Lovastatin
Active Ingredients
- Lovastatin
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Actavis Elizabeth Llc
- Covis Pharma Sarl
- Merck Research Laboratories Div Merck Co Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Lovastatin.
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.
Lovastatin 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 Lovastatin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Difficulty walking, Anxiety, Depression, Dyspnoea, Paraesthesia, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 27, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Extreme tingling sensation in my feet, fatigue, stumbling, dizzines, deep depression, anxiety, shortness of breath etc etc ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Joint stiffness, Paraesthesia, Pain, Burning sensation, Myalgia, Hypoaesthesia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 30, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Burning sensation top of left toe and both legs at different times, very painful muscle soreness, stiffness in neck, numbness in jaw area and right side of face, tingling throughout my ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Memory impairment, Muscle spasms, Paraesthesia, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 23, 2014 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on January 14, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“This worked better than Lipitor. I changed due to cost and my blood work is beyond excellent. I've had no adverse side effects.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Neck pain, Burning sensation, Joint stiffness, Muscular weakness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 22, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Update from first Rating of this Medicine dated: 9/30/2013. I was taking Lovastatin which is same as Mevacor. Would like to update readers for their own use: 1. Stated on 9/30/2012...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Myalgia, Anxiety, Abdominal distension, Paraesthesia, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on October 5, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Compared to other statins, the side effects were not as bad, but still had anxiety, muscle pain, tingling in hands and feet. Also noticed weight gain (10 pounds) and bloating. ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Anxiety, Depression, Drug effect increased, Insomnia, Suicidal ideation, Adverse drug reaction
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 3, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: SEVERE DEPRESSION, anxiety, insomnia, suicidal thoughts. This medication almost ruined my life before I realized it was causing these terrible side effects Please be very car...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Pain, Diarrhoea, Mental impairment
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 25, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Extreme fatigue, hard to digest food, diarrehea, achy muscles. Thought I was coming down with a cold but it's the Lovastatin. I feel so tired and have no motivation to do anyt...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pain, Pain in extremity
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 20, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“... diffuse leg pain/can not pin point the areas but feels deep, almost like the pain is coming from the bones or something. It is worse in the mornings...I would describe it as a deep, achy feeling in my...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Lethargy, Amnesia, Joint stiffness, Muscular weakness, Somnolence, Tenderness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 8, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Severe memory loss, very sore and stiff hip bones/muscles and muscle weakness, exhaustion/lethargy I am so happy I saw this site. I have been so worried about my memory and ch...”
Additional Drug Information
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* 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 Lovastatin
Pain
“Side Effects: After increasing the dosage to 20 mgs to also reduce my cholesterol levels, I started to experience extreme pain in my arm muscles.
I believe the treatment at the lower ...”
Source: Mevacor (Lovastatin)
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Did the author experience pain while taking lovastatin?
What is this?Memory Impairment
“... the number and size of brain lesions I had. I had experienced an increasing inability to handle job stress, was losing my concentration abilities and was becoming increasingly forgetful . I believe it ...”
Source: Mevacor (Lovastatin)
View full report on Lovastatin related memory impairment
Did the author experience memory impairment while taking lovastatin?
What is this?Myalgia
“... the dosage to reduce my cholesterol levels. Shortly after increasing my dosage, I started to experience chronic pain in my arms. I finally did some research and discovered muscle pain to be a "side ...”
Source: Mevacor (Lovastatin)
View full report on Lovastatin related myalgia
Did the author experience myalgia while taking lovastatin?
What is this?