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I took 10 mg of Lipitor daily for over a year and a half. Thi...

Posted at 3:35 PM on Apr 18, 2008 by mainewoods, #29717
I took 10 mg of Lipitor daily for over a year and a half. This winter the aches in my joints seemed much worse and vague, over-all aching seemed to take over my body at times. The aches seemed to move around and be non-specific at times. I thought I might have fibromyalgia and ordered some kind of balm formulated to relieve that - but nothing seemed to help. I am 69 years old, very active, and suddenly I felt like I was 100 years old. In fact, my father lived to be 99 and he felt better at 99 than I did at 69! I got to the point that I was having nights when I did not sleep at all and I couldn't figure out what was happening to me. My toes went numb on both feet. On my own I stopped Lipitor 4 days ago and I'm already a new person. I'm disgusted that professionals aren't more reluctant to prescribe this stuff for patients, and once prescribed that they don't monitor patients closely for these symptoms. I'm hoping that my numb toes will not return. Already I'm sleeping 6 hours straight at night. I can't believe this prescription has been getting away Scott free without being treated like a danger to some patients. I wonder how much "fibromyalgia" is Lipitor-related?
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Reply 5 months ago on Apr 19, 2008 by szembor, #7449

My story confirms your history.

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