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Lipitor Muscle Pain

Atorvastatin Muscle Pain

Lipitor / Atorvastatin can cause muscle pain and fatigue

Atorvastatin - also known as Lipitor is a drug from the Statin family of medications. Statin drugs are used all over the world to treat high cholesterol levels.

Lipitor Muscle Pain
The vast majority of those who use lipitor have no real problems with side effects but lipitor muscle pain can trouble some users. Joint pain is also possible.

Other atorvastatin side effects include a swollen or painful tongue.

The most common side effects associated with atorvastatin therapy or lipitor treatment include:

• lipitor sore joints and muscles,
• mild transient gastrointestinal symptoms,
• lipitor altered liver blood tests,
• atorvastatin headache,
• lipitor insomnia,
• atorvastatin dizziness and
• lipitor fatigue.

Published research indicates that serious side effects happen in only about one percent of those people who take lipitor or atorvastatin but in practice the true figure is likely to be higher than that.

If you think that you have developed a lipitor muscle reaction then please consult with your doctor. Do not stop taking your medication without seeking advice first.

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Atorvastatin Fatigue

Fatigue due to atorvastatin treatment

Atorvastatin is a drug used to treat high cholesterol levels.

It's other name is Lipitor.

Atorvastatin is one of a widely used group of drugs called Statins.

Most people who take atorvastatin have no significant side effects but some experience pain in the joints and muscles. Others develop a painful tongue or a swollen tongue.

Common side effects associated with atorvastatin therapy or lipitor treatment include:

• atorvastatin related sore joints and muscles,
• mild transient gastrointestinal symptoms,
• altered liver blood tests,
• headache, insomnia, dizziness and atorvastatin fatigue.

The official literature suggests that only about one person in a hundred develop side effects when taking atorvastatin but in practice the true figure is likely to be higher than that.

If you think that you have developed an atorvastatin fatigue reaction then please consult with your doctor.

Do not stop taking your medication without seeking advice first.

Labels: fatigue, fatigue-due-to-medication, fatigue-due-to-statins, tiredness-due-to-medication

Lipitor Fatigue

Fatigue due to lipitor treatment

Lipitor is a drug used to treat high cholesterol levels. It's other name is Atorvastatin.

Atorvastatin is one of a widely used group of drugs called Statins.

Most people who take lipitor have no significant side effects but some experience pain in the joints and muscles. Others develop a painful tongue or a swollen tongue.

Common side effects associated with atorvastatin therapy or lipitor treatment include: sore joints and muscles, mild transient gastrointestinal symptoms, altered liver blood tests, headache, insomnia, dizziness and fatigue. The official literature suggests that only about one person in a hundred develop side effects when taking lipitor but in practice the true figure is likely to be higher than that.

If you think that you have developed a lipitor fatigue reaction then please consult with your doctor. Do not stop taking your medication without seeking advice first.

Labels: fatigue, fatigue-due-to-medication, fatigue-due-to-statins, tiredness-due-to-medication