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Simvastatin Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Zocor, Lipex, Simvaxon (Show all)

Generic Name: Simvastatin

See patients taking Simvastatin

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38 patient evaluations for Simvastatin

MaineGuy

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Male
- Age: 56y
Condition: Lyme 23 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Good
by MaineGuy
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**Purpose:** Hypercholesterolemia *(Started Jan 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 21, 2011	20 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Date: Sep 21, 2011
Advice & Tips: Watch out for long term side effects! I have stopped taking this medication (20 mg/daily) and am now waiting to see what, if any, of my medical problems show improvement.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

creedy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: None

function: All

external_stress: Most

Stickman: some
Description:F55y
FM:12y Dx
by creedy
See creedy's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** Hypercholesterolemia *(Started Aug 02, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 01, 2011	20 mg M,W,F	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
May 16, 2011	20 mg M,W,F	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Dirty Butter

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 70y
Condition: Mitochondrial Myopathy 7 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Neutral
by Dirty Butter
See Dirty Butter's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** High Cholesterol *(Started May 02, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 29, 2011	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 29, 2011
Advice & Tips: Stopped all meds due to elevated liver enzymes, until liver situation resolved.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

johnzimm

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: None

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: None

Stiffness: None

function: All

external_stress: Some

Stickman: none
Description:M35y
FM:3y Dx
by johnzimm
See johnzimm's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** Hypercholesterolemia *(Started Nov 09, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 05, 2011	40 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

PammyGrammy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: most
Description:F48y
FM:6y Dx
CFS:6y Dx
by PammyGrammy
See PammyGrammy's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** Hypercholesterolemia *(Started Feb 01, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 15, 2011	20 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Swelling in legs, feet and ankles, toenails coming off

Date: Mar 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: I had severe swelling with this medication so the Dr took me off. Toenails discolored and started to peel off also.

0 helpful marks

josearamirez

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: M
- Age: 48y
- Organ: Heart
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: None
1. Heart : 2y Transplanted
by josearamirez
See josearamirez's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** Support heart health *(Started Mar 12, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 12, 2011	20 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

gkygrl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 22 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by gkygrl
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**Purpose:** High Cholesterol *(Started Nov 22, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 03, 2011	5 mg Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Feb 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: I was on a super low dose but am concerned about this medication affecting my liver. I have stopped it until further advice from doctor.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

demohun

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 11 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by demohun
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**Purpose:** Simvastatin may have some benefit in treating PD as well as my primary usage for High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia) *(Started Nov 21, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 01, 2011	40 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	A little

Date: Jan 01, 2011
Advice & Tips: now taking for my PD as-well as my heart
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

tmmjclole

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 5 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Severe

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Severe

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: severe

Walking: moderate
by tmmjclole
See tmmjclole's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** High Cholesterol *(Started Nov 05, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 18, 2010		Slight	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

catsmeow

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

ALS: 4 yrs

Bi-Pap

Bulbar: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: moderate
by catsmeow
See catsmeow's full Simvastatin history

**Purpose:** High Cholesterol *(Started May 01, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 15, 2010	40 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

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