Any comments you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I don't have any proof of anything yet. I just started developing
noticeable tinnitus in the last month or so but think I had it at a
lesser level a few months longer. I started taking Crestor around Nov
20, 2003. I'm taking 20mg. I also take Paxil which apparently has
tinnitus listed as a possible sideeffect in the less than 5% range but
I've been taking that for about 2-1/2 years. Really would like to nip
this in the bud if its the Crestor.
Hard to say..I had a bout of tinnitus while on Lipitor (went away
after a while), but I don't know if that was a cause. I'm now on
Crestor with no problems. Why are you on 20 mg?..that's a lot for
Crestor. Have you tried a lower dose yet? If not, you should see how
10 mg works for you.
Statins are Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. They are the generic form of the
brand drugs.
Other than Baycol, the "statins" that are currently available in the US are:
* Lipitor (atorvastatin) - Pfizer
* Zocor (simvastatin) - Merck
* Pravachol (pravastatin) - Bristol-Myers Squibb
* Lescol (fluvastatin) - Novartis
* Mevacor (lovastatin) - Merck
I have been using Zocor for about two years. It seems the onset of T was at
the about the same time. None of the statins list T as a possible side
effect so I am not sure if there is a connection. I am also taking baby
aspirin but my ENT told me that the quantity is too small to cause a side
effect of T.