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High Cholesterol levels are seen as one of the main reasons for coronary heart diseases, strokes and high blood pressure. The high cholesterol levels cause the arteries to shrink up to a point that the hearth has problems delivering enough blood to all the parts of the body. Arterial problems and high blood pressure are the result of that situation. Cholesterol levels can be lowered with the help of a diet, exercising or drugs. Even though it is better to go with a diet or regular exercising most of the people prefer a quick fix and choose drugs over those methods.

Simvastatin is one of the most popular drugs for dealing with high cholesterol levels. It is recorded that the drug can reduce the cholesterol levels up to 40%. It does that by blocking the enzyme that the liver needs in order to produce cholesterol. However, using this drug comes with a price4 and there some staff that everyone needs to knows before starting to use this drug. Simvastatin is not created to act as a cure but more as an aid to diet and exercises therapy. It is something that many people don’t take serious even though the consequences and side effects of those actions can be sever and serious.

The possible side effects if improper use of this drug includes hives, swelling of the face, nausea, constipation, stomach pain, diarrhea, dizziness etc. Everyone reacts differently and there is no telling how your organism could react to simvastatin or if it would react. In some scenarios when the drug is taken in a combination with other drugs the side effects can be even more severe and with fatal coincidence. In any case the doctor is the first call if you notice some suspicious reaction of your body to the use of the drug.

The use of alcohol is strictly forbidden if you are on Simvastatin Even staff such as grapefruit can interact with the drug and cause side effects. Women that want to get pregnant need to avoid the use of this drug as well as mothers that are breastfeeding because the scientist are not sure whether the drug can be passed from the mother on the child. It is not proven that the drug cannot be passed from the mother to the baby and there is no reason why the baby should be at any risk. The overall impression on this drug is that while using the user must be monitored for any possible side effects.