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I am 59. Not overweight and now eat intelligently .Had moderate h...

Posted at 10:22 AM on Oct 30, 2007 by lexus430, #24686
I am 59. Not overweight and now eat intelligently .Had moderate heart attack in August 2001 and have taken 20mg of ZOCOR every day since.About four years ago I stated getting mild pain in right buttocks muscle and groin but thought this was just "AGE" setting in.Doctor thought it was arthritis in lower back and causing associated musle strain.Went to physio but no progress in pain alleviation, in fact pain and weakness kept getting steadily worse.Pain then started in left shoulder last spring (2007) then about three months ago really severe in left hip and buttocks. Sleep was interrupted every night by pain.Movement from sitting position to standing/walking was like a ninety year old,slow and stumbling.My legs felt nearly numb when walking.Getting out of bed in the morning and putting on my socks became an ordeal of PAIN. Seen my doctor last week and told him of current status and that I couldn't go on like thisanymore.He said to STOP the Zocor immediately. I can feel the difference already, in one week!!! Not perfect but maybe 50% improvement!!! He ordered a battery of blood tests including PSA . I just hope something else isn't now really F--ked Up from taking this stuff for six years ? I will defiately NOT TAKE ZOCOR or any other STATIN again!!!
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Reply over 2 years ago on Nov 10, 2007 by johnyp_2000, #2838

I started getting numbness and tingling in my feet. Then weakness in my legs. Fatigue and a little off balance. I was on Zocor for one year then Vytorin for two years. Dr. sent me for blood work, MRI of my head. All normal. Symptoms continued. He then told me to stop Vytorin and took more blood to check for inflamation. I've been off for two weeks and some but little improvement. It's driving me crazy now. I want my "pre-statin" life back. I used to walk, go to gym, ride bike. Now, at 50, I feel like my 85 year old father. This stuff is poisonous!

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Reply over 2 years ago on Nov 14, 2007 by cheryl58, #2914

I cannot thank you enough for your notes on Zocor. I began taking this medications on 8/16 and I am already incapacited. I have pain everywhere it seems. Upper Arms, thighs, hips you name it. I am an active person and not used to this. I also cannot sleep sometimes because of the pain. My doctor tried to prescribe nortriptiline an anti depressant for the pain, can you believe it. I am just gonna stop it and go natural.

Thanks again,

Cheryl

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