Vytorin and cholesterol drugs

Wow, wish I had read this a long time ago. I have been on Vytorin 10/10 for 2+ years. Have many of the same complications as posted by others. Numbness in the hands and arms and severe joint pain in my elbows(I am not a tennis player, or anything remotely close to that) has just started to increase over the last month. Never made the connection until now. And the sleepiness!...I just feel like I could sleep all day everyday!...Now, this is one that I haven't seen in other posts, and am curious if anyone else has noticed capsule shaped things in your stool? They are almost a yellowish color and I would say about the size of a ring finger tip from the top joint to the tip of your finger? Part of me just assumed it was the Vytorin taking the cholesterol out of my system, but now I am worrying it could be something more. Any replies are appreciated, and last night, I took my last dose of Vytorin!

Has anyone experienced muscle loss of the heart since they are on vytorin? In 15 months on Vytorin my heart ejection fracture went from 48 to 30.

I have been on vytorin for a week, have contast headache and neck pain, insomnia, when I do sleep I have crazy dreams, have fatigue. LS, in TN.

A nightmare drug. Very good at bringing my cholesterol down to 145, which for me was a record low since my first test BUT.........

From right shoulder pain to major tennis elbow pain, to cramped feet to tingling knees, to swelling ankles and cramped two fingers on my right hand it was a virtual nightmare. And, when I think back to the 1980's and my 'fun' with Zocor, it now becomes apparent that it was my reaction to statins that created all the problems.

1. DON'T DO WHAT I DID!!!! I didn't call my general practioner, who prescribed the Vytorin to me, and let her now. I went through neurologists, orthopedic surgeons and lots of physical therapy, $10,000s worth of special tests and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. My GP said she should always be contacted first no matter what the problem is. Mistake #1.

2. I didn't read any of the prescription printouts that comes with medication. I was lazy, I guess. It screams about the muscular side affects.

3. All the specialists/doctors I went to knew what medications I was on. Yet none of them 'got it.' Scary.

Getting up in the morning was the most difficult time. The more exercise I did, the better. Walk eight miles, great. Bike 27 miles, great. But fly five hours, bad. Obviously not sports injury types of muscle pain.

After three weeks off Vytorin about 92.67% fixed. Been tested for the enzyme side effects; no problems.

Good luck!

I have chest muscle pain and some nausea. I have trouble with a lot of cholesterol drugs. Because I am hypothyroid, I am wondering if it is the Povidone Iodine in all of these drugs.
The one statin I haven,t tried is Lipitor and my research says that it does not have any Povidone Iodine in it. Has anyone else had these side effects?