I took 80mg Lipitor once a day for 6 months and then the doctor reduced it to 40mg. At around 4 month into taking Lipitor muscle pain developed in my calves. It is difficult to go down stairs, and my calves ache most of the time. A month ago, started taking 300mg CoQ10 daily (after reading that it is a good supplement for people to take who experience muscle pain from statin drugs) and the musc...
My wife took atorvastatin for two years, and stopped about two months ago due to muscle pain in her knees. Perhaps coincidentally, she had developed an increasing sensitivity to gluten which gave her consistent stomach problems whenever she ate a gluten-containing product. Since she stopped taking the atorvastatin (with no other changes to her medicines or diet), she can now eat gluten. This chang...
Seaborders | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/2/2012
Condition: Homozygous Inherited High Blood Cholesterol
Overall rating 4.0
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Anonymous | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/27/2012
Condition: Homozygous Inherited High Blood Cholesterol
Overall rating 3.7
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Don't know yet.
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FIN | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/26/2012
Condition: Combined High Blood Cholesterol and Triglyceride Level
Overall rating 3.0
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My numbers have gone down, But have suffered many of the side effects listed on this site
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jk | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
11/23/2012
Condition: Combined High Blood Cholesterol and Triglyceride Level
Overall rating 5.0
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John R | 75 or over | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/23/2012
Condition: Primary Prevention of Heart Attack
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after double BY-Pass SURGERY THIS WAS MANDATORY !!!
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Jim | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
10/19/2012
Condition: Increased Triglycerides and Cholesterol
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Les | 65-74 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
9/15/2012
Condition: High Cholesterol
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Marrianna | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
7/30/2012
Condition: High Cholesterol
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No problems now as it keeps my readings low
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Anonymous | 35-44 | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
6/28/2012
Condition: High Amount of Triglyceride in the Blood
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This drug left me a feeling very tired and or a hungover feeling every morning untill I stopped taking it after a month.
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filip | 65-74 | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
6/22/2012
Condition: Prevention of Transient Ischemic Attacks
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erectile dysfunction
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Anonymous | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
3/9/2012
Condition: High Amount of Triglyceride in the Blood
Overall rating 4.0
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joseph | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
3/8/2012
Condition: High Cholesterol
Overall rating 5.0
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bkunst | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
3/7/2012
Condition: High Cholesterol
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none | 65-74 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/25/2012
Condition: Homozygous Inherited High Blood Cholesterol
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have trouble sleeping; even moreso taking this drug. had to stop because sleep patern down to 4 hours sleep.
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Anonymous | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
12/16/2011
Condition: Prevention of Transient Ischemic Attacks
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keeps cholestorol withi limits. but i have trouble with occasionel calfweakness
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jagat Kirty | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
12/13/2010
Condition: High Amount of Triglyceride in the Blood
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Smarajit biswas | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
1/12/2010
Condition: Combined High Blood Cholesterol and Triglyceride Level
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I'm a heart patient and undergone angioplasty thrice. As advice by my doctor, I'm taking this drug regularly and now my cholestorol level comes down to normal.
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Dianne G | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/23/2009
Condition: High Cholesterol
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After taking Lipitor for 3 years I developed severe muscle pain in my shoulders, upper arms and legs. It has been 6 months since I stopped taking Lipitor and I still have muscle pain though the severity has lessened. Pain medication is still required to function normally.
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dknauf | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/21/2009
Condition: High Cholesterol
Overall rating 4.7
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I took 80mg Lipitor once a day for 6 months and then the doctor reduced it to 40mg. At around 4 month into taking Lipitor muscle pain developed in my calves. It is difficult to go down stairs, and my calves ache most of the time. A month ago, started taking 300mg CoQ10 daily (after reading that it is a good supplement for people to take who experience muscle pain from statin drugs) and the muscle pain is less than it was but still uncomfortable at times. I'm hoping that the longer I take the C0Q10, the less pain I experience. IRead More Read Less
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nn | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
9/24/2009
Condition: Homozygous Inherited High Blood Cholesterol
Overall rating 3.7
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After 2 heart attacks and 1.5 years I was fine taking 20mg/day. This drug was not effective until I started taking it at night (173). Then after 1.5 years I started to experience chest aches, leg/joint aches, and jaw pain. I quit and felt better afterward but my cholesterol raised back up to 240. I still have jaw pain.
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