Simvastatin

Simvastatin 2015-11-22 Person 4 5 0

IU have taken this for some 10 years together with a very small blood pressure tablet. A side effect is a stiffening of joints. I suffer from arthritis, so it is a little difficult to say if these tablets effect my joints. No other side effects at all. 20mgs dose.

Simvastatin 2015-11-20 Person 2 5 0

After taking Simvastatin for 2 weeks I started to have terrible nightmares and by 4 weeks was getting little sleep.

Simvastatin 2015-01-29 Person 3 5 0

Reduced my cholesteral but caused muscle pain in arms and legs. I tried for a 6 week period but the muscle pain/deep ache didn't reduce. I also took Coenzyme Q10 at the same time as this reduces muscle issues with some people but didn't work with me.

Simvastatin 2015-01-26 Person 2 5 0

Months of sleep disturbance due to leg cramps. Though inconclusive, coated tablets seemed to be main cause of problems.

Simvastatin 2015-01-23 Person 3 5 0

It is difficult to say how effective this drug is, unless regular blood tests are done as a follow-up, which haven't been done in my case. One side effect, for me, appears to be night leg cramps - the cramps certainly go away when I stop taking the statins and come back again after a few weeks back on them. I find the answer is to give myself a "statin break" when the cramps get bad, but I don't know if this would be a medical recommendation!