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What Causes Pain In Left Forearm While On Simvastatin?

Hi, i have been taking drugs for my heart disease for over ten years including Simvastatin 40mg, i have now alot of pain down my left forearm to my hand, i have had a scan but showed nothing, its like muscle pain. Could it be caused by the one or some of the drugs i am taking thanks Brent.
Wed, 6 Jan 2016
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Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern for the safety of Simvastatin.
Indeed, Simvastatin has been found to be effective in reducing the high cholesterol level and thus prevent the heart disease due to deposition of fat in the blood vessels of the heart and elsewhere.
One of the common side effects of Simvastatin is myopathy (muscle injury) which results in myalgia (muscle pains) and sometimes breakdown of muscle proteins to the extent of causing kidney problem.
It appears that you have muscle pains due to Simvastatin, so you are advised to consult your treating doctor for an alternate but safer drugs like Acipomox or Cholestyramine to reduce the high cholesterol level without causing myopathy.

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What Causes Pain In Left Forearm While On Simvastatin?

Hi & Welcome. I can understand your concern for the safety of Simvastatin. Indeed, Simvastatin has been found to be effective in reducing the high cholesterol level and thus prevent the heart disease due to deposition of fat in the blood vessels of the heart and elsewhere. One of the common side effects of Simvastatin is myopathy (muscle injury) which results in myalgia (muscle pains) and sometimes breakdown of muscle proteins to the extent of causing kidney problem. It appears that you have muscle pains due to Simvastatin, so you are advised to consult your treating doctor for an alternate but safer drugs like Acipomox or Cholestyramine to reduce the high cholesterol level without causing myopathy. Hope this answers your query. A feed back is appreciated.