Simvastatin for High Cholesterol User Reviews (Page 5)
Brand names: Zocor, FloLipid
Simvastatin has an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from a total of 104 reviews for the treatment of High Cholesterol. 30% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Simvastatin
- kbark...
- May 20, 2009
Zocor (simvastatin) "It did the job."
- Anonymous
- January 30, 2009
"I had to stop taking it because of all the side effects. I had severe stomach pain. "
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- Anonymous
- August 9, 2011
"Started with a cholesterol of 235 and 3 months later my cholesterol went down to 140. No side effects!"
- Anonymous
- February 3, 2009
"I am a 42 year old male. Have been taking simvastatin 20mg for about 2 and a half months now. No side effects and I'm amazed at how my numbers have dropped. My wife is thrilled as well."
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- socal...
- March 1, 2009
"lowered my cholestrol 70 points in 3 months - normal for the first time in my life! 56 yr old female"
- pitong
- May 28, 2012
"I am taking simvastatin after dinner meal 40mg as per my doctor's prescription. I feel fine."
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- RCAF
- April 15, 2011
"For me, only simvastatin by Cobalt Labs did not cause severe muscle and joint pain. The others contain a filler that causes the pain."
- nicol...
- July 6, 2008
"appears to work satisfactorily. Dr. instructions to take each night but appears to work just as well taken with the multitude of other tablets prescribed by him and the hospital each morning"
- Anonymous
- June 5, 2009
"Works fine. I missed about 5 days and it showed on my lab work."
- dalli
- September 28, 2010
"It lowered my Cholesterol numbers and put my LDL and HDL numbers in normal range. It did work for me but I had some muscle pain in my legs which would come and go."
- reedf...
- April 22, 2011
"Just started taking it so no results yet, but I did have a headache the first 4 days I took it."
- booty...
- January 23, 2020
"it gave me big poops at night night time"
- Anonymous
- October 22, 2010
"This medicine has been very helpful in controlling my high cholesterol at an affordable price."
- Mike...
- February 22, 2010
"229 down to 139 in a few months on 40 mg simvastatin. I had been over 220 for many years. Shocked me."
- Albert...
- April 25, 2017
"Too early to comment"
- tschan
- July 5, 2010
"Lowered bad cholesterol from 130 to under 70."
- Tracy
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- November 9, 2022
"Made me very sick , insomnia ears ringing, irregular heartbeat, runny nose anger anxiety my dose was 40 mg"
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"Makes "pinging" pains in my legs especially around my knees by the 4th day. Took Motrin, but will ask to change meds."