April 2002
    ... her taking. See If any of them are statin drugs like lipitor , zocor. These drugs will cause memory loss no matter...

  15. Desperate for information on possible causes of Alzheimers 8th April 2002
    ... medical problems too. Dr's are giving statin drugs ( lipitor ) to everyone with hi cholesterol these days! One of...

  16. memory loss and statin drugs 23rd February 2002
    ... problems and you are taking any of the statin drugs ( lipitor ) this could be causing your problem. Most dr's don...

  17. memorty loss 12th January 2002
    ... check to see if you're taking any statin drugs! ( lipitor ). Statin drugs will cause memory loss problems and...

  18. statin dgugs and alzheimer's disease 23rd February 2001
    ... I'm found your message while searching for info on Lipitor and memory loss. I just read about a possible connection ... in the newspaper yesterday. My father takes lipitor and his memory has gotten quite bad over the last ... year. I don't know how long he has been on lipitor but I plan to talk with my stepmom about this tomorrow...

Anemia board
  1. Intro/Frustration/Long (sorry) 23rd May 2008
    ... with a neurologist next week. Background: I was on Lipitor for about a year to lower my cholesterol (no one warned ... showed a creatine kinase of 510; way high, so the Lipitor was discontinued immediately. The CK has been slowly...
    ... ajillity - Lipitor will affect the muscles in the lower part of the body ... doing a trade off with his doctor and got off the Lipitor and began taking fish oil daily. Salmon oil is the...

  2. statin drugs, anemia 2nd August 2005
    ... link between anemia and taking statin drugs such as lipitor ?...

  3. What should I do? 23rd December 2004
    ... I have had a lot of weight gain, started taking Lipitor last month, and have no energy to try to get in shape...

  4. Rituxan 20th August 2003
    ... daughter for 4 years...............she was put on lipitor and I believe it caused my daughter to get the IG...

  5. Still anemic...help!! 12th August 2003
    ... lymphatic or liver problems. Because her dr. suggested lipitor ..........she now needs transfusions. Her anemia was...

Anxiety board
  1. Severe anxiety? 18th January 2008
    ... baked potato man myself) and he stopped taking his Lipitor a couple of months ago. I know it is illogical...

  2. Why can't I stay on klonopin?? 13th November 2007
    ... meds that one must take for life, thyroid, diabetes, lipitor etc who cares if a .5 anti-anxiety medication is taken...

  3. Dad's Anxiety/Mental Issues 3rd November 2007
    ... on him. He takes Zoloft, Xanax, Plavix, Prevacid, Lipitor , Imipramine, Uroxatral, and a few others for his heart...

  4. Are my Drs. making the right diagnosis ? 9th July 2007
    ... that, along with effexor, diltiazem (for heart palps, lipitor , and alprazolam. Lord I am so sick of feeling like...

  5. Please someone talk to me soon ! 23rd February 2007
    ... hormone medication over a month ago so am only ? on lipitor , prilosec and the heart medication at this point....

  6. Blood work back, Freaking out ! 26th October 2006
    ... lab work done on Monday for cholestrial, etc. Am on lipitor (have been for a few years)..my alkaline phosphatase...
    ... history or anything, but from what I know if you are on Lipitor , it can affect your liver. Doctors check liver function ... routinely on people who are on medications like Lipitor . People whose liver is affected by Lipitor sometimes ... common. Don't worry yourself. I'm sure it is just the Lipitor . Take care!...
    ... feel SO much better and sure you are right about the lipitor , will find out what she is thinking and the results...

  7. My husband thinks he is having a heart attack! 15th August 2006
    ... He has never had it rechecked and is currently on lipitor . The doctor wants him to have a total blood workup...

  8. Afraid to take my meds??? Ridiculous but true. 11th July 2006
    ... with high cholesterol and given a prescription for lipitor . It took him over a year to take it because of the...

  9. Does anyone else feel bad all day? 10th November 2005
    ... Get to wondering if the meds along with my vitamins, lipitor , premarin are making me feel this bad !! That's me...

  10. Can anxiety create tingling sensations? 8th June 2005
    ... I started on a cholesterol-lowering medication ( Lipitor ), which can cause muscle aches and tingling...but...
    ... Lipitor caused my brother such muscular pain in his legs he...

  11. How many people get heart related symptoms? 25th January 2005
    ... tomorrow). I do have high cholesterol and been on Lipitor for over a year. The heart palpitations come and go...

  12. Cholesterol Meds and Anxiety??? 11th December 2004
    ... cholesterol therapy by taking a statin drug, such as Lipitor , Pravachol, Zocor, etc? I just recently started a...

  13. New guy with the heart thing going on (long) 19th October 2004
    ... work yesterday and if it's high then I have to start lipitor . I don't disagree with what the Dr is doing but I...
    ... there is not much more for you to do, except take your Lipitor , start exercising, and watch your fat intake. Go...

Arthritis board
  1. What other tests are there apart from x-rays andblood tests for rheumatoid arthritis? 26th June 2007
    ... necessarily from the Enbrel. I was taken off of Enbrel and lipitor that I also had started around the same time period...

  2. sudden onset 6th April 2006
    ... had arthritis, but it turned out to be induced by Lipitor . He also was extremely tired. Jane...
    ... see if your muscles are inflamed. When my husband's Lipitor was increased he had pain everywhere, but while he ... had the CPK test done and his levels were high so Lipitor was stopped immediately. Some people who suspect...

  3. Inflammatory Arthritis?? 19th May 2005
    ... up. For some reason I started having it while on Lipitor and very hypo. Once my thyroid levels are where...

  4. wondering if I have arthritis?? 2nd October 2004
    ... arthritis. Since I have had hypothyroidism and I took lipitor (quit lipitor long ago)have been having a pain in my...
    ... Can't very well be the lipitor , since you stopped it long time ago. Have you mentioned...

  5. Searching for medicine good for arthritis!! 21st August 2004
    ... arthritis in my shoulder muscle. I assume it is from the lipitor that I was taking. I was wondering if anyone knows...
    ... my shoulder blade. I am hypothyroid and was taking lipitor . I developed very bad pains in my legs and feet. It ... for me to walk. My FNP told me to quit taking the lipitor . Now my legs and feet are much better but I still...
    ... I can't take Lipitor or any cholesterol medicine at all. My legs broke ... Plus my liver was sore. As they say in the ads, Lipitor is not for everyone. Hubby can tolerate it with no...

  6. Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Lipitor 30th December 2002
    ... PMR and she feels certain that it was linked with Lipitor . Her symptoms came on suddenly and within a week ... of starting Lipitor . I am looking for others with the same connection...
    ... can VERY LIKELY be caused by a severe reaction to Lipitor of the severest concern....called rhabdomyolysis. ... with confirmatory liver results. I've been taking Lipitor for 2 years with only very slight leg pain the first...

  7. Rheumatoid arthritis and Statins?? 12th August 2001
    ... are users of the Statin cholesterol-reducing drugs. Lipitor had me virtually immobilized in July, I was diagnosed...
    ... Jane2, Certainly most folks take Lipitor and the other Statins with no problems. However, ... a post I recently made to another post: "I was on Lipitor (20 mg/day) for several years. A new associate of ... to see if the pain will pass. I took myself off the Lipitor over the 4th of July, at which time I spent 3 - 4 ... located at: [url="http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/ lipitor .pl?"]http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?[/url...

Back Problems board
  1. Got a phone call today!!! 7th April 2008
    ... and so did the drowsies. Doc made me start taking Lipitor instead. I took that for about a week. I had ugly...

  2. Idet, Nucleoplasty, Or 2-level Fusion? 23rd October 2007
    ... chance you are taking statin drugs (Crestor, Zocor, Lipitor , etc)? I hate to throw a spanner into the works...

  3. Can LIPITOR cause back problems 28th June 2006
    ... My mom was taken off Lipitor due to numbness, weakness, tingling and swelling of...

  4. Siactic Nerve (sp?) right AND left? 16th June 2005
    ... husband had unexpained pains in his legs and hip from Lipitor ....

  5. Why So Much Pain? 8th January 2005
    ... worse.... I also have been told by a friend that Lipitor (for cholesterol) has been connected to muscle pain...

  6. Looking for (Tomorow) 17th June 2004
    ... But this led me to research my statin med, called Lipitor that I have been taking for about 19 months and prior ... web and I was so in the dark about it. I threw my Lipitor in the garbage and finally told my primary doctor...
    ... the 10th for my EMG's. Since I have stopped taken my Lipitor medication I have noticed that my hands are no longer...

  7. Upper back, neck, and vision problems 20th March 2004
    ... of those symptoms or taking any medication except Lipitor and that doesn't cause according to the doctor. I...

  8. 4 months post-op from lumbar spinal fusion and laminectomy 8th November 2003
    ... about a medication that I have been taking called Lipitor . I have been taking this med for about 19 months....

Bipolar Disorder board
  1. rough day and more 13th December 2003
    ... 200mg Klonipin 2mg Prozac 20mg Synthroid 150mcg lipitor 20mg cholesterol Norvasc 10mg blood pressure Whelchol...

Birth Control board
  1. The Pill and extended usage.....?? 2nd February 2007
    ... it for the cholesterol and to avoid having to take lipitor anytime soon!...

Blood Disorders board
  1. Low WBC 4th October 2007
    ... real low. And no new medicines and i have been on lipitor which I think helps with inflammation in veins or...

  2. Zocor Side Effects 18th June 2007
    ... Zocor because my insurance wouldn't pay for me to take Lipitor . I had been taking Lipitor maybe three years. At first ... meantime she was going to see if I could be put back on Lipitor because she said that I responsed well while on it...

  3. High Platelet Level 1st February 2007
    ... high blood platelet count, so I can't blame that) and Lipitor (also started taking after the high platelet test...
    ... news that my cholesterol has gone down (due to the Lipitor , I'm sure) from 290 to 204; Triglycerides: 162, LDL ... : 133 and HDL: 38. So I will stay on the Lipitor for a while and keep getting monitored. I'm only ... on 10 mg a day of Lipitor . My Synthroid seems to be working and I was told...
    ... high blood platelet count, so I can't blame that) and Lipitor (also started taking after the high platelet test...

  4. High Platelet Levels - High Cholesterol - Hypothyroidism 24th January 2007
    ... elevated platelet count. I've been on synthroid and Lipitor for about a month and a half now and am currently ... tested about 2 months ago (before I started taking the Lipitor and Synthroid, so I know it's not from the meds) and...

  5. high platelet and neutrophils 22nd July 2006
    ... normal" cbc's for several years (monitoring diovan and lipitor ), and suddenly very high platelet (768 and 850) with ... drink anything. i complained that i feel like the lipitor is causing the acheyness etc. doc blew it off until...

  6. Red dots on skin - anyone else have this symptom diagnosed? 13th July 2004
    ... my problems could be caused by statin drugs. Quit lipitor and now after a year they are going away, along with...
    ... my problems could be caused by statin drugs. Quit lipitor and now after a year they are going away, along with...

Bowel Disorders board
  1. Terrified of Having a Colostomy! 29th July 2007
    ... old) and the fact that I'm taking a Beta Blocker and Lipitor . I told him I've lost 50 lbs. in the past year and...

  2. Abdominal pain and gas... 24th January 2007
    ... me any problems. About 4 weeks ago I started taking Lipitor . About 2 weeks ago I started having very bad abdominal ... like all over. I'm wondering if this could be the Lipitor . I did read in the pamplet that it can cause abdominal...
    ... Good morning! I take both Protonix & Lipitor (40mg & 10mg) daily. Yes, I experience some gas discomfort ... Might want to check with your DR as to an alternate to Lipitor .......considering it works very well for me, I put...

  3. Constant warmth in anal area - advice pse. 2nd February 2006
    ... wake with this sweating. I recently switched from Lipitor to Simvastatin (for CL) but haven't noticed any difference...

  4. New to this site 8th December 2005
    ... needed any thing until this last year, now I take lipitor and acpheix (sp?) although I never have heatrburn...

  5. Colonoscopy ruined my regularity, can't get straighten out 22nd May 2005
    ... which I took Nitrofur antibotic for 7 days. I am on Lipitor regularly, small dose for the past 3 years. What...

  6. Jen , how you doing 26th June 2004
    ... in my tummy started I was on cholesterol medicine ( Lipitor ) and a strict Santa diet to get my cholesterol under ... easing off of the supplements, and finally dropping the Lipitor (Santa beat the cholesterol out of me). Maybe you...

  7. Open colon resection surgery...Help 3rd May 2004
    ... another blood draw on Monday). May go back on the Lipitor . So, I do supplement with good cholesterol like flax...
    ... on the Zocor and try to will my lipids down. I was Lipitor just prior to my whole mess with diverticulosis. ...
    ... cholesterol before all this began. I was on 20 mg. Lipitor . I never had the side effects that you did, though...

  8. Post-Colon Resection - What to expect? 17th April 2004
    ... trying on my own for a couple of months, he put me on Lipitor to support my efforts. Because it was not moving fast ... good that the doctor canceled my prescription for Lipitor . He was truly amazed. But said early on he said, ... wanted to with me. I was determined to get off of the Lipitor . He thought about it, and decided that even with...

Brain & Nervous System Disorders board
  1. medicine induced seizure??? 13th July 2007
    ... m not sure... for a few years, he'd been taking lipitor for high cholesterol, but about a month before his...

  2. Periodic Muscle Weakness? 19th August 2006
    ... Are you on any types of medications? I know Lipitor and other statin drugs for cholesterol can cause this...

  3. Lipitor and Neuromuscular 11th April 2005
    ... revealed no problem .. I was told to knock off the Lipitor immediately , It took some time , 4 months...

  4. Chiari -ACM (anyone) 25th November 2004
    ... was fine and now Thursday Dec16 and I'm told to stop lipitor , niaspan, tylenol, and my once every two week beer...

  5. What is Ataxia? 3rd June 2004
    ... she had perphiral neuropathy caused by statin drugs ( Lipitor ) with ataxia secondary(walking problems). Guess what...

  6. Numbness and tingling on scalp 4th May 2003
    ... t know if I can correlate the events, but I was on Lipitor 20 mg since Nov. 2002. I went to the doctor last...

  7. dissected carotid artery 27th December 2002
    ... lowering drug had put on weight for some people - I'm on Lipitor - has anyone else experienced weight gain? I've been...

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