... I am on lipitor and I hate it.
However, I have a lot of other problems ... I have has some sort of connection. I have been on lipitor for about a year and my muscle pain has been getting ... weights for two weeks straight.
I don't know if the lipitor is adding to the muscle problem or if I am just another...
... bad for this long. Perplexing! I have stopped the Lipitor for now. After reading some of the posts here though...
... you have muscular pains when taking any statin like lipitor or zocor my doctor said you should immediately stop...
... My husband is on Lipitor and has problems with it but the doctor will not stop ... away and we looked up the side effects and saw that Lipitor can cause that. Doctor said he never heard of such...
... type II last December, the doctor put me on Actos and Lipitor . I worked to change my diet, and started an exercise ... and the pain worsened, I decided to discontinue the Lipitor and see what happened.
In less than a week, the ... exercise, etc.
Also, in just a few days after stopping Lipitor , my exercise intolerance improved very noticeably ... choice was between continuing exercise or continuing Lipitor . Since December, I've lost 25 lbs and my fasting blood...
... months after undergoing triple bypass surgery. Lipitor , at 80mg daily did nothing for her lipids which had ... SEVERE: Long term insulins (Lente, etc.) Plavix, Lipitor , Ibuprophen, Glucophage, Lopid, Zetia, Welbutrin...
... other problem is that with the diuretics, metformin, lipitor and perhaps actos or avandia - too much meds for my ... confusing road indeed ! I did reduce and stopped the Lipitor after constant GI problems that had me ill for one...
... Yes, I've been taking lipitor , 20mg, for about 2 1/2 years now. I've had no problems ... marked decrease in cardiac problems for people taking lipitor . For diabetics, this is extremely important, as we...
... would be appreciated!
I'm also taking 20 mg of Lipitor . Absolutely no problems at all. It has lowered my...
... years until she switched doctors and found out the lipitor was making her sick. She's fine now, though. I guess...
... pain (cramping, actually) can be a side effect of lipitor , but most people don't get it and if it happens you...
... I, too, have been taking 20 mg of Lipitor for almost 2 years. I have lowered my cholestrol quite...
... up to 220 about 3 years ago, so my doctor put me on Lipitor , which brought it right back down. I haven't had ... any problems since being on the Lipitor . It's really important for diabetics to keep their...
... with Chol = 175. Prescribed and have been using (1) Lipitor 80mg & (2) Gemfibrozel 600mg daily since July 2000 ... from the combination of these prescription drugs ( Lipitor , Gemfibrozel & Metformin) and/or limited exercise...
... present symptoms, but my husband had to stop taking Lipitor for exactly the same reason - breathlessness and chest...
... present symptoms, but my husband had to stop taking Lipitor for exactly the same reason - breathlessness and chest ... very active? Also, how long after he went off of Lipitor , did he get better?
Thanks again!...
... have a family history of heart disease and was put on Lipitor to prevent high cholesterol. Two weeks into the Lipitor ... I did not have any of these problems until I took Lipitor and its too hard for me to believe that it is just ... more about the Sick Sinus Syndrome.
While I was on Lipitor , I developed exactly the same problems described in ... began happening after about a month and a half on Lipitor , low dose.
I also have sinus congestion . One of ... and for that reason I cannot be absolutely sure that Lipitor was responsible. I am giving it another chance.
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... caused by the cholesterol lowering drug. Dad was not on Lipitor specifically - simvastatin (brand name: Zocor). Anyway...
... absorption of other drugs. For an example, if you take Lipitor with dilatizem (a calcium channel blocker) the Lipitor ... be increased by 3.9 times. So if you take 20 mg of lipitor , it will effectively be increased to an equivalent...
... I am on lipitor for high cholesterol. Yesterday I went in with a ... I am on only 5 mg. (10 mg. tablets cut in half) of lipitor so maybe its a low enough dose that she is reasoning...
... I am on lipitor for high cholesterol. Yesterday I went in with a ... I am on only 5 mg. (10 mg. tablets cut in half) of lipitor so maybe its a low enough dose that she is reasoning...
... doctor yesterday though and they advised me to stop the lipitor until I finished the antibiotics. There are so many...
... doctor yesterday though and they advised me to stop the lipitor until I finished the antibiotics. There are so many...
... my suspicions about the medicine..he prescribed me Lipitor . Last nite I took the Lipitor for the first time and...
... my suspicions about the medicine..he prescribed me Lipitor . Last nite I took the Lipitor for the first time and...
... on another Statin drug, just as lovastatin, Zocor, Lipitor , Vytorin, etc. Other doctors use other cholesterol...
... answering my questions. I have decided to take the Lipitor every other day until I see my dr. Wednesday. I skipped...
... answering my questions. I have decided to take the Lipitor every other day until I see my dr. Wednesday. I skipped...
... My mom took lipitor for three or four yrs. She complained of arm, leg ... liver enzymes were elevated. He took her off the lipitor immediately. she is still having liver issues after...
... hour per day) in August. At that point I had been on Lipitor (20 mg) for about 10 months. Before I started weight ... but it's just taking some time. I asked my doc if Lipitor could be causing me to get these injuries. He said ... I talked to my GP and he told me to get off the Lipitor for one month. My doctor also told me about a friend...
... therapy. In the end, I believe we will find that the lipitor caused my problems. There is no other explanation...
... with high Cholesterol, the Dr put me onto 40mg of Lipitor . Of course he did not advise of any side effects ... statins. Its been awhile since I stopped taking the Lipitor , but seem to be experiencing the same symptoms as...
... meds. I have recently learned so much that I threw my Lipitor in the garbage. Lipitor is a cholesterol medication...
... HI.
Just curious, what statin drug were you on? Lipitor , Zocor?
I have been on Zocor for 14 months and no ... have heard of many people having side effects with Lipitor . Just curious. Thx, :)...
... a great deal of discomfort and bad headaches from Lipitor , and then he was switched to zocor and has had very...
... SIZE]i saw on another thread that someone is taking lipitor and was worried about whether the pain they were having ... from that.
my rhemy/gen. pract. wants me to take lipitor for high cholesterol. i am concerned because i feel ... able to recognize the pain from the muscle disorder lipitor can cause. my psychiatrist has one patient that has ... been rendered unable to walk due to lipitor use.
my cholesterol isn't outrageously high, all...
... re staying with it.
Is there a difference with Lipitor as opposed to other "statin" drugs as far as the risks...
... i already take way too many hard-core drugs to add lipitor to them, imo....
... I was on lipitor for 4 years and then dx with fibro. To make a long ... bad and I was so useless. Decided on my own to quit lipitor and with in a week I was feelin better. Now after...
... Hi Pookah
I took Lipitor for about 3 months and I finally threw it in the toilet ... they still hare painful to the touch but not as bad. Lipitor is a dangerous drug. It works through the muscles ... see there are more law suites all the time against Lipitor .
Good Luck and try something else.
Elliejon...
... 90. i had 3 stents back in 01 and was on 80 mg. of lipitor along with tricor and plavix until the fall of 05 ... wits end. it's been almost 7 mos. now without the lipitor /tricor/plavix. was on mega vitamins, fish oil, garlic...
... was constant and started the day I started taking lipitor , which may have been coincidental, the doctors think ... taking Zetia (which was used as a substitute for the lipitor ).
I am trying not to be fearful, but it's hard ... sounds far off.
If any of you have experience with lipitor causing an occipital headache or zetia causing pulsatile...
... living in Boca Raton, Florida.
I have been taking Lipitor for 3-4 years with no apparent adverse reaction other ... weight gain.
I was put on 2 drugs in addition to Lipitor (20mg) because I didn't want to increase my statin...
... statins, and I have tried them all, but I started Lipitor about 1.5 months ago at 20 mg per day. I break a 40 ... ago, My TC was 487 and tri's were >2000. The first Lipitor was old samples.....but I got my cardio to prescribe ...Lipitor for me. I believe I can tell the difference in strength...
... echo showed mild regurgitation. I was also on 10mg of lipitor which I respond very well to (total chol went from ... me to take adult aspirin everyday and increased my Lipitor prescription to 20mg.
The strange chest feeling ... cardiologist, and he told me to go back on 10mg of Lipitor to see if that helps.
It's been a rough three months ... PVCs. It could be stress or perhaps the increased lipitor .
Any opinion is welcome!
Thanks...
