Pravastatin vs Zocor
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| Pravastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. | Simvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. | |||
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| Add Pravastatin review So happy I decided to research the medication. I am in so much PAIN. My legs, arms and muscles are very sore. I could barley walk at times. I am going to stop this med and see if that makes a difference in how i feel.... Taken for years with good effect. 1yr ago suffered ruptured bicep just putting a plug into a baseboard outlet. Now have problems with tendon sliding in/out of its' groove in shoulder. P.T. For same. Now wondering if rupture was due to rhabdomyolisis. o took one last night around 9pm and its still stuck in my throat now 9:50 am Cholesterol went from 254 to 189 since I have been using this medicine. No side effects at all. I just have blood tests every 3 months by my doctor. Took it for 5 days. Already, I experience headache, muscle pain in my legs (front shin). I think that doctors should try to educate themselves regarding other alternatives (natural help remedies through exercise, kinds of foods to help, and the like)to help their patients. Prescribing medication is helpful as well as educating the patients more about wellness...doing the right thing as far as the ... | Add Zocor review I have been on this med for little more than a year. I started having sever heartburn after just a few weeks but did not associate it with Zocor. I then started to have foot pain so bad I could hardly walk. I have spent countless amounts of money on shoes and pain relieving devices that have not helped at all. Some days I am so exhausted I cannot move. Recently I missed two days of the Zocor a ... is it true that zcor is no longer on the market? the generic gave me bad effects!please email me at stac.m@aol.com side effects I have been taking zocor for a few years now and just in the last two years I've started to have deep bone pain in legs and arms. I was put on Zocor and immediately knew something was wrong. Within 24 hours, I noticed my thought process was cloudy. Although, I wasn't sure what med was causing it as I was placed on Zocor, a bloood thinner and BP meds at the same time. Six months later, after fighting the cognitive issues, I developed pain in my feeet and ankles that progressed up my legs about 4 to 6 inches per day. On the ... | |||
