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Reviewer: frustrated, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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After 2 weeks on this medication, it too along wit hal lCholesterol medications gave me terrible reactions, muscle aches and pains. I continued thsi medication for a total of 4 weeks thinking it may go away, but just liek all the others, it got much worse. I will not take somethng to lower my cholesterol that helps one thing and causes many other bad things. This drug can cause organ damage.
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Reviewer: irfan, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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i had total cholestrol of240,after takin this medicine i had side effects, it effected my liver,i got jaundice,so i stopped the medication,my cholestrol levels came down to 136 but i was takin uric acid tablet(zyloric300mg)along with Lescol XL 80mg.Now after 1month i checked my choletrol .ttryglcride is 280 total cholestrol is 216 LDL is 280 HDLis 11 URIC ACID is 8.7 so please advise me to wh
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month
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So far I have been on this medication for 4 days and the side effects are:Gas, Diarrhea, Itch and Rash , Sore Sinuses, Cough, trouble sleeping and some chest pain.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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After muscle problems with Lipitor went on lescol. No problems and my numbers across the board were great.
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