My cholesterol level is 197(within normal range). My Dr. Wants me to take 80mg of Zocor daily. I have muscular dystrophy. Zocor can cause muscle weakness and pain in the joints. After reading about statins in the PDR, I will not take the prescribed doseage. I have an appointment to discuss this with him. I know he has my best interest in mind, however, I do not agree with him about this. My advice is to ALWAYS LOOK UP A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION IN THE PDR. Your Dr. cannot possibly know about every side effect of every medication on the market.

Judi - that's rather preposterous unless you have some other risk factor. Your number is perfectly acceptable. Are you ambulatory? I'm sure your Dr. will understand your reluctance to take Zocor or ANY statin and 80mg. is a rather high dose. Is there something else pertinent in your condition? Is your Dr. right out of Med school? These trends change every few years and in accordance with many retrospective studies. IF you are otherwise at risk for an MI (or have already HAD an MI?) is the ONLY reason I can think of for such a recommendation. But again - these threads are not subsitutes for your personal visit with your physician? good luck (PS - do you have hideously high triglycerides? THAT would place a person at risk for pancreatitis. MD is often a DZ of males. Did you mean to say muscular sclerosis by any chance?

i have suffered with anziety bad memory and deppresion and rhumatoid arthritis on and off for approx twenty years but in the last three years i have developed posterior uvitis chronic fatige and in last few weeks my balance as i am walking i seem to stumble to the left , i have allso noticed a numb feeling over part of my body on left side and a weird tingleing feeling i am allso haveing a nagging ache pain in my lower spine it makes it difficult to sleep , i have allso woken in the night screaming with chronic spasm pain in my left calf, i sometimes get a feeling in my throat that likes it is swelling or something as it is hard to even swallow saliva as it chokes me, my thinking process is terrible as is concentration memory and i get this brain fog i can never plan anything as i never no from one day to the next how i will be ! please somebody help i have been on effexor 150mg for about five years 2 years out of the 5 i was on 300mg before this i was on seroxat for about 5 years and before that prozac for best part of twenty years i have been on antideppresants could they be causeing whats going wrong with me ?