All medicines have the potential to give you hazardous side effects. Zocor (Simvastatim) is commonly prescribed for arthritis. And Zocor has been noted to give some people side effects. Even in trials done before Zocor went on the market, 1.8% of volunteer human guinea pigs were taken off Zocor because of the danger of side effects. Just because Zocor doesn’t agree with some people soesn’t mean it will hurt you. But you need to be aware of these side effects to help manage your arthritis, and Zocor or other anti-arthritis drugs can certainly still play part of an overall game plan to whip that arthritis into shape.

Side Effects

The most alarming side effect is that Zocor can harm the kidneys…in about 1% of the patients who have arthritis. And Zocor can cause other side effects, which are annoying but not as alarming. Be sure to call your doctor if you have arthritis, and Zocar is part of your pain control, and suddenly develop these symptoms:

Muscle pain or weakness

Vertigo or dizziness

Dark colored urine

Flu like symptoms

Drug Interactions

Be sure to tell your doctor about all the medications you are taking, whether they are from conventional medical sources or holistic or alternative medical sources. Vitamins and herbal supplements are still medicines. And, because of privacy laws, you will not get in trouble with the law if you tell your doctor anything illegal that you are taking. That information is strictly confidential. With arthritis and Zocor, your can get relief safely as long as you do not take Zocor and:

are pregnant or nursing

have liver disease

diabetes

under active or inactive thyroid

muscle disorder

blood disorder

Getting The Most From Arthritis Medicines

If you have arthritis, and Zocor is okayed for you, there are many things you can do to help the medicine best do its work. You want to limit or cut out smoking and drinking booze. You want to do regular exercise and to eat sensibly. You also want to maintain as close to your ideal weight as you can, so your joints don’t have to work any harder than they need to. Keep to a diet low in bad fats, processed foods and salt and you’ll help not only your arthritis and Zocor, but also the rest of your body parts. And take time each day to laugh – life is too short to be entirely about managing arthritis.