Updated Safety Information for Crestor (May 2005)

[tickyul]

I truly believe that statins caused my father to have a stroke. At 75 his doctor said he had some plaque in his arteries (never effected him from what I saw) and prescribed a statin. After that it was all downhill, muscle wasting, weight loss, pain, eventually onto oxygen, amnesia, dementia and eventually a fatal bleeding stroke at 79.

[fairhillnorrie]

thank you. i have recently been on lipitor for cholesterol... then after a holiday my col' went up to 7 so i was put on Crestor.. to be quite honest i overindulged on holiday. my col' before was 4.. but on hols thing went wrong.. i had bad turn.. faint, pins and needles in my face and hands and very bad in my shoulders.. i was GREY in my face with a cold sweat.. blood tests showed i was a heart prob' as i have CHD. and AS. So when i returned home i was put on Crestor. why? thanks a mill'