Vytorin and ezetimibe

Used to take Lipitor but my immune system went down and I blamed the statins.
Dr. at Lipids clinic changed medication from statins to ezetimibe and since using that I wake in the morning with stiff hands and arms up to the elbow. Difficulty making a fist, also have extreme lower back pain, difficult to walk or bend first thing in the morning. Also noticed bad calf muscle pain. Symptoms usually resolve after I have been up and about for about an hour. Not sure if it's the new drug but I am stopping it to see if these symptoms go away.

I just started with Ezetimibe today but I can tell you the Zocor use to give me the same aches and pain you are experiencing. I stopped the zocor, all the pain and stiffness went away within 7 days. I was told by my physician that cholesterol medication takes weeks to take effect.....

i am not sure whether my side effects are from ezetimibe or leftoverside effects from zocor or prednisone, but i am extremely stiff all the time, feel like i have a haze over my eyes, have lower back pain, tired and wake up with swollen fingers and my hands are asleep. does anyone else have these side effects...also dont know if i can go cold turkey from the medicine without problems, but would like to just stop takin it.