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Global Patient Feedback for Crestor (Rosuvastatin) ( Post a comment )
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If your physician suggests it, take it.
82 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Just listen to your doctor's,take your medication faithfully and get regular blood tests as recommended by you doctor.
53 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I had side effects with other meds and non with crestor
46 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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be sure it doesn't interfere with other meds you take. Make sure you keep your mind sharp by doing crosswords,puzzles,word games,anything to help your memory. pay close attention to side effects when you start the med and doument so you can tell you Dr.
57 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Follow doctor's dosing instructions. Ask him any questions you have.
81 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I had very high cholesterol before i started taking Crestor, i had also taken Lipitor and did not get the same results i have had with Crestor. My level has dropped by 40% i am now at 160 level. It has done very will. Of course i have modified my diet and exercise. I also have a family history of high cholesterol.
53 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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I would just check with your Doctor and make sure there is no problem taking crestor with any of your other medications.
53 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Consider serously the dangers
64 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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make sure if you notice any side effects or your body doing anything different such as being very sleepy after taking it report such actions to your doctor right away
55 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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get all the info.
49 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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check your insurance coverage. if you need pre autherization for it
60 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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To establish a confidence level, follow doctors instructions and have regular blood work checkups.
57 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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very effective
60 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Read the enclosed information, when you receive your first prescription.
39 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Do not take any .
63 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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more information would have been nice.
58 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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If people would ask more info from your doctors when they give you new medicines you would know the pros and cons of the meds your taking and not take them and then ask questions. People need to take new medicines only after doing some research on them and know all thses things before starting them. There are many sites you can go to on the web all you need to do is Google them.Take control of your lives people!!
68 year old Female
Posted: 2008-11-12 06:55:42
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
iGuard has been very popular with it's users when starting new medications. Users log on to see what others have said about that same medication and they add it to their iGuard profile to see if it will interact with any of their current medications or health conditions.
Posted: 2008-11-13 10:24:39
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... and if you DO the research & ask all the right questions & still end up worse for wear what do YOU suggest then, since YOU seem think we are not doing & asking all the things we should?!!
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-12-16 16:26:12
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Any and All medications are, to some degree, detoxified and metabolized by the liver and are therefore potentially harmful to that organ. Tylenol and its generic equivalents are the most notable for this. Taken in modest excess permanent damage is probable.
Crestor belongs to a potent family of drugs that are extremely effective in their actions. They dramatically lower Cholesterol and Triglycerides and because of this they are possibly the most effective means ever to have been developed to help prevent or treat heart disease and Early Death. They are, simply put, "Miracle Drugs"
Like Tylenol they effect the liver. Are they potentially harmful? Yes. Is there a risk? Yes. Can that risk be minimized? Yes. How? periodic blood tests. Is the risk/benefit ratio worth its use?
Yes I believe it is.. Would I take it? Yes without hesitation. Do I? Yes for the past 6 yrs!
The comparison with Tylenol was meant to minimize any exaggerated suggestion that Crestor is so much worse that anything else..
Hope this helps!
62 year old Male
Posted: 2008-04-21 00:12:19
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IS THIS MEDICINE GOING TO DESTROY MY LIVER?
53 year old Female
Posted: 2008-04-02 17:32:15
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Periodic blood test for liver in necessary
79 year old Male
Posted: 2008-04-14 16:24:55
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