“Sometimes doctors recommend taking it in the evening. This is because your body makes most cholesterol at night. If you’re not sure when to take your medicine, ask a pharmacist or your doctor for advice.”
Similarly, to other medicines and statins, atorvastatin can cause patients to experience side effects such as: nausea, indigestion, aches in the joints, pains in the joints, nosebleeds, sore throat, runny nose, blocked nose, sneezing, constipation, or diarrhoea.
In rare circumstances it can cause muscle aches and pains.
The full list of side effects should be present on the leaflet that the medication comes with.