Simvastatin (International Nonproprietary Name) (Zocor and generics) is a hypolipidemic agent used to control elevated cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia. Simvastatin is a member of the statin class of pharmaceuticals, is a synthetic derivate of a fermentation product of ''Aspergillus...
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Zocor15,647 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Zocor helped them when used for High Cholesterol (42% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Lipitor
Fewer patient posts reported that Lipitor helped them when used for High Cholesterol (29% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Simvastatin
Fewer patient posts reported that Simvastatin helped them when used for High Cholesterol (65% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Zetia
More patient posts reported that Zetia helped them when used for High Cholesterol (99% higher than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Crestor
Fewer patient posts reported that Crestor helped them when used for High Cholesterol (17% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Vytorin
Fewer patient posts reported that Vytorin helped them when used for High Cholesterol (32% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Pravachol
More patient posts reported that Pravachol helped them when used for High Cholesterol (51% higher than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Tricor
Fewer patient posts reported that Tricor helped them when used for High Cholesterol (48% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Mevacor
An average number of patient posts reported that Mevacor helped them when used for High Cholesterol
Lovastatin
Fewer patient posts reported that Lovastatin helped them when used for High Cholesterol (62% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
Atorvastatin
Fewer patient posts reported that Atorvastatin helped them when used for High Cholesterol (77% lower than average of other High Cholesterol treatments)
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Zocor Top Concerns
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...a heart murmur. I take Zocor for somewhat
I have a heart murmur. I take Zocor for somewhat high cholesterol. I currently weigh ...migraines and have had episodic vertigo. Recently though I've...
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Guess I will have to make sure that he does it sooner rather than later as I take zocor for high cholesterol and my father had diabetes. I have trouble with my sleep cant sleep any longer than 3...
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...your statin dose? My GP doc just put me on 5mg of Simvastatin. I looked on ...safety review of high-dose Zocor (simvastatin) and increased risk ...given chronic simvastatin. My diabetes do...
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...take aspirin for the headache caused by the Zyrtec I take for the hayfever I got from ...gain from the Paxil I take for the anxiety from the Zocor I take for my high cholesterol because exercise...
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I have been on Zocor (Simvastatin) for about 7 years. ...cholestral in check until I went on Femara which has pushed my ...so I take 60mg. I am also on Methotrexate for my RA. I have been having...
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...I first started on Zocor 40mg,I was experiencing ...the vitamin CO-q10 200mg.Since then,I no longer suffer muscle aches when taking the ...
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when I started on aromasin, I started having leg ...out that I had switch my cholesteral med from crestor to zocor at the same time I ...back to another statin, the leg pains went away
so my...
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I have been on zocor now for 4 or 5 months....Just recently I have
experienced hip pain which radiates to my ...is caused by the Zocor?
thanks...
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I discontinued use of simvastatin (generic for Zocor) because of pretty bad muscle pain, especially in my ...weeks now and while the pain is not totally gone yet, it is much...
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...to have Zocor but the british Zocor as anything else gives her migraines apparently.
Even the P.I. Zocor gives her Migraines, she denies that the Zocor made in ...the Spainish Zocor where bot...
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