Only 2 weeks on Lipitor

[Guest guest]

I'm a new member to this group & have found so many interesting

comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I was prescribed

Lipitor just 2 weeks ago. My cholesterol reading was 229,

Triglycerides 102, HDL 47 & LDL 162. The high LDL was the deciding

factor for my doctor to prescribe Lipitor. I'm 67 years old, weigh

125 lbs, usually exercise at a fitness center between 3 & 5 days a

week for at least 45 minutes each time. I also go to Weight Watchers

to keep my weight between 122-125. I told my dr I didn't want to

take Lipitor or any other drug in that 'category' after hearing &

reading about the side effects. He, of course, 'poo-pood' every one

of my arguements & convinced me I couldn't live without taking this

med., as well as a blood pressure med, Atenolol. I left his office in

tears over feeling forced to put this " poison " in my body after

swearing I'd never agree to it....with prescriptions in hand! I took

the first Lipitor (20 mg) that next night & the bp med the following

morning. Right away I felt like I weighed 500 lbs and had absolutely

no energy all day long & was so depressed! Then I tried to reason

with myself: " Do you want to have a stroke & perhaps lose the use of

parts of your body and/or mind, & maybe be unable to speak??? " & so

on! And I continued the meds. On the 11th day, I had so much pain in

both hips that it was actually painful to just lean over the sink to

brush my teeth! And my energy level was nil! On the 14th day I woke

with the same hip pain, but now my neck & shoulders & right arm to my

elbow ached! I got up in tears over the fear, frustration & pain! I

could barely make the bed! It hurts to sit for long, to bend at all,

& to roll over during the night. I'm an avid scrapbooker & I can't

even sit for very long to do that anymore! After an hour or so, the

ache in my neck, shoulders & arm eased, but I decided I was done with

Lipitor and any other such " medicine! " I called the dr, still in

tears & when the nurse called back, the dr had said I should stop

taking the Lipitor (no problem!!!) and wants to see me next week. I

asked if he was going to do a blood workup to see if there was any

particular problem/damage & she said " No, he just wants to see you as

a followup. " Well, I've decided to cancel the appt. since I know the

routine; he'll do all he can to convince me how 'good' this med or

something like it is for me & I'll be fighting back by telling

him " NO! " So why go & stress myself? Again this morning I woke with

the hip pain and the aching in my neck, shoulder & upper arm. I'm

going in & out of emotions such as fear at not taking 'something' to

control my cholesterol, and fear of living the rest of my life in

this pain. My bloodwork also showed " Potassium, Serum " as high-

5.6, 'should be 3.5-5.2.' I questioned my dr about this. He said it

wasn't important since I have no kidney problems. THEN I read on the

pharmacy info-sheet " Lipitor may cause muscle damage. Untreated, this

can lead to kidney damage! " I'm thinking... " I have this high

potassium level which he said has something to do with my kidneys;

I'm taking Lipitor which can cause a problem leading to kidney

damage! " Just shoot me!!!!

Well, I apologize for being so long-winded about my situation! I have

friends telling me it took about 2 weeks to get these side

effects....it may take that long for it to all get out of my system.

Meanwhile, I'm so interested in learning what can I take that's safe

and effective. I'm not much of a 'pill taker;' I buy vitamins, take

them for a couple weeks & I'm over it! Most vitamins upset my

stomach, as does calcium, etc. And the pills are SO huge!!! But I do

want to take care of my cholesterol situation, as well as my blood

pressure which I'm sure has been kinda high the past several days

from this pain & worry!

Thank you SO much for any help or encouragement you can give me!

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[Guest guest]

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> Thank you SO much for any help or encouragement you can give me!

> --

>

Hi . STOP worrying about your cholesterol! The evidence is

strong that people our age live longer with high cholesterol than low.

I stopped Lipitor 5 yrs ago and still suffer. Hopefully you stopped in

time. The blood pressure med will make you tired and listless, sort of

like instant aging, don't take it unless you really need it. You

didn't say what your BP is. Now go have a nice bacon+egg sandwich and

be well

Art

[Guest guest]

You started Atenolol and Lipitor at the same time? I

am someone who stopped Lipitor and Crestor 5 years

ago, I am now 66, my last Cholesterol test my ratio

HDL to LDL improved and my Triglycerides dropped a

bit. Eat well, lots of fruit and veg, smaller steaks

now, well I'm older, regular alcohol mainly wine.

As for Atenolol I couldn't take it either, it gave me

wild hallucinating dreams, I take Accuretic for my

high BP.

--- bwscrapper38 <bwScrapper@...> wrote:

> I'm a new member to this group & have found so many

> interesting

> comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I

> was prescribed

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I met a guy in his 60s 2 months ago who had had 4 heart attacks, 2 of

them while he was taking Lipitor AND he is still taking Lipitor along

with a high dose of Coq10. I think that if it wasn't for the Coq10

his memory would not have been as good as it was when I saw him. As

for the rest of him...well, he can hardly walk and was using a cane,

he no longer has a voice and whispers, he looks 20 years older than he

actually is, could barely keep up a conversation with me and I don't

think he can drive anymore. He probably takes all the other drugs

(blood thinner, HBP meds, congestive heart failure meds, etc.) that go

along with having a heart attack but the bottom line is that one will

never get well if one continues to take drugs that only manage a

health problem but never heal it. phine.

P.S. I think that if you take atenolol long enough, it can cause you

to have a stroke or heart attack. Better look up all the side effects

and force your doctor to talk to you about side effects.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/blood-pressure-medication-increase-heart-attack-r\

isk.html

>

> I'm a new member to this group & have found so many interesting

> comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I was prescribed

> Lipitor just 2 weeks ago. My cholesterol reading was 229,

> Triglycerides 102, HDL 47 & LDL 162.

[Guest guest]

I agree with Art. There really is no evidence that cholesterol is

the Cause of heart disease. Half the cardiac events are people with

normal cholesterol values. WE have been lowering cholesterol now for

35 years with no impressionable changes in heart disease. What does

that tell ya? This whole cholesterol thing started when the general

public accepted the idea that fat and cholesterol clog your arteries

like bacon grease in your sink pipes. Sounds convincing, but we are

people with complex metabolic systems, not house plumbing. So when

the world accepted this thinking, a whole new market was born, and

fear of death would become the driving sales opportunity.

Bobby

>

> ---!

> > Thank you SO much for any help or encouragement you can give me!

> > --

> >

> Hi . STOP worrying about your cholesterol! The evidence is

> strong that people our age live longer with high cholesterol than

low.

> I stopped Lipitor 5 yrs ago and still suffer. Hopefully you

stopped in

> time. The blood pressure med will make you tired and listless,

sort of

> like instant aging, don't take it unless you really need it. You

> didn't say what your BP is. Now go have a nice bacon+egg sandwich

and

> be well

> Art

>

[Guest guest]

, I see nothing wrong with your cholesterol numbers, although

the LDL is high. There are ways to deal with that without taking

Lipitor. Better ways. Less expensive. And no risks to your health.

My veiw is that lipitor induces huge health problems, and is nothing

more than a snake oil sold for pure profit. Its obvious in your post

that you fear a heart atack and thats why you took the lipitor. But

that is exactly what they are playing on to sell people this junk.

FEAR of a cardiac event.

>

> I'm a new member to this group & have found so many interesting

> comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I was prescribed

> Lipitor just 2 weeks ago. My cholesterol reading was 229,

> Triglycerides 102, HDL 47 & LDL 162. The high LDL was the deciding

> factor for my doctor to prescribe Lipitor. I'm 67 years old, weigh

> 125 lbs, usually exercise at a fitness center between 3 & 5 days a

> week for at least 45 minutes each time. I also go to Weight

Watchers

> to keep my weight between 122-125. I told my dr I didn't want to

> take Lipitor or any other drug in that 'category' after hearing &

> reading about the side effects. He, of course, 'poo-pood' every

one

> of my arguements & convinced me I couldn't live without taking

this

> med., as well as a blood pressure med, Atenolol. I left his office

in

> tears over feeling forced to put this " poison " in my body after

> swearing I'd never agree to it....with prescriptions in hand! I

took

> the first Lipitor (20 mg) that next night & the bp med the

following

> morning. Right away I felt like I weighed 500 lbs and had

absolutely

> no energy all day long & was so depressed! Then I tried to reason

> with myself: " Do you want to have a stroke & perhaps lose the use

of

> parts of your body and/or mind, & maybe be unable to speak??? " &

so

> on! And I continued the meds. On the 11th day, I had so much pain

in

> both hips that it was actually painful to just lean over the sink

to

> brush my teeth! And my energy level was nil! On the 14th day I

woke

> with the same hip pain, but now my neck & shoulders & right arm to

my

> elbow ached! I got up in tears over the fear, frustration & pain!

I

> could barely make the bed! It hurts to sit for long, to bend at

all,

> & to roll over during the night. I'm an avid scrapbooker & I can't

> even sit for very long to do that anymore! After an hour or so,

the

> ache in my neck, shoulders & arm eased, but I decided I was done

with

> Lipitor and any other such " medicine! " I called the dr, still in

> tears & when the nurse called back, the dr had said I should stop

> taking the Lipitor (no problem!!!) and wants to see me next week.

I

> asked if he was going to do a blood workup to see if there was any

> particular problem/damage & she said " No, he just wants to see you

as

> a followup. " Well, I've decided to cancel the appt. since I know

the

> routine; he'll do all he can to convince me how 'good' this med or

> something like it is for me & I'll be fighting back by telling

> him " NO! " So why go & stress myself? Again this morning I woke

with

> the hip pain and the aching in my neck, shoulder & upper arm. I'm

> going in & out of emotions such as fear at not taking 'something'

to

> control my cholesterol, and fear of living the rest of my life in

> this pain. My bloodwork also showed " Potassium, Serum " as high-

> 5.6, 'should be 3.5-5.2.' I questioned my dr about this. He said

it

> wasn't important since I have no kidney problems. THEN I read on

the

> pharmacy info-sheet " Lipitor may cause muscle damage. Untreated,

this

> can lead to kidney damage! " I'm thinking... " I have this high

> potassium level which he said has something to do with my kidneys;

> I'm taking Lipitor which can cause a problem leading to kidney

> damage! " Just shoot me!!!!

> Well, I apologize for being so long-winded about my situation! I

have

> friends telling me it took about 2 weeks to get these side

> effects....it may take that long for it to all get out of my

system.

> Meanwhile, I'm so interested in learning what can I take that's

safe

> and effective. I'm not much of a 'pill taker;' I buy vitamins,

take

> them for a couple weeks & I'm over it! Most vitamins upset my

> stomach, as does calcium, etc. And the pills are SO huge!!! But I

do

> want to take care of my cholesterol situation, as well as my blood

> pressure which I'm sure has been kinda high the past several days

> from this pain & worry!

> Thank you SO much for any help or encouragement you can give me!

> --

>

[Guest guest]

, I see nothing wrong with your cholesterol numbers, although

the LDL is high. There are ways to deal with that without taking

Lipitor. Better ways. Less expensive. And no risks to your health.

My veiw is that lipitor induces huge health problems, and is nothing

more than a snake oil sold for pure profit. Its obvious in your post

that you fear a heart atack and thats why you took the lipitor. But

that is exactly what they are playing on to sell people this junk.

FEAR of a cardiac event.

>

> I'm a new member to this group & have found so many interesting

> comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I was prescribed

> Lipitor just 2 weeks ago. My cholesterol reading was 229,

> Triglycerides 102, HDL 47 & LDL 162. The high LDL was the deciding

> factor for my doctor to prescribe Lipitor. I'm 67 years old, weigh

> 125 lbs, usually exercise at a fitness center between 3 & 5 days a

> week for at least 45 minutes each time. I also go to Weight

Watchers

> to keep my weight between 122-125. I told my dr I didn't want to

> take Lipitor or any other drug in that 'category' after hearing &

> reading about the side effects. He, of course, 'poo-pood' every

one

> of my arguements & convinced me I couldn't live without taking

this

> med., as well as a blood pressure med, Atenolol. I left his office

in

> tears over feeling forced to put this " poison " in my body after

> swearing I'd never agree to it....with prescriptions in hand! I

took

> the first Lipitor (20 mg) that next night & the bp med the

following

> morning. Right away I felt like I weighed 500 lbs and had

absolutely

> no energy all day long & was so depressed! Then I tried to reason

> with myself: " Do you want to have a stroke & perhaps lose the use

of

> parts of your body and/or mind, & maybe be unable to speak??? " &

so

> on! And I continued the meds. On the 11th day, I had so much pain

in

> both hips that it was actually painful to just lean over the sink

to

> brush my teeth! And my energy level was nil! On the 14th day I

woke

> with the same hip pain, but now my neck & shoulders & right arm to

my

> elbow ached! I got up in tears over the fear, frustration & pain!

I

> could barely make the bed! It hurts to sit for long, to bend at

all,

> & to roll over during the night. I'm an avid scrapbooker & I can't

> even sit for very long to do that anymore! After an hour or so,

the

> ache in my neck, shoulders & arm eased, but I decided I was done

with

> Lipitor and any other such " medicine! " I called the dr, still in

> tears & when the nurse called back, the dr had said I should stop

> taking the Lipitor (no problem!!!) and wants to see me next week.

I

> asked if he was going to do a blood workup to see if there was any

> particular problem/damage & she said " No, he just wants to see you

as

> a followup. " Well, I've decided to cancel the appt. since I know

the

> routine; he'll do all he can to convince me how 'good' this med or

> something like it is for me & I'll be fighting back by telling

> him " NO! " So why go & stress myself? Again this morning I woke

with

> the hip pain and the aching in my neck, shoulder & upper arm. I'm

> going in & out of emotions such as fear at not taking 'something'

to

> control my cholesterol, and fear of living the rest of my life in

> this pain. My bloodwork also showed " Potassium, Serum " as high-

> 5.6, 'should be 3.5-5.2.' I questioned my dr about this. He said

it

> wasn't important since I have no kidney problems. THEN I read on

the

> pharmacy info-sheet " Lipitor may cause muscle damage. Untreated,

this

> can lead to kidney damage! " I'm thinking... " I have this high

> potassium level which he said has something to do with my kidneys;

> I'm taking Lipitor which can cause a problem leading to kidney

> damage! " Just shoot me!!!!

> Well, I apologize for being so long-winded about my situation! I

have

> friends telling me it took about 2 weeks to get these side

> effects....it may take that long for it to all get out of my

system.

> Meanwhile, I'm so interested in learning what can I take that's

safe

> and effective. I'm not much of a 'pill taker;' I buy vitamins,

take

> them for a couple weeks & I'm over it! Most vitamins upset my

> stomach, as does calcium, etc. And the pills are SO huge!!! But I

do

> want to take care of my cholesterol situation, as well as my blood

> pressure which I'm sure has been kinda high the past several days

> from this pain & worry!

> Thank you SO much for any help or encouragement you can give me!

> --

>

[Guest guest]

My 87 yo mother was on Atenolol for about a year and a half. She went

from being really active to feeling tired and wanting to sit all the

time. She had no energy to do much of anything and she felt dizzy. She

knew that it was caused by the drug. It was the only drug that she

was taking to lower her HBP. Then in April 2006 she got a stroke. It

was then that someone told me that her stroke was probably caused by

the atenolol (beta blocker) but of course her doctor denied it.

As you can see from my previous posts, atenolol was dangerous and her

doctor should not have given it to her in the first place.

Have you done your own research on how you can naturally bring your

BP down without taking a drug?

I guess

> it's safe for me to continue with the Atenolol unless I find it's

> causing problems for me.

[Guest guest]

I read in UK national news paper article some time ago that out of a 100,000 new diabetes

patients per year 8,500 will have been caused by Attenolol.That's a lot of people who probably did not know and were not told what they were letting them selves in for including me.

Hence the NHS policy of removing BP patients off it and on to something else probably just as bad long term but we don't know it yet.But I still see people on here prescribed Attenolol as though their doctors are not aware of the problems, though this has been known for years or dismiss them as irrelevant,worrying!

And to cap it all Attenolol is useless for prolonging your life by lowering BP.

So we put up with all that for nothing.

Les

> > > Yes, I was prescribed both Atenolol and Lipitor at the same time. I

> think my problems were caused by the Lipitor which I stopped taking

> just a few days ago. My blood pressure is "high" every time I go

to a

> doctor ("white-coat syndrome???")....around 145/85....sometimes

> higher, sometimes lower. I check it regularly at home & it averages

> about 130/75....sometimes much lower, rarely higher. But the dr

> said "even if it's only high when you're nervous or stressed,

it's

> high, it stresses your heart & it warrants medication." So here I

am!

> Before the Atenolol when I exercised, my pulse rate would max out at

> 138-150 beats per minute; now it's around 90. Dr said that's

> good. ???? Stress test a couple weeks ago was "very good." I

guess

> it's safe for me to continue with the Atenolol unless I find it's

> causing problems for me.

>

> >

> > > I'm a new member to this group & have found so many

> > > interesting

> > > comments regarding Lipitor and its side effects. I

> > > was prescribed

> >

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