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A member asked:
Does simvastatin cause neuropathy, i have been on it for 4 years and have painful feet, extensive w/u was negative, i have no other risk factors.
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Difficult: you may be mistaking myopathies associated with "statins" with neuropathy. Talk this over with your physician.
Answered 8/12/2015
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