Zocor and job

PLEASE HELP! My father, age 74, was on lipitor for a year or so and then was switched to zocor a few weeks ago to help control his cholestorol. In the past week, the tightening he experienced in his leg, while on lipitor, has become debilitating leg pain now while he is on Zocor. Ultrasounds have ruled out a blood clot. He has no pain when he sits, but he describes the pain has his calf wanting to explode when he stands and he cannot walk with out the help of a cain. The pain radiates from his leg up to his hip.

His cardiologist has taken him off the zocor for a few weeks to see if there is an improvement. It has been 3 days and he feels a bit of relief. SO here is the million dollar question: His labs indicate his cholestorol is normal now, most likely thanks to the statins.....can anyone suggest another form of meds that will help regulate his cholestorol....say COeq10 and fish oil? Any help is SO appreciated!!! Thanks to each of you for your posts. It is so comforting for my dad to know he isn't developing a new issue and that it can be resolved with the removal of zocor!

I am a 48 year old male. Was placed on Zocor last year. Since the day I was placed on it, I have felt weak, no ambition, no drive, feel like a zombie. I eventually had pain in my legs so severe that I had to take Hydrocodone so I could sleep. The skin on my thumbs and two first fingers peels off. I haven't had a good nights sleep since the second day I was on this crap. I haven't been taking it since June and still have a lot of problems. I still am very weak, no energy, tired all the time, skin is still peeling off my fingers, can't think, can't keep a straight thought. I have pretty severe pain in my hips that started when I was on Zocor. Also, my knees are very weak, and they pop every time I get up. At the time I stopped taking it, I was unable to make it up a flight of stairs.
My doctor constantly denied any link between any of this and the Zocor, but amazingly, after I stopped taking it, some of the symptoms reduced. I still suffer from many.
I was a small business owner with 7 employees and have since lost everything. I have been unable to find a job now for almost a year. The doctors are all "programmed" to think and tell you that these are good for you.

My problem is itching. I have been on Zocor for 3-1/2 years and it did its job by lowering my cholesterol. I started itching about three months ago (all over). I have been to Primary Care physician, dermatologist and allergist. The itching seems better but still have it after being off the Zocor for almost four weeks. I take other medications so I don't know for sure about the Zocor but had to start somewhere. How long after stopping the medication should the side effects disappear?
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I was prescribed Zocor about 2 months ago. No problems until about a week or so ago. I noticed that my legs would just ache all day. That is a problem since I am on my feet and walking all day for my job. After reading this forum, i will stop taking it and see if my aches don't go away. I hope so...

My husband was on Zocor last year for a couple of months. It did a great job reducing cholesterol but his liver count?? crept quickly up to 320 so he had to go off it immediately. He hasn't been on it since but today he just got back a test that indicated it's continued to rise to 4800! This is the highest the doctor has ever seen. I doubt that it's an ongoing side effect from Zocor which he stopped taking 6 months ago but he didn't have this problem before taking it. Anyone else see a count that high?