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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOCOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High cholesteral | Severe muscle aches. | M | 44 | 1 months | 1/23/2005 | 3 | cholesterol | I have been taking zocor for about a year and have lost sexual desire. no erections and my feet are numb. Doctors say its not the problem. I have also gained about 30 lbs and I am not making the money the docotr makes for perscriping zocor so I will stop and see if there is a difference. | M | 59 | | 1/12/2005 | 1 | High cholesterol, High LDL | extreme fatigue, blurred vision, loss of sex drive, sore muscles - mainly in the legs, zero stamina, headaches, and oh yeah, short-term memory loss. day one of taking Zocor: i got an all day headache -now i only get them about once a week. never got headaches before that. i play soccer and i have also noticed that my legs give out after about 5 minutes whereas before i could play for 90 min. without a problem. also, i never seem to recover from the fatigue of playing and it only seems to be getting worse. i am tired ALL the time now and my mind seems to be going to absolute mush. didn't feel this way before taking zocor. | i would not recommend taking this medicine unless you have a long history of walking heart attacks in your family and you're just a heartbeat away from one yourself. otherwise, be ready for some life altering side effects. | M | 37 | 2 months | 1/10/2005 | 1 | high colesterol& diabetes type ll | after 2 months on zocor 20mgms. a day, I experienced severe burning pain from the groin to the ankle of my right extremity. I could not assume a comfortable position to sleep. I felt awful. My doctor thought the pain was from something else. I stopped the zocor and within a day all of the discomfort went away. | F | 60 | 3 months | 1/8/2005 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Muscle pain throughout my body including calves, biceps thighs. Got so bad I was getting crippled. I quit and within 36 hours all muscle pain stopped. | I know two other people that had the same results I did with it. It did help get my cholesterol down but at what cost? | F | 60 | 6 years | 1/2/2005 | 1 | cholesterol of 224 | took Lipitor for 30 days. had upper shoulder pains. stopped Lipitor. 30 days later was ready to try again, but ins. co. mandated switch to Zocor (cheaper). took Zocor for 3 days and have SEVERE LOWER BACK PAINS. have stopped on my own 2 days ago and pains are diminishing. is it possible that Zocor caused these pains in only 3 days? | M | 70 | 3 days | 1/2/2005 | 1 | To control high cholesterol | I have been taken Zocor for 9 years. At the same time I had back surgeries and cervical spine surgery. The increasing pain in my joints and muscles was always explained to be the reason for my pain. Over the years I repeatedly asked the doctors if these increases in muscle pain and weakness, total exercise intolerance, excruciating leg pain, insomnia due to pain, painful and total constant fatigue and much more, could be the result of ZOCOR. They always denied it and emphasized the importance of keeping my cholesterol controlled. Last month, after 9 years on 40mg of Zocor, it was increased to 80mg. Instantly my symptoms increased even more. So much, that one day, when I literally could not get up from my chair because my legs would not carry me, my friend called an ambulance to take me to the Emergency Room and there I was given fluids and sent home with no particular diagnosis. After that my doctor changed me to Lescol, which caused the same side effects and now I have stopped any Statins and I am looking for alternative ways of treating my cholesterol problem. I have spent years in total agony and constant decrease in energy, depression and sense of total worthlessness. I will never use another Statin. Since I have gone off this terrible drug, my overall pain level is decreasing almost daily, the skin nodules are disappearing and I have more energy. My spirits are higher as well. | I feel that every patient who reports side effects should be given muscle test and, of course, liver profiles on a regular basis and the doctors should be made to consider the side effects more carefully for each individual patient, based on their history and previous activity level. | F | 64 | 9 years | 12/31/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Muscle pain, severe joint pain and loss of cartilage leading to a total hip replacement. Feet hurt and burn. Swelling of hands and feet, leading to joint degeneration. Facing foot and hand surgery because of it. Rash. Sinus problems. Affected my eyes and mental focusing. Loss of sex drive. I took it for 8 years and never had any of these symptoms until after I starting taking Zocor. | Because of the severe muscle and joint pain (which was diagnosed as Osteoarthritis) I was put on Vioxx, which helped the pain but also added to my Sinus problems and raised my blood pressure which in turn, caused me to be put on Cozaar for high blood pressure. All three of these meds have possible Sinunitis side effects which led to my being place on Flonaze and Claritin D. My sinuses got so bad, I could barely breath and was using nasal sprays every two hours just to breath. I was facing Sinus surgery and develeped a big hole in my septum because of the Flonaze and all the sinus sprays. Since getting off the Zocor (which started the whole mess), then Vioxx and slowly the Cozaar, my sinuses completely cleared up except for the permanent damage from the hole in my septum. My muscle pain and joint pain are getting better but are most probably permanent. I'm now off ALL the sinus medicines, Zocor, Vioxx, Cozaar and trying to use only whole foods and natural medicines as much as possible. Statin drugs are horrible and I'm afraid to put any of these drugs into my body ever again. I don't care how high my cholesterol gets, I will never take a statin again. I'm using metamucil each day along with putting all oils except olive oil and coconut oil out of my diet along with high frutose corn syrup (which is in most processed salad dressings and foods) which is probably the main reason for the increase in high cholesterol to begin with. Good luck to all of you and thanks for this web site as it helped to open my eyes to the truth... Many blessings.... | F | 56 | 8 years | 12/30/2004 | 1 | High cholesterol | Joint pain in my elbows, wrists, and fingers | I stopped taking the medication and my joint pain stopped. | M | 40 | 1.5 years | 12/29/2004 | 1 | cholesterol | Muscle weakness joint pain swelling of ankles and knees | I'm reading all of these ratings and no one has mentioned the condition called rhabdomyolysis. Which is what it looks like a lot of you may be suffering from. This is a dangerous condition and it can kill you. If your doctor is like my previous doctor was then that is the last thing he or she will tell you is wrong. That is if they tell you at all. After all they prescribed the drug. Get yourselves check for this condition by a second doctor before its to late. It is not as rare as they say judging from many of your comments. | F | 53 | 8 months | 12/27/2004 | 1 | cholesterol | Muscle weakness joint pain swelling of ankles and knees | I'm reading all of these ratings and no one has mentioned the condition called rhabdomyolysis. Which is what it looks like a lot of you may be suffering from. This is a dangerous condition and it can kill you. If your doctor is like my previous doctor was then that is the last thing he or she will tell you is wrong. That is if they tell you at all. After all they prescribed the drug. Get yourselves check for this condition by a second doctor before its to late. It is not as rare as they say judging from many of your comments. | F | 53 | 8 months | 12/27/2004 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I took 5 mg. Zocor for about six years with no side effects. Went on 10 mg. a year ago. Six months later, I started having extreme pain in my feet- tops, bottom, sides, and calves. I asked the doctor. He said it wasn't due to Zocor. I continued medication until I could barely walk. I am used to walking two to three miles per day. About two months ago I discontinued Zocor on my own. Three days later, I had no pain in my feet or calves. The doctor then put me on Lipitor - after ten days I experienced the same pain in my feet and calves as I did on Zocor. I went off Lipitor and three days later, my feet and calves felt better. I am now searching for a natural way to keep my cholesterol low. I will not go on statin drugs again as I had to be on pain killers continously and I know that is not a good thing. My feet still hurt a little at times but never aching like a toothache like they did while I was on Zocor and Lipitor. | I had no quality of life once my feet started aching and keeping me up at night. I yearn to be able to take long walks as I used to do before going on Zocor. | F | 70 | 6 years | 12/26/2004 | 4 | none after 4 months....cholesterol dropped dramatically no change in how I feel (good) | M | 48 | 5 months | 12/14/2004 | 3 | High Cholesterol | I was taking Zocor for over 5 years. I started at 20 mg. and increased to 80 mg, for past year. I stopped two months ago when I started getting pains in my arms, hands shoulders - including tingling and loss of sensation in fingers. I also developed swollen muscles in my left eye, causing partial paralysis and slight bulging. This results in double vision, so I close my left eye to compensate. Symptoms have continued for two months. Overactive Thyyroid, Graves disease suspected, but thyroid tests are still in normal range. Has anyone had any similar experience with Zocor? | M | 61 | 5 years | 12/14/2004 | 1 | High cholesterol | Extreme muscle pain in legs, and knee, after taking Zocor for 4 months. | F | 57 | 4 months | 12/9/2004 | 1 | High cholesterol | Pain in both shoulders, can't sleep on my side anymore. General weakness in arms, weight lifting doesn't help. Finger joints painful. Tired all the time especially in the mornings. | My father lost 20# of muscle mass over the three years he took Zocor. | M | 51 | 3 years | 11/29/2004 | 1 | LDL & triglycerides family history | Stiffness,numbness in arms & hands, extreme pain in shoulders (like nails being driven in them) especially at night while TRYING to sleep.Upper arms actully sagged slightly out of the joint. Severe memory loss, depression.Fatigue, blood pressure falling low (due to heart muscle weakness). More back problems than I used to have.Even my eyesight seems to have been affected. These side effects came on slowly over about a year's time. I was taking only 20mg every other day.(1/2 the dose I was supposed to take).Became so tired, driving became a problem. ALL THE WHILE MY BLOOD WORK WAS PERFECT!!!! | I stopped taking zocor to see if it was the cause of my symptoms.Had asked my Dr. if it could be the cause of my joint pain. He didn't think so because of my excellent blood work, & because I didn't have the caracteristic leg pain. Guess what! I now feel better, but wonder what it has done to me. BEWARE !! Don't trust the blood work or listed side effects. I belive this drug has many side effects that aren't listed. I belive if I had kept taking it, it would have affected my mind to the point that I wouldn't have known that it was the drug causing my problems. I wonder how many people diagnosed with Alzhimer's are actully taking Zocor (or another statin drug)!! | M | 43 | 1 years | 11/23/2004 | 3 | High Choleterol | Leg cramps (calves), headaches, blurred vision, poor recall and concentration, facial muscles sag (one eyelid), lower back pain. Active runner for 35 years...now a struggle. MS student at Johns Hopkins...poor recall/ability to communicate thoughts. | While Zocor helped reduced my cholesterol, after reading the common side effects of others, I plan to talk with my Doctor and discontinue Zocor. | M | 50 | 5 years | 11/20/2004 | 3 | high chloresterol | low sex drive after taking the zocor | is this possible? | M | 53 | 2 months | 11/20/2004 | 3 | high chloresterol | low sex drive after taking the zocor | is this possible? | M | 53 | 2 months | 11/20/2004 |