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Difference Between Lipitor And Simvastatin

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Dr. Sadiq Mughal MD

I am taking simvastatin 40 mg. now my doctor wants to go take lipitor now with 80 mg. He says this would be of equal srength. Is this right everything I read is just the opposite that simvastatin 40mg... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sadiq Mughal ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.  P. T. Patil MD

i take 40mg simvastatin daily.and have started using viagra once or twice a week as needed .... ty.....if not, my other question is ..could simvastatin be a cause for decreased erection quality? i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr.   Olsi Taka MD

Mother was switched from Simvastatin 10 mg to Lipitor 40 mg three 1/2 weeks ago. She suffers from ... ( Transient global amnesia ). Could all of this be related to a reaction to the Lipitor? I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

Lipitor tonight or go back to my simvastatin (Zocor) that has given me no problems in past and muscle ...I started taking Lipitor (the generic of this) about three days ago... previously I had been... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen MD

What side effects does simvastatin have? my email address is YYYY@YYYY . I am 68 years old with a history of depression and anxiety . I have been taking simvastatin for approximately 15 years. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Aslam Lalani MD

hi ,my doctor in the last 2 weeks switched by cholesterol mediciation from lipitor 10 mg to simvastatin 20mg due to my insurance company not approving the brand lipitor without pre- certification,which... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aslam Lalani ( Cardiologist)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

I have been taking simvastatin 40mg for years. I have also been taking Ditilazem. for a few years. I got a message from mt Cardiologist today to stop taking the simvastatin and tell my pharmasist I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. B.dinesh MD

or both breasts, almost always at night. I never noticed it until I began Lipitor a year ago. I was on Lipitor for awhile when the symptoms disappeared. They reappeared when my insurance company ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. B.dinesh ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Lili Sitanggang MD

I have been prescribed Simvastatin on April 12, 2017, for cholesterol. I was prescribed Lipitor in ... that time, acted astonished that my cholesterol. I am concerned about this prescription for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lili Sitanggang ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani MD

My cholesterol levels have gone from 208 to 223 and my doctor has recommended Lipitor. Recently my cholesterol was much lower while I was taking Simvastatin. Since I was also taking Verapamil my pharmacist ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani ( General & Family Physician)