orbs Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 both my parents died young of heart disease so i started taking 75mg soluble aspirin. i also smoked 10 cigs a day, when i told my gp he tested my cholestrol which was 8.3 i was put on 80mg simvastatin, been on them since the count is now half but i'm still on 80mg and was told it cant be lowered. stopped smoking 3 years ago. i was told to stop taking the sol aspirin. i never heard about the stiffness which i have but put down to cronic back pain and not being very mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 both my parents died young of heart disease so i started taking 75mg soluble aspirin. i also smoked 10 cigs a day, when i told my gp he tested my cholestrol which was 8.3 i was put on 80mg simvastatin, been on them since the count is now half but i'm still on 80mg and was told it cant be lowered. stopped smoking 3 years ago. i was told to stop taking the sol aspirin. i never heard about the stiffness which i have but put down to cronic back pain and not being very mobile. So are you having muscle pain and stiffness as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting~Tong Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 ive just started taking simvastatin bit worried nah after reading this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 My Tiler complained about pains in his joints and he likes a drink of an evening. His Doctor told him not to worry as it was probably just grout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 My Tiler complained about pains in his joints and he likes a drink of an evening. His Doctor told him not to worry as it was probably just grout. I have heard that before. It makes you wonder. Is he taking Simvastatin do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twibstix Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Daddy takes them. He is supposed to take them at night or first thing in the morning. They make him pee lots and he hates taking them if he is supposed to be going on a long journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Daddy takes them. He is supposed to take them at night or first thing in the morning. They make him pee lots and he hates taking them if he is supposed to be going on a long journey. That happens to me as well and I never put it down to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Some people get side effects on Simvastin (especially muscles aches) and other people have no trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 thanks for sharin your experiences I am a bit worried now ...... I like a glass of wine or two and the muscle aches sound rather bad organgrinder .... I think I will have a word with the gp .... might be that the benfits wont outweigh the risks thanks anyway The GP will probably give you better advice than you will get on a forum. Simvastatin can affect your liver - but it (alone) doesn't preclude you from drinking moderately. If you experience muscle pain, it might be a good idea to go and see your GP and ask him to test your blood for dead muscle cells. I took simvastatin for some years with no adverse efects. - My 6-monthly blood checks (liver and kidney function as well a HbA1C) were (reasonably) normal and simvastatin reduced both cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Then I started getting muscle pains, so I went to the doctor and asked for a blood test. It appeared that the simvastatin was causing Rhabdomyolysis (It's a known - but uncommon - side effect) and he took me off it immediately. The muscle pain stopped and the cholesterol levels started to rise. Do NOT eat grapefruit/drink grapefruit juice while you are taking statins. So I have to control cholesterol and triglycerides by diet (and Niaspan - which has side-effects of tis own. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The GP will probably give you better advice than you will get on a forum. Simvastatin can affect your liver - but it (alone) doesn't preclude you from drinking moderately. If you experience muscle pain, it might be a good idea to go and see your GP and ask him to test your blood for dead muscle cells. I took simvastatin for some years with no adverse efects. - My 6-monthly blood checks (liver and kidney function as well a HbA1C) were (reasonably) normal and simvastatin reduced both cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Then I started getting muscle pains, so I went to the doctor and asked for a blood test. It appeared that the simvastatin was causing Rhabdomyolysis (It's a known - but uncommon - side effect) and he took me off it immediately. The muscle pain stopped and the cholesterol levels started to rise. Do NOT eat grapefruit/drink grapefruit juice while you are taking statins. So I have to control cholesterol and triglycerides by diet (and Niaspan - which has side-effects of tis own. ) During the last three years I have kidneys stones and still have 3 in my kidneys.You have got me wondering about the Rhabdomyolysis now as to whether the statins caused them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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