Question 1

what are side effects of lovastatin,  lisinopril and metformin in women?

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Same as in men.: Major side effects are: Lovastatin - muscle pain and liver enzyme elevation. Lisinopril- persistent low level cough and much less commonly painless swelling of the face. Metformin- diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

Question 2

what are the side effects of lovastatin?

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Muscle and liver: Usually nothing, but occasionally muscle pains , or liver irritation, and rarely muscle damage.

Question 3

what is mevacor (lovastatin) side effects.?

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Muscle pain, muscle: Weakness, liver enzyme abnormalities, and potentially liver failure and massive muscle damage. Those are at least the ones you need to discuss with your doctor and keep him aware if you develop symptoms, especially muscle weakness.

Question 4

cholesterol medicine advicor (lovastatin and niacin) side effects.?

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Med side effects: Advicor (lovastatin and niacin) contains a statin as well as niacin.  Side-effects include muscular aches (statins),  inflammation (both), lft elevation (both), and flushing (niacin).  Dangerous toxicity is rare, but muscle aches can occur in 10% patients.

Question 5

what are mevacor's side effects.?

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MANY....: Statin drugs such as Mevacor (lovastatin) are way overprescribed &cause muscle weakness, cramps, and weakness, but also cause joint pain, mental slowing, depression, aggressive behavior, and are now implicated in causing cancers, alzheimers, parkinsons disease. Be sure you are taking coq10 100-200mg a day while on a med like this.  Read "the great cholesterol con". Huge controversy that most don't know about.

Question 6

what is mevacor's more common side effects?

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MANY....: Statin drugs such as Mevacor (lovastatin) are way overprescribed &cause muscle weakness, cramps, and weakness, but also cause joint pain, mental slowing, depression, aggressive behavior, and are now implicated in causing cancers, alzheimers, parkinsons disease. Be sure you are taking coq10 100-200mg a day while on a med like this.  Read "the great cholesterol con". Huge controversy that most don't know about.

Question 7

can pregnant women use mevacor (lovastatin)?

Accepted Answer

Mevacor (lovastatin): FDA Pregnancy Category  X (Should not be used during pregnancy)

Question 8

what's the brand name of lovastatin?

Accepted Answer

Lovastatin: brand name mevacor (lovastatin)

Question 9

could an overdose of lovastatin kill you quickly?

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Overdosage statins: Very doubtful.  There are a few reports of large overdosage of Lovastatin and in all these cases there was no ill effects.

Question 10

could a overdose of lovastatin effect an elderly person?

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Yes: Any drug in this class "statins", used for high cholesterol, can have side effects. Even a usual dose can cause liver inflammation, muscle inflammation and muscle weakness. In general, these are safe and effective drugs- on the market for a long time. Monitoring by your doctor is important for both safety and efficacy.

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