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Difference Between Crestor And Pravastatin

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Both thighs ache. Could back issues cause this? I have a history of muscle myalgia when using statins. These include Lipitor , Crestor and Pravastatin as the latest. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

Can high blood pressure be caused by prevastatin? I have been taking for two months. Am allergic to Crestor ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Klarida Papaqako MD

Can prevastatin raise your blood pressure. I am allergic to Crestor but cholesterol was high sodoctor gave me prevastatin I have been taking for over a month ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klarida Papaqako ( General & Family Physician)
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.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

to blame? I have lost about 7 pounds since being on the Crestor. Also, I was on Pravastatin to begin ...Hi, I recently started Crestor, 5 mg./day (about two months ago) but had to stop it for about... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Thanks. I have been on pravastatin 40MG for at least 10 years. I cut the pills in half so I only take 20mg each night at bedtime. Prior to this Rx, I tried Crestor, but had the almost immediate side ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
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. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

Hello, I was in pravastatin for years, 3+. Ended up not feeling good on them, muscle and leg pain. In June 2014 went on Crestor for a month. Felt worse. September 2014 went on Zetia. Feel just ok. Not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ornela Ademovi MD

I am on Pravastatin 80mg. my doctor said my Cholestoral was high. He wants me to stay on the Pravastatin 80 mg plus take Fenofibrate 134mg capsule Glo ? Patient education info sheet that i received says ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ornela Ademovi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have been on pravastatin for over 1 year and feet have been swelling along with legs. they are beginning to hurt, heart doctor took me off amlodipine. I now think it is the pravastatin. going to dr to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)