Reviewer: M Vega, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been taking zocor for a few years now and just in the last two years I've started to have deep bone pain in legs and arms.

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I have been taking zocor for a few years now and just in the last two years I've started to have deep bone pain in legs and arms.
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Reviewer: gdm, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was put on Zocor and immediately knew something was wrong. Within 24 hours, I noticed my thought process was cloudy. Although, I wasn't sure what med was causing it as I was placed on Zocor, a bloood thinner and BP meds at the same time. Six months later, after fighting the cognitive issues, I developed pain in my feeet and ankles that progressed up my legs about 4 to 6 inches per day. On the ... Show Full Comment

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I was put on Zocor and immediately knew something was wrong. Within 24 hours, I noticed my thought process was cloudy. Although, I wasn't sure what med was causing it as I was placed on Zocor, a bloood thinner and BP meds at the same time. Six months later, after fighting the cognitive issues, I developed pain in my feeet and ankles that progressed up my legs about 4 to 6 inches per day. On the 5th day, it was up to mid thigh and then tingling pain in my legs, hands and face. I have permanent muscle damage, nerve damage,and my joints are damaged. Shoulders, elbows, knees all hurt. My heart is damaged, and I have A-fib. I have to take meds to control pain from the nerve damage. My life has been ruined by this drug and I fight the pain every day. It pisses me off that the government has protected this company from lawsuits. I had a very successful and lucrative business that I lost because of this and now live on disability at the age of 46.
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Reviewer: Robert, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been taking the medication for over 5 years (10 mg), and it has done a great job in improving my blood lipid profile. I have not had any side effects from the drug, but I am concerned about potential long term complications since not much is known about long term use of statins. I am disappointed that I haven't come across one physician who recommends taking COQ10 while taking statins sin ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking the medication for over 5 years (10 mg), and it has done a great job in improving my blood lipid profile. I have not had any side effects from the drug, but I am concerned about potential long term complications since not much is known about long term use of statins. I am disappointed that I haven't come across one physician who recommends taking COQ10 while taking statins since much literature indicates that statins have a negative impact on COQ10 at the cellular level, which has an impact on the heart. I have been taking the supplement along with the statin to assist (potentially) in preventing some unknown (as of yet) side effect of the drug.
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Reviewer: BirdsofFire, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was prescribed Zocor/simvastatin on 4 occassions. Each time, I had a severe adverse drug reaction including: hypertension, hyperglycemia, tachycardia, dizziness, aggitation. Finally, my cardiologist notated my health records that I was unable to take statins.

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I was prescribed Zocor/simvastatin on 4 occassions. Each time, I had a severe adverse drug reaction including: hypertension, hyperglycemia, tachycardia, dizziness, aggitation. Finally, my cardiologist notated my health records that I was unable to take statins.
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Reviewer: achgrma, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Had thinning and loss of hair

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Had thinning and loss of hair
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