http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135 I have been taking Simvastatin 20 mg. for about two and 1/2 months now. It really lowered my Cholesterol but I have been extremely fatigued and now I am getting really dizzy when standing up and having some nausea. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:30:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=10812 I almost died from a statin overdose of Simvastatin 80mg/day. The E-Newsletters at medicationsense.com listed below are a must read for anyone, who has had an adverse reaction to statins. •“STATIN SIDE EFFECTS: DO DOCTORS TAKE PATIENTS' COMPLAINT http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=10812 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=10985 Thank you for your post! I couldn't understand why I had been experiencing such fatigue and muscle soreness when I hadn't done anything to make that happen. I also have started having the dizziness in the last couple of weeks, and my doctor said it was v http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=10985 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:39:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=16233 I have been taking Simvastatin for 6 weeks since being discharged after having triple heart bypass surgery. I have experienced no side affects that I know of. I will be 60 years old in three months, and I have been a long distance marathon runner for 13 ye http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=16233 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:10:11 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=17114 Source: Kronos Longevity Research Institute website (www.KronosInstitute.org) Feb 16, 2009 Kronos Institute Statin Pilot Study Statins, Muscle, Mitochondrial function, and Aging (Kronos Institute Statin Study) Principal Investigator: Tinna Traustadà http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=17114 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:48:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=17691 I've been prescribed simvastatin 20 mg by my doctor. This is my third month taking the drug to reduce high chlosterol. Is one of the negative side affects a decrease in libido? This is something I have experienced within two weeks. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=17691 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:47:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=21693 I had taken this drug for a week and experienced muscle soreness and dizziness; since I was also on steroids, I got scared and stop taking this drug (also given naproxen and percecet, which I also stopped taking, as I already experience muscle soreness and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=21693 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:27:38 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=21706 flyan, . . . . .good that you stopped taking this dangerous statin. You are right, most drs. push drugs. . that's all they know . Need courses on natural products/alternatives. In reality, your mind/body needs cholesterol to function properly. Unfortun http://www.medications.com/effect/view/33135?item=21706