Cholesterol question - Zocor

not sure if this is the right place, but I didn't see anything specific for cholesterol...

can anyone share side effects they had while on Zocor to lower cholesterol. My Dad is on it and having terrible back pain... I have heard there is a link. Thanks.

Hi i had bad back pain with all the statins not to mention just a total feeling of tiredness. i have tried them all, Mevacor actually made me feel depressed, it wasn't until i gave up on them totally that i now feel better.I have to admit i am scared becasue my cholesteral is at 297 but i am going for quality of life not quantity. i am going to look up that Lipo matrix and see what is in it. never heard of it, is it canadian?

I was on Zocor for 6 days and thought I developed nerve damage. I developed involuntary muscle movements in my calfs,and my left leg and arm were constantly falling sleep. I went to a specialist for testing and found no permanent damage, but it took me about a year to get back to normal.
I was advised to take co-enzyme Q10, which helps repair damaged muscle tissue. I don't know if that really helped or not.
Recently I have had good success with Zetia and taking fish body oil (omega three fatty acids). Zetia works in the digestive track by inhibiting the absorption of cholesteral. I cannot take any of the statins, but Zetia and the fish oil (4 at 1,000 mg) has worked well for me - cholesterial from 230 to 175, and triglycerids from 600 to 255.
This could be an aswer for those who cannot toerate statins.
John