What is simvastatin used for

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Avatar n tn I have used 10mg Atorvastatin for years with no side effects. The doctor is switching me to simvastatin which reacted badly with my liver in the past. Aim is to save money. Is it safe to buy Atorvastatin online ?
Avatar m tn simvastatin will help but not as immune modulator but reducing cholesterol for hbsag production, it is also good to note that both sim and alinia are active on all hbv strains so they might prevent resistance in case of nucs combo another thing to keep very clear is that 1g alinia daily looks mostly ineffective since the maximum blood half-life of active level of alinia taken with food is 7 hours only so it is necessary to take alinia every 7-8 hours according to the total daily dose if 1.
Tbd The best I ever used was Simcor, which they stopped making. No pain or aches for me, associated with using that one. Great blood numbers as well. Lipitor did not go so well...body aches became the norm. I recently started on Simvastatin...so far so good...but I have been on it for only a month or two.
Avatar f tn I have been taking simvastatin for three weeks since having a Tia but have also had a flu like cold for ten days , I am still having aching flu like pains which I would have thought would have passed by now . I don't know if this is a side effect of the drug I'm taking 40mg a day but feel really achy will this pass .
Avatar m tn My stepdad is on the following medications and it is really messing him up: Simvastatin 20 mg(1T QD), Diazepam 10 mg(1T TID), Opana ER 40 mg(1T BID), Atenolol 100 mg(1T QD), Lunesta 3 mg(1T HS), Cymbalta 60 mg(1C BID), Fentora 800 mcg(1T BID PRN), Fentanyl Citrate 1200 mcg(One lollipop QID PRN). He was OK for a couple of months but yesterday he started acting weird again. Slurred speech(more than usual), lack of balance, forgetfulness, etc. How can I prevent future episodes from happening?
Avatar m tn 6 cm Pains( higher than mild) in the abdominal regions HBV DNA 992 IU Hbsag - 5,700 ALT - 19 What and what is expected to change if HepTech works for me? In other words, how do I know it works for me?
Avatar f tn Simvastatin is a simple statin and is very safe. Your doctor would not put you on it for low HDL (good cholesterol) as it does not increase HDL, it lowers LDL or bad cholesterol. Do you know what your breakdown was? In any case, statins are very safe and proving to me more safe all the time. The risk of any side effect is anywhere between 2% and 5% which classifies this as very safe. Common side effects are muscle pain and sore joints.
Avatar f tn Can someone explain what, if any, evidence there for a switch from simvastatin to pravastatin? My husband's doctor said there is new evidence that simvastatin may be detrimental. Unfortunately, my husband did not quiz him further. He already has one stent in a narrow back artery but he has brought his cholesterol down considerably with the statins.
Avatar m tn [0009] Simvastatin is a known cholesterol-lowering agent that is derived synthetically from the fermentation of Aspergellus Ferrous. Simvastatin has been used extensively in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and its pharmacology and toxicology are well known. [0010] Use of simvastatin in the prevention of malignant diseases, especially liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma, has been previously unknown.
428155 tn?1203688894 Well here is an update; after a few months I have found the culprit: it was simvastatin (called "Lipex" in New Zealand), which my GP had prescribed me 2 years beforehand to control my cholesterol level. I stopped simvastatin and all fibrillations have disappeared. As I was taking simvastatin, I was in fibrillation 17% of the time; 1 month after I stopped simvastatin, the level was down to 0%.
Avatar m tn If you feel it is the Simvastatin, you can always ask your doctor about going off of it for a short while to see if it improves. This is a rare side effect of Simvastatin so I would look elsewhere for the problem. You should speak to your doctor.
Avatar m tn check for liver researchers and statins, the studies were from 2009 conferences and bader is the one studying sim for hbv and hcv.it is know sim has also an effect on immune system and is used on hcv with interferon and vitamin d to increase svr the drugs not used yet are antidiabetes but researchers in florence, close to my hospital, said that they are very useful for HCC prevention or cure.
1579934 tn?1431268911 I never used a statin as an adjunct to HCV therapy myself, Rhonda. However, talking with other folks locally, I hear my old GI doc has been adding them in routinely. There are a number of abstracts just now being released from the EASL (European Study of the Liver) conference last month in Berlin: More info on this from hivandhepatitis.com: http://hivandhepatitis.com/2011_conference/easl2011/docs/0401_2010_d.
Avatar f tn this is known as off labeling...where a drug is intended for one purpose but used for another....in this case insomnia......