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eggplant

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16. That LAD is a bitch.

Reply to kwassa (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:48 AM

Nov 2012

Mine was about the same. I ended up with three stents, and I'll be eating aspirin and plavix for the rest of my life, probably.

Luckily for me, the local cardiac rehab place turned out to be one of the best in the country (who knew?) -- six months of that does wonders for outcome odds. I'm coming up on seven years, with no repeats.

Of course, I've developed a lovely panic disorder in the meantime (a not uncommon result). Those really suck.

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Generic Lipitor, atorvastatin calcium, recalled over tiny glass particles [View all] bananas Nov 2012 OP

Good grief. blue neen Nov 2012 #1

I think it exempts me Spirochete Nov 2012 #2

Me too. 80 mg. ~nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #4

I'm good atreides1 Nov 2012 #9

Does anyone else think this medication is over-prescribed? lexw Nov 2012 #3

That would depend on whether you believe there is a causal link between cholesterol levels... eggplant Nov 2012 #6

Me, too. I take 80 milligrams. kwassa Nov 2012 #12

I know a Dr who is pushing it. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #8

Mr k lasted a week on it. He was up in the 260-270 range. kcass1954 Nov 2012 #11

My cholesterol was 139 when I had a heart attack. kwassa Nov 2012 #13

That LAD is a bitch. eggplant Nov 2012 #16

I do. nt MADem Nov 2012 #15

Not my lot number. Whew. I'm on the 20s. n/t eggplant Nov 2012 #5

Thanks for posting this, bananas. Fortunately my generic atorvastatin was made by Watson. slackmaster Nov 2012 #7

I take 40's..... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #10

Thanks for posting this! I checked the lot# on their website NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #14

Why I love DU, chapter 44,776,091 WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #17

Hopefully peoples' pharmacies will alert people who are affected by the recall slackmaster Nov 2012 #18

Doc took me off Lipitor donco Nov 2012 #19