Re: Zocor - evil, evil, evil

RoR a écrit :

> >Strange, I was on Zocor for three months after the cardiac event and I
> >had no side effects. However, the GP assigned to follow my case for
> >the first six months switched me to Crestor which is giving me better
> >results. My cholesterol has been well below the line since then.
>
> My doc just took me off Lipitor. I was having muscle pain and general
> lethargy. I have been on it for years, but now I am getting side effects?

What is possible is that your dose is too high. When I was taking
Zocor, I believe the dose was 30mg. Lipitor was about the same but
that was 8 or 9 years ago. I do recall a lessening of libido with
lipitor. There are reports that the 40mg dose of Crestor causes some
side effects of concern but none so far have been noted with the 20mg
dose.

Of course, any signs of fatigue and muscle aches are usually attributed
to my advancing age (nearing 60). As long as it's

a. a reasonable explanation,
b. does not become worse, and
c. the medication is generally life preserving

then I tend to agree that it's just a result of age and a sedentary
life style. After all, I felt these things before I took the statin.

Also, keep in mind that one person reacting badly does not mean
everyone will have the same reaction. We just finished dealing with
chemical hysteria with the "teflon is bad for you" debate and part of
what was revealed was that the teflon in the particular case was
probably being misused.

I refuse to be paranoid about medication. Besides, I have to stay
alive for the next 30-40 years just to piss off Wolfie :-)

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