[Evans, Marv]

There was a pretty long thread about this some time ago. I am on Simvastatin now with no noticeable side effects - that I can identify. My engergy level is mostly high. I contribute my slightly & occasionally faltering memory to aging, but who knows. My first test was 284 in my early/mid 30s, and the doc (Kaiser) I had then put me on Mevacor, which I took for 3 years & my cholestoral level didn't change a bit. So I talked to him & we decided I should stop & try low fat diet, etc., etc. which didn't do anything either. The doctor I have now put me on increased dosage of Mevacor (didn't do anything again) & then Vytorin (the one that works two ways - reduced liver production & reduced assimilation as I understand it). I took that for about 2 years & my levels went from 318 to 260 to 160 to 115 (total). After a while & for a long time I suffered from memory loss & confusion & couldn't connect it with anything. I thought I was headed for Alzheimers (sp?). I eventually started having severe muscle pain & extreme & increasing weakness, especially in my upper body. I stopped taking the Vytorin & started to improve immediately. After that I went back on Simvastatin with levels now in the 160 to 220 range. I've been on it now for another year & a half & so far so good. This stuff seems to affect lots of people differently.