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What does it do?
This product is primarily used to reduce cholesterol. It works by blocking an important enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) used by the body to produce cholesterol.
Last text update: 2010-12-15
Last data update: 2012-01-14
Usage:
Simvastatin is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.
| Disease/Condition | % |
|---|
| High Cholesterol | 97% |
| High Triglycerides | 18% |
General Information:
- 7.1
- Simvastatin Average Satisfaction Score
- 72% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Simvastatin.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 50,000 users taking Simvastatin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Simvastatin (Simvastatin)
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my doctor upped my dosage from 20mg to 40 mg and I'm having problems going to sleep at night as I go into a panic attack. Is anyone having trouble with this medication? I take 90mg of Cymbalta, 10mg Requip, and 225mg of Lyrica. I was doing fine under the 20mg of this medication. Should I contact my doctor about this or my pharmacist?
- 54 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-01-29 13:08:56
i have got a very sore tongue and the insides of my are the same with taking this medecine
- 59 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2012-01-19 06:42:21
Generic Zocor induced Type II Diabetes and virulent case of kidney stones which required a Lithrotripsy and Uremic stint. Removal of drug reduced the incidence of Type II Diabetes when no prior family hx of Type II Diabetes was evident.
- 63 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-12-08 04:18:55
