i took lipitor for 2 years.it caused the muscles in my right leg to be in so much pain i could sleep. i developed RLS and the muscle imy leg began to deteriorate. The pain moved to my hp joint. it became painful to get up or even walk so i quit taking lipitor.all the above side effects went away in less than a week. neb

I've been on 10 mgs. of Lipitor for about a year and it's working great for me with no side effects.

I had extremely strange nightmares.

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Thank you for the insight.

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Only got it from the library today and it has so much useful answers.

I hate to say it but I took liptor and it was doing good for about 3 months. But then I started to forget things then it became really bad for me. I read of a NASA doctor put himself on the Liptor. HE was found on a highway and Didn't know where he was. Same thing happen to a decon at our church. I can say I felt more like myself when I stopped taking it.

I went off of the genetic for Zocor, I was having muscle aches and weakness in the legs, I did go for bloodwork and went to my doctors and at that time they didn't have the bloodwork, but the doctor took me off of it, but he also suggested to take half of the pill and then talking with my mom, she said to take half of a half. So I am not sure of what to do ? I do take Fish Oil as well. my mom and aunts cholesterol were high as well, and they both took 10mg of Lipitor and they got theirs down.

I am on Staywell and really can't pay for any high prescription, so I am not sure of what the doctor will put me on.

any advice would be appreciated.

Amy

I am currently on Fenofibrate=Tricor and i have not had any trouble. But, i have MS and 6 other health issues and my Blood sugar levels are through the roof because i have had 3 days of IV steriods.

I had muscle aches but was on it just a few months and didn't follow up with my doctor enough to know how much it helped. I don't remember the muscle aches being too bad but I do remember them.

Lipitor affected my liver unfornatly. And I tried niacin and had reaction to that.

Oh boy yes. I have been on Lipitor for 5 years, my cholesterol levels etc have been very good. BUT for 4 years now I have been experiencing progressive pain in hands and some in knee to hip area. Spent those 4 years trying to find reasons. I was mis-diagnosed with everything. I have endured cortisone injections, eat pain killers and ibuprofen like mad. I finally went to a rhuemetologist who right off the bat said I did NOT have arthritis but he believed I had a high CK level due to the Lipitor (statin). So I went off lipitor for 1 month...my CK level went from 235 to 116...in a month!!!! But the damage to my muscle is there and never will be better. My dr wants me on Zetia but the ins needs prior approval...so now instead of good chol levels they are terrible...went up to 265 from 160 in that same month. I eat the oatmeal, any cereal with high insoluable fiber %'s, I take omega3(flax seed oil) 3 times a day and Co Q10 3 times a day. But did not do a damn thing for cholesterol. So I am playing the waiting and see if I get the new med or do I have to have a heart attack first. So, please please if you are on any statin drug pay close attention to joint or muscle pain that seems to appear from nowhere and get thine self to someone who knows the score on this sad little story. I am glad I know the true reason but anfry the drs were lazy and did not connect the dots, I wish I had paid more attention...but they said arthritis and at my age it would be a reasonable theory.

I was on Lipitor for 7 yrs. Had to increase dosage to make effective and results were erratic at best. Next to last test showed dramatic increase even tho I took prescribed dosage daily.

I continually complained about increasing fatigue to my dr. and was told it was my fibro &/or my thyroid. Thyroid meds increase didn't help. Now, I'm wondering if I really need that additional dosage.

Then dr blamed my bp meds which I've been taking for 20 yrs. and not had that affect. Long story short, got off Lipitor and w/in a week, I was no longer sleeping in until after noon every day!
Instead woke up between 7 & 9 am (no alarm).

Stayed off for 3 mo. Dr urged me to resume. W/in a week I was back to sleeping past noon. My memory has also been affected & my fibro has seriously worsened. The fatigue is so bad that I don't even want to THINK about doing things, let alone do them.

Plus I now have a serious vitamin d deficiency. Since lipitor blocks absorption of cholesterol related stuff, who's to say it doesn't block absorption of other things. In my opinion it hasn't been on the market long enough to know.

W/in six months of getting off Lipitor, my cholesterol has rebounded to even higher levels.

This drug has ruined the quality of my life. I was managing fine w/my other health issues including fibro before starting Lipitor. I used to exercise 5 x wk. After lipitor, I've come close to nodding off while on the treadmill and that level of fatigue is still with me. I barely have enough energy to do stretches, let alone walk for 5 min.

Dr now wants to give drug to improve my energy. I am very leery about taking any more meds.

I don't have much hope of ever recovering from the damage Lipitor caused. I am taking 100 mg coq10 3xday in the hopes of repairing some of the damage. But so far I've seen no improvement.

If you are interested, The Univ of CA, San Diego is doing a major study on the effects of statins. http://medicine.ucsd.edu/ses/
I'm to the point of thinking: what's the point of taking lipitor to POSSIBLY extend my life if all I do is sleep?

this does sound VERY good - constructive rest and the Alexander Technique. This teaches you to be aware and live properly in your body. I also find a very good site called Inner Frontier teaches you to live in the present moment. Quite hard to learn to do but this site is brilliant.....