Lipitor medication

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Q: has anyone had this experience with lipitor?
During the 2 weeks I've been on it I suffer from fatigue,nausea and flu lkie symptoms are these normal side effects?If so should I contact md for different medication.

A: I had similar syptoms, but mine were worse. The muscles in my legs became so weak that I was afraid to stand up. If you read the information on the website of the producers of Lipitor you will find that one of the dangers is developing a muscle disease that is irreversible. So even tho I have clogged heart arteries, I stopped taking it.

One of the common side effects of the statin drugs is severe muscle weakness and pain.

My cardiologist Insisted that I use some very good fish oil capsules, and that would help lower the cholesterol. Daily exercise, such as walking briskly for at least half an hour will help also.

Q: Are there any alternatives to medication for reducing high cholesterol?
Only eating a low cholesterol diet hasn't been enough for me, and Lipitor gives me side effects

A: I used a combination of coQ10, niacin, fish oil, vitamin E, apple pection and oatmeal. And as katrina said a liver cleanse is good also, but i did not do that. I also cut out white sugar, flour and rice. Eat good fats.
i just wanted to add i used natural vitamin E with mixed tocopherols.

Q: how long does it take for lipitor to leave the system?
was told to stop taking medication due to pain. it's been 3 days. still have pain.

A: The half-life of Lipitor as about 14 hours, so after 3 days it will be mostly gone. Lipitor can cause a variety of pains, but may not be responsible for your pain. Call your doctor is all I can recommend.

Q: How safe is angioprim to replace lipitor, metropolol & ramipril?
I have severe side effects from the three medications above. First a very sore throat than aching ears, jaws and headache, trouble breathing, consistent dry cough and trouble swallowing liquids. Doctor cannot find what the symptoms are so he gets me to use antibiotics. I started taking applecider vinegar to-day as a start to get off these drugs, am I ok?

A: my dad was on metroprolol was experiencing sob and he was on lipitor took him off are you also having sob

Q: Does it make sense to take statins (ie Lipitor) before taking a life insurance screening test?
I'm thinking about getting life insurance in the next few months. Does it make sense to take some medications to lower my cholesterol before I take the life insurance screening tests? Would the tests detect the drugs? And would that make a difference in my premium? In other words, is it better to take the drugs, have lower cholesterol, and have the drug detected in my blood? Or have the higher cholesterol and no drug in my system? Thanks!

A: Better to have proof that you are doing something about your cholesterol problem rather than take the tests and demonstrate that you are not taking care of yourself at all. Think about it; would you rather have an employee come in, manage things, have a problem and solve it, or have someone who comes in and ineffectually pushes papers around his desk, obviously demonstrating an inability to do his job?
They will ask for a list of your medications anyway, so don't worry about it.

Q: Cholesterol - how to lower it without medication?
I have been using Lipitor for about 15 years. I would like to improve my diet and eat the foods that can reduce "bad" cholesterol, possibly without lowering the "good" kind, with the eventual aim of stopping taking Lipitor entirely.

Please spare your comments about eggs as I do not think the jury is out on that - I only eat about 4 per week at present anyway.

A: Eat Non-fat or low-fat dairy products and non-hydrogenated margarine.

Fish high in Omega 3 are good choices (salmon, mackeral, tuna and sardines)

Avoid trans-fats. Eat only lean meats.

Whole grain breads and cereals only

Soluble fibre foods such as: barley, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, apricots, figs, carrots, collard greens, cooked beans, peas or lentils, oat bran, oatmeal (I add oatmeal to my stews to thicken them and oatmeal to meatloafs and shepherd pie too), sweet potato, prunes.

Avoid nuts but eat lots of seeds. I regularly sprinkle salads with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and flax seeds. Flax seeds are pretty small and can be added to lots of stuff without them being too noticeable.

I use Omega 3 eggs also, instead of regular ones. They are better for you but still should be limited.

Check out this site for more info: http://www.nutricounter.com/articles/maia2.htm

Q: Does anyone know how to taper off of Lipitor and Benicar?
As I get older and watch the decay of my parents and others that are older than I, I slowly realize that getting much older is really not a very good goal. So, I think that combating the various conditions of old age, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, is really a poor way to spend ones money.

How do you taper off of these medications?

A: There is no need to tapper down Benicar or Lipitor. If you stop benicar the High blood pressure may cause end organ damage (morbidity) and a complication like stroke, heart disease renal disease or Other increasing mortality at early age. Please read about FRAMINGHAM study. Lipitor and other statin are medications that control an enzyme that act producing cholesterol. As is well known, Cholesterol is either produced or ingested in the daily diet. It is been prove in multiple studies the benefit of having a low cholesterol- LDL and triglycerides in the decrease of vascular events like stroke, hearts disease and complications of which is hardening of the vascular system. All this diseases are related to aging and also because of multiple external, and inherited risk factors. How you can avoid these,exercising, having and excellent diet, free of cholesterol, free of smoking, drugs, stress, having a perfect genetic make up. But this is not a perfect life nor a perfect world, human body is not perfect.
If you still younger start changing your life for the years to come. We can not scape aging, at least for now until research find the fountain of youth.

Q: I was diagnosed with 397 cholasterol LDL 300, HDL73 any advice besides medications such as Lipitor, Zucor?
I have been battling with high cholasterol for years and I refused to take medications as I am more inclined to do alternative solution, if I could. I watched what I eat, I exercise, I have a good active lifestyle, I drink a lot of tea, avoid fatty foods, but nothing seems to work. Your knowledgeable advice are welcome and thank you for time, I appreciate it.

A: Homeopathy For High Cholesterol :-
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2.PHOSPHORUS 30C
3.CHOLESTERINUM 30C
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Take Care and God Bless !

Q: Why don't doctors warn you about serious side effects from Lipitor and Zocor?
I have taken Lipitor off and on for a few years. I began hearing about side effects such muscle weakness, joint pain and liver damage and I had been experiencing side effects myself, so I did some research and found some frightening reports. I stopped taking it 10 days ago and still have symptoms. Is there permanent damage?www.medications.com/go/se/Lipitor

A: Patients always should take an active role in the course of their own treatments. Towards this purpose, nowadays when you receive a prescription from the pharmacy, it comes with a printed paper that outlines all of the known potential side effects, and telling you to watch for them and report immediately to your doctor if you are experiencing any of them to a significant extent.

Every time I get a particular prescription from my doctor, I take the time to say "OK, let's talk about any possible side effects, and how you feel they rate in terms of risk over benefits?" Matter of fact I recently had a discussion with my specialist about a minor heart abnormality, (a mild arrhythmia) for which he suggested giving me a particular drug. Upon further questioning he told me that, indeed this particular drug did have some disturbing side effects which, while not often experienced by the patient, had been known to occur and cause some trouble. We delved into it more, and in the end I told him that, with respect, I felt I needed to make the informed decision not to take this drug. He said "OK" and offered me an alternative, which I am taking and tolerating well.

Always consider YOURSELF - the patient - an essential part of the medical team that is treating you, and as a member of the team, you need to do your own homework and have your say in every step of the process.

Actually, information about Statins and some certain troubling side effects has been all over the news for two or three years now, and I am surprised that you have not come across it before. Lower doses tend not to be the problem for the majority of people, but on the other side of the coin, there is absolutely NO drug ever devised and put on the market that hasn't had an adverse effect on at least a few people. Look at the incredible and wide-ranging benefits of the humble aspirin. The overwhelming majority of people can take aspirin with absolutely no ill effects, and great benefit. But there are a selective few who develop quite serious problems with internal bleeding, stomach ulcers etc. It is why we all have to be aware, and diligent, whenever we are on any kind of medication, and listen to our body signals that will warn us when something is amiss.

Hopefully, as usually happens, the discontinuation of the statin will eventually restore you to normal with no lasting ill effects. It depends how long you were taking it, as it may take your body a while to totally rid itself of the problems that it caused. Meanwhile, remain watchful, and stay in touch with your medical caregiver.

Q: What is the connection between green tea and certain heart medications?
....or conditions?

A year ago, I was in the hosipital for 3 days with aventral fibulation. I'm now on several medications including lipitor, cardizem, niaspan, and jantoven.

I really enjoy a bold cup of tea. Why should or shouldn't I drink green tea?

Thanks.... I've always wondered.
I'm such a dope sometimes..... they've always shortened it to "a-fib"
So, you are correct EA.

Wise words, DD... once again.

A: Is that atrial fibrillation? Or was it ventricle fibrillation I love tea but I try to drink the non-caffintated teas. Green teas is an antioxidant. May interact with some of the heart meds. I know it interferes with an anticoagulants. I think an occasionally cup of tea would be okay, so long that it isn't green tea.

Q: What are some with drawls symptoms for these medications?
I have been on prozac, nuvigil, and symbiax for about a month and decided to stop all my medications, except lipitor, cold turkey. What are some of the with drawls symptoms for these medications?

A: Prozac - fluoxetine
Nuvigil - armodafanil
Symbiax - fluoxetine and olanzapine
Lipitor - atorvastatin

From obtaining these active ingredients, these are the withdrawal symptoms:

Fluoxetine: aggression, anxiety, balance issues , blurred vision , brain zaps, concentration impairment, constipation, crying spells, depersonalization, diarrhea, dizziness. electric shock sensations, fatigue, flatulence, flu-like symptoms, hallucinations, hostility, highly emotional, indigestion, irritability, impaired speech, insomnia, jumpy nerves, lack of coordination, lethargy, migraine headaches / increased headaches, nausea, nervousness, over-reacting to situations, paranoia, repetitive thoughts or songs, sensory & sleep disturbances, severe internal restlessness (akathasia), stomach cramps, tremors, tinnitus (ear ringing or buzzing), tingling sensations, troubling thoughts, visual hallucinations / illusions, vivid dreams, speech visual changes, worsened depression.........it doesn't mean you're going to get all of them but only very few. these are just reported cases

Q: does anybody know how long the medication dilatrend is effective for in the use of dilated cardiomyopathy?
other drugs include lasix, aldactone, coversyl and lipitor and lexapro. male with almost full recovery from 60 days insubated with chf 2 years ago

A: http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=dilatrend

Q: Will calcium citrate interfere with the absorption of medications such as lipitor, estrogen?

A: no but make sure that your doctor knows that you are taking it.

Q: what's a good alternative to lipitor?
i've been on lipitor for 7yrs (there about) now. unfortunately i just changed insurance carrier & lipitor is no longer a preferred drug so will cost me extra to get it filled. alternatively, i've been told zocor, mevacor & provachol (not sure of any of these spellings) are preferred drugs & will be 1/4 of the cost. since these are daily medication that i'll need to continue to take indefinitely, cost has to be considered. however, lipitor has been working well (has brought my total cholersterol # down from 275 to 205), so am a little hesitant about changing. would any of the other medications work just as well (or maybe even better)? if it helps, i'm a 34yr old male in good physical shape. my family does have a history of high cholesterol. my father in fact died of a heart attack at age 40. any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

A: Alternative to Lipitor: Is Ezetimibe and Zocor.

Q: interactions between lanoxin lipitor celexa and st johns wort saw palmetto dong quai and ginseng?
herbal supplements interactions with drug medications.
Lanoxin, lipitor,ineral and celexa when taken with black cohosh st. johns wort saw palmetto dong quai and ginseng

A: Most herbal remedies are not sanctioned by the FDA. Most doctors will suggest you take some man-made chemicals and not some natural stuff. I don't think you should be "stacking" remedies to get the most out of them. Just pick one and take the proper dosage. Good luck with your treatment.