Lipitor and Leg Pain?? - High Cholesterol Message Board

gopackgo · 09-20-2005, 08:48 AM

Has anyone experience fatigued/achey legs while on Lipitor? I have stopped taking my Lipitor since Saturday on the advice of my doctor and also had my blood taken to have my liver enzymes checked (still waiting on results). They are not for sure if this is the cause of it or not. Thanks for your help!

JJ · 09-20-2005, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gopackgo

Has anyone experience fatigued/achey legs while on Lipitor? I have stopped taking my Lipitor since Saturday on the advice of my doctor and also had my blood taken to have my liver enzymes checked (still waiting on results). They are not for sure if this is the cause of it or not. Thanks for your help!

That is a very common side affect of statins, even though they say it is "RARE". Glad your dr. had U stop and is running some tests. Maybe the dr. can put U on something else, or if your numbers aren't too bad, U can get them down with diet and exercise.

Good luck, hope the tests are ok....

gopackgo · 09-20-2005, 12:15 PM

Hey JJ,

Thanks for your response. My cholesterol is a total of 254. I have been on Pravachol in the past too and had to get off it because of muscle pain. Ugh!! With Pravachol, the pain came right away, but with Lipitor, I was on it for about a month before it came. I will let you know what my results say. Thanks again for responding

JJ · 09-20-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gopackgo

Hey JJ,

Thanks for your response. My cholesterol is a total of 254. I have been on Pravachol in the past too and had to get off it because of muscle pain. Ugh!! With Pravachol, the pain came right away, but with Lipitor, I was on it for about a month before it came. I will let you know what my results say. Thanks again for responding

U sound like me, I can't take statins at all. They tried me on Lipitor and within 3 months my GI track was a mess, took them almost 6 months to get that under control. After they tried me on Baycol, oh boy, that really had me so tired and sore I barely made it to the mailbox and back, and climbing stairs was a nightmare. Both affected me within about 3 months, so I just chucked em and said NO MORE!!

My numbers are about borderline, usually TC runs 235-250, and the LDL runs about 145-160. 3 months ago I started with oatmeal in the a.m., 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon, and I drink ALOT of green tea. Last month my numbers went from:

TC....239 to 198 LDL....161 to 126

I don't know if it was a fluke or what, but at least it will keep my dr. off my back for a little while. I also started eating yogurt for a snack at nite, and eating cottage cheese, low fat instead of my reg. American cheese, as I am a cheese lover. Upped my vitamin C to 1,000 mgs. instead of just 500, and also eat some mixed nuts for the good oils. Like I said, it might have just been a fluke, but had to try something, as I will not go on another statin, my quality of life is more important to me then living longer in pain.

Good luck, and I'm sure others will give U some ideas as to what they do for some natural ways to lower the numbers, as alot of us can't take statins.

Best wishes, keep us posted......

BTW...How high were all your numbers, like LDL, HDL and Trigs.? Sometimes different things affect different numbers.

gopackgo · 09-20-2005, 03:34 PM

Hey JJ,

That is awesome about your numbers going down. I would say that the changes you have made in your diet have helped decrease your numbers. Sorry to hear you had to go through all that pain with trying different cholesterol medications

I was wondering if Pravachol and Lipitor were in the the same "family" or not, but I guess they are.

My total cholesterol is 254; my LDL is 165. High cholesterol levels run in my family too and my family is very active and eat healthy. I was hoping that I would have found out my lab test results by this afternoon, but nothing so far. I don't take any vitamins, but have been told to take them. They just upset my stomach too much.

Keep up the good work and I will keep you all posted