Lipitor

In addition to the digestive disorder, I found out my cholesterol is high.  I was told to take Lipitor. I am wondering if anyone with acid problems / digestive disorders take Lipitor and have further problems in the stomach area.  I looked up Zetia and that drug causes digestive problems.  I am trying to see if Lipitor causes any more problems than I already have.  What does anyone have to say, if anything?  I'd love to have your input.  Every day brings another surprise.

My cholesterol was high like 268.  Last year it was 238.  I'm over 50 - don't eat any fat because of stomach problems and I still have a high count.  Very peculiar.

Ellen,
I have been taking 80 mg. of Lipitor since it came out in 1997. I started with GERD symptoms that were pretty bad in January. But for years had a dry cough at night which was probably GERD.

I don't have any side effects from the Lipitor, but my cholesterol is still way high.

Without Lipitor it was 378, with it it is 289. I couldn't take Zetia with the Lipitor as that did cause muscle pains and I had to stop it.

Can't use the cinnamon because of the GERD. I think my endo is going to want to try fish oil next, but I hope I don't end up smelling like a fish. lol

Feel better!

Hugs,
Faye

I have been on all the cholesterol drugs because I had a blockage in my heart  in Jan. 2005, but I have had to quit taking all of them. They all bothered my stomach to some degree. Lipitor made me sick to my stomach and horrible pain. Right now I am still suffering the side efects of Crestor. After one week I had pain so bad that I thought I was havning a heart attack and that was the first week of june. The reflux was so bad that it affected my asthma. 2 ER visits for that alone. Never had to go to the ER for my asthma before. I will never take any cholesterol drugs again. My doc finally referred me to a gastroenterologist. He put me on Nexium and took me off Protonix and carafate. After calling the specialist today after an awful weekend so bad I had to sleep sitting up he put me back on the carafate. I have lost 13 pounds so far from hardly eating. I need to lose anyway but this is not the way to do it. The stomach doc said that it can take 6-8weeks for the crestor to leave my system and stop causing problems. I hope it's soon. Barb

Dear Pandacrazy...hope your son is not called back to Iraq. Sorry about your terrible reaction to cholesterol lowering drugs and your heart problems. Take care of yourself. I am also overweight but not dramatically. It is hard to lose weight when you are older as your metabolism changes. Best of luck to you and your grandchildren!

 hi everyone,seems jsut about all of us with gastro issues also have high cholesteral. mine is at 280 total and i have tried all the statins, each caused muscle pain, but my, that Crestor was the worst, alsmost immediate knife like pain across my back i stopped it in 3 days. i will be going for a blood test in a little over a week, cannot wait to see the numbers.  i have been taking fish oil and eating nuts daily for 3 months, and  listen to this, my cardio nurse said to use Benecol, tow tablespoons daily and i will see a 10% reduction in my bad cholesteral,  i will let you know if that is accurate. i do not usually eat margarines, and this one is almsot 6.00 a tub, but if all this works it is better than taking drugs, i also think it is a racket for the pharmicutical companies, as the boomers hit 50 ,if they could get us all on statins, they would make billions of dollars at our health expense.   PANDA,my body makes more cholesteral than it should also, i had two stents put in like you but my cholesteral remains high, let me know how and if you ever get yours down, i will do the same.  if nothing else, the fish oil keeps your arteries lubed up.

Carol:

You may want to start your own thread - you are responding to one that is over 12 years old.

My suggestion would be to visit your PCP, me may suggest trying something other than Atorvastatin that could improve your symptoms. Or, it may not be related to the medication at all.

Sharon