ZOCOR Reviews (SIMVASTATIN)Average Rating: 1.8 (893 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOCOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOCOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Hyperlipidemia | Ramped up dosage from 20 to 40 and finally 80 with only a 10% reduction in cholesterol and no effect on triglycerides. Severe muscle pain at both 40 and 80 mg despite normal liver function tests. Found Zetia and Fibercon actually lowered my cholesterol 30% without the muscle soreness. | M | 61 | 1 years 80 1X day | 5/4/2015 | 1 | high cholestorol | Chest pain, shortness breath, unexplained weight gain (30lbs), muscle pain, itchy, waking up all night long, blurry vision | This drug is poison. My life has been ruined and doctors will not admit statins caused my issues. I was healthy right before I started the statin. I now have, so I am told, Fibromyalgia, CFS, trigger finger, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, chronic Costochondritis and Peripheral neuropathy. Did not have any of these issues before statins but somehow coincidentally I developed all of these issues starting one month after starting statins. This is what the doctors tell me anyway. Do not take this drug if you want to keep your quality of life. | F | 52 | 7 months 20 1X day | 12/19/2014 | 1 | Elevated cholesterol (230) | Had been experiencing bad muscle pain (upper arms, upper legs, shoulders, and hip joints) for over 3 years. Finally suspected it might be related to simvastatin. Doctor said quit taking it for a month and see what happens. Within 2 days the pain was pretty much gone, but after a month still some fatigue but not as bad. Now a week into trying pravachol. Pain is back but not near as bad. In a couple weeks doc says to come back in to discuss other options. | Probably fine for most people, but 10-20% get muscle pain. Have lost 10lbs since quitting just because now a can move around and get back into exercising after 3 years sedentary. | F | 54 | 3.5 years 40mg 1X day | 10/31/2014 | 1 | cholesterol was a little high | Started with shoulder pain Then hips , knees, ankles, ankles get so stiff I cant walk some time. Pain all over joints and muscle, severe pain in my head , especially left head pain. Had some teeth removed because of the pain in my jaws.reacurring infections in head, and bladder infections. I am 4 years off the 20mg. Zocor and still in pain, and no doctors know whats wrong with me. | I hate this drug , it should never have been given out, when I called merck they told me I had to complain to turkey or india thats where it was made.checked on the company and the US government has had problems with this company operating problems.i know I have been poisened , I have been off it for 4 years and I still have to battle every day with the joint pain , muscle painfrom head to toe.not to mention my short term memory is gone and severe pain in my head. Doctor says I have reaccuring sinus infections and bladder infections. I too cannot clean my house , walk any further then I could throw a ball, cannot pick up my grandchildren no muscle, I am 56 year old female that went diagnosed for 2 1/2 years and my doctor refused to give me anything for the pain. She said not until we figure out what is causing the pain . This was the only medication I was on , and the _____ could not diagnose me. Went to rheumatologis and she found out thru blood it was the zocor | F | 56 | 2.6 years 20 1X day | 10/6/2014 | 1 | mild stroke / no after effects | Weak muscles, fatigue, headaches, overall body pains, light head at times, frequent urination, just that run over by a truck sensation. | My GP put me on it and after 45 days, my neurologist told me to stop. He wanted me in the gym 5 or 6 days a week, along with major diet changes, but using Zocor was not allowing me the affordability of working out and letting my own body help in the healing process - counter productive. | M | 70 | 45 days 20 1X day | 7/31/2014 | 1 | As a precaution against heart attac | I had intense cramps, weakness, and other vague pains in my right leg, which was weakened from childhood polio. I was starting to fear that I might end up in a wheel chair. | I had no problem with this drug for 3 years. My polio attack (age 6) was relatively light, and I have always been active. I tried stopping Simvastatin (Zocor) 3 times because I couldn't really believe the drug was causing my problems - which I feared was caused by Post Polio Syndrome. I was not advised to stop the 'treatment', though my doctor agreed it would be a good idea when I suggested it. The problems started to recede each time I stopped, but it took 9 months to return to normal. Over that time, I took an NSAID (diclofenac) in progressively lower doses. This enabled me to exercise again - which I think contributed to my recovery. Note that Zocor seemed to selectively attack my polio leg - so I would advise anyone who has had polio (but really anyone at all!) to avoid this drug completely. | M | 64 | 3 years 40 MG 1X day | 7/22/2014 | 4 | elevated cholesterol & triglyceride | Nothing new. I was already experiencing foot cramps and muscle pains due to a genetic condition, so I don't attribute those to Zocor. I was on Pravastatin for several years before, but switched because it was not sufficiently reducing my numbers to satisfy my doctor. My next cholesterol test is in 3 months, so we'll see how it goes. | The price is not bad. My Medicare part D supplement pays for all but $12 per 90 day supply. | F | 65 | 90 days 20 1X day | 6/29/2014 | 1 | High cholesterol | I was originally taking 20 mg... (I started to cut the pill in half).... The side effects included: acid reflux (I'm already on med for that), aches & pains - ESPECIALLY in my feet when I would first get up in the morning... Could hardly walk!!! Also - so tired.... AND strange bruises when I would bump myself - which I do quite often - we own a small motel - so with cleaning & general maintenance, etc.... always bumping something... The bruises would be way to big for the "bump" - it was like the blood was spreading under my skin.... I just didn't like this medication. Have not called my doctor to tell her that I stopped taking it - she probably won't be too happy with me.... | F | 56 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 6/13/2014 | 1 | High cholesterol | F | 60 | 20MG 1X day | 6/6/2014 Patient History | 1 | Borderline Cholesterol | Stabbing pains in shoulders. Cannot lift arms. Bursitis in hips, unbelievably swollen knee (previous surgery done in 1988). Pains in feet, no sleep since starting this poison in February. Never taken medications before and didn't want to take it but was made to feel I would die of a heart condition if I didn't. I took myself off it at the first sign of pain (28 days after starting). Two months on, I'm still in severe pain in shoulders, hips, knees, elbows, wrists. Hoping I wasn't on it long enough for permanent damage. This drug is poison! | Very active with no pain up until February 2014 - March 2014. There must be something we can do to stop the "willy nilly" prescribing of this drug. I wasn't given the option of a "diet sheet". | F | 63 | 28 days 5mg 1X day | 5/16/2014 | 1 | Cholesterol | Can't walk , lots of leg and back pain. | M | 45 | 3 years 40 | 3/30/2014 | 1 | high cholesterol | I started to get back- and hip pains many years ago.. I was told it was disc problems and had surgery. The pains continued. I visited pain clinic, was given cortisone injections and all kinds of pain medication, including morphine. No improvement. I had problems to stand and walk and had to use a walker. One day my husband went to pick up another package of Zocor for me, but the pharmacy had some delivery problems and I stayed without medication for some time. To my amazement, I started to improve. I phoned the health clinic to find out if I could stop the medication for a while and see what would happen. I was told that it was okay. (it was not the prescribing doctor). Little by little, my improvement continued. Eventually, I could both stand and walk and I didnīt need the walker. The terrible nerve pains also disappeared although the staff at the pain clinic had told me that they never would. A friend om mine had warned me in 2005. She even sent me some | F | 65 | 8 years 20 mg 1X day | 3/9/2014 | 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 | 1 | High cholesterol | Pain all over fevers sweating no rotor cuffs stabbing pain electric shooks insomnia tinnitus feel at deaths door | F | 55 | 4 years 80mg | 2/25/2014 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Chest tightness, aches all over body, tightness in back between shoulder blades, leg cramps, vision loss | I was taking Lipitor for years and then switched to Zocor when my insurance changed and I couldn't afford Lipitor. I had some aches and pains then but didn't put two and two together. After taking Zocor for a while the pains seems never ending, I researched the internet and found people had aches and pains using it so I stopped. Didn't think about it but after a while I realized I was feeling better than I had in years. Went back for physical this year and my cholesterol was in the 300 so my Dr put be back on Simvastatin. Guess What, all the aches and pains are back with a vengence, in just a few months. After taking it for three weeks I realized I was hurting all over again. I cut back to taking it every other night to see if it would lessen, it didn't. I am quitting again today. I can't stand this pain, it is unbearable. | F | 61 | 4 months 40 mg 1X day | 11/4/2013 | 1 | mild high cholesterol | Severe arm and back pain, shortness of breath, anxiety,headaches. I was only on it 5 months and started with the muscle pain in arms and legs. I became short of breath but that might have been the anxiety of it all. My doctor kept saying it's from low vitamin d but when I stopped the statin I felt better for a couple days and now I'm sore again | F | 33 | 1 days 5 mg | 7/23/2013 | 1 | simvastatin | gave me Neuropathy and Myalgia , have issues walking the distance trouble going up stairs. I wonder if I ever feel better , hate this drug will never ever take it again . Feel like its killing me . not to mention high blood pressure also Linsopril dropping that as of tomorrow feel like I am fighting for my breath not to mention naushua's | F | 64 | 1 years 20mg 1X day | 7/8/2013 | 1 | High cholesterol | Do not take this drug if you drink alcohol more than 15 drinks a week. You can develop panic disorder, general anxiety disorder, severe depression, and peripheral neuropathy. These are all potentially crippling and disabling conditions. | People who take statins for heart disease live like 20 days longer than those who don't. Don't spend all the time effort and money on this drug when there's so many horrible side effects. | M | 42 | 5 months 40mg 1X day | 6/1/2013 | 4 | high cholesterol | fatigue, weakness | I'm taking Zocor because it's inexpensive. | F | 52 | 3 months 40 mg 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 1 | high cholesterol | I have some mild arthritis which I take an OTC NSAID for (and which works well), but when I started on Zocor, I noticed my hip and lower back pain was worse. I also got a sore in my mouth ( I NEVER IN MY LIFE had a sore of any type of in my mouth) and I directly attributed it to Zocor. I stopped the drug a few days ago and amazingly the pains in my hips and back started to improve the first day I stopped the drug. I could tolerate my usual arthritic problems but I felt the Zocor was already worsening them in just the two weeks I was on the drug. The mouth sore started to go away in about three days after ceasing the drug. I am going to address my cholesterol issues with diet, not meds. These statin drugs are dangerous! | I will never take this drug or any other statin again. High cholesterol can be managed in other ways and certainly should be addressed with diet first before any type of med. | F | 57 | 15 days 19 1X day | 4/28/2013 |