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 | High Cholesterol | none | Even though my cholesterol is borderline to begin with, my doctor wanted me to take it because I am type 2 diabetic. With 10mg dose of Zocor, my numbers improved significantly after a six weeks or so: Total Cholesterol decreased from 192 to 148 ( | M | 49 | 7 weeks | 2/26/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Weakness, joint pain, shoulders & back of left knee, sexual libido decrease, and muscle pain, anxiety. | I'm sure Zocor lowers cholesterol, but I'm finished with the side effects that MD's don't seem to want to acknowledge. After reading the comments here...I know I'm not nuts. I'll find another way to lower my cholesterol. Have tried Lipitor...same type of side effects. | M | 35 | 90 days | 2/25/2005 | 2 | high cholesterol | I didn't realize the side effects I had been experiencing until after I stopped taking this drug. After I stopped and started taking 300MG of COQ10 every day instead, I didn't have waves of nausea every morning, I didn't feel wobbly going down stairs anymore, I have much more energy and I have lost a tic in my left eye. My blurry vision has improved quite a bit. I stopped taking Zocor about three weeks ago. To be honest, I don't know if it's not taking Zocor, or if it's the COQ10 that's made the improvement, but I'm definitely a lot better/ I feel great now. I was getting really concerned about possible heart damage from statin drugs. | I'd rather have high cholesterol than take a drug that causes heart damage due to COQ10 deficiencies. My last total cholesterol was 179. I believe that had a lot more to do with a diet change than the Zocor, since if the Zocor was working, the combination of the two should have made it a lot lower. I'm also questioning whether high cholesterol is really that bad after reading a lot of alternative type articles. | F | 52 | 3 years | 2/24/2005 | 1 | hyperlipidemia | Short term memory loss, foggy-thinking, sleeping 10 hours at night, anxiety. | Stopped taking it and I feel fine, but I'm worried about my cholesterol. | F | 58 | 3 months | 2/23/2005 | 5 | High Cholesterol | So far no side effects whatsoever | On 1/14/05 I started to take 20 mg of Zocor | F | 61 | 6 weeks | 2/22/2005 | 5 | Very high Cholesterol | No side effects | My cholesterol dropped from 302 to 209 in only ONE MONTH. I took 20mg of Zocor | F | 61 | 2 months | 2/22/2005 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Pain and muscle cramps in feet and toes, sharp pains in left elbow and arm, general muscle weakness. Extraordinarily tired. Heart fluttering. Weakness. | I've only been on Zocor for 8 days, but have seen a significant change in how I feel. I was very healthy and full of energy before starting to take the Zocor. Was put on medication to reduce cholesterol levels. Have stopped on my own and will attempt an agressive change in diet and exercise to lower cholesterol and weight. Too many side effects, and other ways to lower choloesterol effectively without drugs. | F | 41 | 8 days | 2/19/2005 | 1 | high cholesterol | loss of taste and smell | M | 36 | 10 days | 2/16/2005 | 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 | 3 | | 2/13/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | I feel as though I'm 100 years old (I'm 51). Diffuse, un-pin-pointable muscle/joint pain. After sitting for a while, I walk (and feel) like an old man. Symptoms worsened when dose was doubled from 20mg to 40mg/day. Symptoms improved (somewhat) after I didn't take it for 1 day. | My cholesterol has improved, but my doctor is very dismissive of my muscle ache concerns because there are no tell-tale liver enzymes in my blood. I'm willing to live with discomfort if it will save me from a heart attack, but I think my body is trying to tell me something, and I feel like a fool sometimes by listening to my doctor rather than to it. I will give it 3 more months, but if my symptoms get steadily worse, I'm flushing the remainder down the toilet and getting another doctor. | M | 51 | 3 months | 2/13/2005 | 2 | HIgh Cholesterol - Heart Attack | At first, my face felt | I am disappointed these symptoms may be side effects. ZOCOR lowered my Cholesterol dramatically to 39 and 84 with a total way under 200. Of course, it may not be the ZOCOR. And, even if I quit, maybe the nerve damage is done and the symptoms will never go away. We'll see! If you've had abnormal facial sensations, please let me know. BTW, today is February 9, 2005. | M | 55 | 3 months | 2/9/2005 | 2 | HIgh Cholesterol - Heart Attack | At first, my face felt tight - a sensation that is very hard to explain. Subsequently I've had tingling in my arms and occasionally my legs. And partial numbness on my chin and hands. Hands seem to swell when they go numb. I've been to doctors. No one will admit ZOCOR can cause side effects. I've even had a CT, MRI and ultrasound. The neurolgoist found some evidence of microstrokes and thinks this may be the cause. Now I'm wondering if the symptoms are from the microstrokes or the ZOCOR. Or, could the ZOCOR be causing microstrokes itself. Scary thought. Class Action anyone? But how would I prove it? I'm stopping ZOCOR now. I'll let you know in a couple days if my symptoms disappear. | I am disappointed these symptoms may be side effects. ZOCOR lowered my Cholesterol dramatically to 39 and 84 with a total way under 200. Of course, it may not be the ZOCOR. And, even if I quit, maybe the nerve damage is done and the symptoms will never go away. We'll see! If you've had abnormal facial sensations, please let me know. BTW, today is February 9, 2005. | M | 55 | 3 months | 2/9/2005 | 1 | diabetes/precautionary | depression, loss of libido | M | 24 | 2 weeks | 2/8/2005 | 5 | high cholesterol | I have pain in my neck, shoulders,back,hips,thighs,calf,heels and feet.And I have twitchAround my eyes and mouth. Im so affraid Im going to have liver cancer.Thanks alot.Also I get so cold at times. | 54 | 1 days | 2/6/2005 | 3 | Low HDL and high LDL | During the 3 years that I took zocor I had had soft stools that caused incomplete bowel movements and anal leakage. As soon as I stopped taking it, my stools hardened and the anal leakage stopped. While I was takiong Zocor, my cholestrol was much lower but the quality of my life was poor. | M | 59 | 3 years | 2/6/2005 | 4 | COLESTORAL | M | 60 | 30 days | 2/3/2005 | 4 | high cholestorol 310 now 89 | very sore shoulder joint | F | 57 | 2 days | 2/2/2005 | 1 | cholesterol | Severe muscle aches with Zocor and Lipitor. Not the typical ache but a sickening type of pain mainly in lower back. All night long. No, doctor, it is not arthritis. It came on the same week I went on the drug. When will the truth come out about the statins. They are insidious. | F | 55 | 1 years | 2/2/2005 | 5 | To lower my cholesterol from 245 | I took 20mg Zocor for about 7 days, and it has been a terrifying experience for me, I am 32 years old male 5’-11” , 255 pounds and a day after I started taking Zocor 1/2/2005 my appetite started to decrease and I started to feel weak , I didn’t think it was the Zocor so I continued to take my daily dosage. Four days later I was very tired and I had trouble concentrating, I then notice that any light work will get me tired very quickly and I could feel the palpitations in my chest. At night I will feel a tingling in my right and left hand, like when your sit on one of your leg for too long and falls asleep. On the 7th day 1/9/05 I was extremely weak and my heart started to race, so I took myself to the ER and checked myself in with chess pains. I advised my doctor I was taking Zocor they test me for an enzyme in the liver to see if the Zocor was causing a reaction, they also did an EKG , X-Rays, blood work, Urine work all came back NORMAL! I then contacted my doctor and told him I was taking myself off the Zocor and I was going to bring myself to my Ideal weight with diet and exercise. After I stopped taking the Zocor my energy levels have been coming back very slowly, but the tingling and numbness in hands is still here at night, and I am feeling tired but much better. I am having some digestive problems now but they are getting better also. Does anyone know how to reverse the tingling from the hands, does it go away? Today its 1/25/05 and I have lost 16 pounds and not because I wanted. | I am very Dissatisfied - I would not recommend taking this medicine. | M | 32 | 7 days | 1/25/2005 |