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Simvastatin 80mg

Hi All, just picked up 2 months worth of Simvastatin 80mg form my Doctors, my Neuro suggested it but it is an off label so to speak prescription. Anyone had any experience with it? The muscle atrophy, the most serious of the possible side effects is concerning! Barry
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I've been taking it for more than three years. I've never had any side effects, as far as I know. I recently had an MRI and I had very little brain atrophy. In the phase 2 studies they did on Simvastatin, they saw 45% less brain atrophy each year in the people on the Simvastatin, compared with the people on the placebo (dummy drug).

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@sewing-chick Thank you so much for replying, I know everyone is different but it is good to hear that you had no unexpected side effects, I was just concerned when the Pharmacist queried the high level of the medication and wanted to speak to my GP (which is good) though my GP could only answer that's what the Neuro suggested heh. So fingers crossed!