Simvastin

I have been taking simvastin to lower my cholesterol. I have lost 50 pounds or so since the start of the year and have discussed with my doc the possibility of reducing/stopping my high blood pressure med as well as the simvastin. While we were talking about the simvastin he made mention of http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000911/ and suggested that I stop taking the simvastin for a few months. While I was taking this med I noticed a drastic increase in muscle/joint pain. Most days to the point that doing most of anything bought on extreme pain. I have been off of it now for a few weeks and the amount of discomfort I am in is drastically reduced, at least as far as the muscle/joint pain. So if any of you folks are taking this med I would suggest you go and talk to your doc about the possibility of switching to something else.....