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 | High Cholosterol | General aches and pain in muscles and lower back. Sometimes so stiff I could hardly walk. Also experienced loss of interest in things and feeling of mild depression. I am also on Lotensin for mild hypertension. Now I am having kidney problems. Have to ask myself if these things are related. Dr. took me off the Zocar and the aches and pains are getting better. The kidney problem is getting worse. | Read all the information regarding the drug and it's side effects and be sure to report any problems even if they don't seem to be related. | F | 64 | 15 months | 5/27/2002 | 1 | hi cholestrol | Tired and muscle soreness. Dr. had me take a blood test to test my liver function and my creatine kanase test was 5000 (normal range stops at 208) Told me to drink plenty of fluids and test again in a month to see if there was any permanent liver damage. Had only been on it 2 months at 20 mg. DON"T TAKE IT !!!! | M | 60 days | 5/8/2002 | 2 | high cholesterol | Severe shoulder pain. Never have pains of any kind. On Zocor, I could hardly get out of bed in the morning because it was painful to turn over and lean on my shoulder. | This drug was not good for me. In fact, I never felt so bad in my life. General malaise, no energy, pain in muscles. I told my doctor I was going off it. Read the info sheet that comes with the drug. It warns you about symptoms. | F | 63 | 1 years | 4/29/2002 | 4 | high cholesterol | some shoulder muscle aches | lowered cholesterol from 225 to 115 | M | 61 | 3 months | 4/23/2002 | 4 | cholesterol 256 | Right shoulder pain is if problem with rotator and now I've started to experience a pain in the upper left arm. I'm having a very hard time in concentrating. | I went to Dr. about shoulder, it was X-rayed and they saw nothing wrong. I was given some samples of Celebrex and also sent to therapy for about 5 sessions (that is all insurance will allow), but it never had any impact on the pain. I never took the Celebrex, as I don't like to take prescriptions if I don't have to. Cholesterol last check was 163. I might also add that I am on Niaspan as well as the Zocor. | F | 51 | 3 days | 4/17/2002 | 4 | cholesterol 256 | Right shoulder pain is if problem with rotator and now I've started to experience a pain in the upper left arm. I'm having a very hard time in concentrating. | I went to Dr. about shoulder, it was X-rayed and they saw nothing wrong. I was given some samples of Celebrex and also sent to therapy for about 5 sessions (that is all insurance will allow), but it never had any impact on the pain. I never took the Celebrex, as I don't like to take prescriptions if I don't have to. Cholesterol last check was 163. I might also add that I am on Niaspan as well as the Zocor. | F | 51 | 3 years | 4/17/2002 | 3 | High cholesterol (260-270) | Cannot determine whether minor aches in ankles and feet are being caused by Zocor or just plain aging process (I'm 59). Was put on Zocor last June after having bypass surgery. My problems seem to be more related to mood change (listless) memory (extremely forgetful - names, etc - have to struggle often to simply recall a name I recalled the day before with no problem. Discussed witha good neighbor who is in mod 40s, and who requested he be taken off Zocor because of lack of concentration and reduction in deductive thought processes, a tough position for a development electrical engineer. He's now on Tricor (fenofibrate) and reports lower LDL, higher HDL, and a dramatic reduction in triglycerides. | M | 59 | 9 months | 4/10/2002 | 5 | 225 cholesterol level | Very active in physical fitness ; no side effects at all. Liver blood tests conducted every 90 days. | Mt cholesterol readings are now in the 160 total range. Very pleased with the results | M | 53 | 4 years | 3/23/2002 | 3 | lower cholestrol | pain in elbow joints, minor hair loss, numbness in toes | the joint pain appears to be eliminated with a daily dose of Co-Enzyme Q-10 and a B-complex. Give it a week - it really works. This was my Doctors advice worked the same for Lipitor. Not sure if the toe numbness is related to Zocor or the Mobic I am taking. | M | 42 | 1 months | 3/18/2002 | 1 | High Cholesterol | After being on the Zocor for 3 months, I experienced leg cramping While taking a brief (less than two block walk) doctor said it's not beause of the Zocor and gave me more drugs, Plavix and Platel. After discvering this website I'm very suspicious of Zocor. Quit it March 1st and am hoping and praying leg muscles aren't damaged permanently. What good is low cholesterol if you can't walk. Very unhappy. | M | 68 | 3 months | 3/8/2002 | 1 | To lower Cholestral | I had been taking Zocor when about 1 year after the operation, I began getting leg spasms that were incredibly painful. My doctor told me to stop the Zocor,,well within 3-5 days, my muscle & spasm in the right leg began to subside, and now a few months later, and a few pounds lighter, I feel fine. My Lipids are still too high, and a new cardiologist told me to start taking Zocor (20 Mg). I told him about the prior muscle pain, he told me "just begin taking it". This guy is a top flight Cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, so I trusted him. Well, within 2-3 days, the spasms came back with a vengeance. On a 10 pain scale, I was 10/10 easy, even taking oxycontin, it did NOT stop the spasm and pain. I stopped and again within 3-5 days the spasms in my legs stopped. It is no small coincidence that Zocor played the major role in stirring something up from my back operation, and play with my nerves. I'm now going to get a muscle wasting test, (I feel there was such pain, how could there NOT be something wrong), but I hope it comes back normal. What gets me is these are all top flight docs I see, and NO-One came out with a connection between Zocor and my muscle pain. To top it off, my cardiologist had me on Tricor at the same time, and even the PDR says not to combine the two. | I am trying to find a way to lower my Trigliceides (I'm taking Tricor, low dose, everything o.k.). Will NOT go back on Zocor, but am interested in a number of people who are taking Lipitor without side effects | M | 47 | 2 years | 3/1/2002 | 4 | Cholesterol | Sudden loss of sexual desire/performance. | On Zocor 5 months. Blood test came back in normal range. Should I continue if cholesterol is normal? Even though mid-50's, never experienced sudden loss of sexual desire/performance before taking Zocor. Physically, am in pretty fair shape. Even my wife has noticed the sudden change. | M | 56 | 5 months | 2/22/2002 | 5 | Colesterol over 300 | None. My dosage is 25mg taken before bed | Last test showed colesterol at 139 | M | 52 | 8 months | 2/20/2002 | 1 | High cholesterol | I experienced a pretty ugly case of the skin acne (described in the product side effects as "nodules") on my shoulders, upper arms and sides of torso, and also an almost complete loss of sexual desire and considerable loss of sexual performance ability. I was in my late 40's and attributed the latter to the normal aging process. Two dermatologists were unable to improve the skin nodules. I had been on Zocor for almost five years. My doctor switched me to Pravachol, but these side effects continued and actually worsened. After six months on Pravachol, I stopped taking statin medications completely. Within six months, both of these side effects reversed themselves. My skin cleared up slowly, and my libido returned with a vengeance. | There are other things that happened to me while on Zocor (blurry vision, collapsing to the floor once when reaching down to pick up something off the floor) that I can't definitively attribute to the drug. But about the above two side effects there can be no doubt, and these two side effects worsened my quality of life in many ways for over five years. I believe there are many side effects of these strong statin drugs that are never reported or, if reported, are not connected with the statin drugs by the diagnosing doctor. I would never go back on these drugs. And through exercise and a new eating regimen, I was able to reduce my cholesterol to 147 (from over 300) without any drugs at all. | M | 54 | 6 years | 2/18/2002 | 2 | high cholesterol | I've been taking Zocor for 2 months, Starting to notice extreme fatigue,shortness of breath and minor muscle pain! Back for check up with doctor on march 5. Not happy at this point, but I will wait another couple of weeks to see what doctor has to say | M | 54 | 2 months | 2/17/2002 | 2 | For leaky valves and cholosteral | Extremely tired and irritable. I generally am highly sensititve to most drugs. Had a heart attack recently and was put on Atenenol, coumadin, and zocor. Already on Teneretic. Felt fine until I took the zocor. I am irritable (not my general nature) and sleep half the day away. Am fighting it, but I am unhappy with not being alert. My husband is terminally ill, and I need all the strength I can get. | M | 72 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2002 | 2 | high cholesterol | severe joint pain, both legs,knees, lower calves, constipation, slight dizziness, pain, tingling in arms, hands, fingers. slight shortness of breath when I first began medication...all symptoms have subsided except severe joint pain which is increasing | should be taken with caution & monitored constantly | F | 58 | 90 days | 2/6/2002 | 3 | high cholostrol | achy muscles, tired all the time. No energy. | Was taking lipitor, Dr. took me off it because he thought zocor might help better and also because of the insurance. Lipitor is considered a high price drug. I felt fine when I was on Lipitor. | F | 44 | 3 months | 1/31/2002 | 1 | high cholesterol | Day 8 - lost all muscle strength in both hands - extreme pain both hands - back spasms. Now after being off Zocor 4 days have 90% use of my hands, though are still swollen and stiff - persistent diarrhea and general achiness. | F | 64 | 8 days | 1/13/2002 | 3 | high clorestrol | after 3 years of use now expericeing shoulder pain,simular to rotator culf simtims painfull at times , starting to have sleep problems. Thought is may be old injury from sking. Will finfd out next week | lowered my chloreterol but , what is it going to cost to repair any damage to muscels | M | 59 | 3 years | 12/28/2001 |