Atorvastatin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• GMG...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 20, 2021

Atorvastatin for High Cholesterol "My doctor prescribed 10 mg due to high cholesterol. I had “above the range” results in most of the lipid categories. After just 4 months and no side effects, my numbers are all significantly lower, and all are within the normal ranges. I was shocked, but very pleased!"

• Bad...
• October 20, 2015

For High Cholesterol "I took 10 mg for a week. Severe stomach pains, muscle pains, and joint pain. It felt like I had body aches from the flu! So tired, wiped out my energy. Also, where I broke my wrist, I was getting sharp, stabbing pains there. I called the doctor and he said to stop taking it immediately. Thank God because these side effects were horrible. I'm going to try exercise, green tea, and essential oils before I even give another brand a try."

• Bet...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 7, 2018

Atorvastatin for High Cholesterol "I am an otherwise healthy 23-year-old female. My new doctor ran a battery of blood tests and discovered my total cholesterol was 272! Started me on 20 mg Lipitor, which brought it down to 202 after 2 months. Dosage was increased to 80 mg since I have experienced no side effects. It is now at 142 after 4 months in total. Doctor is considering adding something else to get it down a bit more in 2 more months."

• Anonymous
• August 16, 2009

Atorvastatin for High Cholesterol "Have been taking 10 mg for about 2 years, doctor recently increased to 50 mg, my legs are cramping up and are sore from where they have cramped. I am going to doctor tomorrow to see if dose can be reduced."

• Anonymous
• September 28, 2019

For High Cholesterol "Atorvastatin worked, bringing down my triglycerides. But my joint pain forced me to change meds. My wrists have arthritis in them, yes, but I never had pain until I took this med. The pain was unbearable."

• Bpk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2013

For High Cholesterol, Familial Homozygous "My doctor switched me from simvastatin 80 mg to atorvastatin 20 mg because my cholesterol started to go up again from 130 to 154. This is only day four of taking this medicine and I feel like I was hit by a brick wall. I feel so tired and have to force myself to get out of bed. I also feel that it's affecting my cognitive abilities. Calling my doctor today to switch..."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2017

For High Cholesterol "I had a heart attack, and my doc gave me this to take. Within days, I was worse off than before my heart attack. Always dizzy, confused, diarrhea, muscle cramps, short of breath, insomnia. I quit taking them, and I feel so much better now, and it's only been 4 days since I quit taking them. This script is horrible and needs to be taken off the market! Oh, also headaches every damn day, which I never ever had before."

• LMG...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 27, 2019

For High Cholesterol "I started taking 20 mg because my doctor suggested I should be taking this due to my abdominal aortic aneurysm. I do not have high cholesterol, in fact, I'm in pretty decent shape for a 52-year-old (non-smoking) female. I'm the type of person who would rather not take meds unless absolutely necessary. I read the side effects and became paranoid it was destroying my liver. (Had a blood test, and my liver was fine.) I did, however, go to work and was noticeably spacey & unable to concentrate. I stopped taking it immediately after that. Now they are pushing it again post-Triple A surgery, even though my arteries seemed fine and cholesterol is still okay. I'm hesitant to give it another try but going to see how it goes. I know some people get very bad muscle aches, and I'm praying that doesn't happen. Wish I could get the truth on this med."

• bil...
• February 7, 2019

For High Cholesterol "I live in Australia. I am 74. On January 29th, I had a cardiac stent in my left circumflex artery. I was on Crestor 10 mg daily. Prior to the procedure, I had no symptoms and went to the gym for an hour 3-4 times a week. After a successful procedure at the hospital, my meds were changed, including changing Crestor to 80 mg Atorvastatin daily. As I was walking out of the hospital, I felt a little breathless. So, I went to the emergency department at the local hospital. Nothing much was done there. My wife told me that my skin color was strange and yellowish. When discharged, because of the coincidence between feeling unwell and the change in medication, and as I could not see a doctor straight away, I took myself off the new meds and reverted back to the old one and went to see a doctor the next day. He told me I did the right thing. Now, after taking Atorvastatin for four days and not having it for the past four days, I feel fit but still a bit tired, but people at work still comment on my yellowish skin color."

• tax...
• February 19, 2017

For High Cholesterol "I had very high cholesterol, 280. Prescribed atorvastatin 20 mg. Began to have erratic blood pressure within a week of taking it, going as high as 190 over 100, sending me rushing to the ER. Doctor put me on BP meds and upped my atorvastatin to 40 mg. Within a week, the erratic BP continued, and I developed a cough with phlegm, most noticeable at night before sleep and when I awoke. I then developed acute dizziness, severe soreness in my chest and lungs, significant pain in my surgically repaired tendon in my hand, numbness that ran up my arm to my head on one side of my body. My labs came back with my total cholesterol reduced to 125. But I became prediabetic, liver function abnormal, and creatinine rising from 1 to 6. I stopped taking it."

• Pea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 7, 2017

For High Cholesterol "67 years old, reasonably fit male until I had a mini stroke in Jan 17. In the hospital, they put me on 80 mg atorvastatin once a day. Within four weeks, every muscle in my body ached. Went to the doctors, and he reduced the dose to 40 mg a day. Another three weeks later, I couldn't get out of bed or walk due to aching muscles. Stopped taking them completely, and within three days, felt thirty percent better. Another three weeks have gone by, and still ache like hell. They might lower cholesterol for some people and be a godsend, but I never want to see another one in my life. They have ruined my way of life."

• Unk...
• August 2, 2015

For High Cholesterol "When taking atorvastatin, I have developed many side effects. I have had headaches, dizziness, lack of energy, weakness, like I'm always tired, chills, fever, cramps, sore eyes, and mood swings. Although this medication seems to work well."

• Cre...
• September 24, 2015

For High Cholesterol "Started on 10 mg daily in May. Began having headaches daily, and my joints in my hands increased in pain, especially in the AM. I am in my 4th month now, headaches are much better. Hands still hurt but seem a little better. Now my back aches a lot, and I feel tired every morning. It's like I stayed up half the night, making it a chore to get up and get ready for work. I worry about all the things this drug may be doing to my kidneys, liver, and muscles. However, after 3 months, my cholesterol and LDL dropped significantly. I would like to maybe decrease to every other day or maybe try diet and exercise again."

• TCa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 16, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Amazing results! My doctor and I are thrilled. Six months ago, my total cholesterol was still hovering just north of 300. Today it is 165. Over 100 points cut from my LDL, and Trigs (Lovaza alone got these down from 400 to 250) went down a good bit too. All lipids are in the normal range for the first time in my adult life. No side effects at all."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 5, 2018

For High Cholesterol "Went on atorvastatin because I had a fully blocked vertebral artery in the back of my neck and a partially blocked vertebral artery that required a stent. Within three days, I started getting a flushing of the skin of my face and neck. Then the muscle soreness kicked in along with stiffness in other muscles. This gradually increased into neck muscles and finger muscles. I also developed weakness in all extremities. I was also in a fog at times, and it was difficult to concentrate at work. I also had trouble focusing my vision. All of this happened over the six weeks that I was taking the drug. Have to be on something to lower cholesterol until the stent is placed, so the doctor put me on another statin. However, I believe in quality of life over quantity of life, so if the new statin continues like the old one, I will stop taking them and switch to berberine, which the scientific studies I have seen show to be just as effective at reducing cholesterol. My doctor is okay with this plan."

• Jot...
• February 3, 2021

Atorvastatin for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease "71 years. Heart attack with 5 stents. Automatically prescribed this as part of the 'cardiac cocktail,' as they call it. Had numbers getting slightly high for both cholesterol and BP before HA. Within 3 months, this drug injured my liver, and my GP stopped it. Continue to be tested to see if the liver will recover. Numbers are down, so I have my fingers crossed. I have been unable to use the gym due to muscle pain, which is now subsiding, and hopefully, I will be able to utilize the gym again. My mood was adversely affected, with me becoming easily irritated and angry inappropriately. The pain over my shoulders and between my ribs was so painful and exhausting. And then it started to affect my memory, which became so disconcerting. The daily dose was 80, and if the liver heals, we will look at the minimum dose of a statin and see how that works."

• Anonymous
• February 28, 2009

Atorvastatin for High Cholesterol "Lowers cholesterol but I have the oddest side effect - I call it itchy feet. In the bottoms only and nothing stops the itchy feeling, except Neurontin. It's an internal nerve itch, not external. I was scratching on concrete, anything to make it stop."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 31, 2015

For High Cholesterol "Was on 10 mg of atorvastatin, my cholesterol went way down. After about 6 months, I developed severe cramping in the back of my legs, especially behind my kneecap. Pain came every night and every morning. There were times I couldn't pick my legs up to get over the curb. Sometimes I wasn't sure I was going to make it to work. Pain was in both legs, ran down from behind my butt cheeks to my heel."

• Eee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2022

For High Cholesterol "Awful drug. 20 mg dose started 3 weeks ago. A full 4 days now of flu-like symptoms and the necessity to sleep at random hours. My muscles and joints are so painful, especially my ankles, and waves of nausea pass over me constantly. I’ve only kept taking it as the warnings say don’t stop abruptly… but I’m going to. I’ll report back in a few days as to how I am. These symptoms I have can’t be coincidental."

• Jea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 4, 2023

For High Cholesterol "This pill has terrible side effects. Makes my heart beat very fast for 60 minutes after taking it, my excellent memory is now gone, and it overworks my diabetic kidneys big time. Stopped it completely last night. Exercise and a good diet are happening today."

• spd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 13, 2017

For High Cholesterol "Felt I was having a heart attack but without the chest pain. Every muscle in my body seemed to go into rigidity, and I could not move. Heavy sweating. Severe pain in muscles and joints. Difficulty breathing that turned into wheezing and gasping for breath. Panic. Dizziness. This was my third dose of medication."

• kar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 22, 2022

Atorvastatin for High Cholesterol "This is some crazy stuff. Two weeks into taking Lipitor, I woke up with huge red spots in the bends of my arm. It actually looked like eczema, and I have never had eczema. I had a stiff neck, and I had rashes on both my forearms and on the front of my legs. Eyelids were droopy, and the dry skin was horrible. My legs and arms were so dry and flaky. I stopped taking it as soon as I read the reviews. Rashes are clearing up after a week off Lipitor. This was a horrible allergic reaction."

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

For High Cholesterol "Been taking 10 mg of atorvastatin for six months now. LDL was 188, now it is 95, so a 50% drop. Total cholesterol from 263 to 136, again nearly 50%. Triglycerides from 154 to 40, which is like 75%. The only not stellar number was my HDL (the good cholesterol), which actually dropped from 44 to 33. Even though most people's goes up slightly. While that is a concern, overall the improvement in my numbers has my cardiologist pleased enough to continue the protocol. For everyone who complains of the muscle aches and pains, you need to be taking ubiquinol, not simply CoQ10. I know if I go too many days without my ubiquinol, I can be susceptible to the muscle issues too. 200 mg of ubiquinol every day prevents this."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 16, 2023

For High Cholesterol "I've been taking atorvastatin for 6 months, and I feel horrible. I have had muscle pain and trouble with my asthma since I started taking it. The biggest side effect is just generally feeling like a zombie, having no energy, extreme fatigue, trouble sleeping, and just feeling like total rubbish all the time. I'm over it."

• Geo...
• October 11, 2019

For High Cholesterol "After using for over 30 days, my face skin got severe itching with dry skin. Without knowing this cause, I continued to take it for another 10 days, and by then my face skin looked burned and damaged altogether with severe dry skin and itching."