PRAVASTATIN SODIUM Reviews (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.8 (34 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRAVASTATIN SODIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRAVASTATIN SOD | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | High Cholesterol | Muscle aches in my arms dizziness confused and terrible stomach problems with diarrhea this is a bad drug I am stopping taking this any trying natural ways to lower my cholesterol this drug makes you feel worse and is not good to many side effects | F | 58 | 22 days 20mg 1X day | 9/2/2022 | 5 | This pravistatin began making me forgetful much more that i was. Feet cramps started at night.And sleeping began to get disturbed and pains started shooting in one eye,every hour on the hour. | Drs. All prescribe more than 20 mg against manufactuer's recommdation. I have returned to Red Rice Yeast and oat meal three times a week. Lowers cholestral beautifully after a month and safe!!! | F | 67 | 8 days 1X day | 10/16/2020 | 5 | cholesterol | I took 20 mg. for several years and was changed to 10 mg. about 6 months ago. Cholesterol has been in good range and no pain. | F | 82 | 3 years 10 mg. | 8/31/2013 | 4 | Elevated Cholesterol | Slight stomach upset | Did the job it was supposed to (Chol now at ~150) and all other numbers in the normal range too. | M | 51 | 1 years 20mg 1X day | 4/27/2014 | 4 | Higher than optimal cholesterol | No side effects whatsoever. I work out fairly intensively three times a week at a gym and I was worried at first about having some of the muscle weakness and soreness and loss of energy that others report when using statins, but, alas, I detected no adverse effects. The bad news is, my cholesterol hasn't dropped quite as much as my doctor would like so I may switch to another statin soon. | I wanted to post my rating because it seems that so many people who rate drugs are seriously unhappy for one reason or another. Except for not getting my cholesterol quite as low as hoped, this drug was fine for me. In fact, as I await the results of a recent blood test, I am hoping my cholesterol reading will be good enough that my doctor leaves me on this medication. | M | 66 | 365 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 3 | High cholesterol | Muscle pain and later developed Insomnia my doctor won't change medicine but I'm going to be persistent and trying a different medication | 60 | 9 years 40 1X day | 7/5/2020 | 3 | High cholesterol | Excessive muscle soreness. Joint pain. Heart palpitations, rapid/pounding pulse. Hair loss. Lack of energy. Insomnia. | It worked to lower my overall cholesterol by 70 points. However my HDL has consistently dropped and triglycerides have went up since starting this medication over a year ago. I was putting up with the side effects of muscle/joint pain however about 2 months ago I started getting palpitations and like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. After doing some research online I found this is not an uncommon side effect. I'm going to take a holiday from this medicine and discuss it with my doc. I feel that diet, exercise and supplements can keep my high cholesterol numbers reasonable. I don't believe the side effects are worth it. | M | 45 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 2 | Coloration | Constant headaches hard to swallow on the right side of my head headaches every single day and night some are very severe | My neck become stiff this is a very terrifying pain I'm ready to stop taking it I cannot live like this every single day with the pain headaches day and night h | 70 | 5 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/6/2022 | 2 | Elevated cholesterol | Over time pretty much everything that was conveyed by others. I don't feel like myself at all!! I do take breaks from taking it and I slowly get my bearings. It hasn't done what I thought it would. My cholesterol is still at 223+ after taking this med for about 18 months. I eat chicken, fish, fruits and veggies. Occasionally I do "treat"ť myself with ice cream or my homemade chocolate chip cookies. However, never enough to not reap the proposed benefits from this drug. Re-thinking this script! I am miserable!! | F | 61 | 100 days 10 MG 1X day | 8/9/2020 | 2 | High cholesterol | I think it may be cause of my dizziness and I had godawful muscle pain | F | 66 | 14 days 20 mg | 2/13/2019 | 2 | High cholesterol | Broke out in hives, heart raced,lower back pain terribly | F | 44 | 14 days 40 mg | 11/8/2018 | 2 | To lower cholesterol | Intense neck, shoulder, and arm pain. But also hurt throughout my body: spine, hips, knees, ankles, feet. | I have just spent a miserable weekend as the pain reached a very high level. At first I thought it was just my arthritis. Then I fit the fibromyalgia profile almost to a T. Finally my sister suggested I check this med at askapatient.com and here I am. I am stopping the medication and will make a doctor appointment immediately. | F | 64 | 44 days 40 mg 1X day | 12/4/2011 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Stiffness and joint pain mostly in right shoulder and swollen right hand, tingling in both feet and I noticed the worse heart skipping started 3:00 am... every morning I had a little but on the 24th day it got so bad that I called my Doctor and trust me I will not take it again... | My Doctor doesn't believe that I can lower my counts on my own.. He gave me 80mgs I feel that was to much... | F | 55 | 25 days 80mg 1X day | 4/12/2011 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe joint and muscle pain from head to toe. | 53 | 0 days 10MG 1X day | 8/28/2022 | 1 | High LDL | Started taking Pravastatin and two weeks later developed horrible hip pain. Could hardly walk and felt like I was going to fall. Then got low back pain, dark urine and diarrhea. Then I had two days where I felt so tired and got so dizzy I almost fell on the concrete. I wrote my cardiologist and he told me it was the statin and to stop taking it. It’s been a week now and all my symptoms are getting better. This medicine is a poison and I do not recommend anyone to ever take it! | F | 57 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 7/28/2022 | 1 | Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Protocol | Severe myalgia. As the years went by it's gotten worse. Also cramps from my toes all the way up to my neck have kept me up all night for years! Kept on getting sicker and sicker. Inflammation that was so painful all over my body, especially my legs. | After hearing several podcasts by Dr. Mark Hyman on Functional Medicine, i decided, since my bad cholesterol has been always low... good always high and my triglycerides 60 or under, that I would go off them and see what happened. Titrated over a week and began to feel better. Two nights after my last dosage... I slept through the night for the first time in 7 years! No cramps! Myalgia is gone... I feel like a new woman! This med needs to be banned! Go off sugar (all types) eat lots og good fat & veggies and you will see your Cholesterol & Triglycerides levels DROP! | F | 59 | 7 years 20 1X day | 4/10/2022 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe muscle pain,arms legs neck.shortness of breath. Would not recommend .made my joint pain worse | 65 | 4 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 3/6/2022 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I'm having backaches, vision changes and severe leg & foot cramps that disrupt my sleep. I will stop taking it NOW !! I'm glad I read the reviews and side effects. I was prescribed Atorvastatin years ago, then I had a stroke. | I haven't experienced a leg cramps since probably my 30s, I'm 67. Those statin drugs are not good. I'll seek other alternatives to lower my cholesterol. | F | 67 | 4 months 40mg 1X day | 9/12/2021 | 1 | High choledterol | Fatigue, pain in my hands, joints, shortness of breath, nausea, reflux, rash on neck, dizzy, heart palpitations,anxiety worse, insomnia.stomach issues. Horrible drug. Went on and of this but just can't handle statins. | Horrible should be banned. | F | 71 | 2 months 10mg 2X W | 2/14/2021 | 1 | Cholesterol | This pravistatin began making me forgetful much more that i was. Feet cramps started at night.And sleeping began to get disturbedabd pains started shooting in one eye,every hour on the hour. | Drs. All prescribe more than 20 mg against manufactuer's recommdation. I have returned to Red Rice Yeast and oat meal three times a week. Lowers cholestral beautifully after a month and safe!!! | F | 67 | 8 days 40 mg 1X day | 10/16/2020 |
PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (PRAVASTATIN SODIUM): Pravastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details. FDA Approval Date: 2007-12-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)