Rosuvastatin for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous User Reviews

• moo...
• October 4, 2009

Rosuvastatin "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."

• mid...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 9, 2013

Rosuvastatin "5 mg Crestor for about 3 weeks after becoming menopausal and having cholesterol spike even higher (family genetic condition) - no side effects at first and numbers started to improve. THEN - everything went haywire - rapid weight gain & all symptoms of pre-menopause have come back. Now having severe joint pain so have stopped taking it completely."

• lpm...
• October 22, 2010

Rosuvastatin "I went from Zocor, which I had been taking for 10 years. When I started taking Crestor, my cholesterol went from 240 to 147 in 3 weeks and has stayed there. My triglycerides went from 340 to 135. I take 10 milligrams a day."

• Nig...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 20, 2020

Rosuvastatin "Taking Crestor 20 mgs daily. After using this for six months and not seeing good results (cholesterol levels still elevated). I find that I am experiencing joint pains and hair loss. This is my second try on this medication, I was on 10 mg before. I am going to try asking to go back on Lipitor."

• Bob...
• April 8, 2020

"I have used this drug, rosuvastatin, for many years, with minimal side effects. Last year I used this drug from this manufacturer, and it made me very nauseous. I stopped it a few times and tried it again and again, but with the same result. I switched to another manufacturer and was fine. I guess they use some kind of ingredient that isn't right."

• ASW...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 9, 2024

"Have been on statins for over 24 years - simvastatin 60 mg x 20 years and recently changed (with new doc) to rosuvastatin & zetia as my LDL was resistantly too high & discovered that my CAC - coronary artery calcium, is off the chart dangerously high (genetics). I'm fortunate to have no adverse symptoms on statins! My brother (a physician) tried 5 different statins until he found one with no negative muscle symptoms! Statins are awesome & most cardiologists take them, I understand, but obviously some people have negative side effects. Not all statins are the same!"

• Tra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2022

"I was only on this one a few days when I experienced severe diarrhea. As this is the only medication that I take-other than a multivitamin and Vit C, I knew it was this drug. I had tried another statin before this with the same result. So, as it seems all statins will do this, I am now trying a cholesterol inhibitor-but they have a lot of negative side effects too. So we will see. I do not know if it helped my cholesterol-I assume so because the other drug lowered it, but I can't wear a diaper-I am pretty healthy otherwise and like to go to the gym, work, and play with the grands."

• Fra...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 31, 2022

"Crestor was very effective in reducing my dangerously high cholesterol to absolutely perfect in only 3 weeks. Unfortunately, it also causes severe leg pain and increased my previous normal sugar to a borderline diabetic. I also noticed hair loss. I’m a lifetime health nut, eat lots of fish, low fat, and avoid sugar. My doctor prescribed me Zetia, which is a non-statin medication."

• Mar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 21, 2024

"3 months ago [around mid-2024] I added Ezetimibe 10 mg (Zetia) to my usual 40 mg of Rosuvastatin (Crestor) and saw dramatic results. My cholesterol dropped from 215 to 178 (within normal limits), that's a 37-point difference, and my LDL dropped from 141 to 99, a 42-point difference (also within normal limits). This is the first time in 12 years that both of these values have been within normal limits, and I'm very happy. But I am also very skeptical about these results and will have this lipid panel retested within the next month (9-2024). If these values turn out to be accurate, then this is the combination of medications that I would definitely recommend. I have only been on Ezetimibe for 3 months with no side effects, and my CK is also within normal limits."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 2, 2025

"Every day since taking this drug (1 month in) I started to experience worsening insomnia symptoms, I thought likely due to soreness and muscle twitching. In fact, tonight has been the worst of the previous 5 nights with increasingly more vivid night terrors. I am losing precious sleep due to these two factors, which doesn't make it any easier to make healthy decisions. Every day since starting, I am excessively drowsy, with ample brain fog affecting my cognitive abilities during class. All I have energy for is sleep. The mild tenderness and twitching appear to go away by 4-6 am, I take 5 mg at 10 pm. I am not going to continue taking this at night, at the very least, if not discontinue."

• mic...
• June 25, 2018

Rosuvastatin "I had taken Crestor for two months and noticed that my hair was falling out."

• JoR...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 24, 2021

"I put off going on a statin for years. 5 mg Rosuvastatin targeted only my very high LDL. 239 down to 108. No side effects. Very relieved it worked since years of strict diet and exercise did not."

• hak...
• June 29, 2009

Rosuvastatin "Lovastatin didn't work for me. I changed to Crestor, and the result was a miracle for me (from 275 to 187), that's what I needed for a long time."

• she...
• December 8, 2009

Rosuvastatin "I have tried many cholesterol-lowering drugs. Crestor has been the most effective. It is the first one to bring my level under 200."

• Bil...
• April 6, 2022

"Love it, my blood work has not been this good in 25 years. I’ve been on it for 18 months, I love it."

• bil...
• July 21, 2010

"I have been using Crestor for over 10 years, and it has kept my cholesterol down in the normal range, with no side effects."