Pravastatin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 3, 2021

For High Cholesterol "On 10 mg pravastatin at night, it gave me lots of pain all over especially right side of back. Also fatigue with no energy at all also spaced out feeling with low sex drive. Also not well feeling since on this medication. Insomnia too. Stopped it 5 days ago and beginning to feel better. Not sure if its bought cholesterol down or not because not had any blood tests done since being on this stuff over a year ago. Cholesterol only 4.2 anyway before medication."

• Jeshu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 23, 2021

For High Cholesterol "Do not, do not, do not take this or any statins. You will not have a life After 2 weeks got off I felt like a junkie. Forgetfulness, brain numb pain all over body, dizzines. If your dr refuses to take you off get another Doctor. You can even see an endocrinologist. There are powder oral drinks u can take instead -pravalite or wellcore. There are others. Suggest them to your dr they are for people who cannot tolerate statins."

• Cdub
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 28, 2024

For High Cholesterol "I've been taking Pravastatin for a couple of years. At first, I was apprehensive about taking a statin. I researched and found fewer complaints about Pravastatin. I have had zero side effects while taking 40mg. My cholesterol dropped significantly and is now in the normal range. I can't say anything except it works like it's supposed to."

• Ross...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 4, 2017

For High Cholesterol "After genuinely wanting to lower my Cholesterol from 8, I tried yet again a Statin for the fourth time. I halved this medication down to 10 mg per day. My GP wanted to increase but knowing ALL statins give me muscle pain, I decided to keep the medication low. I noticed a lot of weight gain, increasing blood pressure and sense of lack energy. I radically altered my diet. Everything including cooking oil, all low fat dairy and extreme LEAN meats. Increased veges and fruit My BP went from 135/95 to 117/79 within 3 months. My Cholesterol dropped to 6.5. Was it the Pravastatin?. Maybe, VERY LOW dose however. Discontinued USE DUE to onset of worsening shoulder pain, left rib cage floating pain and left neck. Pain was becoming chronic."

• Still...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2023

For High Cholesterol "This Pravastatin at 10 mg taken in the evening is causing insomnia. Been in bed since 11 p.m. and it's now 2.30 am and still wide awake and will be up at 7.00 am...so looks like no sleep tonight again. This has been the same for 3 weeks since starting the pravastatin managing to get only a couple of hours of sleep each night if lucky. When I stopped taking it for a couple of days it gave me a withdrawal feeling of anxiety and panic."

• HCOG
• December 8, 2017

For High Cholesterol "I have been in the ER twice. I've racked up quite a large bill with the hospital. I've been exposed to needless radiation due to this medicine. I've had SEVERE abdominal cramping, diarrhea, anxiety, confusion, nausea and insomnia. Never ever again. I thought I was losing my mind. The ER doc was trying so hard to help me, and it was this stupid yellow pill. Never ever ever again."

• Why...
• January 8, 2017

For High Cholesterol "Been scripted for various statins over the years, having to change from one to another due to side effects; muscle pain, increased glucose, blurred vision with aching eyes, fatigue, cognitive impairment, headaches, etc. . Not sure of the time of onset of of each symptom. Am being treated for seasonal affect disorder but am now thinking this is due to statins. Am now off statins and other than mild blurred vision all symptoms have stopped"

• LMT
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 27, 2023

Pravachol (pravastatin) for High Cholesterol "Took Pravachol for 6 months and immediately had an achy pain in my legs. I walk a lot all day because I walk my dog. After taking this medication, I had to ask my husband to walk her often because the pain was too great for me to walk her. I'm 72 years old, female, and I have always been very active. I could not continue Pravachol because of the pain level. I stopped with my doctor's approval for 6 months. My cholesterol shot back up to a very high rate, as before. I have restarted this medication and will see the doctor in three months. I hope there is another medication for cholesterol that I may take without negative side effects. It does work well and did reduce my cholesterol. I took 10 mg tablets."

• Not...
• July 22, 2016

For High Cholesterol "Ok so I am 80 mg a day and I feel sick at my stomach and can not eat very much ( but I had the same feeling after gallbladder was removed the nausea feeling) . I am somewhat scared because my doctor said this medications had less side effects. But I wake up feeling sick to my stomach and its not a good feeling at all. My cholesterol is very high and I am scared and I have high blood pressure so I am trying to do what my doctor say do. I feel like I am about to just eat oatmeal and that cereal that lowers cholesterol. Only been on it a week."

• Ronaldo
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 10, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Been taking Pravachol 40mg for the last eight years and COq10. My cholesterol has been good. No side effects whatsoever. Recently, I have developed a neuropathy (numbness) in my feet. Specialists said there is no treatment and that it will only get worse over time. I wonder if the cholesterol medication could be a factor."

• LME
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 8, 2016

For High Cholesterol "I'm a T1 diabetic. My doctor had me on 20 mg to keep my cholesterol under 100. No side effects. 2 years later she bumped up my dosage to 40 mg when my cholesterol went to 105. Within 3 days, the joints in my hands and muscles in my lower arms became extremely painful. I'm also very tired. Called my doctor and waiting for a return call. I am not taking this dose again!"

• sbece...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2017

For High Cholesterol "After taking one pill in the evening, the next morning I woke up feeling dizzy, anxious feeling, nervous, and just tired. The feelings have not dissipated through the day. This is the second type of statin drug my doctor has prescribed for me. The first one (a generic for lipitor) made me feel the same way. I cannot function with this drug. Will not be taking it again. Wasted $10.00. I hate that."

• mrsma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2018

For High Cholesterol "My cardiologist changed me from Simvastatin to this medicine In October 2016. In 2 weeks I was hospitalized with 90 % loss of legs. Once taken off this medicine I left hospital 3 days later with legs at 75 % and improving. I have since gone back on Simvastatin and I have had full recovery that has last for the last 18 months"

• thon
• December 12, 2016

For Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL "I was on pravastatin 40 mg 2 years ago (40 mg). I experienced extreme pain on the inward side of my right knee that kept getting worse. Within a month or two, my left knee began hurting in the same spot. Then I had similar severe pain in my left ankle. My right knee was so bad I could not walk on it. Doctor took x-rays. Diagnosis was tendinitis. By the end of summer I was a basket case and no amount of advil gave me any relief. It hurt so bad that when I moved my knees when I was sleeping it would wake me up. I got checking all my heart medications and suspected the pravastatin. I cut it out completely for 1 week. I have cut my dose now to 20 mg and still have occasional bouts of tendinitis."

• MAP
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 1, 2021

For High Cholesterol "I have been taking Pravastatin for about 8 years and take 80mg per day. I am 65 and it has lowered overall cholesterol from the 260's to the 160's. I have the usual aches and pains of anyone my age, but I don't attribute them to the medication. I never miss a dose and am very happy with the results!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 6, 2020

For High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "(I have genetically high cholesterol, I am NOT overweight.) Was on 40 mg Simvastatin several years. My new Dr decided to experiment on me, but who cares, because I am 70. He switched me to 40 mg Atorvastatin for about 18 days of all sorts of side BAD effects. (Atorvastatin must be the worst medicine on Earth!) So he decided to take me off 40 mg Atorvastatin for 20 days. Then he got the bright idea, (and without doing a blood test), to switch me to 80 mg Pravastatin. Pravastatin side effects took longer to kick in, (I was on it about 4 -1/2 mo). I got so sick with just about every BAD side effect including losing my hair. I have been off all statins for about 2 weeks and still feel horrible. Hope to feel better someday soon."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 10, 2018

For High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "Extreme pain and inflammation in calves and knees and feet. Weakness upon walking. Intermittent vomiting and nausea. I am now taking vitamin and mineral supplements to try and heal my lower body aches and pains."

• Lisa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 24, 2023

For High Cholesterol "This is the only statin that I can tolerate. My doctor tried me on 2 others and both gave me severe muscle pain in hips and legs. Now on 40 mg daily of pravastatin with no issues. Everyone is different but this one works for me."

• Anony...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 16, 2022

For High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "Pravastatin, Atorvastatin, Simvastatin, NONE LOWERED MY CHOLESTEROL BUT all caused heavy brain fog, severe muscle pain, poor kidney values, blurry vision, poor hearing, skin sharp itchy flat plaques, bruising under my eyes, terrible tingling feet, weakness to the point of collapsing at times, hair loss, odd forgetfulness like doing tasks inside out-like going to dealer to get winter tires swapped out to summer and an oil change as I have done for years, but 6 months ago I did not even realize I never put the winter tires in the truck for the dealer to swap out and only found out a few weeks ago that my summer tires were on all winter and I put the winter tires in the truck to get swapped out a few weeks ago with my oil change but the dealer told me i already had my summer tires on, and it was hard to comprehend, also had terrible trouble finding things, forgot I was looking for anything etc. Somebody needs to find out if people are misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's but on Statins!!!"

• Candy
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 19, 2021

For High Cholesterol "I love pravastatin I take the 10 mg. I have no side effects. My cholesterol drop 100 points in 1 month I did diet too. It is the only statin I can take that does no give me any side effects. It also comes in a white pill, I am allergic to dye so it is perfect. l thankful for pravastatin. And this company for making it in a white pill."

• Moore
• December 15, 2022

For High Cholesterol "For the first two weeks, I didn’t have any muscle problems. In the third week, I could barely walk, climb stairs, or get out of my car. I discontinued the medication. Suddenly I couldn’t raise my left arm. The information on the pamphlet from the pharmacy stated if you had trouble lifting your arm call your doctor immediately! I went to urgent care, but they wouldn’t let me leave or drive because they feared that I had a stroke. They sent me to the ER. They admitted me overnight for observation and I had a brain MRI to see if I had a stroke. MRI came back good so I also had chest x Ray, which had good results. The shoulder pain is getting better, but I still can’t raise my arm the internist suspect it’s rotator cuff. I will be going to orthopedic doctor to have this checked out soon. I will never take this medication again."

• Sonia
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 3, 2021

For High Cholesterol "took 10mg this medicine for about 5 weeks and ended in A&E with severe pain in the chest. I thought I'm having a heart attack but heart was fine, had palpitations, increased blood pressure and also could not eat anything sweet as heart would race like crazy after the smallest bite of sweets. I had insomnia waking up every hour not being able to get few hours of sleep in one go. I stopped it for 2 months and it went away but I am back on it now again for about 2 weeks and it is even worse. Have appointment with cardiologist in 2 days so will see to get off of this as my body seems cannot tolerate it."

• Doc
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 26, 2022

For High Cholesterol "Started nearly ten years ago with Pravastatin. Very bitter taste when administered, but subsides after drinking water. Slow onset of muscular and joint pain, which has severely increased over time. My back pain increased, and now I have joint pain in my feet, wrists, and back of the neck. Migraines have increased, but the etiology may be a combination of other things. Sleep decreased, and now I have sleep apnea. Periodic symptoms of vertigo and my weight is hard to shed. Now have thyroid issues. My age is 52. This is a long list of side effects, but the alternative could be stroke or death. Looking for alternative meds because diet and exercise did not work to control my levels. Dose 40mg/night. This med is very effective but side effects have become unbearable."

• Melody
• March 12, 2021

For High Cholesterol "Started Prevastatin 20mg gosh around 2-3 year's ago due to high cholesterol. It brought my cholesterol right down to brilliant, however around 2 year's ago around abouts, I developed severe breast pain which is mainly on my left side, but does affect both breasts. Bloods are always fine, CT scan fine, menopause test and I'm not menopausal, and mammogram also fine. My gp was at a loss of what it is! (useless) they asked another gp one who's never even seen me, it was passed back to my gp to tell me it's Mastalgia!! To take evening primrose and vitamin B complex/compound all of which I have to buy at £6.50 ago with no luck. Yesterday I purchased vitamin e as that's supposed to help as no pain reliever touches it. Today I thought hmm I'll look up about statins, and we'll it appears statins can cause muscle pain and, muscle damage,I've thought the pain is not my actual breasts it could be the chest wall!! I've stopped taking and I'll inform my gp"

• Kathl...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 30, 2023

For High Cholesterol "Decreased my cholesterol from 5-10 to 4-6. It gives me painful joints but sometimes I miss a day and take lecithin or plant sterile capsules with a low saturated diet. I'm on 10mg now (half of the 20mg tablet)."