My mother is diabetic and was put on Simvastatin 20 mg by her d...

My mother is diabetic and was put on Simvastatin 20 mg by her doctor.. both her feet are swollen... and has pain in her knees ..like crazy... we went to the doctor and he just gave her a steriod to counter it... unbelievable!!!!! after i read this i told her to stop taking the medication.... so now we are gonna see if she improves.... after i read the side effects..i freaked out..... she shouldnt be on these due to the warnings ... these docors are killers!!! i want to sue them fo rthe pain they causing her....bunch of idiots!!!