... December of 2004, my husband, then 25, was prescribed CRESTOR for his high cholesterol. He was over weight, and ... newer medications.
Within a month of him being on CRESTOR (Jan 2005), my husband developed flu-like symptoms ... bad findings.
We don't wanna jump to say it was Crestor - doctors don't think it is related. But that is the ... ordinary thing that he was doing. If you have heard of Crestor doing this to someone, please let us know - he was...
... Did he or has he stopped taking CRESTOR ? Has he improved his exercise and diet? The reason ... why I ask is if he stopped takling Crestor and his liver symptoms imporved then maybe it was...
... didn't make that part clearer. Yes, he stopped taking CRESTOR as soon as he got sick, so he only took it for a month...
... current flair started after I was put on statins ( Crestor ). I said no. Then he said that statins could be...
... Hi Debbie! :)
I haven't heard that Crestor can cause drug induced Lupus either. Well, I have ... Lopid) can cause ANA to be false positive, but not Crestor . I will look into these other ones and make sure ... that they aren't a trade name for Crestor to be sure. If you had the symptoms before starting...
... hormone levels. WHen I was first tested for T, I was on Crestor for high cholesterol. My total T was 222 and my free ... weak link between statins and testosterone. I quit Crestor and my total T rose to 376 and my free T to 75.2 in ... treatment for low T, but it's not as low as it was on Crestor ....
... Last summer, I had the same issues and stopped taking Crestor for the High Cholesterol and within a month or so...
... 250 to 275) with Pravachol, then Zocor, and finally Crestor . He told me each was stronger than the last. After ... 3 months on Crestor he checked my T and reported 220 total, 30 free. ... doc said "no way." With his agreement I quit the Crestor just to see what would happen. T rose to 375 total ... worse with each stronger statin. They were worst on Crestor . Crestor also slowed beard growth to about half of...
... Last summer, I went from total t of 195 (while on Crestor 5 mg) to total of 395 (after stopping crestor). My ... free number was 14, I think (after stopping the crestor ). Like you, my doctor didn't see the relation (risk ... recognized my symptoms as low t. So, I stopped taking the crestor , supplemented with Enzyte and brought the numbers...
... The improvement began when I quit Crestor and T began to recover. It has continued with clomid...
... sound like a carbon copy of me last year (as to the crestor ). Mine was down to 150 or so and when I quit the ...crestor within 30 days was back up to 395. Vytorin didn...
... see whether I really needed cholesterol medication. Crestor was the third statin prescribed by my family doc in ... 5 years, each stronger that the last. Crestor brought on the worst brain fog, ED, etc. The cardiologist ... yesterday. Score = 0. No plaque after 6 months off Crestor . Apparently I didn't need five years of statins,...
... my comparision this year (vytorin) and last year ( crestor ) has convinced me that it's not just a coincidence...
... 90. Basically back where I was after I dropped the Crestor
I have now been on on Androgel for a month. Total...
... tochondrial Myopathy (which doctor says was aggrivatated by Crestor ). Current doctors agree with Mitochondrial Myopathy ... normal. Had angiogram in Jan. 2004 and was put on Crestor , 10mg daily. Within 8 days noticed severe muscle ... pain/cramps, and spasms. Doctor insisted I continue Crestor , so I took it for a total of 30 days. After 30 days ... I quit taking Crestor . Muscle pain/cramps/spasms, continued. June 2004...
... tochondrial Myopathy (which doctor says was aggrivatated by Crestor ). Current doctors agree with Mitochondrial Myopathy ... normal. Had angiogram in Jan. 2004 and was put on Crestor , 10mg daily. Within 8 days noticed severe muscle ... pain/cramps, and spasms. Doctor insisted I continue Crestor , so I took it for a total of 30 days. After 30 days ... I quit taking Crestor . Muscle pain/cramps/spasms, continued. June 2004...
... Also, Lipitor, Crestor and all the Cholesterol Meds can cause weakness to ... your muscles... I was on Crestor for three days... thought I had gotten a virus or ... even the flu... got off Crestor and my body got back to normal within a week...
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... responsible for getting the FDA to take another look at Crestor , another statin like Pravachol. There is currently ... a class action suit for Crestor and they have already had Baycol removed from the...
... fatigue.
My doctor has put me on Lipitor and Crestor at different times and they both gave me really bad ... was still high: 4.20 :) . My doc wanted me to try Crestor again, but being doubled over with cramps is no fun...
... I am not feeding you a bunch of bull either ;)
Crestor might not do that. Just watch out for any unexplained...
... years for low thyroid. Now she has put me on a statin, Crestor ,(for high cholesterol) and I am concerned because ... this? Does anyone here have low thyroid and also take Crestor or another Statin. Confused...jcorn, are you still...
... here and, frankly, I'm a bit scared. After taking Crestor last night, I was in intense pain (stomach) fro a...
... wonder drug. I recently had a terrible reaction to crestor - experiencing tremendous muscle pain, but because ... it came and went, the new Dr. didn't suspect the Crestor - so unbeknownst to him I was eating Vioxx, when I...
... I stopped taking the Celebrex and also stopped my Crestor because my bones were hurting every time I got up ... Rhabdomyolysis, which is a disorder of the muscles due to Crestor , and everything came back normal. I don't know if...
... doc for results of blood test.........he puts me on Crestor for high cholesterol.........so to make this already ... long story short.....I am taking Cymblata, Crestor , Qdall (allergy tab), 1/2 ambian,multi vitamin, B6 ... sleep,..........wondering if it is side effect of Crestor ......or what?
.......BTW, I think the whole episode...
... patient but was on Lipitor 20 mg for 14 months and Crestor 10mg for 3 days- when a doctor rechallenges a patient ... have stayed with me now for 3 months since quitting Crestor around May 10 - some of the symptoms have lessened...