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| 4 | High Cholesterol 230 | Fatigue, Cramps & pains in my legs & feet which has worsened. | My leg pain & cramps are so bad I quit taking zocor a couple days ago. I was glad to find this website to give my input. I found alot of vitamins to lower cholesterol, but don't know which ones are truely natural & work. Anyone tryed cholesterol complete & know if it works? Any direction would be appreciated. I am not going back on Zocor or any other these type drugs again if I can help it! P.S. Its only been 3 days & my muscle pain & cramps are alot less. | F | 54 | 23 years | 6/25/2006 | 4 | High Cholesterol 230 | Fatigue, Cramps & pains in my legs & feet which has worsened. | Dr's would keep taking me off & on 20mg of Zocor as my # went up or down. The past few yrs I have had several symptoms & was in/out of hospitol/Dr's offices to find out most of the time there was no medical explanation of my pain. All I knew was I wasn't making it up. I had leg pain & cramps, heart palp, chest pain, neck pain, back pain, intense headaches, but not 1 Dr. ever bothered to check if Zocor could be the culprit. I am not saying Zocor caused all of this, but did it?. The past few wks my leg & foot pain and cramps have been so bad that I was not sleeping, cramps kept me awake, intense headaches that put me down, have been to 4 dr's for painful sores in my mouth and sore tongue that come & go & all my teeth hurting (pblm not my teeth). Past couple yrs I acquired a bald spot in my pubic area. I am now getting cramps stepping on the brake driving. I take meds for my headaches that they guess are migraines, I am still being treated for unbearable neck pain. | F | 54 | 23 years | 6/25/2006 | 1 | mechanical heart valve | leg muscle & foot cramps, dizzy..cant balance on 1 leg, clear my throat constantly, feels like I'm swallowing sand often,had my 1st epilepsy seizure at age 67. Forget what I came for. Many others like here. | It got my chloresterol down good. I wasn't even told to take Coq10 with my 80 mg of zocor. 3 weeks ago, I cut my pills in half and started to take 300mg fish oil,300 mg Coq10 and 2g vitamin c. Here are my 2 months ago numbers vs 3 days ago. 2 months ago...Cholesterol 139,tri 150 hdl 33, LDL 83. 3 days ago my new numbers are ch 124, tri 96,hdl 31 and ldl 79. I think I can raise my HDL with my fish oil and sardines. I too am so mad to think how I trusted these people for so long. F..F..F..F.. Did I tell you about my Fin foot cramps. Laying in bed sleeping, my foot would turn backwards in terrible pain,and I would pull it towards me with no success. I would have to get out of bed and stand on it to relieve the cramp. | M | 70 | 20 years 80mg 1X day | 3/7/2014 | 3 | 14 heart stents | Muscle pain and cramps | I have taken zocor on and off for 17 years. When I stop it because of muscle discomfort and cramps, the pains resolve it a few days. No permanent pain or problem. Lawsuits will limit the choices for those who need it and will improve with the medicine. The side effects are real but are temporary for me. It is proven to reduce your risk from another heart attack but some people can't take it like me. | M | 63 | 17 years | 5/25/2009 | 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 | 5 | Elevated cholesterol and blood pres | Moderate pain in left thigh at 80mg dose. Reduced to 40mg level eventually where, side effects appeared to disappear. | Now that the drug is generic, it is far less expensive. Initially, total cholesterol was 300+. Within months it had started to decline and has been under 200 for years now. Last 3 annual physicals have shown total cholesterol level at 160 - 170 with excellent ratio of good to bad cholesterol readings. | M | 63 | 16 years | 3/26/2007 | 5 | high cholesteral | no side effects | had 4x bypass in 1995, started taking 40mg zocor then, lowered cholestral from 290 to 135. No side effects at all. Now diagnosed with PAD in my toes, hope they can save them. | M | 53 | 15 years 40mg 1X day | 2/8/2010 | 3 | High Cholesterol. | I took Zocor and other statins for approximately 15 years at the 20mg level. I started around age 30 using various different statins depending on what my insurance company was getting the best deal on. I did fine until I hit 44 and I started having some anxiety and my blood pressure would pop up at the doctors office. I took Zocor for the vast amount of the time that I was on statins. The doctor felt that perhaps I was developing hypertension and increased the dosage to 40mg. I also noted some water retention in my hands and feet. I also started to develop nueropathy in my hands and feet. The 40 mg didn't really make much of a dent in my cholesterol levels. So the doctor bumped it to 80MG. This is when my hair started falling and my bowels slowed the a crawl. The last inch or so of my rectum stopped working so I would end up with some pretty nasty wipes for a while. It was just better to shower after wards. If you didn't it would slowly leak out for hours. My anxiety and sl | A warning for all the side effects of this drug can be so subtle it's really hard to tell what is causing it. | M | 46 | 15 years | 10/31/2009 | 1 | cholesterol | pain in legs, dizzy, tired, no libito, itchy skin, weak | Stopped for a month still weak, dizzy. Can anyone tell me when it will stop? | M | 66 | 15 years 40mg 1X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | lower cholesterol | 1. very intense leg pain cramps - totally debilitating. 2. inability to concentrate. 3. Total loss of sex drive. 4. achy muscles, stiffness soreness. | I have been on Zocor 14 years, yes that is YEARS. I consider myself very fortunate to have got 12 years with very few minor side effects - but now it has caught up with me big time. I have been complaining to my doctor for the last 4 years of leg muscle pain he is absolutely convinced that because I have no liver damage it cannot possibly be the Zocor. I have been refered to vascular specialists who report good circulation. Nerve specialist who reports no nerve problems. I would be real interested to know if anyone who is reporting loss of sex drive has had a test of their blood testosterone level - mine is very low. Could the Zocor eventually stop the body from producing testosterone which in turn brings on the symtoms of tirednes, aching muscles etc.? I am taking 40 mg per day and I am still alive - barely. Eventually one says to hell with the cholesterol I have to have some quality of life. Quantity means nothing without quality - trust me. | M | 66 | 14 years | 6/3/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | After initial start began to have more aches and pains but kept on taking them thinking that this was normal aging. After about ten years I started having major abdominal pains. Had many major studies to determine nothing wrong; MRI, Cat-scan, colonoscopy, sonogram, etc. Got off the statin medication and an getting better slowly. I must have developed some muscle damage. Went onto another statin after awhile and had a similar story. Apparently I have developed an intolerance to statins. | Crestor was the second statin I took. | M | 54 | 14 years | 5/24/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I had originally been prescribed Lipitor in 1994 and then moved to Zocor due to insurance reasons. Over the years I had various aches and muscles pains that included 2 frozen shoulders, chronic back aches and periodic leg and hip pains. MRI's were always negative and and all blood work showed no enzyme issues. After going from 20mg to 40 mg last summer the problems became more pronounced...still no blood work issues. Overall, I have had extreme muscle fatigue for years. I always thought it might have been my travel schedule or lack of exercise but I have had a great diet and exercise regimen for the last year with no improvement. I am at my ideal weight as well. | Between these posts and other research, I became convinced that the statins must have something to do with this. After discussing with my doctor he agreed a 60-day holiday would be worth a try. I started feeling better within 30 days. At 60 days my blood work showed total cholesterol in the 220's (highest before medication in the beginning was 249). Remarkably, only the LDL increased...HDL was normal and unchanged. It has been 90 days and I am feeling stronger every day. After hearing that the "ideal" cholesterol numbers are getting lower and lower it is clear to me that those responsible for these numbers have made it so they are impossible to hit without the use of medications. Who underwrites these test and establishes these target numbers? hmmm...let me guess. I am reviewing my blood pressure numbers in this same light. I have little confidence in medical target numbers anymore. | M | 50 | 14 years | 7/30/2008 | 4 | High colestrol | None | F | 72 | 12 years | 11/16/2004 | 4 | High colestrol | None | F | 72 | 12 years | 11/16/2004 | 4 | High colestrol | None | F | 72 | 12 years | 11/16/2004 | 4 | High colestrol | None | F | 72 | 12 years | 11/16/2004 | 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 | 1 | to manage cholesterol | been taking zocor for 10-12 years, begain on 20mg - brought my levels down but doctor advised increasing dose to 40mg - clinical trials indicated longer term benefits from 40mg. Leg cramps, poor sleeping, burning feeling in large leg muscles when I stand or walk for more than 10-15mins, unpredicatable diarrhoea, poor concentration, irritable, loss of muscle mass and strength, went back to Dr -no mention of possible side effect, prescribed anti-depressants, I have been googling the symptoms for months till I found the link to zocor. Seems to be obvious now. Stopped the zocor and will go back to GP. On the B vitimans and fish oil plus exercise - hope my drive and fitness will return but fearful of long term damage | Friends (2) had been taking zocor for 20 plus years, both developed severe pancreatitus and died of pancreatic cancer within 18 months - be very careful of this drug. I cant be sure of the link but I am very suspicious. | F | 51 | 12 years | 9/5/2009 | 1 | Moderately high cholesterol | 1. Breathing Problems 2. Moving About 3. Ear Congestion, Aches infections 4. Joint Pain, No Swelling 5. Loss of Voice 6. Nasal Congestion 7. Chronic Sneezing 8. Unusual Tiredness and Weakness 9. Decreased Vision 10. Constipation 11. Heartburn 12. Morning Nausea 13. Diverticulitis 14. Itching Skin, All Over 15. Rash, Persistent on Left Thigh, Encrusted& Scaly 18. Statin induced Myopathy 19. Statin iduced Peripherial Neuropathy 20.Muscle wasting, lost right hand muscles 21.Cramps | The Drug or the doctors should be removed from the market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never mix it with Lopid (Gemfibrozil). | M | 75 | 11 years 80mg / day 1X day | 5/17/2011 | 4 | Very high cholesterol | I have been taking this for the past 16 years. No bad side effects, just sometimes get itchy like ive got an allergy, so occasionally take allergy tablet.Would probably have had a heart attack by now if I wasn't taking it. So what would you rather do? Not take it and have a stroke or heart attack or take it followed by a healthy diet and be alive? | F | 41 | 10 years 40 | 1/31/2012 |
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)