What are the most common side effects of Lipitor?

People taking Lipitor may experience side effects, the most common of which include:

  • joint pain.
  • muscle pain.
  • indigestion.
  • diarrhea.
  • nausea.
  • infections of the throat and nasal passages.
  • sleeplessness.
  • urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Is Lipitor a good statin?

Lipitor is highly effective at lowering cholesterol, yet a study found that compared with other statins, it had the highest number of patients stop taking it due adverse effects, such as muscle pain or damage, followed by the statin Crestor (rosuvastatin), another high-potency option.

Does Lipitor cause weight gain?

Weight gain isn’t a side effect of Lipitor. However, Lipitor belongs to a class of medications known as statins, which have been linked to weight gain. Some researchers have found that people who use statins tend to take in more calories than those who don’t. This includes getting more calories from fat.

How much will 10 mg of Lipitor lower cholesterol?

These drugs decrease cholesterol synthesis by competitively inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. Doses of 20 mg/d lovastatin or pravastatin or 10 mg/d simvastatin generally reduce plasma LDL cholesterol levels by about 20% to 30%.

Do I really need to take Lipitor?

The most important thing your doctor will keep in mind when thinking about statin treatment is your long-term risk of a heart attack or stroke. If your risk is very low, you probably won’t need a statin, unless your LDL is above 190 mg/dL (4.92 mmol/L).

Does Lipitor cause hair loss?

Cholesterol-lowering drugs Some statin drugs like simvastatin (Zocor) and (atorvastatin) Lipitor have been reported to cause hair loss.

Can you take vitamin D and statins together?

Vitamin D supplement may have moderate or no effect on the dosage requirement or side effects of pravastatin, rosuvastatin and pitavastatin. Since vitamin D has mild HMG-CoA reductase activity, it will work synergistically with all statins.