http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878 I was prescribed Zocor for high cholesterol. Almost immediately I began to experience body aches -- some days more severe than others. I would take ibuprofen and it would help. Then, I started getting a pretty strong pain on my hip which radiated down my Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:15:52 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12716 Your pain will only get worse. Stop taking Zocor and get a new doctor. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12716 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:16:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12717 Stop taking Zocor and get a new Doctor! Your pain will only get worse. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12717 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:26:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12719 I perserevred for 4.5 years. I almost died I have been off it for 10 months and still have to take oxycontin a narcotic pain killer every day. It has ruined my business and my life. Go to spacedoc dot net. Also go to lipitor & simvastatin on this same site http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12719 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:49:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12723 You may be right about needing a new doctor. My last lab tests (June, 2008) showed my total cholesterol at 131. My HDL 39, LDL 58 and triglycerides 139 -- my doctor said these were excellent results, but when I asked she if I could get off Zocor, she sai http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12723 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:59:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12752 I work in a docor's office and a patient of ours is using Red Yeast Rice that he gets a Sam's. He never took the medicine his docotor prescribed--only the Red Yeast Rice. Last visit his doctor said "Your cholesterol meds are really helping you---the man t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12752 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:01:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12753 See if you can find Red Yeast Rice at Sam's. It works. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12753 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:17:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12755 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12755 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:18:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12756 Thanks! I will definitely give it a try. I much prefer trying natural ways before taking meds. Like you said, I can always go back to them if I need to. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12756 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:55:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12760 I just heard from a friend that his dr. said statins like zocor deplete coQ10 and causes this pain and to take coQ10. He did and the pains down his legs went away. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12760 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:35:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12840 I think it`s so said that the pharmaceutical industry has managed to brain wash the whole world to think that cholesterol is something evil that will cause heart problems. That`s what I thought too until I started to look for information on the chole http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12840 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:05:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12976 I can't believe that at my age that I actually severely doubt doctors. The undisputable truth is that over a long period my doctor continued to fail me and I an't see any logical reason for this. I'ts not like it is a one off error. Yours and my circumstan http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12976 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:49:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12991 Well, I have officially been off Zocor now for 10 days, and I am amazed at how the pain on my leg has subsided tremendously, and the overall aches and pains have totally disappeared. I have not told my doctor I stopped the medication, but I did go for my http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34878?item=12991