Lipitor User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Lipitor has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 21 reviews on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 53% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Lipitor

Kpreuss
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
January 26, 2015

For Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease "Continuous muscle pain on back of both thighs. Discontinued use after two weeks & a few days and the pain is gone."

4 / 10

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white...
Taken for 10 years or more
July 24, 2018

For High Cholesterol "I'm 81 years old and have been on 40mg to 80 mg of lipitor for at least 10 years. It works wonders. No side effects."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
October 8, 2009

For High Cholesterol "Suffered from memory loss/lapse and muscle aches/cramps in my legs. Switched to Crestor and have had no side effects at all."

3 / 10

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Frequently asked questions

Anonymous
June 2, 2010

For High Cholesterol "I've been taking Lipitor for over 4 years-no side effects noted and my cholesterol is now 132, Trigycedrides 84, LDL 65, and HDL 50."

10 / 10

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Harold...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
April 27, 2015

For High Cholesterol "I have been taking Lipitor for 8 years now with no problems whatsoever."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
February 17, 2009

For High Cholesterol "Many side effects. Such as muscle pain, weakness, tenderness, gas, blurred vision."

3 / 10

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Kara
July 8, 2011

For High Cholesterol "My dad takes Lipitor and he is very happy with it. His cholesterol levels are much closer to his target level, with no side effects. "

9 / 10

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Lindy...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
December 12, 2015

For High Cholesterol "My doc says I may be the 1 in 100,000 that just can't take it. My liver enzymes went off the chart and I am still recovering from acute hepatitus and muscle pain."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
July 20, 2009

For High Cholesterol "I suffered frequent and prolonged cramps in my legs for anything from two/four times weekly at night, waking me from a sound sleep."

8 / 10

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128 Report

Momma
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 21, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Our mom took Lipitor and had a lot of swelling around her eyes, pale, weak, and her skin was peeling on her face."

1 / 10

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ismatt
December 31, 2008

For High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "I have been using this medicine for about 6 years. As a result my cholesterol level test comes out normal."

10 / 10

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Andyman
January 10, 2016

For High Cholesterol, Familial Homozygous "This caused me severe muscle pain and cramps ."

1 / 10

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jpc
March 10, 2010

For High Cholesterol "Works well at lowering lipids when combined with Niaspan. Had to discontinue because of cognitive disorders and severe muscle pain. No rhabdo, however."

3 / 10

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Leisa
Taken for 5 to 10 years
January 31, 2019

For High Cholesterol "Severe muscle pain, and skin pain couldn’t stand my bra touching my skin, my Dr. took me off of it, she said I should have let her know sooner she would have changed it."

1 / 10

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Rlang...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 18, 2018

For High Cholesterol "I have been on Lipitor for 6 months. My cholesterol went down from 220 to 156, I was tested 2 months ago, therefore I hope it is going down. Fortunately, I don't have any side effect, Thank goodness."

10 / 10

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Jackie
November 22, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Severe leg cramps, joint pain, dizziness, my cholesterol is never been over 200, have always walked, biked, eating right. This med has really messed my body up!!!"

1 / 10

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Anonymous
October 15, 2009

For High Cholesterol "Been on Lipitor for 7 months & it worked very well. Then I developed a rash that drove me crazy."

8 / 10

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Da pig
February 5, 2010

For High Cholesterol "My number was 240 with a bad ratio. Now its around 140 with a great ratio."

10 / 10

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bonobo
September 13, 2009

For High Cholesterol "My cholesterol dropped from 302 to 213 in 6 weeks. Seems to be causing constipation. Also, questioning weight gain. Otherwise, effective."

8 / 10

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Char
Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 21, 2021

For High Cholesterol "Horrible ,I never experienced such cramping and pain. it was a nightmare."

1 / 10

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user
August 4, 2009

For Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease "I have taken Lipitor for over two years. HDL are 76 total cholesterol is 147. Appears to be working properly. Have full blood tests every six months."

10 / 10

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jon...
January 4, 2012

For High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "Its good."

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SRano
January 11, 2018

For High Cholesterol "Have been taking low dosage of this drug for 10 years. It's very effective. Has lowered my cholesterol dramatically, combined with exercise and low fat diet."

10 / 10

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mtmnjde
July 28, 2008

For High Cholesterol "This medicine is wonderful. My cholesterol was around 225. After taking Lipitor is around 130. Amazing stuff."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
June 10, 2008

For High Cholesterol "Works very well."

10 / 10

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54 Report

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