Side Effects Of Simvastatin (Top voted first)

I have been taking Simvastatin for a few years now and would like to know if the following could be side effects:
Increased salivation - if my mouth is open and my head forward, I sometimes dribble which is quite embarrassing (I'm only 63!)
Quivery thumbs - that my doctor diagnosed as essential tremor but reading up on that suggests that the tremor occurs when using force - mine occurs when I'm relaxed or even sleeping according to my husband!
Disturbed sleep - I get too warm in bed and that wakes me, as well as needing the loo, but in general I seem unable to sleep for more that 3 hours without a disturbance, and in the early mornings if I wake and look at the clock I'm relieved if it's a reasonable time to get up - I get fed up of being in bed but not being asleep.
Any suggestions - other than coming off the statins to see how things are??

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Hello, Beryl! How are you? I'm very sorry about the problems that you're having.

These statin mediations are notorious for causing problematic side effects, sometimes so severe that someone has to stop taking them and from what I'm finding, yes, there is a chance that it could be the cause of the issues you're experiencing, as listed by the FDA in the detailed side effects.

You may also experience headache, weakness, fatigue and joint/muscle aches.

Have you tried asking your doctor about trying a different one?

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Thanks for that - I am now on a different station which has made perhaps a small difference. Unfortunately I have been fighting the big c this summer (and winning!) so these issues now seem fairly insignificant

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