Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Comment:
After being on this for two weeks, I had to stop. I had tingling all over, numbness in face, nausea, headache, achy muscles and dizziness. Dr. had me stop and not take any statin for 2 weeks. Will try Lipitor then.

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After being on this for two weeks, I had to stop. I had tingling all over, numbness in face, nausea, headache, achy muscles and dizziness. Dr. had me stop and not take any statin for 2 weeks. Will try Lipitor then.
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Reviewer: pravastatin, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Comment:
leg cranps, headaches,vision

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leg cranps, headaches,vision
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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I'm 90 yrs old. Started taking pravachol on 9/14/11. On 11/25/11 I had a terrible pain on my right side under my ribs. My blood test revealed my liver enzymes were very elevated. I'm stopping it on my own. My doctor sent me to have an ultrasound and a nuclear goldbladder test. He shoudl have reviewed my chart and asked me to stop it. Lesson: do your own checking on all drugs and procedures.

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I'm 90 yrs old. Started taking pravachol on 9/14/11. On 11/25/11 I had a terrible pain on my right side under my ribs. My blood test revealed my liver enzymes were very elevated. I'm stopping it on my own. My doctor sent me to have an ultrasound and a nuclear goldbladder test. He shoudl have reviewed my chart and asked me to stop it. Lesson: do your own checking on all drugs and procedures.
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Reviewer: Carol, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Hip, thigh and lower leg pain. Tiredness, Waking after 3-4 hours of nighttime sleep, with inability to go back to sleep. Unusual amount of urine.

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Hip, thigh and lower leg pain. Tiredness, Waking after 3-4 hours of nighttime sleep, with inability to go back to sleep. Unusual amount of urine.
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Reviewer: Brian, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I got this Pravastatin Sodium 40mg from my doctor for high bad cholesterol and low good cholesterol. I took it twice at bedtime as directed. Upon waking on the third day, I noticed that my ankles and feet hurt a little, as though I had run a lot the day before. I hadn't worked out for several days prior to taking this drug. My ankle and feet joints hurt. There was no muscle pain. There were ... Show Full Comment

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I got this Pravastatin Sodium 40mg from my doctor for high bad cholesterol and low good cholesterol. I took it twice at bedtime as directed. Upon waking on the third day, I noticed that my ankles and feet hurt a little, as though I had run a lot the day before. I hadn't worked out for several days prior to taking this drug. My ankle and feet joints hurt. There was no muscle pain. There were no other side effects that I could discern. I have no other health issues, am in fairly good shape, and do not take any other medication. This was my first prescription medicine that I started taking after I turned 40 and started worrying about getting old. I had read the other reviews, both good and bad, and had hoped that I wouldn't have any side effects. I have stopped taking this medication. From what others had written, the side effects tend to get worse and take a LONG time to recover from. No thanks. I'm not taking that chance. I will try some Red Rice Yeast with COQ-10 tablets or just the COQ-10 tablets themselves from a healthfood store. They are more expensive than this prescription which was only a $10 copay with my insurance. But, I do not want to risk the side effects, including possible problems that I couldn't readily detect like liver issues. No way. Forget it. These COQ-10 supplements are not controlled substances since they are not marked as statins as far as the Food and Drug Administration is concerned...but they are statins from what I've read. So, I'll spend more money and try them.
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