Lipitor and Staring - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Staring is reported as a side effect among people who take Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Aspirin, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Staring when taking Lipitor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 251,142 people who have side effects when taking Lipitor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lipitor?

Lipitor has active ingredients of atorvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 259,048 Lipitor users. Check the latest studies of Lipitor.

What is Staring?

Staring (a prolonged gaze or fixed look) is found to be associated with 326 drugs and 531 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Staring.



On Jul, 31, 2026

251,142 people reported to have side effects when taking Lipitor.
Among them, 19 people (0.01%) have Staring.

Could Lipitor cause Staring?

Among these 19 people:

How long have people been on Lipitor when they have Staring? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 100 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Staring when taking Lipitor? *

  • female: 36.84 %
  • male: 63.16 %

What is the age of people who have Staring when taking Lipitor? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 18.75 %
  • 60+: 81.25 %

What are other drugs people take besides Lipitor? *

  1. Xanax: 4 people, 21.05%
  2. Ambien: 4 people, 21.05%
  3. Aspirin: 4 people, 21.05%
  4. Pantoprazole: 3 people, 15.79%
  5. Acetylsalicylic Acid: 3 people, 15.79%
  6. Wellbutrin: 3 people, 15.79%
  7. Esbriet: 3 people, 15.79%
  8. Nitroglycerin: 3 people, 15.79%
  9. Lantus: 3 people, 15.79%
  10. Humulin R: 2 people, 10.53%

What are other side effects people have besides Staring? *

  1. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 6 people, 31.58%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 26.32%
  3. Memory Loss: 5 people, 26.32%
  4. Mental Status Changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation): 4 people, 21.05%
  5. Ill-Defined Disorder: 3 people, 15.79%
  6. Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 3 people, 15.79%
  7. Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 3 people, 15.79%
  8. Dementia (madness): 3 people, 15.79%
  9. Drowsiness: 3 people, 15.79%
  10. Activities Of Daily Living Impaired: 3 people, 15.79%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (chronic lung disease): 3 people, 15.79%
  2. Depression: 3 people, 15.79%
  3. Prostate Cancer Metastatic: 2 people, 10.53%
  4. Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a part of the brain at onset): 2 people, 10.53%
  5. Pain: 2 people, 10.53%
  6. Oligodendroglioma (a type of glioma that are believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell): 2 people, 10.53%
  7. Type 2 Diabetes: 1 person, 5.26%
  8. Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 5.26%
  9. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 1 person, 5.26%
  10. Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 1 person, 5.26%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How severe was Staring and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of atorvastatin calcium:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on atorvastatin calcium (the active ingredients of Lipitor) and Lipitor (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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