severe leg pain and lipitor

What is the most important information I should know about Lipitor?
• Do not take Lipitor without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Alcohol and Lipitor can both damage your liver severe leg pain and lipitor. Discuss with your doctorthe amount of alcohol that you drink so that it can be determined if Lipitoris the best choice for lowering your cholesterol severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Do not take Lipitor if you are pregnant, if you are planning a pregnancy,or if you are breast-feeding a baby severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained musclepain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if it is accompanied by a fever orflulike symptoms or yellowing of your skin or eyes severe leg pain and lipitor.

What is Lipitor?
• Lipitor blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in yourbody severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Lipitor is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol, totalcholesterol, triglycerides (another type of fat), and apolipoprotein B (a proteinneeded to make cholesterol) in your blood severe leg pain and lipitor. Lipitor is also used to increasethe level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood severe leg pain and lipitor. These actions are importantin reducing the risk of hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks,stroke, and peripheral vascular disease severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Lipitor may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide severe leg pain and lipitor.

Who should not take Lipitor?
• Do not take Lipitor without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Before taking Lipitor, tell your doctor if you
· drink alcoholic beverages,
· have a chronic muscular disease,
· require major surgery, or
· have a blood disorder severe leg pain and lipitor.
• You may not be able to take Lipitor, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Lipitor is in the FDA pregnancy category X severe leg pain and lipitor. This means that Lipitor willcause birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy severe leg pain and lipitor. Cholesterol is very importantfor the proper development of a baby severe leg pain and lipitor. Do not take Lipitor if you are pregnantor are planning a pregnancy severe leg pain and lipitor.
• It is not known whether Lipitor passes into breast milk severe leg pain and lipitor. Do not takethis medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby severe leg pain and lipitor.

How should I take Lipitor?
• Take Lipitor exactly as directed by your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Lipitor can be taken with or without food severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Lipitor is usually taken once a day severe leg pain and lipitor. Try to take your dose at the sametime each day severe leg pain and lipitor. Follow your doctor's instructions severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Your doctor may want to monitor your liver function with blood testsbefore starting treatment with Lipitor, at twelve weeks after both the startof your treatment and any increase in dose, and periodically (every 6 months)thereafter severe leg pain and lipitor. Depending on the results of these tests, your doctor can determinehow much monitoring you will require severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor severe leg pain and lipitor. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects severe leg pain and lipitor. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet severe leg pain and lipitor. To realize beneficial effects fromLipitor, avoid fatty, high-cholesterol foods severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Do not stop taking Lipitor without first talking to your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor. It maybe weeks or months before beneficial effects are seen from this medication severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Store Lipitor at room temperature away from moisture and heat severe leg pain and lipitor.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember severe leg pain and lipitor. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose severe leg pain and lipitor. Do not take a double dose of this medication severe leg pain and lipitor.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention severe leg pain and lipitor.
• The symptoms of an overdose of Lipitor are not known severe leg pain and lipitor.

What should I avoid while taking Lipitor?
• Alcohol and Lipitor can both damage your liver severe leg pain and lipitor. Discuss with your doctorthe amount of alcohol that you drink so that it can be determined if Lipitoris the best choice for lowering your cholesterol severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor severe leg pain and lipitor. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects severe leg pain and lipitor. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor severe leg pain and lipitor.

What are the possible side effects of Lipitor?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingLipitor and seek emergency medical attention or call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· muscle aches, pain, or weakness;
· "flu-like" symptoms;
· decreased urine or rust-colored urine;
· blurred vision; or
· yellowing of your skin or eyes severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur severe leg pain and lipitor. Continueto take Lipitor and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache;
· upset stomach or flatulence; or
· a rash severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur severe leg pain and lipitor. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome severe leg pain and lipitor.

What other drugs will affect Lipitor?
• Do not take Lipitor without first talking to your doctor if you are takingany of the following medicines:
· cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral);
· gemfibrozil (Lopid);
· niacin (Nicolar, Nicobid, Nicotinex, others);
· clarithromycin (Biaxin);
· erythromycin (E-Mycin, E.E.S., Ery-Tab, Ilotycin, Eryc, PCE, Ilosone,others); or
· fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), or ketoconazole (Nizoral) severe leg pain and lipitor.
• The medications listed above interact with Lipitor and may cause damageyour muscles severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Before taking Lipitor, tell your doctor if you are taking any of thefollowing medicines:
· other cholesterol-lowering drugs such as cholestyramine (Questran)or colestipol (Colestid); or
· digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps) severe leg pain and lipitor.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatmentif you are taking any of the medicines listed above severe leg pain and lipitor.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Lipitor severe leg pain and lipitor. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines severe leg pain and lipitor.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Lipitor written forhealth professionals that you may read severe leg pain and lipitor.

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