Atorvastatin Calcium
Active Ingredients
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Brands and Other Names
Show more brandsManufacturers
- Pfizer Inc
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Lipitor.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Atorvastatin Calcium Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Atorvastatin Calcium
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Muscle spasms, Food craving
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Roger on March 8, 2018 @ 4:42 pm
“After taking the medication I get nausea immediately until I eat food. I feel jittery and have a sweet craving that I never had before.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Night sweats, Muscle spasms, Nightmare, Dry skin, Gastrointestinal pain
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By M on December 23, 2017 @ 9:43 am
“Reported issues to doctor. No actions taken. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypoaesthesia, Amnesia, Paraesthesia, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... Two weeks later started having short term memory loss which continually got worse. Then I started having the tingling in one of my hands. The last straw was when I started feeling numbness in my hand ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Oedema
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 9, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: right hand swollen with great pain. unable to use it. I used the generic one Atorvastati”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Sleep disorder, Thirst, Accidental poisoning, Muscular weakness, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 9, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Hell on earth! Very thirsty, cannot sleep 2 hr a night (was fine before this poison!) Legs very weak and aching and breathing and stamina are shocking weight gain! This drug should be b...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dizziness, Abdominal pain, Abdominal discomfort, Night sweats, Myocardial infarction, Sleep disorder, Palpitations, Muscle spasms, Pain in extremity
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 23, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: legs hurt stomach problems cramps in legs dizzy fast heart rate always sleeping had no energy up 4 or 5 times a night going to bathroom could not sleep had night sweats had a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal discomfort, Accidental poisoning, Muscle spasms, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... My upper gums behind teeth no longer ache. After several dentist appts, I wanted them to take my two front teeth out(they are veneers) I no longer have stomach troubles with everything pouring out of ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Dizziness, Myocardial infarction, Dyspnoea, Muscle atrophy, Weight decreased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 16, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... in 2 months. I'm a shell of what I was along with the muscle wasting I experienced all of the side effects everyone on this survey has experienced headaches musclecramps,shortness of breath dizzy Ness...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Anxiety, Bursitis
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I used to just think i was getting old. But it came to the point i could hardly stand without severe pain in upper back, neck and arms. Had an Mri of neck and shoulder. Some bursitis in...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Fatigue, Dizziness, Nausea, Erectile dysfunction, Muscle fatigue, Accidental poisoning, Amnesia, Paraesthesia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 14, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Memory loss impotent nausea dizziness extreme muscle fatigue joint aches tingling in hands no energy no strength and speech Sharein after six days of use This drug should be b...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Atorvastatin Calcium
Back Pain
“... taking Lipitor , there have been days and sometimes whole WEEKS where it feels like I've been dipping parts of my body in boiling water. Bending over to tie my shoes leaves my back aching so bad I can ...”
Source: Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-a9...
View full report on Atorvastatin Calcium related back pain
Did the author experience back pain while taking lipitor?
What is this?Muscular Weakness
“... I've been dipping parts of my body in boiling water. Bending over to tie my shoes leaves my back aching so bad I can barely walk for a good hour. I have had days where the pain and weakness are so bad...”
Source: Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-a9...
View full report on Atorvastatin Calcium related muscular weakness
Did the author experience muscular weakness while taking lipitor?
What is this?Myalgia
“Be aware of the side effects, severe muscle pain , Side effects not worth taking Lipitor .
Lipitor MAY help lower cholesterol.
if i had it to do over, i wouldn't
I think the wo...”
Source: Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-a9...
View full report on Atorvastatin Calcium related myalgia
Did the author experience myalgia while taking lipitor?
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