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Reviewer: flugels417, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am 21 days into a 30 day script. After reading many of the reviews posted here I am beginning to become concerned with my own possible side effects. I have been complaining to my boyfriend about marks on my body which appeared to be "body acne". They look similar to a spider bite and itched the same as well. The marks on the inside of my thigh (where they rub when I walk) have larg
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Reviewer: dkienow, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My doctor put me on 80mg. Such extreme leg pain, cramping. No sleeping at night. Tested me for other problems, but when it came down to it, I stopped taking the med and started to improve. Now will I ever get full mobility & strength of my leg muscles back??? Very angry with the docs
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Reviewer: stsacy, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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It has lowered my cholesterol but I have edema and pain in my feet now its itchy
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Reviewer: Sym, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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My Chloresterol is down, so says my Dr. But I have problems with SWOLLEN LEGS, PAINFUL URINATION, and MUCH CONSTIPATION since I started using this medicine.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I Found that taking this for two weeks i was experiencing alot of the same symptoms as everyone else muscle cramps disclored urine i was not aware that this was due to the simvastin but i did get very rapid heart beats while taking and i stopped after two weeks i do not know if the combination of lisinopril and simvastin was cause the rapid heart beats but i do feel better since i decided to disco
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