A 48-year-old female asked:
Once you stop taking simvastatin how long does it take to leave your bloodstream and get out of your system.
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Dr. Harinder Gillanswered
Cardiology 41 years experience
Simvastatin: The elimination half life is less than 5 hours, levels should be undetectable past 48 hours
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Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
In about 24 hrs: as half life of simvastatin is 5 hrs , means half of it is eliminated in 5 hrs , after 24 hrs most of it eliminated and ready for next dose and cumulative effect will be minimum .
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Riverview, MI
A 64-year-old female asked:
How long does it take simvastatin to leave your system when u stop taking it?
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Dr. Sameer Azhakanswered
Cardiology 21 years experience
24-48 hours: The listed half life is 4 hours. That means after 4 hours 50%is gone. After 6 half lives (24 hours) over 96% is gone from your system. However, side effects from simva may take more time to resolve. Eg. 2-4 weeks for muscle aches. Hope this helps
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If you are having muscle aches in particular you may want to try the supplement CoQ10 which helps a lot of people with Statin related muscle aches or pains.
Jan 25, 2016
Last updated Nov 28, 2017
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