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Brand names: Lipitor
Competitively inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis, leading to upregulation of LDL receptors and increased clearance of LDL-cholesterol from the blood.
Contraindications
3 documented side effects by frequency
Avg: 9.0 efficacy · 7.0 tolerability · 8.0 overall
Pros: LDL went from 165 to 92. Dramatic improvement. My cardiologist is very pleased with the results.
Cons: Occasional muscle aches in my legs, especially after exercise. Taking CoQ10 seems to help.
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After a week of using amlodipine-atorvastatin, I’ve finally got my lower number below 100! I know I still got a ways to go, I just didn’t expect to be so excited to be in the 90s and wanted to share
I took my blood pressure half an hour ago and got these readings: 185/112, pulse 57 172/109, pulse 56 I am experiencing no symptoms: no chest pain, shortness of breath, or anything else. I feel fine. Last year when I saw similar readings, I went to a doctor and they soon got me a referral to
Age 32, Male. In 2023 I suffered a stroke and have been on medication to manage my blood pressure since then. Atorvastatin, Carvedilol, and Aspirin. Usually, my BP is in relatively normal ranges of 120/70 - 130/80. But every now and then I have brief hypertension spells where it gets around 14
Male 41 y.o., 112kg (246lbs) here. Started Irbesartan 300mg + Bisoprolol 10mg and also Atorvastatin 10mg since mid September (almost 3 months now). For the past 5 months, I have been exercising almost daily - light (zone 2) runs and walks almost every morning. For the past week, my BP dropped from t
My 79-year-old grandmother has been in and out of the hospital with recurring upper stomach and chest pain (behind/below sternum), high blood pressure spikes (up to 225/110), and recently developed numbness in her left arm/hand, shallow breathing, and fatigue. She was admitted to the ICU today with
So my doctor put me on amlodipine to take in the morning and atorvastatin at night. The thing is i think what mostly triggers my hbp is my anxiety. My normal range is 110-118/70-80. But my stress puts me to 135-145/75-90. Before my diagnosis of high ldl (194), ive been doing fine. But since seeing m
Hello everyone, I’m a man, 29 years old. 170 cm, 55 kg. I have a chronic kidney disease (glomerulonephritis, stage 3). I control my blood pressure with Perindopril. Have never been overweight, but I’m not fit at all either. In March 2021 I had a terrible headache, chest pain, higher blood pressure t
Hi. Is it possible to lower your cholesterol without taking medication like atorvastatin. I'm bit scared taking medication. I want to challenge myself just to avoid food that can cause high cholesterol and just doing exercise...
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