Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

Interesting story, thanks. I've been on Atorvastatin, the generic of Lipitor, for exactly 7 years now.

I had some aches like you describe from time to time. I can't afford to stop the regimen completely...familial hypercholesterolemia, a mouthful to describe a liver that has no supply chain difficulty in pumping out cholesterol well beyond my needs. Coronary bypass amounts for my older brother and for my dad at the age of 84.

Both were pre-statin era patients, not weight conscious nor exercisers. The presence of the latter two in my regimen did NOT reduce my BAD total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL levels.

Anyway, I've learned from online research, real research, that the half-life for my medication is the longest of all the statins making alternate day or every 2 OR 3 days clinically effective.

If you DO need to go back on, and I hate to think what might be the signs that you do, you might ask your doc about Lipitor.

How long does atorvastatin stay in the system after stopping the drug?

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 22, 2020.

https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/long-atorvastatin-stay-system-after-stopping-drug-527313/

It takes about 77 hours (3 days) for atorvastatin to be out of your system. The elimination half life of atorvastatin is approximately 14 hours. This is the time it takes for your body to reduce plasma drug levels by half. It takes approximately 5.5 x elimination half lives for a medicine to be out of ones system.

However other factors to consider include:

1. How much and how often you have taken the drug.

2. Your metabolic rate – a slower metabolism will increase the time a drug remains in your system.

3. Your age and health – older age and poor health will generally increase the time the drug stays in your system.

4. Body mass – generally the bigger you are the longer a drug will remain in your system.

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https://www.drugs.com/pro/atorvastatin.html