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Simvastatin and Joint Pain: What Users Say

Brand names: Zocor, FloLipid

Joint pain: mentioned by 6 users (4.6%)

Based on user experiences from 131 Simvastatin reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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insomnia 11.5%
pain 11.5%
weakness 9.2%
cramps 8.4%
muscle pain 8.4%
tiredness 7.6%
headaches 6.9%
depression 6.1%
heart palpitations 4.6%
joint pain 4.6%

Reviews for Simvastatin

Showing 6 reviews tagged with "joint pain". Clear filters to view all 131 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Joh...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • June 29, 2015

Simvastatin for High Cholesterol "Started this med about 11 years ago. It dropped my level to below avg. I always associated my aches and pains to my age and activity level, but I've discontinued its use for about 3 weeks because my finger joints felt swollen and arthritic. I'm starting to feel a slow improvement. My additional symptoms are sore hips and other joints. To be fair, I won't be able to discern whether this is the drug or some other factor until staying off it longer."

7 / 10
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  • tmi...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 11, 2013

For High Cholesterol "Since I started taking simvastatin 20mg at bedtime, I am not sleeping well, joint pain, tiredness, and my acid reflux is so bad I can't stand it anymore. Not sure if the simvastatin is the problem, but was not having the issues with my acid reflux while taking my Nexium until I started taking simvastatin. Talked with my pharmacy, and they told me that the simvastatin does not worsen acid reflux. It does seem funny. I was not having a problem with it until I started taking the simvastatin."

2 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • July 20, 2011

For High Cholesterol "I've been on Lipitor and now simvastatin 80mg for the past 13 to 15 years. For most of these years I have had no side effects and my cholesterol went down from 238 to 104.2. I was exercising pretty regularly. However, during this past year I have started to feel a lot of joint pain in my shoulders and now in my hips. I used to walk and run on my treadmill and take walks with my wife but because of the hip pain I'm experiencing I no longer can walk farther than around the block. I also get very tired after about 3 to 4 hrs from getting up in the morning and need a nap. I am 60 years old."

7 / 10
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Frequently asked questions

  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 18, 2012

For High Cholesterol "It lowered my cholesterol from 258 to 221 after one month, but I have numbness in my extremities and pain in my ankles. I wake up with numb limbs and sore ankles every day since I started taking this."

4 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • July 29, 2009

For High Cholesterol "Been taking this for 4 months. Having joint pain and abdominal issues. Going to take a break to see how it gets better. Used to take Lipitor without issues."

5 / 10
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  • RCA...
  • April 15, 2011

For High Cholesterol "For me, only simvastatin by Cobalt Labs did not cause severe muscle and joint pain. The others contain a filler that causes the pain."

10 / 10
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