Pravastatin for High Cholesterol User Reviews (Page 3)

• Ale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 18, 2025

"Pravastatin lowered my LDL to healthy levels, so it's good in that regard. It did not make any impact on my HDL or triglycerides. The only side effect I encountered was difficulty falling asleep, however, I had this same side effect with Lipitor as well. I also take an SSRI, and both statins seemed to have some sort of interaction with my SSRI, which I think may be the cause of the insomnia. I don't think insomnia is normally a side effect."

• Jen...
• September 9, 2021

"My goodness, started this a week ago. Stop, then started again, tight chest. Bad acid, stomach pains. And the deepest headache. Cannot not take another one. So where does it lead me? Hurry. Up, bring the new injection from America, better than pills."

• Gra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 24, 2025

"I have been on pravastatin (1 mg) every other day for close to a year, and it worked well without any side effects, but eventually, it stopped working, and my doctor upped my dose to (2 mg) every other day for the past 2 months. At first, I thought everything was good until I started experiencing upper thigh weakness. I couldn’t wrap my head around why this weakness was happening, it was severe. I couldn’t exercise or walk up and down steps because my thighs felt like they were going to give out on me. I also started having breathlessness and an abnormal amount of tiredness. To be fair, I also have no thyroid and suffer from Psoriatic Arthritis, so I wasn’t thinking pravastatin was causing my weird issues UNTIL the next day when my upper thigh weakness, breathlessness, and weird tiredness went away and then came back when I took the pravastatin again. It’s still crazy that I had zero issues with (1 mg) and a ton of issues with (2 mg). I have failed every statin I’ve been on."

• Anonymous
• December 1, 2010

Pravastatin "Medicine was fine at 20mg dose. When my doctor increased the dose to 40mg, I started having increased muscle stiffness, especially in the morning."

• Anonymous
• June 7, 2010

Pravastatin "It lowered my cholesterol without any side effects."

• Anonymous
• October 13, 2010

Pravastatin "It has done the job in lowering my cholesterol within 3 months."

• gub...
• June 25, 2014

"I was on simvastatin and got leg pain. I got switched to pravastatin and am now experiencing shoulder pain and weakness. I plan to see what else I can take."

• Anonymous
• September 23, 2011

"Was unable to take Lipitor because of aches and pains it produced but I can take pravastatin okay."

• Luc...
• October 27, 2013

"Was on pravastatin for two weeks. Woke up with swelling in the face. Doctor said it was a side effect to stop taking."

• hel...
• August 5, 2013

"Elevated my blood sugar level."

• Anonymous
• January 26, 2022

Pravastatin "Does anyone experience coughing and wheezing issues with Pravachol?"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 30, 2016

Pravastatin "Experienced joint stiffness, muscle weakness."

• Doc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 9, 2019

"Pravastatin put me in the ER with horrible stomach pains twice. CVS switched manufacturers and did not tell me. The Accord brand of pravastatin tore up my stomach and intestines."

• bog...
• January 15, 2012

"It works just fine with no side effects."

• Bob...
• April 15, 2018

Pravastatin "It appears to work for my situation."

• Lis...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 27, 2018

"At 20 mg, no issues, when the dose went up to 40 mg, bad headaches, severe leg pain, upper thighs."

• sst...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 18, 2017

"I ache badly from this medicine. Like a giant toothache. I can barely sleep at night since I started taking it."

• gww...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 1, 2016

"This is the second statin I've taken, and it too produces a lot of lower back pain, which I've had to endure. Exercise and stretching help, but it's still there."

• dog...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 9, 2017

Pravastatin "Does the job. Lowered my cholesterol to normal levels."

• Rel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 24, 2021

"I have had no issues with any side effects. My doctor is very happy with my labs 3 and 6 months after starting it."