User Reviews for Pravastatin
Also known as: Pravachol
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Reviews | Compare | Avg. Ratings |
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| High Cholesterol, Fa...ial Heterozygous | 0 reviews | 14 medications | 10 |
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| Hyperlipoproteinemia | 0 reviews | 43 medications | 10 |
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| High Cholesterol | 8 reviews | 40 medications | 6.7 |
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| Hyperlipoproteinemia... beta-VLDL IDL | 0 reviews | 5 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia...Ia, Elevated LDL | 0 reviews | 30 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia...vated LDL VLDL | 0 reviews | 29 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia...V, Elevated VLDL | 0 reviews | 28 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Ischemic Stroke, Prophylaxis | 0 reviews | 66 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Myocardial Infarction, Prophylaxis | 0 reviews | 63 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Revascularization Pr...res, Prophylaxis | 0 reviews | 64 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Summary | 8 reviews |
6.7
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Reviews for Pravastatin
| Review by Anonymous: |  | User Rating: |
10
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Pravachol (pravastatin) for High Cholesterol: It lowered my cholesterol without any side effects.
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| June 7, 2010 9:19 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
5.0
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Pravachol (pravastatin) for High Cholesterol: Medicine was fine at 20mg dose. When my Doctor increased dose to 40mg, I started having increased muscle stiffness, especially in the morning.
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| December 1, 2010 2:39 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
7.0
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Pravachol (pravastatin) for High Cholesterol: It has done the job in lowering my cholesterol within 3 months.
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| October 13, 2010 2:30 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
1.0
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Pravachol (pravastatin) for High Cholesterol: Within 2 weeks of being on 40mg of Pravachol, I began noticing muscle weakness in my shoulders, wrist and knees. I later discovered that these are possible side effects of this medication. I noticed remarkable improvements after stopping the medication.
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| July 10, 2011 7:01 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
2.0
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pravastatin for High Cholesterol: I immediately experienced muscle pain and chest tightness (the heart is a muscle). I also ended up in the ER after feeling faint with left foot numbness. The medication did, however, significantly lower my cholesterol. I have since discontinued the medicine on my own.
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| November 8, 2011 8:30 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
5.0
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pravastatin for High Cholesterol: I took this medicine for about 3 years. About 6 months ago, my dosage was increased from 20 mg to 40 mg. At first there were no problems. After a couple of months, I started having shortness of breath, chest pain, tremors, fatigue and vomiting. I went to the ER with chest pains and shortness of breath. They could find nothing wrong with my heart. I was sent to a cardiologist to have Holter monitoring, echocardiagram and stress test. Nothing. Had a pulmonary function test. Nothing. The pravastatin brought my cholesterol down to 177, so my doctor took me off of it to see if it made any difference with all my health problems. It did. Within 3 days I was starting to feel better. Within a week I was back to my old self again.
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| November 29, 2011 9:39 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | | User Rating: |
10
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pravastatin for High Cholesterol: Was unable to take Lipitor because of aches and pains it produced but I can take pravastatin okay.
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| September 23, 2011 7:53 AM | ||||||
| Review by bogyone: | | User Rating: |
10
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pravastatin for High Cholesterol: It works just fine with no side effects.
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| January 15, 2012 5:20 PM | ||||||
