Simvastatin and pills

started taking simvastatin 3 months ago after having a stroke straight away started feeling nausea and diarrhea was told at the time while still in hospital it was probably the tablets but nothing was done about it, since then i have been back to the docs twice, had 2 different types of anti sickness pills, none have worked, which is worse when awaking in the mornings, when i run gagging to the toilet, plus diarrhea tablets, which i am having to take at least 3 to 4 times a week, was told i could not stop taking the simvastatain tablets as i needed them, surly i am not supposed to live my life feeling constantly sick and the rest of the time sat on the toilet, plus panic attacks and depression of which i am also on medication for and my migraine attacks have gotten worse. and a awful taste in my mouth all the time all in all not a happy bunny

i am 55 and have been taking simvastatin for about 2 years although my cholestrol was under 5. over the last few months have had pain in my knees which i thought may be arthritis and then about 2 months ago the pain started in my left foot and became so severe that i had to change to an automatic car, still believing up until today that arthritis must be getting worse although my foot xray came back normal, i found this website today as my finger and thumb joints are hurting so much i cant hold anything and every muscle aching so much i just wanted to cry.after reading these letters i realize that even the choking feeling im sometimes getting isn't a menopausal panic attack and now i have checked my simvastatin leaflet an d box and realize that although my last cholesterol reading was only 3.5 one of my doctors has put my tablets up from 10 mg to 20 mg so big question is this an overdose ? im not taking another one of these pills an see what progress my health makes. i am slightly worried about heart disease and will look into herbal type as my parents use these,have never taken statins and are 90 and 87 so i think this speaks for itself,thanks everyone who has helped me diagnose my own illness!!!

been on simvastatin for 4 years with no problems then got pills from a different chemist same 40mg but a different maker immediate symptoms were chronic diarrhea, loss of appetite, tiredness, kept taking after all no side effects with previous maker.thought i had a serious stomach disorder.stopped taking when i realized that was the only constant that had changed,immediate results took none for 3 weeks went back to gp he put me back on my original pills,after taking one,thought that the end was nigh ,diarrhea,sweating general feeling of weakness never again they are binned.

i forgot to mention i have started to get very bad hot flushes, besides a lot of cramp

Hello: Posting about simvastatin. I have been off of the medication for about six weeks. Initially the symptoms led me to hop on an ambulance gurney and visit my local ER due to dizziness, lots of palpitations, and the feeling that I was going to drop on the sidewalk. I followed the ER with two days on the heart unit, and have pretty much have had just about every test but a brain scan (or at least it has seemed that way).

My symptoms progressed to intense burning in my torso, pronounced in the shoulder blade areas, upper chest, and into my forearms. A week after stopping the statin much of the intense burning was gone.

I still have pain and discomfort, but I have not been "white knuckling" to get through the nights like I had been, which is a relief. I read somewhere that someone described the muscle pain as feeling like he had been repeatedly punched with a bag of oranges. I can relate to that feeling, and recently I have felt the symptoms in my thighs as well.

Pain management takes up my days (although I have continued to work). I have begun massage therapy, and I am going to attempt acupuncture next week. I am trying to sort out what supplements may be the best and which ones won't interact with each other or other medications that I take. I am taking CoQ10, Omega 3 capsules, a multivitamin, and a B complex.

Anyone with similar symptoms or comments, please jump in. We are in similar boats, as they say. I have gotten the impression that some people out there (not on this site) don't see this as real. For those people, unless someone is bleeding profusely from an artery, they remain non-supportive or non-believers....

I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel after starting 40 mg simvastatin, my wrist had never bothered me before, was one step away from surgery. Other joints started giving me problems. As joint problems grew I also was getting weaker. I felt so weak I couldn't get out of bed. Headache, neck stiffness, nausea, and kidney pain. Doctor just told me blood test does not show anything is wrong. I stopped the pills 4 days ago and my wrist no longer hurts. I'm still weak. I think they haven't found the test that proves the way this drug is the cause. How can I be is such bad shape but the tests look normal?

March 2nd 2008

4.45pm indigestion and feeling of fullness as if I can't breath too easily. Also have atrial fibrillation and palpitations appear worse since taking Simvastatin 40mg tablets for 2weeks was previously on 10g Rosuvastatin. Has anyone else experienced similar symptoms.

I take a combination of pills at night- metoprolol succinate er and simvastatin. I have been experiences skin itching on a daily basis. Specifically the itching starts normally at night or when I take off a clothing I begin the itching. Red scratches appear on my thighs, stomach, arms or back of my legs. Sometimes my head will itch after taking the medicine at night and I wake up scratching. The problem, may or may not, be related to these medicines but I would like some advise as to what to do.

Stomach cramps, night sweats which stopped when I forgot to take them on a long weekend away.