http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701 60 year old male on zocor for approximately 10 years. taking 80 mg daily. only recently (within the last 18 months) i noticed some changes going on. first i had joint pain in my feet, both feet, same areas. the foot pain went away but then the pain travel Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:22 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14622 Unless you have incredibly high risk factors (e.g., diabetic + smoker + hypertensive), quit for a few weeks. These drugs act over years, and skipping a few weeks won't hurt. If is makes a difference, quit forever. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14622 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:59:28 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14636 Nerve damage inflicted by statins can affect any area of the body that has nerve tissue. Nerve damage from statins is very well known among the medical community. When a physician tries to blame statin induced neuropathy on something else, that means they http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14636 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:01:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14644 After taking Zocor for 10 years and a few substitutes in between (by the way landed me in the ER twice thinking I was dying ) The doctor told me that the crap stays in your system for 36 hours, so if I wanted to take it every other day it was fine. Howev http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36701?item=14644