Experiences with Pravastatin

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Active ingredient: pravastatin sodium
ATC Code: C10AA03

Level of
Satisfaction

Level of Satisfaction 16%

What patients say...

Effectiveness 41%
Quantity of side effects 91%
Severity of side effects 66%
Ease of use 100%

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Pravastatin
06/07/2017 | | 70moderated by Philip
pravastatin sodium (20mg) for high cholesterol

Definitely worked as my cholesterol has gone from 267 to 188 but the side effects that go alongside it ... but after a few days of taking Q10 100 mg as well they did reduce the side effects to be bearable, need to take a course for 3 months and then have my cholesterol measured again which is why the doctors prescribe it without Q10 in the beginning, seems like a mystery to me if they know in a...
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Pravastatin
02/07/2017 | | 74moderated by Henry
pravastatin sodium (40mg) for high cholesterol

I've stopped. I just couldn't cope with it. Dizzy and headache all day. I couldn't even drive any more. Going back to the specialist.
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Pravastatin
06/06/2017 | | 59moderated by Henry
pravastatin sodium (40mg) for high cholesterol

Got Simvastatin first of all but it gave me gut pains and made me really nauseous as well as light-headed and muscle pain in my arms and lower back. The Pravastatin makes me really nauseous and light-headed and a bit of lower back pain.
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