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| 1 | cholesterol | In one day went from no pain to the most exruciating pain imagainable in back, left hip,buttock and leg. Had to walk bent over and wound up on walker. On Gemfibrozil for years. 207 cholesteral seemed to warrant switch. Three weeks ago and still can't sleep in bed because worse pain laying down. It is getting better though, although very slowly. May be worth mentioning that I discovered that leaning on a grocery cart while pushing it the pain went away. Put some old office chair wheels on a chair and that became my walker. Have real one coming that I purchased on Amazon.com for $65.00 + $7.00 postage because it looks like this is going to last awhile. Leaning on something seems to take pressure off damaged nerves in my back or somewhere because that is the only time the pain goes away except bent over looking straight down. | Drug I took was Simvastatin which I guess is generic Zocor.This stuff should be pulled off the market. I have met several people who had the same problem. One just yesterday who no longer controls his cholesterol because he doesn't want to live through the pain again. I am going back to Gemfibrozil. | M | 64 | 45 days 20mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 3 | High Cholesterol 250 | Aches in legs at night that prevent sleep. | Lowered cholesterol but Creatine Kinase (liver enzyme) tested high (400). Will likely switch. | M | 43 | 4 months 10 mg. 1X day | 7/24/2010 | 2 | Cholesterol | Took Baycol for several years back around 2000, then stopped when it was taken off market for causing the unpleasant side effect of death. Started on Zocor, took that for about 6 years until it became available as Simvastatin. Starting noticing side effects of ED in previous years, started reading about side effects. Stopped taking Simvastatin cold turkey March 2009 to give my liver and other organs a break. Started taking it again last fall when my doc suggested I needed to stick to it. Almost immediately I noticed side effects of ED. It has continued. It makes spontaneity almost impossible, and even worse is very frustrating. Stopping again now, don't care what my doc says. | M | 46 | 7 years 40 mg 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 2 | Triglycerides above 1000 | Abdominal distress, low back pain, muscle weakness, some memory issues, lack of drive, constant chest pains and arm numbness but all "none cardiac related" hmmm, migraines, lack of libido, and general over all wastefulness. I have this constant feeling of Imminent Demise. Too damn young to feel this damn old. | The drug dropped my cholesterol by 20 points, so would a forced march but with less side effects. Too weak to excercise now so original health condition is worse than if I did nothing. Death does wonders for high blood pressure issues also! | M | 47 | 4 months 40 mg 1X day | 7/14/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Initially few side effects-cloudy cognitive function and difficulty sleeping that I wrote off to menopause. Minor side effect of tingling in hands. Doctor said carpal tunnel. In the last three months thing went down hill fast. Terrible gastrointestinal issues, horrible night sweats, difficulty sleeping and the feeling I was going to have a heart attack. Pain in collar bone and chest. Pain lower abdomen. | Do not take this drug. After finding this site last night I am intensely relieved that all of my issues are Zocor. I have been a runner for 20 years. Last night I discovered that statins cause tendon ruptures. No wonder I have severe achilles tendonitis. If you want tendon ruptures, poor health, anxiety, chest pains, stomach issues, sleep issues and memory issues-Zocor is the drug for you. | F | 53 | 2 years 20 1X day | 7/3/2010 | 1 | High total cholesteral but good HDL | muscle cramps in legs and feet, muscle atrophy, constantly extremely fatigued, serious abdominal pain that can't be diagnosed, chronic lower back pain and flank pain, hair loss, total loss of libido, possible memory issues. Only took this because of family history; tests show no cardiovascular problems yet. | Was shocked to see my life in the comments on this site. A couple of days ago my intuition said stop the simvastin! So I'm trying it, but was concerned about problems due to stopping--so I found this site. Until reading this site, I had deluded myself that perhaps my symptoms were due to age, but I have to say that I already feel surprisingly better since stopping this poison. I look forward to seeing what improvements may happen over the next few months--it will take me that long to get in to see my doc for a physical and by then she may get an earful. | F | 58 | 8 years 10 mg 1X day | 6/29/2010 | 3 | lipidermia/heart attack & 3 stent p | Muscle weakness & pain on right side, especially lower back down the right leg. I have also had various digestive upsets. Why would the drug only effect one side? | I have had past back problems but not for a long time & this seems different I can't walk to the dumpster without pain. Doctors are in complete denial about statin drugs, although I have to admit it did lower my cholesterol. No matter how good I eat & even taking niacin my cholesterol went up after stopping the drug, my leg hurts to bad to exercise. Any ideas would be appreciated | F | 55 | 5 months 40 mg 1X day | 6/25/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Severe pain in legs. Memory loss and since quiting I am experiencing chest and back pain. | Chest and back pain has lasted over a week since quiting Zocor. I was making so many mistakes at work by forgetting details. Could not even remember how to put a call on hold. I have been concerned about heart attack untill I read this sight. How much longer will symptons last? | F | 57 | 7 days 20 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | SEVERE MUSCLE PAIN. Crushing, crippling, disabling cramps in calf muscles along with stabbing chest pains. Burning, stinging thigh muscles. | Through process of elimination of other drugs previously prescribed, I decided to withdraw myself from Zocor 3 weeks ago. ALL of the pain has gone away!!! My endocrinologist/internist(now former) never thought my complaints about severe pain were related to Zocor. However, my brother-in-law, a rheumotolgist,told me to STOP this drug immediately. I now feel terrific. My life was substandard on this horrible drug. Being in constant pain created a lot of anxiety. I have seen 3 neurologists and pain management specialists, as well as 3 orthopedists. I answered my own question about the pain - I quit this drug. Statins, in general, can cause muscle pain. The FDA warning (March 2010) convinced me! | F | 50 | 9 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Until this past week or so I had no "noticeable" symptoms or minor effects after my most recent blood test which showed a "reduction" in my overall cholesterol levels after two months. My doctor decided to continue my dosage at 20mg as per the original prescription until my next blood test in July. This morning I am experiencing severe upper abdominal cramping almost unbearably painful like having a knife turn in my upper abdomen. I am also very achy in my right kidney area with some shortness of breath and nausea associated to the abdominal pain. | I spoke with an advice nurse at my doctor's office this morning and they agreed that I should cease taking this medication immediately and see my doctor and get my labs moved up. I have NEVER experienced this level of abdominal pain in my life and I am generally healthy and relatively active and drink alcohol only moderately. Somebody recently posted "I wouldn't give this drug to my worst enemy.."? I wholeheartedly agree with that statement! I cannot see the benefit outweighing the pain and severe discomfort I am experiencing and I refuse to take another Statin of any kind if this level of pain is the price. If I was physically damaged by this drug I will be taking this to a personal injury attorney pronto and somebody will pay! | F | 43 | 4 months 20mg 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 1 | cholesterol | had chol of 236. Dr. put me one 20mg per day. I am a healthy 54 yr old with no prior problems. started having frozen shoulder problems and frozen knee issues out of the blue. never before had there issues and chalked them up to getting older.also, had profound fatique and muscle weakness. stiff joints at ankles. I fell and fractured my left ankle by going off the curbed. just chalked it up to not paying attention as I was having major brain fogginess. memory loss. my urine was a coke color and i had urinary urge frequently. also, abd pain. i felt like i was falling apart. i thought maybe it was my fibroids that was causing weakness and abd pain, had a hysterectomy and quess what it ended up in icu due to major hemodynamic fluid shift according to my cardiologist who by the way I have never needed a cardiologist, never had surgery before or any fractures before ALL THIS AFTER TAKING ZORCOR- MAJOR WARNING HERE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION IT HAS REALLY PUT MY HEALTH IN DANGER. app | I am now doing better and have some rotator cuff issues of the right shoulder but it is improving. please read all side effects prior to going on any med. I did not and I feel stupid. If it wasn't for the fda warning on cnn i would never have did research. | F | 54 | 2 days 20mg 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I had already tried Liptor and Crestor, neither of which agreed with me, so my statin obsessed doctor decided I needed to try Zocor. My cholesterol seems to stick right at 240 without any medication. I had it down to 195 without drugs, but that wasn't good enough for my doctor. Well, about a month after starting the Zocar, I began to have pain on my right side. At first I didn't think much of it, it had happened before over the years, with no known cause. However, the pain became worse and more widespread. Soon my back, sides (left, right or both), stomach, lower abdomen, arms, elbows, and knees were randomly hurting; sometimes all at once, other times just in one or two places. It got so bad I could barely get out of bed or even walk. I went to my GP (not the doctor who prescribed the statins). Instead of believing a statin could cause it, he had me get a CT and colonoscopy to look for cancers, and when all of the tests found nothing, he told me it was just stress or "spast | M | 31 | 3 months 20mg 1X day | 5/20/2010 | 1 | Prescribed by a Diabetes consultant | Pain in shoulder, thigh and calf muscles, muscle wastage, memory impairment, hypertension, discoloured urine | I was switched from Rosuvastatin to generic Simvastatin, without consultation on cost grounds. I have been taking Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin and Simvastatin for 13 years. | M | 62 | 3 years 40 1X day | 5/20/2010 | 1 | To lower Cholstrol level | Severe Muscle pains. | Has ruined my life. | M | 72 | 24 months 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 1 | Moderate High Cholesterol | Every joint and muscle in my body hurt! Stomach/severe chest-heart attack symtoms. Also was taking Zetia. Simvastatin was added, I went down hill even faster. Meds recommended due to family history heart desease. | I'd rather eat dirt mud pies-than take Simvastatin or Zetia. It began Nov. 2009 with Zetia. Slowly became unusally tired, very sore muscles legs/arms & joint pain, but no activities to trigger. Explained away something I lifted. No flu or colds. Noticing chest pains/pinching, stomach problems. Days past-unexplained muscle,joint pain continued. Then came trip to ER with severe heart attack systems. All test ran-no heart problems. ER doc recommended adding Simvastatin to my meds. Talked w/family doc-gave the ok, so I began taking. What a mistake. Took Simvastatin almost 2 months, previous symtoms worsened, & ER trip # 2, felt like I was stabbed in center of chest-worse than the first ER trip. Confirmed no heart issues at all. Came home couldn't eat-it hurt in center of chest and mid back. Sent for test upper GI stomach,gallstones-all ok. Thought I was losing my mind and body. When all test revealed OK, I knew had to be meds, I stopped the meds!! Symtoms disappearing like magic!! After all this, began researching more,I found this site. I thank you all,I thought I was going crazy-my body was breaking down/hurting but test showing all ok-Listen to your body. | F | 41 | 2 months 20 mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 4 | High Cholesterol | Possible existing neck and shoulder pain accentuated. However, this is the fourth statin I have taken and the only one I am able to tolerate. I tried Pravastatin, Lipitor, and Lovastatin and had horrible muscle pain in my legs and general fatigue with all. My gynecologist actually told me that the side effects were not as bad with some of the older statins. That is my experience with Simvastatin (Zocor). | F | 56 | 3 months 20 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 1 | high cholesterol | Knee join pain, ankle pain and shooting up legs, painful thigh pain which makes walking very difficult, have to be off from teaching because so painful. | Had strange muscle sensation in left ankle after two months, but just thought it was due to being on my feet all day. Then, the third month was taking ibuprofen, which didn't help leg pain. Then, suddenly, the pain got unbearable with the muscle pain, making my thigh muscles very tight, like walking on boards or concrete. I think more doctors should be reporting this because people are suffering needlessly. After suffering for two weeks, I looked up the only drug I had been taking daily...simvastatin..and couldn't believe the side effects that people have. I wish I would have never been put on a statin. | F | 52 | 4 months 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 2 | high cholesterol | I've noticed an alarming increase in hair loss. My doctor put me on Simvastatin to combat the cost of Zocor. My hair is thinning and very dry. I've done everything to try to prevent it(hair vitamins, oil treatments ect.) My cholesterol numbers are down but I'm stressed about the increased hair loss. I've even had injections by a dermatologist for 3 years without results. I don't know what to do at this point.If anyone had this problem and found a solution, please let me know. | 44 | 20 mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Taking Simvastatin and experiencing extreme lower back pain. See comments section. | Not sure if related so here is the story took meds for a month after about two weeks back pain begin gradually worsening daily until I could barely drive so I stopped taking and talked to my doctor. He did not think was related to meds. I waited until back felt better and started again with not much paid but a bit of lower strain until one day the pain all hit at once and I can now barely walk. I just stopped taking meds yesterday and not sure if is related becuase I have had back pain before but not for about 5 years as I am in better physical condition. I will no longer take this medicine related or not. | M | 39 | 4 months 10 MG 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | high LDL | After a few days of taking Zocor I have become unable to sleep. The most sleep I get is about 3hrs. Try to get back to sleep but unable to. That is the only side effect I have noticed. Since I can't sleep I decided to look up side effects and it scares me to death...I'm going to give it a chance until I go back for my 6 wks blood test.....but I have a feeling I will stop the medication. | F | 65 | 2 weeks 40 mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 |