http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34520 I am a 55 year male and my doctor started me on 20mg of Simvastatin in Sept 2006 and has subsequently increased it to 40mg. I try to keep very fit through lots of exercise. Fortunately I have not experienced any major side effects mentioned here and my chol Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:46:07 +0000 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34520?item=15900 Hi. Thought you'd might be interested in my recent post... I am a 41 year-old male and my doctor started me on 20mg of Simvastatin in January 2008 and subsequently increased it to 40mg (wanted me to go to 60 mg). While it has controlled my cholesterol http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34520?item=15900