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Reviewer: turtlelady6, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was only on it for a month because all I had were a month's worth of samples, but I noticed a big improvement in how I felt in general. My current Part D provider refuses to cover it, even after my doctor having talked to them, so it's no more Advicor for me.
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Reviewer: birdieman, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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My Cholesterol levels have been reduced to 175 from 240 and my Triglyceride levels are perfect ----no side effects
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Reviewer: scoobydoo, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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While Advicor works great to lower my cholesterol and triglycerides, it causes massive flushing, itching, severe enough to last hours, despite taking aspirin with it, per my Dr instructions. It's bad enough of a side effect that I cannot take the meds any longer.
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Reviewer: ouoy250, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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itching,reaction ,skin turns red.
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Reviewer: Odell, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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The drug has been fantastic in controlling all of my cholesterol related problems, total cholesterol has been reduced fron 240 to 125. I've been on he drug for approximately years and the extreme flushing, which occurred during the first few weeks, has disipated and occurs only occassionally. Recently, I've begun to have joint and leg pain but I can't sa it's directly attributagle
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