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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.
Switch to another statin drug. It's possible, although unlikely, that one particular statin may cause side effects for you while another statin won't. It's thought that simvastatin (Zocor) may be more likely to cause muscle pain as a side effect than other statins when it's taken at high doses. Change your dose. Lowering your dose may reduce some of your side effects, but it may also reduce some of the cholesterol-lowering benefits your medication has.