There are 738 ratings for the drug: ZOCOR in the Askapatient database.

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1	high LDL	Muscle pain, insomnia, loss of sex drive, & high dose produce irritablity	It was not as effective as Lipitor but more effective than others	M	52	5 years		6/7/2002
3	heart attack	loss of sexual drive	I started taking zocor about 8 years ago and have noticed a gradual loss of sexual drive over that period. I now have very little sexual drive and have noticed that other people have experienced this side effect.	M	56	8 years		6/4/2002
1	High cholesterol	Started with red swollen,tingling,itching feet and hands and fatigue. Small finger joint showing symptoms of arthritis. Leg muscles began to temor. Have been off zocor for a week....no improvement.		F	54	3 months		6/2/2002
1	High Cholesterol	After 2 months experiencing extreme muscle pain and weakness in both arms, shoulders and back and increased neuropathic pain.	Unbearable pain and weakness in arms, back and shoulders after taking Zocor for 2 months. Experienced swelling in both arms from the elbow to shoulder and was unable to lift the right arm at all until Spinal Specialist gave me Codine and put my arm in a sling for 3 weeks.. Went thru an expensive MRI of my shoulder and arm and it showed no problem. Chief of Cardiology put me on Zocor and said I also had diabetic neuropathy. At this point I am going to go off of it myself. The neuropathy is getting worse also. I've read the side effects include muscle weakness and irriversable neuropathy which I already have. The risks are just not worth the few points you gain in lowering your cholesterol.	F	48	2 months		6/2/2002 Email
1	to reduce cholesterol	After taking zocor for 3 weeks I started to experience heart palipatations. Now, after discontinuing the drug for a month, I still have the palipatations, fatigue, and dizziness.Before taking zocor, I exercised regularly and felt great; now I can't exert myself at all.		F	51	60 days		5/28/2002
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
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 Email
4	Cholesterol	After five months I am having loss of taste and smell. Not sure if caused by Zocor.	After taking Baycol for 3 years most of my side effects are clearing up. I didn't realize that Baycol had compromised my physical and mental well being until I was taken off of the drug.	M	51	3 years		12/16/2001 Email
1	High Cholesterol	extremely queasy/ nauseous/ less energy/ feet have been aching for two years after going back on cholesterol drugs after being off after bad experience with lipitor/ have gotten worse again after beginning zocor/ baycol was the best for me but was recalled/have experienced muscle weakness with all cholesterol drugs/heart palpitations with pravachol/I'm more afraid of the drugs now that the high cholesterol/any ideas anyone out there??		F	53	45 days		12/16/2001 Email
4	Triglycerides	No muscle problems yet. But I noticed on the backs of my arms I have bumps, kinda looks like pimples, But they stay and haven't gone away. They haven't spread either, and Ideas???		M	28	30 days		12/7/2001 Email
1	High Total Cholesterol	Trembling in left arm, pain & tingling in right arm, weakness in legs and right arm, problem with verbalizing thought (memory), extreme fatigue & nausea.	I didn't realize Zocor caused such severe side effects.Because of all the symptoms just suddenly appearing, I have just underwent extensive testing for MS. I still have to see the Neurologist. I'm praying that it is the Zocor causing everything. My doctor took me off Zocor for a couple of weeks and just put me back on for a week to see if the side effects return. I started feeling nauseated and extremely tired almost immediately. I now have the weekness in my legs back.	F	50	2 months		10/29/2001 Email
3	Cholesterol 225 to 250, diabetic	Muscle pain in shoulders mostly. Not sure if Bursitis, frozen shoulder or side effect. Now in both shoulders. Started about 1-2 months after taking Zocor. Doctor said if side efect, would be symmetrical pain. Now it is becoming that way. Am concerned. Very painful!	Reduced cholesterol to 167 range.	M	45	210 days		10/24/2001 Email
2	lower blood cholesterol	Achy shoulders and legs with periodic pain in neck and ankles.I kept telling myself maybe I Squated some weight somewhere that made my quadrocepts feel like I had been doing squats.Woke up last nite with tremoring/tingling sensation. I triggered on this symptom when mentioned in the side affects. Most noticible pain is in my quads		M	40	27 days		10/18/2001
1	high cholesterol	muscle weakness, pain in all "joints", sometimes dizzyness, tired	My doctor ignored the symptoms for 5 months. Internet alerted me to the SERIOUS and PERMANENT muscle damage possible from Zocor. Within 3 wks off it an on Lipitor my symptoms vanished. I've alerted friends on Zocor with similar symptoms. Don't count on your doctor being interested unless you demand a change.	F	63	5 months		10/7/2001
1	high cholesterol	I already have fibromyalgia & myofascial pain (pain every single day). I was on Lipitor & doing fine & the insurance co. changed me to Zocor (they are the manufacturer!). I had excrutiating pain all over, depression turned severe, fever, headaches, sinus infections, etc.	Anyone who has any type of disease or none at all should not take Zocor. I recently tried to kill myself. Couldn't take the pain anymore even after stopping it for 2 weeks. Stiffer regulations re: side effects made available to patients are needed. I will be contacting the FDA & anyone else who will listen. Happy to be alive though!	F	50	60 days		9/10/2001 Email
3	High LDL level	Achy legs and arms. Just felt tired most of the time.	Lowered LDL from 155 to 86 in 3 weeks. Lowered cholestrol from 235 to 160 in 3 weeks.	M	44	5 weeks		9/5/2001
1	for increased cholesterol	arm muscle aches, fatigue, memory problems, overall not feeling well and shortness with others because I don't feel well!!	It cannot be good for you if it makes your muscles ache! How many deaths will occur with this one? Why do your physicians not explain the side effects! What can be done to help with the muscle pain?	M	52	60 days		9/3/2001 Email
5	high cholesterol			M	35	4 years		5/24/2001
1	High cholesterol	muscle aches, flu like feeling, nausea	Terrible reaction to this drug	M	41	2 weeks		5/19/2001
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