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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Crestor Sodium Depletion

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Took Crestor 10 mg for many years with no problems at all. Express Scripts denied to refill and substituted Crestor Calcium with Pravastatin Sodium 40 mg. I do not feel right since then = bone pains in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Avinash Ignatius MD

raised my crestor from 10 to 20 mg. I immediately had kidney pain . Stopped the drug and told doc. He changed my statin to pravastatin sodium, 40 mg. I am afraid to take such a high dose. Don't want it to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Avinash Ignatius ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Does crestor cause fatigue , drowsiness , sleepness, and sinus drainage? That is my only question. Since taking Crestor, I have been fatigued, I am not sleeping well, my legs have become uncommonly weak ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

Is there a significant difference between Crestor and Rosuvastatin? I currently am on Crestor 40 mg ... insurance company will not pay for my Crestor and want me to use the Generic. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha MD

I am a 58 year old male. I have been on Crestor for 15 months. The last few months I have had tendon tenderness, tingling of hands and feet and painful joints. I stopped the Crestor 3 days ago on my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Ashish Nikhare MD

My husband changed his Crestor to Pravastatin sodium for one week, he has dizzyness, fatique, short ... stopped to tak the Pravastatin, and take Crestor 10mg every other day to get rid of the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Nikhare ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Sagar Makode MD

Yes, I have been taking Crestor generic and find that I have lost energy, have joint pain and lots of back pain. My cardiologist suggested to come off the Crestor for 5 days to see if my pain is less ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar Makode ( Cardiologist)
Dr.       Honey Arora MD

I have been taking an anti inflammatory drug, diclofenac sodium 100 mg and went to dentist ..., a bit nauseated. I am also a heart patient and am on the following drugs: crestor, Plavix, 81 mg ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Honey Arora ( Dentist)
Dr. Purva Patel MD

have recently started Crestor 5mg Qod. Had a stroke 16 mos. ago. NOticed my confusion and memory loss have become worse. Had tried crestor several years ago and had to discontinue due to muscle pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purva Patel ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Jose Ignacio Artero Munoz MD

Crestor. I am currently on Niaspan 1500mg and have been for a year and a half… just recently I was prescribed Crestor 6 months ago 5 mg and my hair started falling out and my ferritin levels were extremely ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jose Ignacio Artero Munoz ( General & Family Physician)