Simvastatins (40MG) side affects.

[The Tech Clerk]

Re: Simvastatins (40MG) side affects.

40mg Simvatatin is my one as well I get pains shooting up down my leg from time to time, dam nusence at time what with awaiting hip operation , and sciatica in the knee, but as you state could be the statin doing it, only one I was told to look out for was flushes!

mine was issued with heart tablets as a precaution if I remember correctly.

[di30]

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sorry about your dad he sounds like he suffered a lot of conditions , i hope you get the right medication to bring down the cholesterol and no side effects .

Hiya and thanks hun,

Yes he did have a lot, too many to list really, he ended up with no quality of life bless him.

Just posted above as well about my appointment thank you x

[di30]

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Thanks Di but it was mainly due to the tablets and exercise. I've found out mine has been inherited and so diet doesn't really help much. I'm not saying I can eat burger and chips every day, but doing a low fat option on anything doesn't really cut it. Exercise has helped immensely though, as that helps build up levels of 'good' cholesterol. The good/bad cholesterol ratio is also important I've been told.

Hope your appointment goes well.

Hiya and thank you, just came back from app now, and was told it was early days, but to bear with it a little bit longer, if it does became too unbearable then they will change them to something else, can't remember exactly the name but I know it starts with "A" lol.
It's basically trial and error at this stage she said.

I was told the same as you, with mine being hereditary, as no diet helped with mine either unfortunately.

I will keep up with my keep fit regime , I love dancing and do that everyday, and also take a walk. x

[oldyboy]

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Hiya


Blimey that was very high!, and well done for bringing it down too!

Thanks Di but it was mainly due to the tablets and exercise. I've found out mine has been inherited and so diet doesn't really help much. I'm not saying I can eat burger and chips every day, but doing a low fat option on anything doesn't really cut it. Exercise has helped immensely though, as that helps build up levels of 'good' cholesterol. The good/bad cholesterol ratio is also important I've been told.

Hope your appointment goes well.

[Spent2much]

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You like me then, don't smoke or drink, I gave up drinking about 19 years ago, however, had the odd wine with mostly lemonade on celebrations, I did used to smoke but gave that up before losing my dad 2 years ago, then was naughty coz of my nerves with losing dad after the first few weeks, then stopped again.

My weight varies between 9 to just under 9 and a half stone, was told for my height at 5'5 that was just right.
I used to be a fitness freak with advanced aerobics and that suddenly stopped to just basic exercise now, so I expect that will make an impact to my body, changes etc.

With my dad, as he had a listed history of med conditions, stokes, heart condition, cancer, asthma, however he did also have emphysema from working at the coal pits, so that was due to working there with the lung disease, he was then diagnosed with dementia at the age of 60, lost him at 69, they were checking him for parkinson's as well, but then we lost him to double pneumonia.

Yes it's very scary.

I was actually given a cholesterol diet sheet a long time ago, followed it but in my case it didnt seem to bring it down to what they wanted it to be.

sorry about your dad he sounds like he suffered a lot of conditions , i hope you get the right medication to bring down the cholesterol and no side effects .

[di30]

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Off to my appointment shortly, will let you know what is said.

[di30]

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If this helps any I was diagnosed with high cholesterol 7 years ago and have been on 40mg Simvastatin ever since. I had muscle aches to start with, until I was told by a friend that they should be taken before bedtime. It would seem they're meant to work overnight and I'd been taking them in the morning! Apart from that I've had no probs. Might just be a case of your body adjusting to them.

I agree with others that they do more good than harm as my initial count of 9.3 has come down to below 6.

Hiya
And thank you too for your input.

Blimey that was very high!, and well done for bringing it down too!

Yes hopefully my body will adjust with time, I have been taking mine before 10pm nightly, and it will be almost a month on the 14th that I was prescribed them, so I don't think I've given them a chance to be honest. x

[oldyboy]

Re: Simvastatins (40MG) side affects.

If this helps any I was diagnosed with high cholesterol 7 years ago and have been on 40mg Simvastatin ever since. I had muscle aches to start with, until I was told by a friend that they should be taken before bedtime. It would seem they're meant to work overnight and I'd been taking them in the morning! Apart from that I've had no probs. Might just be a case of your body adjusting to them.

I agree with others that they do more good than harm as my initial count of 9.3 has come down to below 6.

[di30]

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Hopefully it will get under control, I know what you mean about meds though, I now have to inject 4 times a day and take 4 different tablets!!!

Fingers crossed for you then. That is a lot!
One of my brother's who is severely autistic, his care staff have to try to keep his under control with injections and tabs, it's a lot to deal with I know that, good luck. x

[mgfboy]

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Thank you mgfboy, that is actually reassuring, I think maybe I may just be a little paranoid, we all hate taking meds, and I'm sure our doc's know what they are prescribing for us, it's just that seeing my prescription list adding up scares me, since dad was on pages of them when he was still here.

Hope your blood sugar levels are kept under control. x

Hopefully it will get under control, I know what you mean about meds though, I now have to inject 4 times a day and take 4 different tablets!!!

[pompeyfaith]

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Yes it is under control now.

[di30]

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I'm on Simvastatin 40 mg , I have no obvious side effects, but most of the time I feel fairly crap anyway because I'm still trying to get my bloodsuger/insulin under control.

From what I can gather though, statins on the whole to more good than harm.

Thank you mgfboy, that is actually reassuring, I think maybe I may just be a little paranoid, we all hate taking meds, and I'm sure our doc's know what they are prescribing for us, it's just that seeing my prescription list adding up scares me, since dad was on pages of them when he was still here.

Hope your blood sugar levels are kept under control. x

[mgfboy]

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I'm on Simvastatin 40 mg , I have no obvious side effects, but most of the time I feel fairly crap anyway because I'm still trying to get my bloodsuger/insulin under control.

From what I can gather though, statins on the whole do more good than harm.

[di30]

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As I also have hypertension

Is that well controlled now hun?

I will have a word tomorrow anyway, I do feel a bit naughty for leaving the statin out tonight, but so fed up of waking to headachy legs lol. This has never happened to me before, it's a different sort of ache to usual body aches.

She did say though, if I felt I was suffering with any side affects and concerned to stop taking it and see her immediately. x

[di30]

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I had a medical a month ago and my blood pressure was perfect, i have lost over a stone in weight and i eat only fresh food i don't eat anything that has additives colours or preservatives, i don't smoke and haven't drunk alcohol for 10 years, the result showed that there was only a 4% chance of heart attack or stroke .

My doctor told me that my dad's heart attacks which resulted in bypass is a lifestyle disease and not hereditary . I was also scared about the parkinson's and was told it is not hereditary. I came out of the doctors feeling like a new woman .

You like me then, don't smoke or drink, I gave up drinking about 19 years ago, however, had the odd wine with mostly lemonade on celebrations, I did used to smoke but gave that up before losing my dad 2 years ago, then was naughty coz of my nerves with losing dad after the first few weeks, then stopped again.

My weight varies between 9 to just under 9 and a half stone, was told for my height at 5'5 that was just right.
I used to be a fitness freak with advanced aerobics and that suddenly stopped to just basic exercise now, so I expect that will make an impact to my body, changes etc.

With my dad, as he had a listed history of med conditions, stokes, heart condition, cancer, asthma, however he did also have emphysema from working at the coal pits, so that was due to working there with the lung disease, he was then diagnosed with dementia at the age of 60, lost him at 69, they were checking him for parkinson's as well, but then we lost him to double pneumonia.

Yes it's very scary.

I was actually given a cholesterol diet sheet a long time ago, followed it but in my case it didnt seem to bring it down to what they wanted it to be.