http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443 Hi and please feel free to email me. I was on Lipitor for quite a while (20mg)without any issues. Due to insurance etc I was switched to 40mg of simvastatin-(Zocor-generic)--with in a short time i noticed i was waking nearly every morning with a mouth full Sat, 16 May 2009 03:23:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=19868 I have never taken statins - nor would I. I have seen a lot of side effects in people close to me and one of them had problems to swallow his food. He had a lot of other problems as well and I have, no doubt, that many of them were caused by stati http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=19868 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:55:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=21365 the sore throat and difficulty breathing last about 2 weeks. But the other side effects then start coming. You need to take COQH, Vitamins E and C + B6-12,folic acid. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=21365 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:06:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=21366 Any statins can cause MANY side effects. The drs. and the drug co's are doing a SCAM on the anti-cholesterol drugs . . . . it is all about big $$$. In reality, your mind/body needs cholesterol to function. . . .don't let your dr. to con you. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41443?item=21366