Could Lipitor Be the Culprit? - High Cholesterol Message Board

Clover100 · 07-30-2007, 04:07 PM

I started on 10 mg. of Lipitor about 3 months ago. It has dropped my cholesterol from 243 down to 145----but I've noticed that every evening about 1/2 hour after I take it (I take it about 9 p.m.) my stomach starts gurgling and feels distended with gas. I really begiin not feeling all that well. When I go to bed, I seem to get relief by sleeping on my stomach but that isn't very good for my back. Do other people get bad effects from Lipitor? Sometime I get a cramp in the calf of my leg but not too frequently. Is there another statin that is better than Lipitor? Can I just quite taking it "cold turkey". Can I cut a 10 mg. pill in half without die circumstances?

Lenin · 07-31-2007, 05:55 AM

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It has dropped my cholesterol from 243 down to 145

It seems to be working very well.

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about 1/2 hour after I take it (I take it about 9 p.m.) my stomach starts gurgling and feels distended with gas.

Try taking it with food.

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Sometime I get a cramp in the calf of my leg but not too frequently.

Everybody gets them from time to time...not to worry.

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Is there another statin that is better than Lipitor?

Probably none BETTER but simvastatin is quite good and a LOT cheaper.

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Can I just quite taking it "cold turkey".

Yes.

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Can I cut a 10 mg. pill in half without die circumstances?

Yes indeed...it's cheaper that way.

Lulubells · 08-04-2007, 03:14 PM

I had horriable gastric problems on Lipitor, even acid reflux. You name it, I had it... I even had the leg cramps.. I had a whole lot more side effects than those but I won't bore you with them...

Thing is, all my mysterious ailments went away when I got off the Lipitor and I am taking natural supplements to keep my cholesterol down now with NO side effects!