zbriged@hotmail.com

I have taken Zocor since it came out. Once when I had severe muscle
cramps and pain my doc took me off it but then put me back on.
Recently he has also placed me on Zetia. I now have severe, almost
generalized, bodily edema. My abdomen sloshes around horibbly and
tapping one hears the sounds of a well done watermelon. The
distention is awful.
I was told by two docs that Zetia causes NO problems then I read a
report that Zetia can cause this form of severe edema. My legs are so
painful and it makes breathing difficult. I have doubled my
Bumex(diuretic) until I can see my primary this week. Wow! This is
terrible but my Cholesterol was 133 down from 254 6 weeks ago.
Any suggestions? I am trying to walk on the TM and tomorrow I am
going into the pool and jacuzzi to see if that alleviates this problem
Feet//legs up on a slant pillow also help.
Suggestions, Suggestions, Suggestions Please!
Zbrigid

jenny

Zbrigid.

With new drugs it is often the case that the dangerous side effects only
show up in aftermarketing. Unfortunately, drug companies have a very bad
record for surpressing information about these aftermarket side effects. A
book, "Bitter Pills" documents very clearly how these companies fight
letting the public find out about dangerous side effects of their drugs once
they are in the marketplace.

Severe swelling is not a trivial side effect and may point to problems with
your liver or kidney function. If you can't get your doctor to deal with
this immediately, you need to find a new doctor.

Meanwhile, it seems that the vague health benefits of lowering cholesterol
would be outwieghed
by the serious problem the drug is causing you.

Years ago, I waited too long to stop a prescription drug that was giving me
a troublesome side effect thanks to an idiot doctor. The package insert for
the drug minimized this particular side effect and my doctor assured me it
was reversible. It wasn't. I ended up with a serious, permanent problem.
Don't take that risk.

-- Jenny
168.5/141
9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

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zbriged@hotmail.com

I tried to stop the meds previously and all three of my docs had a fit
and I returned to the drugs. I have been on Zocor for so long and
Zetia just recently that I don't know how to live without them.
I have been told my life will be shortened considerably by not taking
these Statins and that I can not just stop them.
I have been on them so long and I am tired of them and all the rest of
this stuff.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Unfortunately I have three docs and those are the ones assigned to me
and I don't have the right to pick others outside the system.
Zbrigid

jenny

Zbrigid.

With new drugs it is often the case that the dangerous side effects only
show up in aftermarketing. Unfortunately, drug companies have a very bad
record for surpressing information about these aftermarket side effects. A
book, "Bitter Pills" documents very clearly how these companies fight
letting the public find out about dangerous side effects of their drugs once
they are in the marketplace.

Severe swelling is not a trivial side effect and may point to problems with
your liver or kidney function. If you can't get your doctor to deal with
this immediately, you need to find a new doctor.

Meanwhile, it seems that the vague health benefits of lowering cholesterol
would be outwieghed
by the serious problem the drug is causing you.

Years ago, I waited too long to stop a prescription drug that was giving me
a troublesome side effect thanks to an idiot doctor. The package insert for
the drug minimized this particular side effect and my doctor assured me it
was reversible. It wasn't. I ended up with a serious, permanent problem.
Don't take that risk.

-- Jenny
168.5/141
9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?

sleepyman

Crossposted to 3 groups, sorry, but this is important.

Stop taking it right now!

Zocor:

"Hypersensitivity (Allergic) Reactions: On rare occasions, a wide
variety of symptoms have been reported to occur either alone or
together in groups (referred to as a syndrome) that appeared to be
based on allergic-type reactions, which may rarely be fatal. These
have included one or more of the following: a severe generalized
reaction that may include shortness of breath, wheezing, digestive
symptoms, and low blood pressure and even shock; an allergic reaction
with swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty
swallowing or breathing; symptoms mimicking lupus (a disorder in which
a person's immune system may attack parts of his or her own body);
severe muscle and blood vessel inflammation; bruises; various
disorders of blood cells (that could result in anemia, infection, or
blood clotting problems) or abnormal blood tests; inflamed or painful
joints; hives; fatigue and weakness; sensitivity to sunlight; fever,
chills; flushing; difficulty breathing; and severe skin disorders that
vary from rash to a serious burn-like shedding of skin all over the
body, including mucous membranes such as the lining of the mouth."

You are having breathing Problems. STOP TAKING BOTH!! CALL YOU DOCTOR
or ER. DO IT.

Sleepy

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diana <(h)(u)(g)(s)>

I learned from the beginning of being in this newsgroup the last four
years that YOU are the HEAD of your Medical Team. You may not be able
to choose other doctors but you don't have to let these three put you
in a wheelchair either. Look, I was on Lipitor for almost four years
and it DID muscle damage beyond repair. I walked in that doctors
office that day and now I barely walk anywhere.

I screamed muscle pain from day one not knowing what was wrong because
I figured well She was the doctor she should know. She kept saying
lose weight, lose weight. Well yeah I need to lose lots of weight but
the fact is I had a blood test done showing I do indeed have muscle
damage so NOW after all that hollering I did she FINALLY says to me,
"Are you on Lipitor?" and when I said yes she said well get off it
Immediately !

So thanks but no thanks to doctors who think they know it all. It is
your body and you know it best.

Diana
who is angry another doctor may cripple another person due to not
doing the right thing.

JMO

Diana

news:<8r1khvgg207ivr7skl3uqhkf84lsp0v8su@4ax.com>. ..

me

zbrigid

I have just reviewed my last lab reports and they are all well within
normal limits with no evident problems with liver enzymes or kidney
function but that was two weeks ago. Everything looked terrific
except for a horrible bladder infection that I can't get rid of. Zbrigid

andrew

Did they do any testing?

With your shortness of breath, they should have checked your chest X-ray.

I have a pacemaker implanted for the usual and


SSS is neither usual nor customary.


Ascites would be an unusual side effect of Zocor.

The question is "why are you needing more diuretics?"

It is not clear that it was the Zocor.


God Bless,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com