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Common simvastatin side effects may include: 1  headache; 2  constipation, nausea, stomach pain; or. 3  cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.
Patients taking simvastatin 80 mg daily have an increased risk of myopathy compared to patients taking lower doses of this drug or other drugs in the same class.