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Posted at 11:48 AM on Dec 21, 2007 by joyces, #25800
I was reading the various side effects and I have one more to add. Has anyone experienced vertigo--not dizziness but spinning. It lasts for about 15 seconds and it's enough to scare you to death! I've also noticed that the whites of my eyes turn red. I've also experienced pain in my legs, heels and knees. It's so difficult to walk that I had cortisone shots in my knees and three series of epidural in my lower back. No doctor ever thinks it could be from medication. I've been on Zocor 10mg for two years I've gone to more doctors now than I have in all my years. Everyone is a specialist. No one treats you as a whole. Now I have to go to a neurologist for the vertigo. I'm thinking all this is related to Zocor. The only other medicine I take is Protonix.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Feb 09, 2008 by browneyes1028, #4700

I have been taking 80 Mg. of Zocor which I was switched from lipitor about 8 months ago and he just upped my dose of zocor from 40 to 80 mg...I know what you mean about the vertigo..I have been getting that alot lately and it is very scary! my legs hurt all the time , mostly in my knees , I have a hard time walking up the stairs..I am 43 years old and shouldn't feel this way..I started reading some of these side effects and came across yours with the vertigo... I just really haven't felt the same at all since I have been on this medication...

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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 03, 2008 by lizg, #5271

Yes...I have had sensations of the room spinning several times. Once, it lasted all day. Have been on Zocor 20 mg for more than a year. My doctor just called to tell me to stop taking Zocor IMMEDIATELY because by lab work just showed that my muscle enzymes are HIGH. I have been having muscle aches in legs, knees and hip for several months. Hope it goes away now.

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