[Cobra64]

I started taking simvastatin about 18 months ago. I sleep okay, but when I wake up I remember really weird dreams. And within this same 18 months, I’ve developed a gut.

[Ditter]

bttt

[no dems]

What about Lovastatin? That’s what I take. Can anyone enlighten me?

[maine-iac7]

not telling anyone what to do here - just relating what I did = I tossed the damn things - started taking the natural supplement melatonin - NO side effects...don't get any feeling of having taken something, just wake up in the morning and realize I had gone right off to sleep - and there's no yard long list of possible side effects.

Of course, with vitamins or supplements, were there just ONE adverse "possible side effect", they'd be pulled off the shelves by Swat Teams ...

Also, a banana will help you sleep - it has L-Tryptophan in it, like turkey (which is why you feel sleepy after the Thanksgiving Day meal...

Another of my favorites is old fashioned cocoa made with cocoa powder, sugar, light cream, tiny pinch of salt and then, just before serving, stir in a good splash of pure vanilla ...imitation wont work

Lots of ways to get HEALTHY sleep = I tried Valerian for a bit - grows wild in the fields. It works, but it smells like dirty gym socks -

[Yaelle]

Why do so many people take statins? Isn’t there new research out there that says heart attacks come from something other than high cholesterol now? I thought that connection was not still thought to be so causal.

[Wonder Warthog]

Simvastatin = Lipitor, Zocor

Pravastatin = Pravachol

FWIW, I take lipitor, and haven't noticed any problems.

[CDHart]

My husband is on Lipitor and Zeta, neither of which fall into these categories. Anyone have any more info on them?

Carolyn

[RichardW]

I can vouch for the weird dreams. Often thought of notifying the FDA about this. I never had them before. But on the other hand there is no doubt it lowers the cholesterol. I also take folic acid and niacin. The last time I had a blood work-up everything was right where it should be although my glucose is bumping up near or at 100 and I would like to see it down around 85 or 90. But the weird dreams. No question about it. My wife also, on these meds, reports the same problem. Not nightmares, just weird.

[windcliff]

My sleep patterns are horrible. I’ve nerver been so exhausted since taking Lipitor.

[CholeraJoe]

This study supported by a grant from Pfizer, manufacturer of Lipitor, a competing drug. Follow the money.

[bert]

The study was financed by James Sokolof and the Goldwater law firms

[crazyshrink]

“Patients taking simvastatin who are having sleep problems should consult with their doctor,” Golomb said. “Sleep deprivation is a major problem in a minor number of people.”

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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health funded the study.

Co-authors are Edwin K. Kwon, B.A.; Michael H. Criqui, M.D., M.P.H.; and Joel E. Dimsdale, M.D.