Is muscle pain a side effect of Lipitor?
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- 3+ months ago by msbandit
- Topics:
- lipitor, muscle pain
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Hi,
I have been on Lipitor for almost a year now and I think I am having side effects from it. They are muscle pain in my shoulders, arms, & hands and even some numbness in my hands and arms. Has anyone else experienced this trouble? I asked the doctor and he said to just keep taking it but that was back in Sept. and it seems to be getting worse. I have read else where that some people have stopped for two weeks or so and all this could go away. I am considering doing this myself. Would like any suggestions or comments on what others are doing.
I used lipitor 10 mg for about two yrs and then lipitor 40 for two more years. You are correct it maybe the lipitor. When i complained about muscle pain, my dr referred me to rehab. saying it was arthirti(sp?) But i stopped the lipitor for three wks and the pain went away.
the lipitor even elevated my liver enzymes and the dr would not take me off of lipitor. I had to do it myself. Doctors are trying to control numbers and not side effects.
Br your own advocat, try stopping the lipitor for a wk or two and see if the pain subdue, if so then you have your answer. I am not a dr, but have had experience with lipitor, zetia, pravigard and zorcor..good luck!
I have been on Lipitor for several years, and just this last two months I'm having muscel pain in my legs, so bad it feels like the pain is in the bone.It only effects me at night or if I set in one spot very long.
Bladder and Kidney infections I have never had before, Now I have. I'm on 40mg. I seriously thinking about stopping,the lipitor for a couple months, if that doesn't help I'll go back on it.
I have been taking 20 mgs of lipitor for about 2 years. However my doctor also prescribed SOMA to help with the mucsle discomfort. It works very well. Also helps you sleep in you have trouble sleeping. Good Luck. Kevin.
I was on 10 mg of Lipitor and had bad leg cramps every now and then. I didn't connect it to the Lipitor until my doctor put me on 20mg and I was in such bad pain and had to walk with a crutch or I would fall down. My legs were in such pain standing or laying down I couldn't stand it. I had to stop my early morning walks - I thought I was becoming a cripple. My doctor said it was arthritis. I knew it was not in my joints and I went to 3 different doctors about it. One said it was just old age (I was 55). I finally read about the side effects others were having and suggested to my doctor that it was the Lipitor and she said I read too much on the internet. Anyway, I stopped taking it and after one week the pain had subsided quite a bit. In two weeks I was able to get up out of a chair normally and walk without a limp. My husband was on Zocor and it effected his shoulder muscle and he could not fish anymore, put on a belt or anything that required lifting up or back motion. He got off Zocor and is perfectly fine without any pain. We both take Niacin and Red Yeast Rice and that combination has lowered our cholestrol levels significantly.
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I do want to make one comment on the fact that there are tens of thousands of elderly people on statin drugs who don't use the internet and rely on answers from their doctors. They are probably limping, using canes, or other walking aids and thinking they are just getting old and feeble and life is passing them by. How sad. I may start wearing a T-shirt that states, " If you take a Statin drug & can't walk - Stop the Statin!"