Simvastatin was originally launched by the multinational Merck/Schering Plough in January, 2008 to treat cholesterol related cardiac problems either singularly or in association with Ezetimibe. In the US, it is commonly known as Zocor. It is believed that it increases the level of high-density lipoprotein that is considered 'good' cholesterol for all those who have heart problems, to lower the 'bad' cholesterols and triglycerides. It cuts down complex medical procedures to open blocked arteries apart from the fact that it would substantially diminish severe chest pain that is caused by angina pectoris. This is believed to lower the risk of stroke, sudden heart attack or death resulting from coronary heart diseases. The negative effects of the drug are many such as skeletal problem & neuromuscular for CPK elevation, pain in the stomach for less than 1%, fatigue, dizziness, dyspepsia, constipation, increased transaminases, pruritus, vertigo, weakness, diarrhea, nausea, headache and thrombocytopenia.
Findings from Tests Run by FDA - Simvastatin & Tinnitus
An uproar all over US from Simvastatin users caused the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to reveal their research results on the side effects of the drug. The tests were conducted on people who had Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. The effect of drug was tested on the Atherosclerotic Process. In the first instance, a combination of high dose of Simvastatin and Ezetimibe was used. This was compared against the second case where Simvastatin was used singularly 720 people formed the sample group, and it was a double-blind, randomized test over a period that extending for more than a couple of years. Patients were exposed to Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simavastanin 80 mg and Simavastanin (Zocor) singularly. The key endpoint of the test involved the mean change in Carotid Intima-media Thickness (CIMT), which represents a surrogate endpoint, which is supposed to render a substantial reduction in the potential cardiovascular eventualities in the near future.
As an imaging experiment, it was not meant for clinical upshots, i.e. stroke, MI, etc. it was found out that Ezetimibe and Simvastatin used together reduced LDL cholesterol more efficiently than when Simvastatin was used on its own. However, both medications hardly changed the CIMT. The after effects were similar in both cases, too.
Persistent buzzing in the ears (a sure sign of tinnitus), dizziness, fatigue, and other problems as well, were being reported from all over the US as serious after effects of Simvastatin. Normal results were yielded when varied tests as blood count and ECG were run. Within 3 months of discontinuing Simavastanin, a particular patient was cured of the after effects. Off course, the patient did it against the wishes of the doctors.
The effects of Simvastatin can be delayed, as the following case history will show. A 52 year old male was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes and was advised by the attending physician to take Simavastanin 20 mg per day. After six months, the patient suddenly developed tinnitus along with vertigo and other related distressing symptoms. Loss of concentration resulted in his inability to drive. Immediate memory loss made his family life distressful, as he could not recall conversations with his wife. After running a series of tests like Blood test, ECG and even MRI, the root cause was still unknown as all tests yielded normal results. But the moment Simavastanin was substituted by some other drug, almost magically the tinnitus disappeared.
High level of cholesterol and occasional angina pain in the chest was diagnosed in a female patient who was 62 years of age. She was prescribed Simvastatin 20 mg/day. Immediately, her body reacted with ringing tone in both ears. Her ENT specialist diagnosed tinnitus in both the ears.
It is now proven by the above illustrations that using Simavastanin causes tinnitus, though the time taken for this side effect to surface can vary. Other more serious side effects are common, too.
Finding the Right Treatment - Simvastatin & Tinnitus
Prescribing Simvastatin can result in serious side effects. Conventional medicine treats the symptoms, and remains oblivious to the root causes of the disease. Thus, it provides temporary relief to the symptoms, at the cost of harmful side effects, but can never completely cure the disease, as the symptoms almost always show up again. Holistic medicine on the other hand, finds out the root cause of the symptoms and cures them all - and there can be many such causes. And once this can be achieved - the symptoms vanish automatically.
Thomas Coleman is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant & author of best-selling e-book "Tinnitus Miracle". To Learn More About Colemans Tinnitus Cure System Visit: Tinnitus Miracle. For further information visit: Simvastatin Tinnitus
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