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Rate your experience with your choice of statins 
~ 1 [worst] to 5 [best]
NOTE: Efficacy has more bearing on ratings than side effects.
Example:
5 rating - Lipitor lowered my cholesterol GREAT, but I could hardly walk.

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Questionnaire(s)

Advicor (niacin extended-release/lovastatin tablets)
~ Average Rating is 3.0 ~ One with a 3 rating contains lots of negative comments.
* 3.3 with 4 ratings 08/03/08

Baycol (Cerivastatin Sodium) 
~ off the market August, 2001 due to severe side effects causing over 100 deaths
13 ratings as of 11/06/07 ~ Average Rating is 2.2 [not too good!]
* no change since 7/19/07 (checked 08/03/08)

Crestor (Rosuvastatin)
247 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 2.0 [Down from 2.5 two years ago]
Note: About 20 - 5 ratings, each with a long list of adverse effects. Two of the five ratings had: Bad dreams-, shoulder aches, occasional leg cramps, weight gain, elevated liver enzymes. Not sure why anyone would rate something a 5 with all those side effects! Every rating from 4 down to 1 indicate numerous adverse effects.
* now 2.0 with 247 ratings

Lescol XL (Fluvastatin Sodium)
13 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 2.0 [Down from 2.2 one year ago]
5 through 1 all indicate adverse effects.
* Lescol also added to database (no ratings yet)

Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) 
833 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 2.1
Several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.
* still 2.1 with 833 ratings (the most ratings of all the statins)

Mevacor (Lovastatin)
56 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 1.7 [Down from 1.8 one year ago]
* now 1.7 with 56 ratings

Pravachol (Pravastatin Sodium)
104 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 2.4 [Down from 2.5 one year ago]
* now 2.4 with 104 ratings

Vytorin (Ezetimbe & Simvastatin)
19 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 2.4

Zocor (Simvastatin)
504 ratings as of 08/03/08 ~ Average Rating is 1.9, down from 2.0 in July '07 [not very good!]
Again, several of the five ratings indicate adverse effects.
* still 1.9 with 504 ratings

Ratings updated: 08/03/08