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18/07/2017 | | 81moderated by Susan
rosuvastatin calcium (5mg) for high cholesterol
Started off using Lipitor but that was a lot worse and after talking to the cardiologist switched to Crestor but now the long nerves in my arms and legs are deteriorating which means I now need to use a stick and orthoses on both legs.
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14/06/2017 | | 49moderated by Philip
rosuvastatin calcium (5mg) for heart pain
On 31 Dec 2015 I had 5 drug eluting stents inserted into 2 coronary arteries. Prescribed (daily): 80 mg aspirin, 75 mg grepid/clopidogrel, 25 mg metoprolol succinate retard, 40 mg pantoprazole pensa, simvastatin. Because I complained about side effects from simvastatin, switched over to Crestor/rosuvastatin 5 mg. LDL cholesterol is now staying under 2.5 got no idea if that's because of the pill...
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11/05/2017 | | 51moderated by Henry
rosuvastatin calcium (40mg) for high cholesterol
I've been taking statins since my 20s because of dangerously high cholesterol levels, over 10. I'm not overweight, run 3 times a week and walk a lot. I started off taking Zocor and I'm now on Crestor. Unfortunately I have now got the same side effects as the ones I had when I was taking simvastatin. Really bad muscle pain. My wrists are tender and it's just getting worse. And the muscles in my ...
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01/05/2017 | | 62moderated by Charlotte
rosuvastatin calcium (10mg) for high cholesterol
I have given my opinion regarding using Crestor (rosuvastatin) prescribed by my cardiologist after severe side effects from sim/atorvastatin. I started using on 20/04. Was on holiday 24/04 when I got severe muscle pain and I couldn't get hold of my doctor. The next day I carried on taking it and had no more problems with it. Perhaps the severe side effects because the atorvastatin hadn't worked...
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