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 |
| 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 cholesterol | lack of concentration, fatigue, headaches, lethargy | F | 42 | 2 years | 3/21/2007 | 1 | cholesterol | Levels were only slightly elevated. Zocor lowered my GOOD cholesterol too low! It almost killed me in the process. Please visit www.spacedoc.net for more information about Statin drugs side-effects. | Will NOT take Statin Drugs EVER again! | M | 48 | 3 months | 3/20/2007 | 1 | Only slightly elevated Cholesterol | Husband was on a similar med to zocor called, "Vytorin". Since there is no ratings yet for "Vytorin"....you all need to be aware of an important issue with ALL STATIN DRUGS. He was given the Statin for only "slightly elevated" Cholesterol levels. During 4 months of Vytorin I almost LOST my husband to SEVERE side-effects (depression issues) that began 3 months later into Statin drug treatment. Muscle pain, weakness, total short term memory loss, often very aggressive behavior, anxiety, extreme anger episodes, loss of sleep, stomach weight gain, stomach bloating, depression with suicidal thoughts that were often severe, loss of muscle mass, loss of sleep, sexual ED, loss of libedo, fatigue, hair loss, vision problems, amnezia, and the list goes on and on!!!!! My father is on Zocor... The SAME issues are now found in my father too. If you want to keep your loved one alive and healthy, reconsider the use of ALL statin drugs and change your diets yourself. Sta | Will NEVER take another Stain drug for Cholesterol issues. | M | 48 | 3 months | 3/20/2007 | 1 | I was losing my mobility. I really feel that three more months on Zocor would have landed me in a wheel chair. I couls not stand long enough to shower or shave. | 15 months | 3/11/2007 | 4 | High Cholestoral | 20mg of Simvastin for nine months reduced total cholestoral from 270 to 190. Increased Simvastin to 40 mg. In six months HDL raised a few numbers but total remained about the same. | No side effects noted. | M | 68 | 22 months | 3/6/2007 | 4 | semi high cholesterol | Tingling in fingers, pain in biceps, thighs, knees, feet, bloating, gas, nausea, loss of energy and the brain seems to be moving in slow motion. Also, what about the Co Q 10 that i've lost? Isn't that suppose to help support good cardio function. I have been taking this for 4 months and these effects have recently come on pretty strong. It's back to working out and eating the right foods to keep the cholesteral down. | My doctor had prescribed this med with an aspirin regimen due to an elevated cholesteral level and "slight" calcification of one of the arteries in my heart. I never really had high cholesteral and the drug really worked, brought it down from 204 to 130 and raised my HDL to 42. The side effects are not worth it. I've decided to not be lazy and maintain the levels myself with exercise and diet. | M | 49 | 120 days | 3/2/2007 | 4 | high cholesterol | none at all | have been taking it Zocor from V A outpatient clinic and it works great- | M | 74 | 6 years | 2/26/2007 | 3 | Low HDL and high LDL | None noticed so far | M | 50 | 1 months | 2/26/2007 | 2 | above average lipids | night cramps in calfs and thighs and on instep of feet | I had a stroke 16 months ago after taking zocor for about four years | M | 5 years | 2/26/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | well, I had started taking the drug around january 10th of this year and about a week after I began taking zocor I experienced blindness and bluriness within my right eye. Due to a previous operation I already could not see in my left. I have had an MRI and A CT SCAn to determine if anything else was causing this condition. However doctors have found nothing. It has been most difficult for me to work and I can no longer drive at this time because my vision has been affected so horribly. This drug ha ruined my family life because I am no longer able to the things I did at one time. I believe Zocor is the cause and I stopped taking the drug after 5 weeks of use. I have now been off of the drug for about a week and my vision has yet to returned. All I can say is I am hoping for the best. My doctor says "oh it could not be the zocor" and he wanted my to continue to take this drug, however I have stopped and I recommend that no one should take this drug due to its severe side effe | It lowered my colesterol but only did more harm. I actually haven't been sleeping well either and I believe the Zocor is a contributing factor. | M | 48 | 5 weeks | 2/23/2007 | 3 | High Cholostrol | Loss of sex drive. Somewhat decreased urination. | Will side effects go away if you stop taking the medication? | M | 43 | 2 months | 2/22/2007 | 3 | High Cholostrol | Loss of sex drive. Somewhat decreased urination. | Will side effects go away if you stop taking the medication? | M | 43 | 2 months | 2/22/2007 | 3 | High Cholostrol | Loss of sex drive. Somewhat decreased urination. | Will side effects go away if you stop taking the medication? | M | 43 | 2 months | 2/22/2007 | 1 | high cholesterol | Began with sensation of lump in throat and chest tightness. Over time hands started trembling and arms and legs felt weak and shaky. | Saw many doctors - none would believe this had anything to do with Zocor, but I have never been unhealthy in my life except for when I was on Zocor! They all chalked it up to anxiety. When my body became terribly weak & shaky, I finally stopped taking it. It took a LONG time to have these side effects go away. I believe this affected me neurologically and one nurse told me if it was neurological it can take a long time to recover. I believe my experience was rare, but if you experience any side effects, STOP TAKING this medication even if your doctor won't believe it is due to Zocor! | F | 33 | 9 months | 2/15/2007 | 3 | high cholesterol | I am on 20mg.It did lower my cholesterol, and with apparently no side effects at first, but lately I seem to have blurred vision, occasional nausea. | I cannot be sure if these were caused by the drug, but since I am otherwise healthy and have no family history of heart disease I plan to see my doctor, aim to decrease the dosage then stop. Potential long term risks scare me. I will try more natural methods. | F | 59 | 2.5 years | 2/12/2007 | 2 | thiazides raised my colesteral | Fatigue, blurred vision, rib cage soreness and shoulder soreness after several months of Zocor at 40 mg. Dr at first said that I had fibromyalgia but has now had me stop the dosage. I am now improving, but many of the problems remain. | I do not believe the potential for adverse side effects are adequately disclosed. They are portrayed as being relatively rare and I suspect that this is not the case. | M | 70 | 4 months | 1/22/2007 | 1 | High cholesterol/triglycerides | extreme muscle aches in upper buttocks and hip pain | It did lower my cholesterol significantly but didn't have nearly the same effect on the high triglycerides. It was six months before the pain started. At first I thought it was from my work but it continued to get worse and after two more months I was limping and having trouble sleeping due to the throbbing of my aching muscles. I stopped taking Zocor and after two months I still have a considerable amount of muscle pain and soreness in my hips but not nearly as bad as it was. | M | 56 | 9 months | 1/17/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I took 20 mg of Zocor for four days starting 1 October 2006, and have leg muscle pain ever since - calf muscles, thighs, and knee area. I have little energy. Blood work and CPK show no ill effects. MD's do not acknowledge that Zocor is the cause of the leg / muscle pain. Left blowing in the wind! I do take CoQ10 200 mg with Vit C, along with L-Carnitine 750 mg x 3. It does help with the leg pain, but the pain continues. | F | 69 | 4 days | 1/10/2007 | 1 | HIGH CLORESTEROL | STATIN SHUFFEL,LOSS OF MUSCEL STRENGTH(MOST IN LEGS),VERTIGO,MEMORY LOSS,HALCINATIONS,ZOMBIE LIKE STUPOR,CONFUSION,DIZZINESS,LOSS OF HAIR,LOSS OF SEX DRIVE,JOINT PAIN | NOTHING IMPROVED UNTILL I WENT OFF THE STATINS,AND THEN IT TOOK ABOUT 12 WEEKS,THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHS,WHAT A FRAUD, MAYBE WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE IN A THIEVING GREEDY SOCIETY AND WE ARE TYING TO INDUCE OTHER TO FOLLOW US, WHAT A PATHETIC JOKE AND NATIONAL DISGRACE. | M | 73 | 4 years | 1/10/2007 |