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Reviewer: GodHelpMe, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Gave me adult rickets, depleted my hormones, my vitamin levels, gave me head tremors, weakened my immune system, have problems with my central nervous system, damaged myelin sheath,muscle atrophy, can't walk normal due to collapse hips due muscle problems and lack of vitamin d levels. Have to have hip surgery, neck surgery. Thirsty all the time. Ruined my life. After going off of this God fors
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Reviewer: Alison1981, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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When my doctor first prescribed this medication for me I didn't take it. I was so scared to as I had read about the dangers of statins and so I thought I am not taking it. Fast forward 3 years later and my dad needed to have stents in his heart and got me thinking about my family history. I am glad I started it. I have no problems taking it. I am one of the few people it seems to suit.
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Reviewer: nonstatin, 65-74 Female (Patient)
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i have tried other statins and had severe leg cramps combined with excessive tiredness. I couldn't perform normal exercise that I had done for years. Discontinued statins on my own. Doctor insisted I try one last time and used this one. Now after 3 days I'm feeling excessive tiredness again. I think its the medication. Has anyone else experienced this? I don't see it on the lis
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Reviewer: Deanne, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was on Prevastatin 10mg, for several years... My memory began to get really bad... I was confused, and couldn't remember small things, such as where I put something or remembering something a family member would tell me. I at one point thought it was stress, and even blamed my anti-depressants. - One day my daughter had been reviewing the side effects of Pravastatin, and told me about some a
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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this medication gave me diabetes which my Doctor said it could do AFTER the fact. Im statin intolerant but he wanted to try the last one. I still have the initial issue but also get diabetes and the needed meds as an add on. What fun - NOT
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