Rosuvastatin for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous User Reviews
Brand names: Crestor
Rosuvastatin has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 13 reviews for the treatment of High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 31% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Rosuvastatin
- midli...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- May 9, 2013
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "5 mg Crestor for about 3 weeks after becoming menopausal and having cholesterol spike even higher (family genetic condition)- no side effects at first and numbers started to improve THEN -everything went haywire- rapid weight gain & all symptoms of pre-menopause has come back -now having severe joint pain so have stopped taking it completely."
- lpmart
- October 22, 2010
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "I went from Zocor, which I had been taking for 10 years. When I started taking Crestor my cholesterol went from 240 to 147 in 3 weeks and has stayed there. My triglycerides went from 340 to 135. I take a 10 milligram a day."
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- Night...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- December 20, 2020
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "Taking Crestor 20mgs daily. After using this for six months and not seeing good results (cholesterol levels still elevated). I find that I am experiencing joint pains and hair loss. This is my second try on this medication, I was on 10 mg before. I am going to try asking to go back on Lipitor."
- Bob
- April 8, 2020
"I have used this drug rosuvastatin for many years, with minimal side effects. Last year I used this drug from this manufacturer and it made me very nauseous. I stopped it a few times and tried is again & again, but with same result. I switched to another manufacturer and was fine. I guess they use some kind of ingredient that isn't right"
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- Trader
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 7, 2022
"I was only on this one a few days when I experienced severe diarrhea. As this is the only medication that I take-other than a multivitamin and Vit C, I knew it was this drug. I had tried another statin before this with the same result. So, as it seems all statins will do this, I am now trying a cholesterol Inhibitor-but they have a lot of negative side effects too. So we will see. I do not know if it helped my cholesterol-I assume so because the other drug lowered it but I can't wear a diaper-I am pretty healthy otherwise and like to go to the gym, work and play with the grands."
- Frank...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 31, 2022
"Crestor was very effective in reducing my dangerously high cholesterol to absolutely perfect in only 3 weeks. Unfortunately, it also causes severe leg pain and increased my previous normal sugar to a borderline diabetic. I also noticed hair loss. I’m a lifetime health nut, eat lots of fish,low fat and avoid sugar. My doctor prescribed me zetia which is a non statin medication."
- ASW
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- February 9, 2024
"Have been on statins for over 24 years - simvastatin 60 mg x 20 years and recently changed (with new doc) to rosuvastatin & zetia as my LDL was resistantly too high & discovered that my CAC - coronary artery calcium, is off the chart dangerously high (genetics). I'm fortunate to have no adverse symptoms on statins! My brother (a physician) tried 5 different statins until he found one with no negative muscle symptoms! Statins are awesome & most cardiologists take them, I understand, but obviously some people have negative side effects. Not all statins are the same!"
- micacat
- June 25, 2018
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "I had taken crestor for two months and noticed that my hair was falling out"
- JoRed
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 24, 2021
"I put off going on a statin for years. 5mg Rosuvastatin targeted only my very high LDL. 239 down to 108. No side effects. Very relieved it worked since years of strict diet and exercise did not."
- hakush
- June 29, 2009
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "Lovastatin didn't work for me. I changed to Crestor and result was a miracle for me (from 275 to 187), that's what I needed for a long time."
- shelt...
- December 8, 2009
Crestor (rosuvastatin) "I have tried many cholesterol lowering drugs. Crestor has been the most effective. It is the first one to bring my level under 200."
- Bill
- April 6, 2022
"Love it, my blood work has not been this good in 25 years. I’ve been on it for 18 months I love it"
- billm...
- July 21, 2010
"I have been using Crestor for over 10 years and it has kept my cholesterol down in the normal range. With no side effects."
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Crestor (rosuvastatin) "Crestor worked wonderfully in reducing my cholesterol. It worked quickly and I was very happy with my lab results. Unfortunately, I had to stop taking Crestor because I developed severe muscle pain and aching in my legs, as I did with several of the other statin drugs."