Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 > I'm a new member, fishing for info on Crestor. My> 76 year old father was > taking Lipitor w/no noted side effects. For some > unknown reason (perhaps large > stock holdings in Astra Zeneca) his cardiologist > placed him on Crestor. > Shortly thereafter my father started having severe> muscle weakness, he called > the doctor and the nurse told him to cut back to 10> mgs. He opted to stop > completely but he still has severe weakness and> numbness (neuropathy). He has > since lost weight and controlled his diet to the> point on reasonable > cholesterol levels. His doctor's response to his> symptoms have been to conduct a > complete scan to screen for blockages (he has> nothing notable). Now his > cardiologist wants to refer him to a neurologist,> saying it must be spinal problem. > he said that muscle weakness from Crestor would> have gone away after > discontinuing the drug. Not one physician has> ordered a blood test, urine test, > muscle biopsy.> 4 Months ago dad could mow is own lawn and walk for> miles. Now he can't > walk down his driveway without significant weakness> and discomfort. Any > suggestions?> Jackie> Jackie, I don't have any suggestions for you, but I, too, was badly damaged by Crestor ,and I am a PN sufferer too, 24/7 . All I can do is take meds to take the edge off the pain .......I went off it a year ago last May ...... Les . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 I was 60 when I had a spinal problem from Lipitor 20mg and 61 when I had a much more severe spinal problem from Crestor 10mg. I needed 2 crutches just to get around for 3 weeks. I was in immense pain. It's been 2 years since I took my last Crestor. I still have a slightly numb left foot. I had Peripheral Neuropathy that really affected my left leg and to a lessor extent the right leg. --- kjadnmutts@... wrote: > I'm a new member, fishing for info on Crestor. My > 76 year old father was > taking Lipitor w/no noted side effects. For some > unknown reason (perhaps large > stock holdings in Astra Zeneca) his cardiologist > placed him on Crestor. > Shortly thereafter my father started having severe > muscle weakness, he called > the doctor and the nurse told him to cut back to 10 > mgs. He opted to stop > completely but he still has severe weakness and > numbness (neuropathy). He has > since lost weight and controlled his diet to the > point on reasonable > cholesterol levels. His doctor's response to his > symptoms have been to conduct a > complete scan to screen for blockages (he has > nothing notable). Now his > cardiologist wants to refer him to a neurologist, > saying it must be spinal problem. > he said that muscle weakness from Crestor would > have gone away after > discontinuing the drug. Not one physician has > ordered a blood test, urine test, > muscle biopsy. > 4 Months ago dad could mow is own lawn and walk for > miles. Now he can't > walk down his driveway without significant weakness > and discomfort. Any > suggestions? > Jackie > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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