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I am a 58-year-old woman that changed from zetia to zocor about 6...

Posted at 3:25 PM on Oct 01, 2008 by mom2alex, #35202
I am a 58-year-old woman that changed from zetia to zocor about 6 months ago because of the price of zetia AND I had tolerated the zetia ok but my chol was still elevated. My initial dose of zocor was just 10 mg, even though I had a lot of aches and pains from the slighest exertion I really did not connect this to zocor. After my last checkup, the doctor wanted to up my dose to 20 mg daily because my chol was 228 (liver functions were all ok). I have been doing that for 6 days and my legs have become very achy, my left knee has swollen above my kneecap (which is very painful), and my lower back hurts. I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping and feel draggy all the time. I got on the net to research these symptoms when I found this site. I am going to go off this med and see if my condition improves! I will post an update as to the results.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 02, 2008 by oldcarpetcleaner, #13032

I'm a 54 yr male and if your condition doesn't improve I'll gladly walk down the road with a billboard saying politicians are honest and doctors have commonsense. COQ10 ubiquinol kaneka brand being the best. Also spacedoc dot net. Being poisoned is not fun. New zealand. Best to you.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 03, 2008 by bobby, #13068

Your story of statin poisoning is all too common. I have heard that same story 1,000 times over. Zocor is extremely bad for your health, and if taken for life can send a person to an early grave. Statins disrupt a very important metabolic pathway leading to the exact symptoms you experienced. They also deplete life giving LDL (yes, that stuff marketteers call "bad cholesterol")
While you were reading this post, LDL just saved your life.

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