Lawsuits filed over Lipitor side effects By DAVID B. CARUSO,

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Lawsuits filed over Lipitor side effects By DAVID B. CARUSO,

Associated Press Writer

Thu Jun 8, 9:33 PM ET

 

 

 

NEW YORK - Two men who believe they suffered lasting muscle damage

from taking the popular anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor are

suing medication's maker, Pfizer Inc., claiming the company didn't

issue loud enough warnings about potential side effects.

 

 

Charles M. Wilson, a former insurance executive from Atlanta, and

Michael Mazzariello, an attorney from New York City, said in

separate lawsuits that they began experiencing debilitating pain,

weakness and memory problems after taking the drug.

 

" It ruined my life, " said Mazzariello, 47. He said that within weeks

of going on the medication, he couldn't walk without a cane, tend

his garden or lift his 1-year-old child.

 

The symptoms subsided once Mazzariello stopped taking the

medication — he stood under his own power at a news conference

Thursday at a Manhattan hotel — but he said he still suffers from

pain, fatigue and a tingling sensation in his hands and feet.