The doctor called me to let me know that the blood work up that I had last Monday shows that my LDL level (that's BAD cholesterol) is 170. It should be 70-100. So beginning tomorrow morning, I'm supposed to start taking 10mg of Crestor a day. A few web sites (worstpills.org) warn about this drug, especially at higher dosages. I need to be aware of unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, particularly if accompanied by malaise or fever. I need to also be aware of kidney problems as this drug has been known to effect kidneys, so that means check the urine to see if it get darker or bloody. And definitely get back to the doctor for blood tests in 3 months.
The site noted above warns: "Rosuvastatin joins atorvastatin and fluvastatin as the statins that have not demonstrated a health benefit to the patients that use them in terms of reducing the serious cardiovascular consequences of high cholesterol such as a first or second heart attack or stroke. Lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin have shown such benefits to patients in addition to their cholesterol-lowering properties and this is reflected in the professional product labels and advertising for these drugs."
I'm going to discuss this with my doctor, and then determine whether I will begin using Crestor. In any case I will record any perceptible changes that I notice in my energy level, muscles, and urine, regardless of which statin I begin using. Perhaps, this will be the impetus I needed to exercise more and cut back on pizza.
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I had high cholesterol and began taking Crestor, a statin. This is what happened. When I got sick from the Crestor, I went natural, brought my level down, but a year and a half later, find my LDL level back up, so now I will be taking Vytorin.
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