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Maine Mary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:16 AM
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Has anyone else used Lipitor for high cholesterol?
Did it make you feel sick? I'm going to have to schedual an appointment w/my doc because I quit taking the stuff about a week ago. The side effects were nasty.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:19 AM
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1. I Take It Now
I take 40 mg every night before bed - no problems. I used to take Niaspan, but it made be itch all over.
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ArkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:20 AM
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2. Ask him about Pravachol
my doctor says it's is the safest on the market. It works well for me and (been using for 1 year) there are no side effects.
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Xandor Donating Member (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:22 AM
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3. I've been taking it for 3 years...
No problems so far. Good cholesterol levels.
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:26 AM
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4. My father takes it--no side effects
Some people just react differntly, I guess.
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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:29 AM
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5. Very Effective - but I'd suggest a 5 day a week pattern
Skip Fridays and Mondays

A bit safer on the sides - and just as effective.

Of course the fact that no connection between high cholesterol and any disease outcome or prevalence has been mathematically established may mean all of us taking cholesterol drugs have been conned - but who really knows!

:-)
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:32 AM
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6. My one side effect - Awesome dreams!
As soon as I started Lipitor, I started having this amazing dreams at night. (On the downside, apparently some people get equally awesome nightmares). My doctor hadn't heard of it, but I've heard other people who say as soon as they started Lipitor they started dreaming more.
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soupkitchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:44 AM
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9. Very interesting.
I'm not faithful about taking my Lipitor, but some nights I definetly dream more vividly than others. Maybe the dream nights are directly related to the nights I remember to take my medication. Cool observation.
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zanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:40 AM
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7. It's the only cholesterol-lowering drug that helps me
It cut my cholesterol by more than 100 points, but I have to take a high dose every day (80 mg.).
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:44 AM
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8. yes I do
no real problems other than an increase in gas and it takes longer to stop the bleeding from a cut. It does the trick though what size dose are you taking?
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Maine Mary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:49 AM
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10. Just 10mgs.
Other people here take much higher doses w/no problems apparently. Maybe it's me. :shrug:
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greendog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 10:54 AM
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11. The cost of it makes me feel sick...
...but other than that, no problems.

:)
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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 11:06 AM
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12. I don't use Lipitor so I can't speak for the side effects
However, I have been able to improve all my cholesterol reading through minor changes in diet and excercise(10-15% improvements in all areas). I would imagine you have tried changes in your diet, but if not, I certainly would give it some serious consideration. There are numerous web sites(Dr. Weil is one that comes to mind) that deal with diet and other natural ways to lower cholesterol.

Most people I know that use Lipitor and other cholesterol lowering drugs, haven't had any major side effects, however, those that did were able to switch drugs and eliminate most of the bad effects.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 11:07 AM
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13. My boyfriend's dad used it...
but it bothered his liver...Hey, did the doctor tell you that if you eat deer meat that will cut your cholesterol DRAMATICALLY? A supervisor from work's husband's good and bad cholesterol rarely add up to 100.
Duckie
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 11:16 AM
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14. My brother the doctor says
Edited on Tue Oct-28-03 11:17 AM by Lydia Leftcoast
that there are a lot of reports of nasty side effects with Lipitor, and that there are other, less irritating drugs available, although I don't remember the details.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 11:18 AM
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15. I took it briefly
it clogged me up for a week and made me suicidal. While I was trying to sort out why I felt so shitty I learned that I hit all the nasty side effects of that crap. Constipation, depression, couldn't sleep, tired all the time, upset stomach...

garbage.

decided to exercises much more vigorously instead.
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-03 12:51 PM
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16. I'd been on it for 5 years and developed liver damage!
They blamed it on drinking but that's unproven too!
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