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I have had the same experience.I am 71 female and dont know if I should quit taking it or not.Will have blood work next week maybe that will be the deciding factor.

71 year old Female

Posted: 2009-09-18 12:14:27

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The mildest way to deal with high blood pressure is the following: Lower salt intake, increase potassium in the diet.( Avacodos are the highest food source of potassium.) Eliminate caffiene and increase physical exercise.

Concerning the cholesterol, unless you have unusually high elevations of cholesterol, its important to note that you are in the age bracket ( 70-90) that experiences better longevity and fewer health problems with higher cholesterol than those with lower cholesterol. Once we get well into our golden senior years, low cholesterol is associated with earlier death. This is well documented in research, but never discussed as it is counter productive to sales and marketing.

52 year old Male

Posted: 2009-09-19 11:51:13

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Have you tried Shaklee products? Namely Herb-lax and/or Alfalfa Complex? I know of at least three people who use these products with great success. If you are interested, you can reach me at jbandit203@q.com. Good luck.

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-20 19:17:43

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try taking (3) 240mg liquid gel stool softeners (cvs pharmacy, meijers, etc. sell them otc)
along with one scoop citrucel fiber( also sold over the counter nationally) before bedtime....
not earlier in the day...... works for me :>)

63 year old Male

Posted: 2009-09-10 16:21:49

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see above comments regarding Simcor.....

63 year old Male

Posted: 2009-09-10 16:24:28

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My dosage has remained the same for 3 1/2 years

60 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-15 15:39:40

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I take simvastatin 40 mg every evening for my chlorestrol. I didn't know it was used for your purpose. I've been taking it for 3 years, no change in dosage, and no change in my chlorestrol which is normal.

80 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-16 22:43:02

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As a general rule if your cholesterol numbers including total, HDL and LDL are satisfactory and your liver function tests are all normal there in no need to change anything.
You can talk to your doctor and if he agrees you can cut down the dose from 80 mg to 40 mg a day and continue careful monitoring of cholesterol numbers.
PS: I am a 72 year old physician who has been on Simvastatin 80 mg a day for a long time.
MBJ , M.D

73 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-18 22:31:53

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I had a stint put in two years ago. My doctor told me i would be on this medication for life.

63 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-19 16:43:56

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I have taken myself down from 40 to 20 mg of simvastatin and am at 65 for LDL and 95 to 100 for HDL. Why not try lower levels and retest your blood? Doctors do not seem to concetrate on changing needs.

79 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-20 14:08:15

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I have been on Simvastatin 80 mg for a year now. My cardiologist (sp) up it from 40 mg to lower my LDL. At my 6 month check (last week) he said everything looks good, and ordered no change.

69 year old male.

70 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-27 15:57:09

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I work in an out patient surgery area and what you are describing from what I have seen from the other numerous patients we see a day Is that you really need to see your back doctor as the bulging disc is getting worse and pressing on and angering the nerves in your back plus it may be cutting circulation way down into your foot. You really need to let your back doctor about all of this going on immediately tell him/her everything you have said here about the bad circulation, the really bad foot problems, about the more or extended pain you are having and especially about about your shortness of breath.

40 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-27 20:42:05

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I also have disc problems which i have reduced by daily stretching exercises and trying to keep my weight down. Once in awhile i experience legcramps/spasims which last for a few minutes.
I also have foot problems with bones compressing against each other and have had one surgery on my right foot in the big toe area.
Based on my experiences with chiropractors they are for the most part a waste of time and money------the only good experience was with one that practiced holistic methods.
Again stretching exercises and diet will really help your back and you really need to see a good back doctor asap.

67 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-18 16:24:48

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

Gemfibrozil and simvastatin do have an interaction but not with the symptoms as you are describing them. No iGuard patients report tingling or breathing issues with simvastatin. The bulging disc can cause pain and foot problems as the disc presses on nerve roots. Please make an appointment with your physician as soon as possible to discuss these symptoms.

Posted: 2009-08-01 21:56:24

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Hi, yes, my Mom suddenly has foot problems after taking simvastatin for about 8 months... the problems began about 3 months after taking it... her feet hurt a lot and are swollen... we even took her to the Dr. for x-rays to find out if something was broken and fortunately, nothing was broken... a few weeks later, we went back to the Dr. and they requested an ultrasound because they thought something must be wrong... (she does not have diabetes)... so there is still something wrong with her ankles and feet, from about 4 inches above the ankles, but the Dr.'s have no clue... we decided on our own (without Dr.'s approval) 2 days ago to have her stop taking simvastatin (because of the high number of complaints of muscle stiffness and pain) to see if this will take care of the problem... I'll keep you posted... Darla (daughter of Martha, age 91)

92 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-19 15:11:22

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When I get up at night my feet hurt like all my blood is rushing to my feet and I also have had allot of middle lower back pain since taking this medicine that makes it hard getting up from laying down or sitting down.

40 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-20 13:09:45

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The statin's reduce the cholesterol but they cause extreme foot problems in about 5% of patients. My doctor has been moving me from one to the next every year or so.

49 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-20 19:31:53

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My husband taken Zocor since 2005. Of late he began having pain swelling and redness in his foot and ankle so much pain with it he had to see his doctor they do not know the cause , however, his heart doctor changed his colesterol medication to Crestor. In the mean time a pain patch to the affected area is very relieving. His mother also has tried Zocor/Simivistatin and can not take it because it gives her too much muscle pain in her arms and legs. I told a nurse about it at work who also takes Zocor/Simivistatin and she had assumed her increase in painful muscles in her extremities was from another condition however now knowing what I told her about my husband and his mother too she is going to her doctor to switch her cholerterol medicine too. GOOD LUCK!

59 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-23 10:09:43

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I was told by my doctor that you cannot take both these drugs...choose one or the other...also
to drink a lot of water while taking Gemfilbrozil....at least 8 glasses a day. Never had a problem
after following his advice.

70 year old Female

Posted: 2009-09-10 13:40:27

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'I too suffer from moderate-severe chronic pain. Also since I've been on this med again almost 2 months and have been having severe headaches. Also my legs seem weaker than normal. I can barely walk as is due to back injury. I'm begining tothink it is all related now. My headaches seem to circle my skull from the top to the base. I thank you for bringing thistomy atrtention.
Rose

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-15 16:34:15

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I am in agreement with your comment as well I have chronic pain due to a fracture in the L5 and S1 lumbar spine. I had no idea that this medication could be making my pain worse. I too eat cheerios every day and eat a very healthy diet never had bad cholesterol in my life. It seems that your primary care Physician is the worst enemy in your care. Basically (he or she) prescribes these medications without checking out the side effects to their patients. You are your own advocate in your health care. Physicians get a kick-back from the pharmaceutical companies. This is why they are giving samples - (you) the patient are the research assignment for failures hence the recent pharmacy failures and the lawsuits by attorneys to them via the media. Class actions. This is sad but true. It is only a money making machine. I would suggest a homeopathic way of treatment for HP/cholesterol and others issues that require these types of medications. Plain old whole grains are beneficial. I have quit taking the cholesterol medications .. no problems pains ceased. Go figure...active 50 yr old woman...

51 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-23 13:46:58

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

Among iGuard members, less than 1% report loss of libido or sexual problems while taking lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide or Zocor. If your symptoms continue, please make an appointment to discuss them with your physician.

Posted: 2009-06-29 10:03:48

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Yes I have noticed the memory thing and so I think I am going to come off them and try the Red Yeast Rice if I can get it in the UK; I have also noticed trouble with getting out what I want to say sometimes, yet I know what I should be saying, simple stuff, weird.

45 year old Male

Posted: 2009-06-15 08:11:57

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

Herbal preparations like red yeast rice are not evaluated by the FDA for safety or efficacy. Be aware, red yeast rice contains many compounds that are thought to help in reducing cholesterol. One of these compounds is monacolin K, which is also known as lovastatin (Mevacor, a drug produced by Merck & Co., Inc). Lovastatin belongs to the same "statin" class of medication class as simvastatin and thus red yeast rice has the potential to cause the same side effects as "statins." Before starting or stopping any medication or herbal preparation, please make an appointment with your physician to discuss your options.

Posted: 2009-06-24 23:38:38

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wow me too, i was getting scared and thought I was developing alzheimers.

44 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-13 14:13:45

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I have been studying side effects from statins for years and find memory complaints very high. Cholesterol is vital to the brain and nerves. Cholesterol plays a role in a process called "synapses" in the brain.

52 year old Male

Posted: 2009-06-16 11:27:56

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I would suggest everyone to do their own investigation regarding statins. Of course, your doctor will tell you all the pros of the drug, but rarely will they tell you of the cons. Prescription drugs are BIG business, and the companies will do anything and everything to make money. I've know several people who took the statins (including myself), and more than 50% of us had severe side effects - muscle issues, memory issues, severe overall fatigue, dizzyness - the list goes on. As I have been researching the pros and cons of statins, there are huge questions in my mind as to why doctors push these drugs. Even if someone really needs to be on this type of drug, the doctor should at the very least be putting the patient on CoQ10. Statins deplete the body of these essential enzymes. I spent many years working in market research (in the computer industry). I learned that it is quite easy to manipulate numbers to tell any story you want to tell. Please don't be nieve in thinking that the drug companies don't "massage" test result numbers. All I am saying is do your own research on every drug your doctor suggests. Personally, I take many drugs, and have never had a problem until I started on the statins.

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-06-19 15:48:57

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I would have to agree. I have researched the matter of statins and have found that the drug companies do in fact present only what they want the public to hear.

An excellent example of this would be the recent JUPITER trial on Crestor, another statin. The drug company hailed a "47% reduction in heart attacks and strokes. That gives the consumer the impression that if they take the drug, they will reduce their chances of a heart atack or stroke by 47%. Will it?

Now here is the hard cold truth and what the drug company doesn't tell you:

That 47% number is the RELATIVE risk reduction, and fails to take into account how many people had to take the drug to spare just one person a heart attack, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes. Ready for ABSOLUTE risk reduction number? Its printed on the same line as the 47% but the they don't tell you this.

Here it is- Bottom line: 120 people had to take crestor for almost two years to spare one person a heart attack, stroke or death from CV causes. Thats 1/120th

What about heart attack alone? 241 people gad to take the drug for almost two years to spare one person a heart attack. Thats 1/241th

What about stroke alone? 288 people had to take the drug for almost 2 years to spare one person a stroke. Thats 1/288th

There. Now you have the hard cold truth about how well statins perform.

52 year old Male

Posted: 2009-06-20 09:12:05

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You don't seem to understand risks or statistics. To be effective, a drug has to prevent something that (statistically) would have occurred. If ordinarily 10 out of 100 have a problem and the drug cuts it to 5 out of 100, the improvement *is* 50%--half as many had the problem.
The overall risk of the problem in the example here drops from 10% to 5%.

You have to figure out *in advance* if you are in the unlucky 10% or the lucky 90% for whom it made no difference whatsoever. As Dirty Harry said, "Do you feel lucky?"

51 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-06 11:35:35

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I feel just like you, I also take a few perscriptions but never had a problem until this cholestorol pill. Ever since I have started,I have headaches, aching muscles (and am on Vicodin already for back pain) and it doesn't help. I am on 20mg but I am cutting the pill in half to see if it lessens the symptoms, otherwise I will have to stop.I feel like I am 100 years old and I am only 44! As for the side effects, my Dr brushed me off and told me if I don't take the pill I will surely have a stroke! Bad is 163 , good 71, total is 270

44 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-22 10:28:28

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Wow, thank you for your very insightful answer... I am going to take your advice and suggest that my mother stop taking simvastin for a couple of reasons... her memory became significantly worse after being on statins and her feet and ankles have much pain... Darla

92 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-19 15:29:54

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My mother has experienced memory problems since she started taking a regime of medications, including diovan and simvastatin; her memory problems definitely became much more pronounced since taking the medications. She had experienced a heart attack several years ago, and didn't know it, but her memory was quite good. She's 91. Last October 08, however, it was discovered that she had heart death (infarction) from the previous heart attack and it was then that her Dr. started her on the medications. That is when the memory problems began at a significant level. She went from being able to answer 9 out of 10 questions on the mini-memory tests a year ago (at the attorney's office while preparing her living will) to only being able to answer 5 or 6 questions. We are confused about which direction to go with medications. She doesn't want to be on any of them, and she is not sure whether the risks outweight the benefits, because she does not liking losing her memory. If she knew for certain that a medication is causing that, she would stop taking it immediately. Such a dilemma. Has anyone else experienced memory loss? Does anyone have access to any research or categorical information about memory loss from simvastatin or that category of drugs, statins? Thanks, Darla

92 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-19 15:25:56

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66 yr. old F. I got a 40 mg prescription which I split in half. It still got me a bad liver reading. My husband takes it and seems to be fine with it. Anyone having a like problem?

67 year old Female

Posted: 2009-07-04 14:56:55

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I was on a dose of 40 of Lipitor and was switched to a dose of 80 of Simvastatin. I was concerned about the dose but my doctor told me that 80 of Simvastatin is the same as a dose of 40 on the Lipitor and the recommended dose by doctors.

67 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-25 07:03:10

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Rather than manipulate your dosage on your own I would really recommend discussing your concerns with your physician.

46 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-29 20:08:32

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Hi my name is Debbie, I'm a 54, in July 55. My colesteral was past the roof, so were others, was put on Zocor. Did nothing except gave me leg cramps. I have tested this method 2 times, and it works.

Went off Zocor. Ate cherrios, a big bowl, honey nut, every morning for breakfast. And I take 3 fish oil gels a day. Everything is fine now.

Honey on the cherrios, is made from bee pollen, which has been documented to have health benifits.

Hope this helps
D.

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-06-01 23:55:07

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I would not decrease my dosage without consulting my physician. It sounds as if you don't have much faith in your physicians decision regarding the dosage. You should be able to discuss any problems or concerns with him and come to a reasonable understanding as far as the higher dosage. If you are unable to do this, I would find another doctor. The fact that your sister and mother-in-law take 40mg rather than 80mg has nothing to do with your particular case. It's your body, discuss your concerns with a qualified physician.

60 year old Female

Posted: 2009-06-12 08:34:22

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I took Simvastatin and it made cramps in my leg and my muscles in my back. I quit taking it and the cramps stop. Have you or anyone else had any side effects. Also my mother has taken something for cholesterol most of her life. She now has memory problems and does not know some of my family. Her sister was the same way. But her older sister never had heart problems and her mind was great. How is your memory?

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-06-22 09:35:44

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Why are you posting this here? You should be calling your poison control center.

60 year old Male

Posted: 2009-05-07 12:45:03

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I take several medicines and they all have long lists of scary-sounding side effects. Those are just the possibilities. There's a good chance you won't get them, or they won't be very severe. Your doctor probably wants to wait and see how you react to them before changing to something else. Every one's different.

36 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-04 01:40:12

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Yes, I have a friend who was prescibed both a statin and lisinopril just like you. We studied the side effects together, and decided an airline pilot had no business taking these drugs.

52 year old Male

Posted: 2009-05-04 10:06:52

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I am a 65 year old man. I have been taking simvastatin for cholesterol control and was prescribed lisinopril for treatment of frequent migraine headaches. I discontinued the lisinopril as it did not seem to affect the migraines. A few years ago, I started having oatmeal for breakfast daily and my cholesterol LDL took a dive and the HDL came up significantly. My doctor cut the simvastatin in half to 20mg daily. The only time I have had a problem with simvastatin is when we winter in the Rio Grande Valley and I go crazy on the delicious Rio Red Grapefruits. My solution is to not take the simvastatin while we are there. I have been told that simvastatin is a wonder drug with numerous benefits aside from cholesterol control.

66 year old Male

Posted: 2009-05-22 22:05:44

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you shouldnt use grapefruit juice,or eat alot of grapefruit, while taking statins,as it reacts with the drug. read the paperwork.

56 year old Female

Posted: 2009-06-19 15:09:35

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I stopped taking Simvastin a couple of weeks ago, because I was tired of feeling like I was in a street fight every day. I feel better but still think one my other medicines is making me tired a lot.
60 year old man.

61 year old Male

Posted: 2009-05-23 18:27:22

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Would it be possible to see another Dr? Sometimes a fresh look is all that is needed.

73 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-24 10:28:29

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My Endocrinologist prescribed simvastatin for high cholesterol and it gave me violent muscle cramps I was walking the floor at night. Not even a heated blanket helped relieve them. My PCP then changed me to Crestor, which is a little more expensive under my drug plan, but I am not having the cramps anymore. Years ago my PCP put me on lisinopril for about 2 months. I had very strong coughing spells, often debilitating, so he changed me to Diovan HCT which I have now been on for over 10 years. The only time my blood pressure goes a little high is when I have to take drugs for sinus infections. I am a 62 yr old female with type 1 diabetes.

63 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-29 09:58:24

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I do take both of these meds at low doses simvastatin 10 mg. and lisinopril 2.5 mg. I was placed on them after a heart attack at age 40 years young.......In my experience after a year of taking them, not too many complaints, I do get muscle fatigue/aches and have found keeping hydrated and protein levels up does help. No back pain no head aches. Facing heart attack risks are my only motivation for taking these.

41 year old Male

Posted: 2009-06-02 08:25:20

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Yes, my mother refused to take several of the medications that her Dr. prescribed... he wanted her to take up to 10 medications.... we are now down to 3, due to us researching and telling the Dr. that Mom makes her own decisions and doesn't want that much medication... when we brought the risk ratings printed off I-guard, he wouldn't look at them... he told us that the list of medications he was prescribing was the "gold standard!" Balony! Anyway, it's been a battle and my Mom is now about to quit ALL the drugs... I don't know what to advise her, because if it were me, I would do the same... yet I don't want to be responsible for telling her to go off the drugs because of the side-effects, if she in fact is able to live longer on the medication (she's 91). Good luck.

92 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-19 15:33:35

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

Nightmares is not a common reported side effect of simvastatin. In fact, there are no reports of this side effect on the manufacturing labeling of simvastatin. However, abnormal dreams have occurred in less than 2% of patients taking Lipitor. If these dreams continue to bother you, please contact your physician for more information about treatment options.

Posted: 2009-05-14 12:38:56

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I've been taking Simvastatin for 4 years. I haven't noticed ANY side effects. And my cholesterol has gone down to what it should be and stayed there.

71 year old Male

Posted: 2009-05-20 16:34:44

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I was prescribed Simvastatin and a year later started having dizzy spells, tendency to fall when bending over and stumbling a lot. Decided it was the Zocor and have stopped taking it and those symptoms have gone away. No nightmares or depressing dreams. However, was told by a nurse the Simvastatin can cause falls which can lead to serious injury and death.

75 year old female

76 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-24 17:30:50

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I started taking Simvastatin about 2 weeks ago and 2 days ago I started having very weird dreams. They weren't depressing, but just strange. I had no clue this med. could be causing this. Thanks for letting me know.


51 year old female

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-26 07:07:05

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I have been on this for over 1 year and never had strange or more dreams while taking this.

60 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-26 22:17:25

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Statin drugs can cause muscle cramps especially when taken in conjunction with high blood pressure medicines. You should tell your doctor about this so he can switch you to a different class of medicine.

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-28 22:00:19

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Have these symptoms been bothering you since you have been on the medication? It sounds like you need to see your doctor about this. If he/she fails to give you insight on the symptoms then ask your pharmacist, as they know more about the Rx than the doctors do. I believe you need to stay away from consuming grapefruit, as this inhibits the absorption of the Rx.

An alternative to an Rx for high cholesterol may be Red Yeast capsules. This is a supplement that should also be consulted with by your doctor. It is available at COSTCO and other retail outlets. My mother has lowered her cholesterol with this and does not take a prescribed medication for her cholesterol, although my father and husband are on Rx's for theirs, so each person's needs are different.

Hope this helps.

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-01 12:59:14

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hi Im Pepper K., I am 43 yrs old and my diabetic doc. advised me to take simvastatin last year. It made me miserable. I thought Im going to die. severe muscle and joint pains, chest pains and cant sleep, my right knee was deformed. Everyday it became worse. I complained abt it.and was given crestor, The more I cant tolerate the side effects. Then changed to lovastatin... same effects. Until I was advised to take provastatin just last week.... and so far im getting used to it. Except for the headaches but its better than having the other side effects that made me uncapable to do things. My cholesterol doctor said its really hard to take statins.... it will always have a side effects.... some can tolerate the side effects but others cant.... we differ from each other. so its going to be like a trial and error thing she said.... They also asked me to stop Gemfibrozil and replace it with another drug.... She said it really doesnt go well with any statins.... She then prescribed me a new drug which I am going to try this week.

I wish you will feel better soon... I know what you've been feeling coz I have been in that situation before.... and its not easy..... My prayers are with you ma'am.

Just as I am
Pepper K.

44 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-17 19:47:11

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I am sorry to hear about your experience. I would agree that they don't give consumers adequate warning on side effects. I'm pushing hard for changes on that.

Its easy to forget that statins are a business. And like any other business, achieving sales quota and profit is the entire reason it exists. If they printed the risks in bold print above everything else, the drugs would not sell very well. They print only what they have to to slide by, and word it in a way that minimizes what can really happen.

Its up to us as consumers to weigh the risks and rewards before taking a drug ( i certainly wish I had done that) and make an educated decision. This includes following the money trail...

Sometimes, there are financial conflicts of interest that cause a drug to be prescribed to someone that doesn't even need it. Medical advise may not always be pure if the medical professional has financial interests in the drug being prescibed. Advise from internet forums may not be pure if the forum has a big pharma sponsership. And what is being taught to medical students may not be pure if their professor has financial ties to big pharma.

And the recommendation of cholesterol below 200, and LDL below 100? Investigate who made those recommendations, and their links to the cholesterol lowering industry.

We live in a broken world.

52 year old Male

Posted: 2009-04-01 14:32:06

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Thank you for posting this - I have been having a similar problem. I am a 51 year old female with previously lovely, very thick hair. About two years ago my doctor put me on Simvastatin (Generic version of Zocor) to bring my cholesterol levels down from 227. Six months later I noticed a drastic reduction of hair on the top of my head. I was driving my car, had the sunroof open, looked up and for the first time in my life I actually saw my scalp through my hair. I damn near wrecked my car! I have lived for 40 of my 51 years having my hair thinned out at the beauty salon so I could get my brush through it.

I went to the dermatologist ( to see if I had some scalp condition) and he found nothing wrong. Next came my Ob-Gyn (thinking my hormones might be causing it because I am in menopause) and she told me I was within normal hormonal range. I went to my primary care physician and then finally to a hair loss specialist at UCSF in San Francisco. Both told me that I was experiencing genetic male pattern hair loss and prescribed Rogaine.

My Simvastatin runs out next month. After reading your post I am going to ask my doctor to take me off the "statin" class of drugs to see if that makes a difference. Thanks again for sharing.

52 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-28 21:58:23

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I've been on simvastatin low dose for a couple of years and noticed the ringing in my ears too. I'ts constant all day although most of the day I can ignore it.
I don't have any other side effects from it, except I have gained 20lbs since I started and even though I work out 3X per week I still can't loose the weight.

67 year old Male

Posted: 2009-04-20 14:23:00

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First of all, I would call your doctor and tell him about it, and/or call your pharmacist about it...I take simvastatin and do not have that reaction to it... It many be that you are allergic to it or it may not go with another med you are on but check it out with the pharmacist and/or your doctor before you do anything else.

64 year old Female

Posted: 2009-05-01 16:11:24

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how do you know how much to take?

62 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-21 15:34:48

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Will Red Yeast Rice interact or cause a problem if you take Lispronil(high blood pressure med)? I wanted try it instead of simvastain,but my doctor said it did not work. I do not take any other medication, except a water pill. I am a Black female , 62.

63 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-29 08:23:12

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I am a 79 year old female on simvastatin 80 milograms. For the past three months have hearing problems. I experience the ringing sound and sound seems to come all around me.

79 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-17 16:21:43

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72 year old male. Taking Simvastine for four years and ringing in ears and gas is continueing to get worse.

73 year old Male

Posted: 2009-04-20 17:40:42

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I also have a constant hum in my ears started about 1 year ago I have been usung simvastin for almost 10 years,my doctor said it was part of aging but now I will ask her if the simvastin might be the cause.
59 yr old woman

60 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-20 19:07:23

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I have been on simvastatin for almost 10 yrs I started having a constant humming in my ears I do not wear a hearing aid but the humming is driving me crazy my doctor said it is part of the aging process,but now I will ask if it could be a side effect of the medicine.

59 year old female

60 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-20 19:19:00

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Yes. I have the same problem. At 70 years of age, I have somehow learned to "turn off" the ringing, unless (like now) it is brought to my conscious attention!

74 year old Male

Posted: 2009-04-21 19:29:36

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I to take simvastatin and suffer from ringing of the ears. I thought up to this point it was just me. My doctors say it isn't the meds, but I think it is since I have never suffered with it before.

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-21 20:09:58