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Read the archives and go to this site.

http://www.askapatient.com/viewratings.asp?drug=20702 & name=LIPITOR & sort=DateAdded

Not Vytorin but you will get the idea. I have been wanting to post this link for awhile.

Everyone should follow the link and post a comment. VERY easy to do, no sighing in, no wait to be approved, just click and type.

Pick you poison and post! Lipitor gets a 2.2 out of 5 If we all post I bet we can bring it down to a solid 2 Ha!

Newest Member's Comment

As she joined our newest members posted this comment on her request."Vytorin is working, but causing side effects. My doctor doesn't thinkthese problems are statin-related. I'm scared and would like to knowif others are experiencing similar side effects."Would anyone like to comment back to her?Ed

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Happy New ( & a healthier) Year to Everyone...Below is one of the pages on my website:http://www.freewebs.com/stopped_our_statins/questionnaireaskapatient.htm Neither Vytorin or Advicor are in their database yet.Every time I login, I click on 'contact us' and request they add each of these drugs to their database.Keep in mind that although some rate a drug as a 5 [best], they'll also note a long list of adverse effects. They feel that as long as their cholesterol meets their doctor's standards, that it's ok to have myopathy & neuropathy.Fran~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ask-a-PatientRate your experience with your choice of statins ~ 1 [worst] to 5 [best]Questionnaire(s)

Baycol (Cerivastatin Sodium) ~ off the market due to severe side effects causing over 100 deaths13 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.2 [not too good!]* no change since 8/21/06Crestor (Rosuvastatin)42 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.4 [Down from 2.5 four months ago]Note: Two of the five ratings

had: Bad dreams-, shoulder aches, occasional leg cramps, weight gain,

elevated liver enzymes. Not sure why anyone would rate something a 5

with all those side effects! Every rating from 4 down to 1 indicate numerous adverse effects.* now 2.3 with 53 ratingsLescol XL (Fluvastatin Sodium) [Recently added to database]9 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.2 [not very good!]5 through 1 all indicate adverse effects.* no change since 8/21/06 & also added Lescol (no ratings yet)Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) 679 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.1 [Down from 2.2 two months ago]Several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.* now 2.2 with 723 ratingsMevacor (Lovastatin)25 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 1.8 [not good at all!]* now 1.8 with 29 ratingsPravachol (Pravastatin Sodium)76 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.6 [so so Rating!]* now 2.6 with 84 ratingsZocor (Simvastatin)297 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.0 [not very good!]Again, several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.* now 2.0 with 332 ratings

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Happy New ( & a healthier) Year to Everyone...Below is one of the pages on my website:http://www.freewebs.com/stopped_our_statins/questionnaireaskapatient.htm Neither Vytorin or Advicor are in their database yet.Every time I login, I click on 'contact us' and request they add each of these drugs to their database.Keep in mind that although some rate a drug as a 5 [best], they'll also note a long list of adverse effects. They feel that as long as their cholesterol meets their doctor's standards, that it's ok to have myopathy & neuropathy.Fran~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ask-a-PatientRate your experience with your choice of statins ~ 1 [worst] to 5 [best]Questionnaire(s)

Baycol (Cerivastatin Sodium) ~ off the market due to severe side effects causing over 100 deaths13 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.2 [not too good!]* no change since 8/21/06Crestor (Rosuvastatin)42 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.4 [Down from 2.5 four months ago]Note: Two of the five ratings

had: Bad dreams-, shoulder aches, occasional leg cramps, weight gain,

elevated liver enzymes. Not sure why anyone would rate something a 5

with all those side effects! Every rating from 4 down to 1 indicate numerous adverse effects.* now 2.3 with 53 ratingsLescol XL (Fluvastatin Sodium) [Recently added to database]9 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.2 [not very good!]5 through 1 all indicate adverse effects.* no change since 8/21/06 & also added Lescol (no ratings yet)Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) 679 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.1 [Down from 2.2 two months ago]Several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.* now 2.2 with 723 ratingsMevacor (Lovastatin)25 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 1.8 [not good at all!]* now 1.8 with 29 ratingsPravachol (Pravastatin Sodium)76 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.6 [so so Rating!]* now 2.6 with 84 ratingsZocor (Simvastatin)297 ratings as of 8/21/06 ~ Average Rating is 2.0 [not very good!]Again, several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.* now 2.0 with 332 ratings

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Found it interesting that a large number of the higher ratings also

reported nasty side effects!

Linden

Re: Newest Member's Comment

Read the archives and go to this site.

 

http://www.askapatient.com/viewratings.asp?drug=20702 & name=LIPITOR & sort=D

ateAdded

 

Not Vytorin but you will get the idea. I have been wanting to post this

link for awhile.

 

Everyone should follow the link and post a comment. VERY easy to do, no

sighing in, no wait to be approved, just click and type.

 

Pick you poison and post! Lipitor gets a 2.2 out of  5 If we all post I

bet we can bring it down to a solid 2    Ha!

 

Newest Member's Comment

As she joined our newest members posted this comment on her request.

" Vytorin is working, but causing side effects. My doctor doesn't think

these problems are statin-related. I'm scared and would like to know

if others are experiencing similar side effects. "

Would anyone like to comment back to her?

Ed

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I think that is a product of the brainwashing...

Lower your cholesterol at any cost...

You may feel like you are dying but you have "acceptable" levels

Hell there is a Crestor commercial on TV as I type...

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