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| I have been taking Zocor for about 3 mo. now and it is lowering my Cholesterol, but for the last 2 weeks I have been having trouble walking when I first get up from bed, a chair, anything thing I am doing in a laying or sitting position threw out the day. My legs hurt and feel weak and the pain goes into my back.
Is any one else on this and noticed anything. I think I am going to stop taking it for a week and see what happens. Thanks for your in-put. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 4, 06 at 0:59
| This could well be a side affect of the medication. You also need to put in a call to your dr. to find out about this. |
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| Why do you suspect this is a side effect of the Zocor, given that you used it for 2 1/2 months without incident? I would see a doctor immediately about your pain. I took Zocor (20mg) for several years without any trouble. I switched to Lipitor about a year ago in part because my insurance plan dropped Zocor from its subsidised drug list. |
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| I didn't take a pill last night and no pain this morning! I have a strange reaction to medicines. I am allergic to almost all antiobotics. The Zithromax is all I can take and I am always afraid I will develope a reaction to it one of these days. Seems like I can take stuff for a few monthes then the next time I have a real bad reaction to it and the doctor adds it to my alergic to list. So that is why I was wondering if anyone else had this reaction to Zocor. |
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| One of the side effects of many of the cholesterol-lowering drugs is muscle weakness and pain, and it may be a sign of serious problems. And I do mean serious. This effect can happen at any time while taking the drug, as it is not an allergy or intolerance. You really need to see a doctor ASAP. At least rule out the possibility of the Zocor causing the pain. From the product label: "Unexplained muscle pain or weakness could be a sign of a rare but serious side effect and should be reported to your doctor right away. Muscle: Tell your doctor right away if you experience any unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness at any time during treatment with ZOCOR so your doctor can decide if ZOCOR should be stopped. Some patients may have muscle pain or weakness while taking ZOCOR. Rarely, this can include muscle breakdown resulting in kidney damage. The risk of muscle breakdown is greater in patients with kidney problems or diabetes." Muscle breakdown causes the release of myoglobin into the bloodstream, where the kidney is supposed to filter it out. But myoglobin is a large protein that may clog the blood vessels in the kidneys, starving the kidneys for oxygen. Once hypoxic damage is done to the kidney, it is IRREVERSIBLE! You could go into permanent kidney failure, resulting in death or life-long dialysis. Please do not delay in at least talking with your doctor about your pain. If you notice red-brown urine, RUN do not walk to the emergency room and explain what is going on. I cannot stress enough how serious this side effect can be. |
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