Lipitor in the morning
Common Questions and Answers about Lipitor in the morning
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I drink socially and take liptor and was wondering in that I only drink in the evenings if it's better to take the lipitor in the morning in order for the liver to metabolize the alcohol at night. Or is the liver simply distributed evenly over a 24 hour period making the time you take it with alcohol irrelevant.
Does drinking 1.5 - 2.0 oz of scotch or bourbon within an hour or two of taking 20 mg of Lipitor create an elevated risk of Liver or Kidney dysfunction?
I did and he said it was not good and requested me to do an Angiogram on the following morning. I did and it was finishied within 15 mins. Almost 2 hours later I was told to go home. My cardiologist said I have a blockage on a small branch and just a very mild deasease on the arteries. I was given permision to return to Australia.
They did not give me any medication. I have been taking Lipitor for a long time but my lipids always good.
I took one dose and had an attack the next morning at work when I seemed to not be able to handle several people talking at once. I was in a clowdy daze the rest of the day. I stopped taking it but was anxious for another 3 or 4 days. I have gone back on what I had left of the Lipitor and have had no problems.
My doctor is perplexed. He has never heard of anxiety being a side affect of statins. Is this common? Is there any other statin close in chemical make up to Lipitor that I can take?
It's funny you should say that. I ran out of lipitor (40mg a day) and it took my GP 3 days to get a repeat prescription sorted out. A lot of my pains seem to vanish. I don't know if you get the same thing, it's a kind of annoying ache in the lower chest area and it's very difficult to tell if it's the heart or the stomach. It's always there but sometimes increases in waves. As soon as I resumed the lipitor, the pains returned. Coincidence?
I assume you are taking 20mg in the morning and 20mg in the evening? This is really pointless. Lipitor is well known to work while you are sleeping, because the Liver makes most cholesterol at this time. Other statin brands can be taken at any time, probably because they sit in the blood for longer or something, but Lipitor strictly instruct you to take in the evening.
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Yes its the statins in the little white pills. I am a reporter heart attack 2009 stent doc put me on 20 mg lippy and dreams were too scary. So he put me d0wn to 10 mg and i take lippy at midnight and dreams dont kick in until 6 a.m. but wow in color mirror my daily life wake up amazed at power of lippy. Must be the statins a mini lsd kind of chemical. I wrote to pfizer pr office but they refuse tivtell me whats in the statins. So i am writing an oped for nytimes. Stay tuned. Long live Lippy.
So, been having this not very severe, but certainly noticeable and annoying sticking pain in what feels like my left testical since yesterday morning. I ejaculated approximately an hour prior to the onset, so am wondering if that had anything to do with it. I think I've had similar pain before, but it's always gone away within an hour or less. This has now been going on for over 36 hours.
waking up in the morning, sitting for an extended period of time) The pain appears to cycle, I will go a couple days and I feel good and then I will have about a week where it is really bad. I was referred to a rheumatologist, have had x-rays of my hips and knees completed and have been placed on diclofenac, however the pain is just as severe. Anyone who could offer advice, it would greatly be appreciated?!?!
Lipitor studies have shown that Lipitor not only reduces cholesterol, but reduces cholesterol already in the arteries and maybe heart valves. You may want to check into it. The calcification can change from mild to moderate relatively fast, so you will want to watch it carefully. Has your doctor spoke to you about echocardiograms every few months to monitor the calcification? Definitely eating healthy helps. Stay away from processed meats, red meats, adding extra salt to meals.
I had been taking my beta blocker in the morning. So instead of taking another beta blocker in the morning I waited and took it in the evening. I am on once daily dosing. Since then I have taken it in the evening. Should switching from morning to evening dosing effect anything? I have noticed in the evening now before time for my pill, my heart seems to be beating faster, checked tonight and it was 87. Know that isn't tachy but I'm used to it being in the 70s.
Has he talked to a doctor about his symptoms, and has blood been drawn to determine if there are adverse reactions with the Lipitor? I'm 67 also, had a heart attack nine years ago, but have a lot of stents in between, so your husband and I have lots in common! I also recently experienced increase fatigue, some unintended weight loss and I'm short of breath, and a stress test last week indicated new blockages, I'll see the doc next week to see what's next for me.
There has been considerable discussion concerning the use of statins in healthy people with low cholesterol levels and no risk factors. In the UK, they are testing a daily med that contains a statin to healthy individuals to reduce the risk of developing CAD. It will be interesting to see the results when the study is complete. Until then, there is no real risk of stopping a statin except that your numbers may return to an unhealthy level.
The good news is that the high HDL has a protective effect against plaque build up in your arteries (atherosclerosis) I don't know what your reaction to Lipitor was, but given the facr that you have had blockage of your coronaries in the past you should take a "statin" like lipitor if you can tolerate it. Talk to your doctor to see if this is an option.
, Neena to me, Sally OPR dtp PFIZER LIPiTOR
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Hi Dan - so you're taking about an ad placed in the US. In that case,
I'll refer you to my colleague Sally who is based in NY and since you're
in the US. She'll the best person to help you out. I'm glad Lipitor
helped you. I think we were confused when you said that you were a
reporter in Taiwan so they referred you to me as I work with reporters
in Asia.
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