Lipitor headaches?

 Category: Lipitor

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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?

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

Anyone have headaches or dizzy spells from allergy meds?

Have used Claritin for years with no problems. Now unbearable dizzy spells and headaches. I have been taking Lipitor as well for the last 6 months. I am 34 years old. Any suggestions??

talk to your doctor. if you are having any side effects from meds, you should always do this. Your doctor may prescribe another medication, and have you stop using this one.

Just wondered if lipitor can make you get dizzy and fall.?

Ive been taking lipitor since last summer and twice this past wk i fell , at first i thought maybe i tripped over some yaktraxs that i wear for snow and ice but wondered if i fell first and then the yaktraxs caught on my pants or shoelaces. also, lately ive gotten headaches every day and ive been bruising too but not every day. ive talked to my doctor about the headaches and the bruises but nothing came of it. i saw an endocrinologist but because the tests came back normal she never bothered ordering other tests and now im stick stuck with symptoms that i cant do nothing about cause tests come back normal, i had a bone density test come back high risk but the bone scan was normal and because of that i couldnt get on hormones. im 47, ive been taking stuff like black cohosh and soy stuff and that seems to help. im on my last bottle of lipitor and wondered if i should just take niacin, i lost a lot of weight so my cholesterol went down,do people take cholesterol meds forever?

There are a lot of terrible side effects linked with the use of Lipitor, and other cholesterol lowering drugs. (The link below is to lipitors' official site, and lists many of the side effects).
It is scary that your doctor is ignoring these life threatening side effects that you are having. It's not my business, but maybe you should get a new doctor who cares more about his' or hers' patients.
That being said, here's some information I hope will help you-
"Numerous adverse side effect reports have implicated Lipitor as a possible cause for severe neuromuscular degeneration. Some people who have been using Lipitor for two years or more report symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis or ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease - in which they are losing neuromuscular control of their bodies."
"For instance, in an article entitled "Life After Lipitor" that appeared in the newspaper Tahoe World on January 27, 2004, Tahoe City (California) resident Doug Peterson began having serious neuromuscular problems after taking Lipitor for two years. He began losing muscular coordination and slurring words when he spoke. Then he lost balance, followed by loss of fine motor skills - he had difficulty writing. He went from doctor to doctor, trying to figure out what could be happening. Finally one doctor suggested that he stop taking Lipitor, and the downward health spiral stopped and his health is now slowly improving."

The reason for Lipitor's side effects are that "Lipitor is a "statin" drug which inhibits the production of cholesterol in order to lower LDL cholesterol counts. By limiting the production of cholesterol, Lipitor may be indirectly causing membrane degeneration in neural and muscle tissue.

Cholesterol is essential in your body for many functions. It forms part of what is called the cell membrane - the outer layer of every cell in your body. It helps transport and pack the major components of the cell membrane, called "phospholipids," that are made from essential fatty acids (EFAs). Without sufficient cholesterol we would die, because our tissues are constantly being repaired and replaced with new cells.

Our body produces several thousand milligrams of cholesterol per day to carry out these essential functions, and each day the excess of cholesterol is supposed to be naturally recycled. If your body doesn't have enough new cholesterol each day, you cannot repair and replace your cell membranes and they will eventually degenerate.
What is most horrifying about this problem is that cholesterol balance can be achieved without drugs, simply and safely by taking 2000-3000 milligrams of vitamin C per day for an adult. Unfortunately, vitamin C was misclassified as a micronutrient in the 1930s and 1940s, rather than an essential nutrient involved in dozens of body processes. Our health authorities recommend that we take only 60 milligrams per day, barely enough to prevent scurvy."

In the medical class I am currently in, we discussed how lipitor lowers Co Q10 or Ubiquinone, which is important to for the mitochondria (the "power plants" of our cells) to make ATP. This relates to why people also feel tired, or have sore muscles when they are on lipitor.

My advice would be to get off lipitor and stay active and eat healthy. These spells of dizzyness are a result of lipitor, and if it resulted in you falling and hitting your head, I doubt that it's worth lower cholesterol. Your doctor is making money off of you, without even tending to your concerns. It's your body, do what you feel is best, not every doctor knows best. I think the brusing, headaches, and dizzyness is telling you something, listen to the warning signs.

You could also look up some natural remedies to lower your cholesterol, you are correct, niacin indeed naturally lowers cholesterol. There are links attached with entire lists of ways to naturally lower cholesterol.

I hope you get better and be careful with yourself, until your dizzy spells are gone.

how can i strengthen my liver?

i take exrra strength excederine almost daily for headaches, aches, and pains which i hear the amcethemine damages the liver. i was on lipitor and zocor for a while(istopped cant afford) for high cholesteral, which is also suppose to damage the liver. recently i found out that the psoriasis is a side effect from the liver not processing food well. i take medicine for that too and they check my liver every 4-6 months. i need professional advice about what foods i can eat and the portions that can be easily processed what foods to avoid and how can i strengthen my liver. i am almost 50 and overweight and i want to be around for my children and grandchildren. thank you.

Sorry to hear about your situation.

From an Herbal stand point, Milk Thistle is supposed to aid and speed up the liver in it's regeneration process. It's relatively cheap and found in most (if not all) vitamin stores. Again, these are the herbal claims, facts aren't backed up by the FDA.

As far as processing food well, maybe try to cut down the solid intake? Make it easier to digest with soupy foods or shakes/meal replacements. Just a thought, not a Dr though.

I need help with my homework?

percentages in a study of lipitor.
In a study of the cholesterol drug lipitor, 270 patients were given a placebo, and 19 of those 270 patients reported headaches. What percentage of this placegroup reported headaches?
Could you show how you the answer?
Thanks

19/270 = 0.0703

0.0703 x 100 = 7.03 % reported headaches

PLEASE HELP!!ineed to get help with my meds...on limited income?

i take inhalers..acid reflux,headaches,thyroid cond...take lipitor.and efforex for depression...i need a number or address that i can get in contact with someone to HELP ME

Talk to your doctor/clinic first off. most have applications for help from the manufacturer of the medication. You generally do have to apply through the doctor as they need proof you have a valid prescription for those medications. Some will send you the meds free after that. Also, apply at your local free/low-cost clinic. Some of those can treat a few or all of your problems and will provide the meds free of charge.

Treating an aneurysm?

I am 48, in pretty decent health, not overweight, and a non smoker for about 5 weeks now. A few weeks ago I experianced extream double vision on my way to work, I felt very odd after and had headaches and ringing in my ears for a few hours. I work at a medical office, (opthamology) so they decided to get my blood pressure and it was very high for me...155 over 98, about 3 hours after the double vision insident. I went to my doctor and he felt I had experianced a mini stroke and ordered MRI's and a MRA of my brain. It discovered a small aneurysm on the left side of my brain. I have now been referred to a neurologist, and put on 2 blood thinning meds and my lipitor script was doubled although my cholestorol was not horrible. So what should I expect, are there medications to takew care of this, or am I looking at surgury? I am trying to stay calm about this, but I feel way too young to be going threw this!

Keep your chin up girl!!

You have done everything right so far. Make sure to keep all your follow up appts and get a 2nd opinion. Even if you love love your doc, always get a 2nd opinion. Better to have 2 heads than 1. Also, it helps to have a close friend or family member go with you to appts, to help remember what the doctor says...and to help you remember any questions you may have wanted to ask.

http://www.webmd.com/brain/tc/Brain-Aneu…

I need confirmation on a practice case study dealing with transient ischemic strokes?

Penny’s job as a sales clerk at a department store has been particularly stressful this holiday season. She has to work two more years before she can retire. She has not seen her physician in a year but had been feeling well until these nagging little problems starting happening. She was checking out a customer when her right hand began to tingle and then felt numb. Another time while eating at a restaurant with her daughter, her speech became slurred and her daughter told her that the right side of her face looked odd. She started to experience severe headaches. Her little problems didn’t seem to last very long but her daughter told her that she should probably check with her doctor.

Excerpts form physician’s notes:
Ramipril, 10mg daily
Atenolol, 50mg daily
Lipitor, 5mg daily

Unfortunately, Penny was so busy at work that she neglected to take her daughter’s advice. While talking to a customer she again experienced that same tingling and numbness in her right hand and could not close her fingers. When she began slurring her words, the customer called for help. Penny was rushed to the hospital.

After discharge, Penny began therapy to regain strength in her right arm and assist with her speech deficit.
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My partner and I have decided that Penny is experiencing transient ischmemic strokes, or mini-strokes. Our teacher wants to know where the strokes are occuring and, because her speech is being affected (motor, not comprehension= Broca's area), my partner thinks it's here: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/N… I'm not so sure since I think a stroke in that artery would cause a lot of damage.

Any suggestions?
Jillian

This can actually be localized to a few different spots and the patient is described as "slurring" her words which is likely to be based on a motor deficit in speech generation rather than a Broca's aphasia which is more often a halting speech with difficulty finding words.

We know the pt is hypertensive and hypercholesterolemic so atherosclerotic disease is likely. Given the repeated deficits in essentially the same brain area we should come up with a reason that will repeatedly target the same brain area (i.e. NOT cardioembolic and probably not carotid embolic). As such, I'd bet on intracranial stenosis of an MCA branch to the convexity affecting mainly frontal lobe motor cortex but with ischemia extending to the sensory strip at times. This localization could give speech deficits based on motor issues alone or could affect Broca's area.

Hypertension-related lacunar strokes can be preceded by TIAs in the same distribution. As such, both a internal capsule (with some thalamic effects) or a basis pontis localization are possible. The stuttering onset over a long period makes this less likely than a MCA stenosis as does the relative sparing of the leg function as with a lacune we are more likely to see face=arm=leg weakness.

please edit this into correct english?

Singulair is taken every once a day at about the same time (evening for asthma). You may take it with or without food and take it as long as your doctor prescribes it, even if you have no asthma symptoms. If you get an asthma attack don’t take singulair for the immediate relief, instead use inhaled rescue medicine. So bring your inhaled rescue medicine with you wherever you are. For the prevention of exercise-induced asthma, take singulair at least 2 hours before exercise. If you are taking singulair daily for chronic asthma or allergic rhinitis, do not take an additional dose to prevent exercise-induced asthma. The bottom line is you can take singulair just for one time a day.

Singulair side effects that could possibly appear are:
• dizziness
• headache
• tiredness
• cough

The most recent information, singulair is the second-most dispensed prescription drugs after lipitor. But the problem is classic, like the other prescription drugs, it just way to expensive! The alternative is generic drug. Singulair has montelukast as its generic cunterpart. Search this drug and it could save you much. I will give a small comparison

Singulair is taken once every day at about the same time (evening for asthma). You may take it with or without food and take it as long as your doctor prescribes it, even if you have no asthma symptoms. If you get an asthma attack don’t take Singulair for immediate relief, instead use an inhaled rescue medicine. You should always carry your inhaled medication in the event that you should have an asthma attack. For the prevention of exercise-induced asthma take Singulair at least 2 hours before exercise. However, if you are taking Singulair daily for chronic asthma or allergic rhinitis, do not take an additional dose to prevent exercise-induced asthma. The bottom line is, you can take only take Singulair once a day.

Singulair's common side effects include:
• dizziness
• headache
• tiredness
• cough

Based on the most recent information, Singulair is the second-most dispensed prescription drug after Lipitor. However, like many other prescription drugs, it is simply too expensive for the average citizen. The alternative to this problem is a generic drug. Montelukast is Singluair's generic cunterpart. Researching this drug could save you money in the long run.