ZOCOR Reviews (SIMVASTATIN)

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ZOCOR  (SIMVASTATIN):  Simvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-07-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 1  father taking it for cholesterol he has passed away. they said from stomach cancer but we may never know.He had loss of appetite, huge swelling and so forth in legs that they said was from liver cancer. couldn't eat at all. i hate prescription drugs M 90 6 days
2/16/2006
 3  High cholesterol After taking ever increasing dosages of zocor and later simvastatin for the past 17 years, I finally recognized that muscle soreness, weakness, and pain was probably due to this medication, rather than osteoarthritis which had been so diagnosed by my doctor. After reading this website, I told my cardiologist I wanted a 60 day Drug Holiday from the statin. He agreed with my promise to have a lipid profile after 60 days. I had been taking 40 mg for the past three years. I have been off Simvastatin for two weeks. The pain in my quadricceps, back (lower thoracic area), and hips has greatly diminished. However, the weakness in my quadriceps persists. I might mention that I do engage in a lot of exercise activities, e.g. 7 exercise classes a week including full body workouts, tai chi, yoga and National Arthritis Fdn arthritis range-of-motion exercises, in addition to a daily (no days off) mile plus walk with my Yorkie in the Park. My question is what has been your experience in recovering muscle strength after stopping statins, and in managing cholesterol after statins. F 85 17 years
10/13/2007
 2  high cholesterol vertigo, dizziness, unstable on feet, nausea having taking Zocor for about 2 years, I began feeling dizziness, nausea, vertigo and unstable on my feet. This went on for several months. Zocor was the only medicine I took at night so since my problems were much worse in the morning than later in the day I stopped taking the zocor. My problems stopped that very next morning. The doctor says that it's probalby not the Zocor, but I know how much better I feel. This medication mad me sick. F 84 2 years
11/20/2004
 1  moderately high cholestrol acute muscle pain in neck and back, short of breath I took Zocor for 3 months a year and a half ago. Before that I took Pravachol for four years and developed debilitating memory problems. I'll never take another statin. Never. F 84 3 months
40 mg 1X day
1/30/2011
 1  high cholestrol extreme pain all over my body, hurt to be touched, no appetite, no energy, hurt to walk, pain in knees, constipation, to touch the fiber of body at any place except the tip of my nose and ears was painful! Was shorted on the number of pills in my last refill, so I skipped taking for a few days and then stopped until I could get my prescription refilled---have to drive 75 miles to get meds. Amazingly, in three days time, my friends could hug me and I felt no pain. I could rub my shoulder and I felt no pain. Still can't believe this. No constipation after three days. Legs don't jump during my sleeping hours, I even feel like cooking and preparing meals again. Have more energy and I want to do things...marvelous! F 84 6 years
40 mg 1X day
7/30/2011
 1   At night cannot walk as legs give out! F 84 3 months
12/25/2009
 1  lowering cholesterol DIZZINESS, FATIQUE, SHORTNESS of BREATH and unusal tiredness. Is there something else I could take to lower cholesterol some herb? M 83 3 months
40MG 1X day
1/7/2013
 1  high cholesterol extreme ache in neck and upper back, sometimes sharp pain. fatigue, insomnia, loss of energy,dizzy,weak, shortness of breath after just small task or walk, increasing incontinence due to failing bladder muscles. I was prescribed zocor, along with several medications for high blood pressure, including diltiazem. I thought resulting back pain and neck aches were due to a pulled muscle. When pain didn't get better, but increased and other symptoms worsened, I checked drug interactions on the internet. I found that diltizem increases the effect of zocor several times over. That day, a week ago, I quit both drugs. The NEXT DAY, I felt better. And have over the week gone from extreme back pain to none. My incontinence has almost disappeared. I feel almost my normal self again. And to think I suffered for 3 months, and told 5 doctors about my debilitating symptoms - cardiologist, neurologist, nephrologist, osteopath, and primary care physician during this period of time and none of them suggested the problem might be the medications I was taking...not even the druggist. The cardiologist even performed an expensive angiogram to see if may heart was causing the problems I was having, and he was th F 82 3 months
9/1/2008
 1  high cholesterol severe pain and weakness of legs, hair falling out, itching, fatigue a very dangerous drug F 81 4 years
1/24/2009
 1  heart attack at age 80 Severe pain and swelling in knees. I was only able to limp around the house with the aid of a walker After angioplasty and 4 stents, I was walking 2 miles/day. After a year on 40 mg Lipitor, this was becoming painful. My doc switched me to 80 mg Zocor to get my LDL down to 70. After 10 days the severe pain started. The day after I stopped taking Zocor, the pain began to subside. I am now walking a mile/day comfortably. A friend of mine, same age, had a similar problem. Lipitor for 5 years then Zocor. Leg pains started. His doc measured his CK and said it was the highest he had ever seen. He said "stop taking simvastatin". A few days later on a doc visit, his CK was measured again and was back to normal. He subsequenly had a kidney removed. M 81 10 days
2/1/2009
 1  High cholesterol Experienced extreme pain over entire body. Became bed ridden and could not get up and was very active before. Went to emergency room twice but all tests came back ok. Admitted to hospital and doctor immediately cancelled the Zocor and Metformin. Now in rehab to regain strength in muscles. Have talked to three or four friends and neighbors. All have experienced pain and muscle problems from statins. F 80 2 months
4/13/2009
 3  For high cholesterol Feet are hurting & also my shoulder the right one & some times the left. I am on 80 mg & i'm begining to think that is to much sence my Cholesterol is back to normal. I told the P.A. at the vets & he didn't seam to be concerned. I also notice that my memory is slipping also. I have been on it for 5 years M 79 5 days
3/31/2005
 1  Cholestrol 230 Was on Zocar 9 mos/ became aware of extreme weakness in left thigh, painful shoulders and upper arms. Stopped Zocar..within days all muscles and joints in thighs as well as shoulders and arms in terrible pain..couldn't sleep, mornings worse time, joint stiffness. very hard to get up from sitting,very hard to walk , feel like tight rubber bands around upper thighs and pain in groin .off Zocar for three mos now, pain gets worse. I was a very active , l8 holes of golf twice a week or more, swimming in an olympic size pool and walking in very good health and a very happy person. My cardiologist pooh poohs my symptoms, says it cannot happen..I have seen a primary physician, a orthopedist, a physio therapist,a rheumatologist and they say they do not know how to help me. F 79 9 days
11/4/2006
 1  134 cholesterol reading A lot of pain in legs. Loss of libido. Forgetfulness. Dizziness. Loss of muscle strength in my legs. I was on Statin for two years. This was eight years ago. When I complained about pain I was prescribed Vicodin and Gabapentin. I had this doctor for forty years. Now I am sure he did not know anything about what this poison can do. I found this website too late. I quit against the advice of my doctor when I felt something cristalize in my leg muscles. Now I spend most of my time in a chair because walking is too painful. I had a muscle biopsy but I can not get a hold of the results. M 79 2 years
40mg 1X day
12/22/2015
 3  High cholesterol M 78
20 1X day
9/21/2019
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 1  was told to lower my cholestrol I have been ill for a year cough depression muscle pain I hrsave taken myself off this med as I felt I was dying F 78 3 years
12/4/2009
 1  to lower chloresterol joint and muscle soreness, loss of libido big time,dizziness sometimes when I change distant focusing, anxiety, left breast enlargement, crazy dreams when never dreamed before, memory loss badly and trouble focusing for any length of time, extreme lethargy for one who used to be extremely active the gynecomastia (breast enlargement) became noticeable only about 8 months ago as my left breast became sore; had an unltrasound and found no problems and in looking at web sites found out that this situation is one of the problems that can occur with ZOCOR. Have been off it for about one week, better sleep and noticeable joint pain relief. Can't really believe it yet. Will report later. M 78 6 years
5/14/2005
 1  High cholesterol After 4 years on an extremely high (80mg) dose of this med I found myself suddenly unable to climb a staircase or walk more than a city block without sickening pain in both legs, plus numbness along the side of one thigh, and extreme fatigue. I suspected it was the Zocor because of a similar - though less painful - experience previously with Lipitor, but stayed on the Zocor for 3 weeks more because I was traveling, and did not want to make changes without consulting my M.D. He could not be reached immediately on my return, but I stopped when our pharmacist told me that it was "very dangerous" to continue. When the doctor returned, he agreed that I should have stopped it, said he was sorry, and remarked that several of his patients had recently come up with similar symptoms after apparently tolerating Zocor well for quite a time. In my opinion,Zocor is a disaster waiting to happen. Since stopping mine, I feel ever so much stronger and have no more numbness and only a bit of occasional pain on exercising. But does that mean no damage has been done to nerves and muscles? I The heart, after all, is a muscle, so would it be totally unexpected if people on these ("statin")drugs started dropping right and left with heart attacks? In the meantime I have discovered that 3 close friends have had severe muscle pain with Lipitor and/or Zocor, and a 4th friend's doctor has refused to prescribe either for him, saying that these drugs may very well damage the liver. F 78
7/2/2006
 1   Swelling in legs/ ankles muscles weekness, dangerous at 80 mg M 78 120 days
80 1X day
9/13/2011
 3  high cholesterol after dr.'s order to increase dose to 8o mg. from 40 mg.daily I developed severe muscle spasyms for several hours and had to go to ER and was admitted to hospital for 3 days.. after CT scan ,electrocardiogram, scan of caratoit arteries, multiple blood tests,chest xray, the Dr. concluded it was from the increase in Zocor .advised me to go back to 40 mg....I have been on 40 mg for several years with no problems but recently had a stent put in.... M 77 12 years
2/15/2005
  

ZOCOR  (SIMVASTATIN):  Simvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-07-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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