http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671 After by-pass heart surgery in 2002, my cardilogist put me on 40mg of zocor. I was in good health with no physical limitations. I had no heart damage. The restriction of heart arteries were found due to my stress test that was performed each year as a part Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:56:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=301 Hi there Trap72, I had a heart attack when I was 38 and soon after was put on a low dose of simvastatin (Zocor). over time it was leveled off at either 10 or 20mg per day until just 3 years ago when it was put up to 40mg when they found out after an angio http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=301 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:04:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=316 I posted here last february (07) when by chance I found this site. My Wife had been on ZOCOR for over 4 years,and had severe fatigue,muscle pain &weakness, pains & aches all over and had a general feeling of just not being well. Despite many visits to her http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=316 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:28:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=749 What are you taking for your cholesteral now, naturally? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=749 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:36:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=1686 Thanks for the info. This damaging effect of Choleterol lowering drugs was told to me by a scientist. I was so stiff and painful while taking lipitor, simvustatin, etc. that I stopped taking them. The scientist told me not only will I lose muscles, but http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=1686 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:09:36 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=3441 I took Lipitor for 13 days and was hurting so much by that time that I had to stop taking it. I made up my mind to lower my numbers on my own. I began eating more fruits and vegetables, raw walnuts and almonds, egg beaters and really watching the fat con http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=3441 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:31:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=5463 Yes! It is true that Simvastatins and Astrovastatins can have severe side effects. Some so serious they are not even mentioned by the Drug Companies. For some years I had wondered what was wrong with me? I was too often just not feeling the best. Lack of c http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=5463 Mon, 05 May 2008 08:01:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=7945 Hi there howdy2, Please google "crestor side effects". Crestor is a statin and can possibly and probably give you the same problems and make you as poorly as you were before if not worse. It is 11 months since I posted here, I still have memory http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=7945 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:21:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=11097 Thank you for this website. My husband has been a gym freak for as long as I have known him and even before that. We were always active and went to the gym everyday. We went walking every day and did so much outdoor activity until one day a Dr. put him on http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21671?item=11097