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I am a 48 year old male. Was placed on Zocor last year. Since t...

Posted at 8:10 PM on Dec 13, 2007 by gdmiller4411, #25640
I am a 48 year old male. Was placed on Zocor last year. Since the day I was placed on it, I have felt weak, no ambition, no drive, feel like a zombie. I eventually had pain in my legs so severe that I had to take Hydrocodone so I could sleep. The skin on my thumbs and two first fingers peels off. I haven't had a good nights sleep since the second day I was on this crap. I haven't been taking it since June and still have a lot of problems. I still am very weak, no energy, tired all the time, skin is still peeling off my fingers, can't think, can't keep a straight thought. I have pretty severe pain in my hips that started when I was on Zocor. Also, my knees are very weak, and they pop every time I get up. At the time I stopped taking it, I was unable to make it up a flight of stairs. My doctor constantly denied any link between any of this and the Zocor, but amazingly, after I stopped taking it, some of the symptoms reduced. I still suffer from many. I was a small business owner with 7 employees and have since lost everything. I have been unable to find a job now for almost a year. The doctors are all "programmed" to think and tell you that these are good for you.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 14, 2007 by ksenthil, #3442

I have almost same like you. I felt weak, no ambition, no drive and feel depressed. More over I was gaining weight one pound every week. Sometimes I am getting pain on the right side underneath of chest bone (I guess it is Liver). AST(some kind of protein enzymes produced by liver) got raised above normal value.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 16, 2007 by helene09, #3477

What other medication were you on at the time you were on zorcor?

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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 09, 2008 by kuhnra, #5427

I have been taking ZOCOR too for over 8 years and cannot sleep at night becaue of constant LEg Twitching and sometimes severe LEFT Leg PAin I went to a NEURO doctor who is working me over thinking its a back issue, but after reading all of this I lean towards the fact that ZOCOR is the problem. My only concern is that I have high Cholesterol and I dont want to risk anything there..

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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 28, 2008 by sallyinnc, #6002

Are you still having side effects? I have been off the drug for three years and continue to get worse. Anyone else like this?

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