http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27817 I'm 56 and just started Simvastatin. I have started having chest pain every night now. I never had this before! What is up with this>? Anyone else develop chest pain from it? I'm going to stop taking it because it doesn't feel right to get chest pain from a Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:21:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27817?item=6831 I started experiencing chest pain, tightness to be more specific, around 5 weeks into my simvastatin treatment. I had the pain within 5 minutes after taking the pill, no matter what time I took it. I am now in my 7th week on simvastatin and the pain has http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27817?item=6831