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Atorvastatin is a member of the drug class known as statins, used for lowering cholesterol and thereby reducing cardiovascular disease. Atorvastatin inhibits a rate-determining enzyme located in hepatic tissue used in cholesterol synthesis, which lowers the amount of cholesterol produced. This also has the effect of lo... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| High Cholesterol | 129 |
71% |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 103 |
91% |
| Heart Attack | 27 |
96% |
| Diabetes Type 2 | 21 |
100% |
| Stroke | 13 |
92% |
Overall, 85% (466
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Lipitor Reviews
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took this for about 8 years. later on it seemed to increase the diddyness and attacks so i asked my doctor to stop.
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stopped
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tired all the time.
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Has lowered my bad cholesterol
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Lipitor 80 mg after angioplasty for 3 weeks .muscle cramps in the chest, changed to crestor 20 mg, sife effects with crestor 20 mg is terrible
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had to get off. side effect.... bad indigestion
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My cholesterol was not high to begin with but they say they want it below 2 Canada I started at 3 it is now 1.8 or so . So I guess it is working
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the doc said today i was not getting better
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have taken it off and on. depends on the dr and if they feel its important
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added 6 weeks ago. lowest dosage.
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Crestot
I am trying to control my high cholesterol with diet but I had an older family member who was unable to walk while on Lipitor. When she left it off, ... [More] -
My Father's Afib - Help Please
- Bendroflumethiazide (blood pressure med) - Atorvastatin (Lipitor/cholesterol) - Clopidogrel (antiplatelet) - Warfarin (anti-coagulant) - Bisopro... [More] -
Cholesterol
I have high colesterol, not from Prednisone just heredity. I took lipitor for years, and then went to a lady for a lymphatic massage. She was really e... [More] -
Statin induced Myopathy in hypothyroidism
Thanks for sharing this, bm55 One of my best friends from hs takes Lipitor and it makes me sick. Her mother has hypothyroidism and her grandmoth... [More] -
Statin induced Myopathy in hypothyroidism
This happened to me a few years ago. The subscribing information for lipitor clearly states people with hypothyroidism should be monitored closely. ... [More]
