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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: So far so good - had to lower dosage to 5mg since I did get some pain in my feet and tingling in the hands. I've tried Lipitor, Vytorin and Zocor. All gave me a problem with muscle pain, some in a few months others after a year or more.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous: Crestor worked wonderfully in reducing my cholesterol. It worked quickly and I was very happy with my lab results. Unfortunately, I had to stop taking Crestor because I developed severe muscle pain and aching in my legs, as I did with several of the other statin drugs.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: I used Crestor for about 3 weeks before I started having muscle and joint pain. Then I began having horrible spasms in my muscles that would wake me every night. I called my doctors office and they told me to take 1/2 a pill every other day. I did as he suggested, but didn't get relief until taken off this medicine. It did however lower my numbers.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for Atherosclerosis: I've been using Crestor for the last 2 months and results are unbelievably great for me. My total cholesterol dropped almost 49%.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous: Lovastatin didn't work for me. I changed to Crestor and result was a miracle for me (from 275 to 187), that's what I needed for a long time.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: Crestor 40mg after 4 weeks has taken my Cholesterol
from 12.3 mmol/L to 2.0 mmol/L. Have experienced no side effects. This is part of treatment of Diabetes Type 2 {Glucose fasting 25.2 mmo/L to 5.9 mmo/L}.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: Four weeks on Crestor 5mg dropped my total cholesterol level 100 points. LDL 81. Now I need to work on increasing HDL through diet and exercise. No side effects at the low strength. Very pleased with the results.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: No side effects and cut my LDL cholesterol in half with 10 mg dosage in 10 days. Taking Crestor for 45 days now.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: I feel that this medication is causing pain in my legs when I walk and as a result, I can no longer play golf or walk very far.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for Atherosclerosis: I take 10mg and my LDL cholesterol is still 147 but I don't have muscle pain in the arms like with other Statins.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for Atherosclerosis: I have used Crestor for over one year and find it to be an excellent drug for my condition. I was using Lipitor which, gave me muscle pain as a side effect.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: My doctor switched me from Lipitor to Crestor because I was getting incredible leg pain and joint swelling. The Crestor has performed equally as well without any of the uncomfortable side effects.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: Experienced just about every side effect. Early on got rash and discomfort, physician waited to discontinue use. Progressively worsened; not being able to move. Physician then recommended to stop medicine. Several days later, most side effects gone. Alive again.
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) for High Cholesterol: Crestor has been the only statin that has lowered my cholesterol and I have been taking statins since they came out. I have had no side effects and rate this drug as # 1 for cholesterol.
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