[stomachmonkey]

I have high cholesterol.

My diet is good but I should exercise more than I currently do.

Few years back was on Simvastatin.

Was a really unpleasant experience for me, constantly bloated, chronically fatigued, muscle and joint ache.

I only put it together when I had forgotten to refill my prescription and by the time I got around to it a lot of the side effects were going away.

So I stopped taking them.

Dr just called to give me my latest labs, total 257, LDL 171 and Tri 106.

OK so I know that's no bueno and I need to deal with it.

He wants to try Pravachol for 8 weeks and see how I do.

I really don't want to go back to feeling like crap again but I also don't want to stroke out.

I know not everyone has the same side effects so taking that with a grain of salt anyone with Pravachol vs Simvastatin experience?