(the following is based on an email to Doctor Graveline from Sept 05)

Dear Doc Graveline,

I took Zocor for about 3 months last year. I experienced some extreme side effects – the bottoms of my feet hurt so bad I walked like Tim Conway doing his old man gag (I’m 52.) I had muscle weakness, muscle pain, and chronic fatigue. I stopped taking Zocor and the symptoms went away after a few weeks. My brother-in-law (a physician) told me “…tell your doctor to prescribe Lipitor for you. It has fewer side effects.â€