Lipitor Side Effects: My Rare-but-Serious Muscle-Related Side Effects

I have had a HUGE BITE from Mr Lipitor that has wrecked my life, I have tried to contact Pfizer directly and of coarse they will put you on hold, trans, or just call back when the right person is in to talk to. I can NOT, again NOT walk anymore due to lipitor, it has stold the muscles from my legs, been married for 32 years, we both thought when the girls are out of the house and we can live our lifes like we are kids, it will be so great, love my kids, but for years I raised them, and now my wife and I wanted to see the country, We spent evey dime due to this illness that Mr. Lipitor had so gladly left inside of me, it took both of my kidneys, I had more hoses into my body then you see at a gas station. Into my neck, both side, chest both sides, going to heart, lungs, any organ they could get to, because I was so full of Toxic poison it was killing me, I was in my bed for 4 days and didn't remember anything, never went to the bathroom, not one time. My ankles were 17" around, my legs

Posted on 01/06/2009 at 1:01:05 PM

Concerned Reader, I think you are out of line. The article very clearly speaks of a personal experience and at no time do I claim to be an authority on the subject other than on my own, personal experience. I have even gone so far as to separate the facts from the personal account via italics.

Posted on 09/24/2008 at 10:09:02 PM

Sorry, but this isn't just about you. When people arrive here because they're suffering muscle pain and wondering if Lipitor is the cause, they leave with the impression that their pain is nothing more serious than a 24-hr bug...And they should just learn to live with it. Do you realize how irresponsible this is and that someone could've already DIED from you presenting yourself as an authority on the subject, but not directing others to CALL THEIR DOCTOR with these side effects? Do you even know that Rhabdomyolysis is a degenerative muscle disease that usually ends in death, and it can be CAUSED by any statin, not just Baycol?

Posted on 09/24/2008 at 9:09:26 PM

Thank you both for commenting. I appreciate your concern, Concerned Reader, and have taken steps to mitigate the side effects. Thank you for caring enough to leave a message or three.

Posted on 09/22/2008 at 9:09:56 PM

Why would someone write that they have "serious muscle-related side effects", yet not consider that a clue that they should call their doctor right away as the drug company itself advises? The writer says that her course of action is "check the blood levels yearly and be prepared to stop Lipitor if kidney or liver values appear out of whack. Simple enough." By the time this writer realizes that she had kidney or liver damage, it might be from her autopsy...Simple enough.

Posted on 09/22/2008 at 7:09:45 PM

"...and there are no adverse notations in yearly blood tests, I see no reason to discontinue using Lipitor." A trip to www.lipitor.com finds (from the drug company Pfizer itself): Serious Side Effects LIPITOR can cause serious side effects. These side effects have happened only to a small number of people. Your doctor can monitor you for them. These side effects usually go away if your dose is lowered or LIPITOR is stopped. These serious side effects include: Muscle problems. LIPITOR can cause serious muscle problems that can lead to kidney problems, including kidney failure. You have a higher chance for muscle problems if you are taking certain other medicines with LIPITOR. Liver problems. LIPITOR can cause liver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start taking LIPITOR, and while you take it. Call your doctor right away if you: Have muscle problems like weakness, tenderness, or pain that happen without a good reason, especially if y

Posted on 09/22/2008 at 7:09:37 PM

This person is obviously NOT QUALIFIED to be giving ANY type of "advice" on whether or not ANYONE should or should not be taking Lipitor. While I'm not a physician, I realize how important it is to have direct and truthful consultations with your personal physician when considering whether or not to begin/continue ANY drug therapy, including Lipitor...Hiding "serious muscle-related side effects" from your physician is just foolish. IN FACT, the title of this piece of fantasy is "Lipitor Side Effects: My Rare-but-Serious Muscle-Related Side Effects". In it, she explains that after beginning Lipitor treatment (and I quote): "I have experienced the cramping of my lower leg muscles and at times this makes it hard to sit still and type or do anything for long periods of time, yet as these incidents are few and far between, they are easily dealt with." She goes on to end this "Lipitor review" with another quote: "As long as the positive outweighs the negative and there are n

Posted on 09/22/2008 at 7:09:55 PM

Is there a chance that the muscle damage from lipitor, and or simvastatin, or any statin, will reverse itself, or is it a permanent condition? Thank you for any helpful information you can give me. flyboy@dundee.net

Posted on 08/14/2008 at 6:08:15 AM