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Simvastatin Musclle pain. Memory loss.

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I was prescribed Simvastatin 40mg in February 2010.

Since then I have had terrible cramps and pain in my calf muscles and knees when walking short distances. I also suffered a very sudden onset of massive fatigue in my lower body after a very short distance. It was as if I was running up a very steep hill every time I walked.

I complained to my Dr and suggested it may be the simvistatin. He dismissed this and called it a 'wonder drug' .

As a diabetic My Dr suggested my pains were from arterial disease (Im 50)

A visit to the specialist consultant counteracted this.

My Dr then claimed I must have spinal claudication, and I was sent for a MRI scan at the local hospital. The MRI showed no claudication.

My walking was now dibilitating. I have put on a stone since Feb because I have had to remain inactive. My memory was really poor, I had stomach upsets and bouts of dizzyness.

I finally convinced my Dr to take me off the Simvastatin 10 days ago.

Im almost back to normal already, I can cover a half mile in 10 minutes with only minor twiches ( which I put down to lack of use of the muscles) My memory is returning and my sickness and dizzy spells seem to have cleared up. It feels like I have had a leg transplant! My head is clearer and I have more energy.

The cause of my pain and memory problems were absolutley down to taking Simvastatin.

Don't take your Drs point of view over Simvastatin. Its not the miracal drug the makers claim it is.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    HI

    I was recently changed from Crestor to Simvastatin 40mg

    Have used Crestor for a number of years and only side effect was sore back muscles

    After 3 weeks I found I was getting tired just walking the dog

    Also my golf suffered as after a number of holes I lost strength and will to hit ball

    Also suffered itchiness all over my body

    Had to get out of bed and scratch

    I have stopped drug and to see Dr on Mon and already I feel more alert

  • annied
    annied

    Posted

    Very interested to read your review. I have been taking simvastatin 40mg for a couple of years, for marginally high cholesterol (my doctor prescribed drugs willy nilly it seems). I have been suffering the most painful calf in my left leg on walking only short distances, I was tested for PAD (negative). Sleep doesnt happen very much any more and I am so tired during the afternoons that I dream of bed. After looking at this website I am stopping the drug now. I have also had the most awful diarrea which was diagnosed as IBS (I cant be very far from a toilet most of the time). I now believe that this is the Simvastatin. A x

  • sky1
    sky1

    Posted

    wonder when the medical profession will start to look at- mineral & tissue salt levels- when there are problems with our muscles, sport doctors can help more with these,- as athletes run into depletion issues & how most drugs do create imbalances within our-acid/alkaline .. inflamatory/anti-inflamatory.. mineral imbalances.. etc.
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