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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Change From Simvastatin To Pravastatin

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Dr.    Sara Garcia MD

originally suffered side effects from simvastatin resulting in a change to pravastatin. ...I was taking pravastatin for a year and it seemed to b effective. My Kaiser permanente doctor ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sara Garcia ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

months I developed bad muscle pains in my arms and legs. Doctor took me off 40 mg simvastatin and switched me to 40mg pravastatin . Same problem. Now on 10 mg pravastatin and starting to ache again.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.   VENKAT MD

pravastatin and enlarged prostate seem to cause constipation. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. VENKAT ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Andrew Hatkoff MD

pravastatin , carvedilol, bumetanide, spironolactone-are there foods I should avoid ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Andrew Hatkoff ( Radiologist)
Dr. Shyam B. Kale MD

metformin kind of medication. I do take Pravastatin 40MG per day and Cholesterol is at 170. My Dr says to continue Pravastatin - even though recently my early morning blood sugar is now 115 (it used to e... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shyam B. Kale ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

I want to switch from Simvastatin to Pravastatin because I can t take Amlodipine with Simvastatin ... control. I also take Zetia with the Simvastatin which I would like to stop altogether... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hi, what is better, Livalo or pravastatin for person who has prediabetic sugar level - A1C about 5.9 - 6.1 ? I used previously simvastatin and sugar level was increased to 6.6 When I stopped ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

what can i take other than statins been on simvastatin 40mg lowered to 10mg still got the same ide effects of weakness now doctor has put me on a tablet called pravastatin 10mg almost frightened to take it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ee Von Teh MD

and not the same side affects, like Pravastatin or Simvastatin or is there something that is not a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ee Von Teh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

it is, what can I change to. My doctor said simvastatin . What do you think? Thank you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)