A friend is going on it because her doctor prescribed it. The people I know who are already taking it have digestive issues that they believe are related to it but hard to say really. A similar drug, Baycol, was taken off the market recently and I am worried by the disclaimers about muscle weakness.
Have you noticed how consistently they put the word
bad in quotes when talking about LDL? If it really is bad why use quotes? Your body makes cholesterol and uses it (needs it). Not sure I would want to screw around with my cholesterol levels without good science. And what good is low cholesterol if you are get liver cancer.
Also, found this suit which accepts the claim that Lipitor reduces LDL but cites lack of evidence that lowering your cholesterol in this way has any impact on heart disease! If true then we are risking various side effects for nothing.
A lawsuit filed by consumer advocates in U.S. District Court in Boston alleges that Pfizer marketed the cholesterol drug Lipitor to women and the elderly without proof that Lipitor reduces the risk of heart disease in those groups, the Wall Street Journal reports. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=31380Anyway, I won't construe any responses to be medical advice -- just looking for other peoples' experiences.