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Yes—atorvastatin can cause side effects, but a long list of vague symptoms shouldn’t automatically be blamed on the medicine.
Some recognized effects include:
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Muscle aches, tenderness, weakness, or cramps
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Joint or musculoskeletal pain
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Diarrhea, nausea, or stomach discomfort
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Headache
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Sleep problems
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Increased blood glucose or HbA1c
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Abnormal liver-enzyme tests
Symptoms that deserve prompt medical attention
Unexplained severe muscle pain or weakness, particularly with dark/brown urine, can indicate the rare but serious muscle injury called rhabdomyolysis.
Also contact a clinician promptly for possible liver problems such as yellow skin/eyes, dark urine, loss of appetite, unusual weakness, or upper-abdominal pain.
Atorvastatin is prescribed to reduce cardiovascular risk, so don’t stop it on your own because of mild symptoms. Discuss suspected side effects with your doctor or pharmacist; they can determine whether the symptoms are medication-related and whether the dose or treatment should be changed.
If you tell me the 15 symptoms you’re referring to, I can go through them one by one and separate recognized atorvastatin effects from symptoms that are unlikely to be caused by it.
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