User Reviews for Crestor oral

Absolutely Horrific Experience, my Dr prescribed this med for me, 10 mg of Rosuvastatin, ( Male age 55) (I have a med phobia, due to being previously damaged by Klonopin) my Doctor told me I wouldn't even really notice, or suffer any side effects I went into this drug without reading about, what a bad mistake that was, the side effects took about 8 days to hit me. I still kept taking it, thinking it was something else, by day 20, my body was failing in so many regards, the worst symptom, was ( and still is 12 days currently post drug) is debilitating weakness, and also the severe calf muscle pains/tightness that others have mentioned, all rounded off by feeling nauseous 24/7 on top of it, this drug is toxic poison, it's like somebody opened up a door and pushed me into straight into hell. there is nothing positive to report of this big pharma garbage!!!!! you've been warned!!!Read More Read Less

I started Crestor about 4 years ago - it brought my cholesterol down nicely. But I didn’t realize until 3 months ago that I was allergic to it. Over time, I developed a rash that I had for 4 years. Since I have severe pollen allergies, my doctors & I thought foods were causing it, so I cut back my diet to an unhealthy degree - put all the tests were negative. It was by accident that I thought Crestor might be the cause. My doctor has me off it for another month, then I will slowly titrate up on Lipitor, over a 7 week period, because there’s a 50-50 chance the rash could come roaring back. I saw the results of a phase for clinical trial, which showed 3.49% of those taking it or allergic to it.Read More Read Less

I'm not a good pill taker. I always have side effects. I told my doctor this. Started the drug. Excellent results. 3 months later I was in the ER. Extreme diarrhea and vomiting, hot flashes and heart palpitations. Had to stay all night. They let me go and said my labs were good. I never knew why. Two days later went back to the er, scared, terrible terrible headache, high blood pressure hurts, hot flashes, scared to death. Head CT that was clear. Labs were clear. They gave me muscle relaxers and told me I was stressed out. Went to my doctor a week later and she gave me high blood pressure pills which killed me. The only thing different in my life in the past 10 years was that I started taking Crestor. It never occurred to me this could be the cause until I started reading hundreds of comments and forums. I have had a headache for 6 weeks, vertigo and dizziness every single day for a month, terrible anxiety, leg tingling and disorientation. I decided to stop the Crestor and see what happens. I didn't have that high of a reading when it came to the cholesterol, so the whole thing was not worth it. Very very upsetting to me. I'm waiting to see if I lose the side effects as it has only been three days. However, I am already convinced that is the culprit. I can handle this with other meansRead More Read Less

Went in, so innocently, for my 30 year check-up, and found out my cholesterol was in the 300s. I was floored since I'm young and otherwise healthy. Started on Atorvastatin and it took me out-fatigue, mostly. Doctor switch me to Crestor-5 mg- and I honestly have had ZERO side effects. I have a joint disease that causes me lots of pain and honestly it's been feeling completely fine lately. I'm happy, full of energy, and, though I believe the accounts here of the terror experienced by Crestor users, I just want to remind everyone that people typically review a med when it's bad for them. Everybody's bodies are different, and don't be afraid to give the med a try if prescribed because some of us are out here living happy and healthy lives on it.Read More Read Less

Over the years I have had my cholesterol around the 200 mark. But my bigger issue was the LDL and HDL ratio. In 2019, 2020 and 2021, I noticed my numbers becoming better with my HDL on the rise and my LDLs around the 115-130 mark. These last blood tests my numbers came in high (231 total) but I attributed it to vacations, Forth of July weekend and then Covid. Well my Dr wanted my LDLs below 100. So he put me on Crestor. I asked him about the side effects but he goes, well joint and muscle pain but you're middle aged so I know you you still have aches and pains in the morning so nothing new. LOL Whatever!!! He said I will give you a low does 5 mg! Knowing how my body reacts to meds, I decided it was best to just use a pill cutter and cut it in half (2.5 mg). After two days, my hands were killing me. Crazy dreams at night! Then after a couple of weeks, I started to get shooting pains in old injuries and tenderness under my arm pits. Now I am starting to get this brain fog that won't go away! Decided to call him today to put me on something else! This drug is harsh! Not worth destroying your quality of life if you are active, happy and just have border line cholesterol issues!Read More Read Less

Started Crestor 10mg 2 months and developed shoulder pain. Dr asked me to go off a few days to see if it improved. It did. I was asked to slowly go back on because my numbers were excellent. I recently went back on and I’m having gastrointestinal issues and diarrhea. Has anyone else experienced this?

After 3 years,this insidious medication just about crippled me with myopathy.The Dr tried prednisone,flexeril,and PT.It dawned on me when I was putting it in my pill case.5 days off I can finally walk without a cane. Never again!I will stick with PT to rebuild strength.Currently looking for alternatives.

I am under 30 and found myself with VERY high cholesterol numbers. 246 being my total cholesterol. My doctor kept telling me I was too young to be put on medication and just make lifestyle changes. I ended up finding a new doctor who agreed i absolutely needed to be on medication, that genetics were playing a big role. i've been on crestor for 5 months, my total cholesterol is now down to 155 and all my numbers have drastically improved. I had some numbness the first few nights on the drug, along with mild nausea. But after about 2 weeks of adjustment I felt normal again and am very happy knowing Crestor is keeping my heart healthy!Read More Read Less

I'm only 39,I been on the meds for about 5 or 6 weeks and why it may be helping my high cholesterol it's absolutely killing my legs,the pain is to much.i think I'm going to have to stop it.

Side effects are numerous. Forgetting words mid sentence, severe leg pain, muscle loss, irritability. Developed gingivitis. Sugar cravings, etc. 6'2 220 lbs active. No more statins for me. Side effects have not subsided. Constant pain and dental bills in the thousands are not worth the benefits of this drug.

Experienced dizziness and muscle pain to the extent I stayed in bed. My mind was foggy and began having problems communicating. The pain was unrelenting and intolerable. I will control my ldl through diet and exercise versus this toxin. Nonsmoker, could lose 20 pounds. Too young to feel like dying.

Forgetting words, losing items multiple times a day, muscle spasms, twitching, onset of restless leg syndrome, muscle pain and weakenss. 6'3, 220, very active. Nondrinker, x-smoker. Going to stop taking this drug today after reading reviews. I will take my chances and hopefully restore all the above symptoms. This is a dangerous drug.

I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease which has caused my Cholesterol level to go up. My Dr put me on Crestor 10mg to bring it down. About 3 hours after my very first dose, I had the most intense headache ever and it also settled in my right knee, When I stood up I almost fell to the floor from pain and this stayed with me all day and night. I had no idea what was causing this to I took my second dose the next morning and the same thing happened again, intense headache and worst pain ever in my right knee. After research I realized it was the medicine doing this. I will not be taking anymore of this medicine. Read More Read Less

After 2 months of taking Crestor, I started having knee and hip pain. If I had to kneel, it was super painful to get back up. I ignored it at first, but symptoms got worse, to where just walking was painful. Thank you so much for your reviews. I'm glad it helps some people. It is definitely not for me.

I was prescribed creator which I took a dose of 20 mg of at night for cholesterol level of only 160 !!!after one week started to feel terrible muscle pain in the back and abdomen and felt so weak totally unable to function..after reading about the side effects and a petition to the FDA To withdraw that medication i decided to stop the medication after two weeks of taking it, the muscle pain came off gradually but i ended up with vertigo too...why do doctors resort to prescribing statins before trying all other natural and safe alternatives!!!!Read More Read Less

I began on Crestor at 10mg, my only medication. A few weeks later, began Zyrtec for seasonal allergy. Within days, bad headaches no amount of Tylenol I dared take could control. So stopped both for a couple months; then resumed Crestor alone at 5 mg. Blood tests at 6 months were excellent; total cholesterol dropped from low 300s to very low 200s, maybe even 195, can't find the results at this moment. Improvement on HDL and LDL. So everything seemed great at 6, 7 months. Then I started developing little issues that seemed odd. MD wanted me to increase dosage slightly, go to 10mg twice a week, 5mg the other days. Then I started developing little odd issues. Some lengthy periods of diarrhea -- a week, once, whereas it was never more than a day previously unless I had a serious illness (which I rarely get). A trace of headache some nights. Noticed I was weaker; could barely get a 16-lb bag of charcoal out the door, unusual. Bad pain in my lower back and some in one shoulder. My light sleeping turned into serious insomnia, waking at 1 or 2 a.m. and being wide awake for hours. And I had become more anxious, until I was anxious all the time, like "free-floating anxiety." So I am stopping the dosage increase and I am reducing it instead to see if there is improvement. Splitting the 5mgs in two so I will be taking 2.5 mg and only every other day. A minimal kind of maintenance dose while I hope for improvement in the physical and mental areas. Every one of my issues could have some other explanation, but taken together, they seem too much to be coincidental. I suspect bad side effects from the Crestor.Read More Read Less

I’ve been taking Crestor for about 3 weeks, with my last dose being last night at bedtime. My arthritis pain is worse, I feel lightheaded and dizzy. I’ve been having more nausea every day and indigestion. My brain is foggy and I have a bad headache. I have worse joint pain than usual, but I have fibromyalgia, which causes constant pain,but this is different! My HDL cholesterol was 211, and after feeling this way, and reading many of the reviews,I’ve decided to stop taking the medicine and see if I improve. I see my doctor tomorrow and I will tell him that I’m not taking it, and I’ll lower my cholesterol with diet and exercise. I won’t take statins anymore, because I feel really bad right now and I know that I’m not getting sick.Read these reviews, talk to your doctor, and look up the side effects of this Crestor, is my suggestion. Also,write down all of side effects that you feel.Read More Read Less

My doctor started me on Crestor due to my cholesterol levels. Three months in and I developed bells palsy! After researching, I discovered that many statin drugs are linked to causing bells palsy. For me, the benefits didn't outweigh the risks

I am a 51 yr old female...who was prescribed Crestor to lower my cholesterol. I suffer from a lot of joint, spinal and connective tissue issues, along with migraines. This drug is the DEVIL...this should be pulled from ever being handed out to anyone. I was on it a month...and that is all it took for me to have all kinds of serious side effects, that to this day...I am still getting. I now, suffer from panic attacks...on it...I had severe muscle and joint pain...which I already have, but this made it a 1000 times worse! As soon as I started on this, I noticed the increase of headaches...depending on what I would do throughout the day, they would kick into a migraine...even my emergency migraine medication would not work for them. I felt like I was going to vomit, every day...and I could not sleep on this. I regularly get 5 hours of sleep a night, which I am okay with, I can function on that...but on Crestor...maybe a hour...if that. I took myself off of this toxic crap...and then the panic attacks and severe stomach pain started. I have noticed the stomach pain ceasing, but these panic attacks are in full swing. They come out of the blue and my first one warranted a trip to the emergency room, by ambulance, because my blood pressure sky rocketed to 210/119, I thought for sure I was having a heart attack. So, now...with all the other Rx's I regularly take for my other issues, I have been prescribed 2 different anxiety meds, prozac and hydroxyzine...and was told to take both of them together. So, now, I don't feel like I am safe with driving my car. I will NEVER again take a statin. And to think I TRUSTED my doctor, who already knows I suffer on a daily basis...and then act like she doesn't know what is going on. I am really hoping these panic attacks end...they are ruining my life. Make sure you ASK your Dr for ALL the side effects BEFORE agreeing to take this. Read More Read Less

As many others have stated, after taking this I have noticed joint pain in my right hand and then more recently in my hips and now seems my ankles. I have informed my doctor and he told me to take them at night instead of during the day. Not sure why that will change my pain, but I am working with him to figure this out. My History (If you care): I am a super fit and mostly healthy person. I work out constantly, eat right, etc, etc. Within a few weeks of taking these I felt the pain in my knuckles, then it progressed to my whole hand, within another week, my hip started aching as well as my lower back. I really started to feel like an old man and act like one within weeks of taking this pill. I told the doctor that I will no longer take these pills if they are going to do this to me. They have almost completely shut down my daily routines of being active. My Dr said my alternative was that I would die, but I say, what good is life if at 50, I have to quit all the activities that make me fit and happy, just so my numbers meet your current standards? He told me that will all of the exercise that I do, that it will be nearly impossible to regulate my pills along with BP meds. This seems very conflicting to me, so if I sit on the couch and do nothing, he can regulate my everything with meds, but if I exercise daily and eat right, not possible. I laughed when he told me this. It would appear that the current medical field has no idea how to deal with people who try to stay fit and have issues that may require these pills. Just like with anything in life, there are always edge cases, it would seem that the Pharma and medical industries do not test edge cases or care. They do know about the side affects, they just state that they only happen in less than 1%, which I find hard to believe. So now I am being asked stupid questions like do I drink city water, and do I eat foods at restaurants. If this pill is so picky that I can't drink city water or go out to eat once a week anymore...then I give up...Read More Read Less