Lipitor prices—check around (Page 3): as I said.Statins almost killed me...........but my husband takes them without troubles.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

rlv567 wrote:

I was taking Atorvastatin. After some time every ... (show quote)

as I said.Statins almost killed me...........but my husband takes them without troubles.

jimfl938 Loc: Acworth, GA

I went to a large drug chain and the price quoted without insurance was $142.00. I told them that GOODRx showed it at a cheaper rate and then they sold it to me for less than $10.00. Crazy, isn't it?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Another alternative is Blink Health. Similar to GoodRX, except there's no coupon and you pay online, but pick up at your usual pharmacy. In general, GoodRX and Blink are very cheap/useful for generics, but may not be less expensive for name brand.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Maybe a link to some facts will help:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/art-20046013

For most people the benefits of statins far outweigh the small risks. But taking any medication involves a dose of personal responsibility. Try actually reading the information they give you with every prescription.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

IDguy wrote:

Maybe a link to some facts will help:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/art-20046013

For most people the benefits of statins far outweigh the small risks. But taking any medication involves a dose of personal responsibility. Try actually reading the information they give you with every prescription.

👍👍 couldn't agree more. YOUR health is YOUR responsibility, and if your life matters to you, take it seriously (with as much attention as you take the specs on that new camera / lens)

MTG44 Loc: Corryton, Tennessee

Leon S wrote:

I stopped taking Lipitor years ago because of muscle pain and joint pain. Stopped taking it twice with the same results, the pains stopped. However I now suffer from loss of control of my legs and balance problems. Personally I think it is because of the Lipitor I was prescribed earlier in my life. By the way, my cholesterol level has not increased in all the years since before I started the Lipitor.

Exact same thing happened to me after years taking statins. Spent 1000$ on neurologists with no improvement till I stopped taking Lipitor. Now about 80% of what I was and improving. Would rather die of heart attack.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

MTG44 wrote:

Exact same thing happened to me after years taking statins. Spent 1000$ on neurologists with no improvement till I stopped taking Lipitor. Now about 80% of what I was and improving. Would rather die of heart attack.

Lipitor is a first generation statin and its side effects are well known. There are more moderate (mild) statins such as Pravachol and very effective new statins such as Crestor that may have a completely different outcome. But be careful about casually wishing to die from a heart attack - it's very painful, expensive, and rather than go quickly, you may get to experience years of diminished capacity, followed by the experience of congestive heart failure. Be careful what you wish for unless you really understand what it means.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

I’m genetically inclined to high cholesterol. Losing weight, eating lots of vegetables, beans, whole grains, oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast, little sugar, low fat, exercise, enough sleep AND Lipitor keeps my numbers in the healthful range. But my dose of 10 mg is minimal.

Leon S Loc: Minnesota

TriX wrote:

Lipitor is a first generation statin and its side ... (show quote)

Trix, you sound like the doctor who kept pushing Lipitor on me. I was prescribed it about twenty years ago and took it for about five years until I couldn't stand the pain any more. After reading descriptions of the side effects, after a second try, I stopped taking it. The pain lessened. The doctor continued to insist I go back on it but I wouldn't. I now have a lot of trouble with nerves to my legs and my present doctor was insisting that I go in for dry out because of the condition of my liver. I don't drink, smoke , or do drugs. Like so many other drugs, doctors sometimes are overly influenced by the health claims of the pharmaceutical companies. Twenty years ago you couldn't go into a doctors office without seeing mouse pads and coffee cups with Lipitor's name on them. That was only what was in plain site. I believe Lipitor helps many people, but like all other drugs it can be over prescribed and not properly followed up on patients by their doctors.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Leon S wrote:

Trix, you sound like the doctor who kept pushing L... (show quote)

As I said, there are other statins than Lipitor. Do you really think the doctor is prescribing a statin because he receives renumeration (or that I do)? If so, you’re a little out of date - Lipitor is a very old drug, and not being pushed anymore. I have zero interest in pushing statins or convincing you, just relating the results of ignoring a doctor’s advice. Here’s an idea: get your cholesterol checked. If your healthy living has you down in the 150 total cholesterol range, then you don’t need statins. On the other hand, if your numbers are high, it’s your life- get your numbers down (with statins or whatever means you wish), or risk the “pleasure” of a heart attack, or worse, a debilitating stroke - your life and your choice.

Fkaufman3 Loc: Florida, LA ie lower Alabama

Might get into trouble selling prescription drugs, esp if buyer has reaction.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Fkaufman3 wrote:

Might get into trouble selling prescription drugs, esp if buyer has reaction.

Not sure who this is directed to (since you didn’t reply to the sender), but if you’re addressing me, I’m not selling endorsing or prescribing anything - just relaying a personal experience and pointing out that a few anecdotal experiences are not good advice for the general population, where a sizable percentage of deaths occur from often preventable heart attacks and strokes. Now I’m finished - just hate to see anyone have the same unpleasant experience I did based on a few vocal, and often misinformed posts. Now let’s hear from all those statin non believers that have actually had a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure/congestive heart disease and still are critical of statins. Waiting...

HT

dancers wrote:

here it is a prescription drug.....$5.40 for a month;s supply. My man takes it. I believe it is a Statin..Statins crippled me for almost five years....

The real cost is about $90 per month. It cost you so little because the tax-payer tips in about $84...

Still. Even at $90 for 28 days ($3.21 per day), it seems like we get a way better deal than those living elsewhere.

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

genocolo wrote:

Through my inadvertance my drug plan lapsed. When I ordered a 90 day refill from Walgreens I was told the cash price would be $440 without insurance. Fortunately I checked with Costco—$20! Just avoided a ripoff! It pays to check around.

I am a retired pharmacist and am on Medicare. TBS I have diabetes and I found out that even though my insulin is covered on the plan the pharmacies may have different prices depending on the store you shop at and the contract that they sign. Upon calling my insurance I found out that my insulin would be $45 less at Walmart than at the local store I was using. This was before the doughnut hole though. So it is best to check with your insurance company to see who you can get the best price with. They are not all the same even though one might be inclined to think so.

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

traderjohn wrote:

Where would corporations be without profits?

He's not questioning that. It's the greed of the "middlemen" who try to capture a captive market, that's the problem. Remember the EpiPen issue? The corporation that actually did all that work could sell them at $25 and make a good profit. The investor bought the contracts for all, and resold them for $200 each. The counter person told me $200 copay, I left it there and bought a bottle of generic Benadryl.
Here in LoCal, they estimate @ 30% of prescriptions get left on the counter. Places like Target used to advertise cheap and/or price matched prescriptions- no more. Costco, Walmart- and Mexico- are the places to go. CVS wanted me to pay $225 for a shingles shot- Walmart was $20.