How Long Does Crestor Take To Flush From The System?

Posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2016

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Question : A friend has been taking Crestor & is very depressed, confused, memory loss, insomnia, headaches, panic attacks, anxiety, panic attacks, etc. not good. How long does it take Crestor to get out of your system & you get back to normal?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The drug will get out of body in about 4-6 days

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Crestor is Rosuvastatin and if we consider the elimination half life of the drug then the T1/2 is about 19 hours. The drug takes about 4-6 days to get out of the body. Depressive symptoms caused by the drug reverse in about 4 weeks completely.

If panic attacks and other symptoms worse then better to consult a doctor.

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