Reviewer: Scarface 1970, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Statins dont like me so I started Zetia and (Niacin B3 the kind that flushes) and after 3 months my Cholesterol went from 282 down to 143 LDL was 215 down to 85 HDL 46 down to 38 Triglycerides from 103 down to 100. It works for me with very little side effects.

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Statins dont like me so I started Zetia and (Niacin B3 the kind that flushes) and after 3 months my Cholesterol went from 282 down to 143 LDL was 215 down to 85 HDL 46 down to 38 Triglycerides from 103 down to 100. It works for me with very little side effects.
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Reviewer: Pif, 65-74 Female (Patient)

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I cannot take statins and my cholesterol is hereditary. My doctor the last several visits suggested I take zetia. 8 days into zetia my middle toe swelled up and got all red and my left leg hurts so bad I almost had to go to the emergency room I couldn't stand it. I took myself off the drug and slowly the redness and swelling in my toe subsided and my leg pain stopped however I lost the nail on ... Show Full Comment

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I cannot take statins and my cholesterol is hereditary. My doctor the last several visits suggested I take zetia. 8 days into zetia my middle toe swelled up and got all red and my left leg hurts so bad I almost had to go to the emergency room I couldn't stand it. I took myself off the drug and slowly the redness and swelling in my toe subsided and my leg pain stopped however I lost the nail on my middle toe after this incident.
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Reviewer: tunro, 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on zetia for years. I do not get muscle cramps or weakness but I am concerned about it affecting stomach or bowel. Of course people do not admit adverse side effects of a drug but I am convinced it can hurt you in the long run.

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I have been on zetia for years. I do not get muscle cramps or weakness but I am concerned about it affecting stomach or bowel. Of course people do not admit adverse side effects of a drug but I am convinced it can hurt you in the long run.
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Reviewer: Omafietzen, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Dr. prescribed Zetia (ezetimibe) after 15 years of muscle cramps and pain from Lipitor, then Simvastatin, then Prevastatin. The side effects from Zetia were far worse than from the others. In 30 days I developed muscle weakness, started stumbling, had loss of balance. In addition to these symptoms, by 90 days I started with the brain fog and memory loss, and I couldn't do stairs anymore, I cou ... Show Full Comment

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Dr. prescribed Zetia (ezetimibe) after 15 years of muscle cramps and pain from Lipitor, then Simvastatin, then Prevastatin. The side effects from Zetia were far worse than from the others. In 30 days I developed muscle weakness, started stumbling, had loss of balance. In addition to these symptoms, by 90 days I started with the brain fog and memory loss, and I couldn't do stairs anymore, I couldn't even get myself up from a chair and the extreme fatigue was horrible, I wanted to stay in bed all day. It was so much so that I was put on probation at work because my work performance suffered. I couldn't even hold my grand babies! I'm only 59!Dr. told me to take CoQ10. It only helped reduce the pain and cramping a little, not the weakness. I felt like I was 90! My adult children couldn't believe the change in me in 3 months time. I stopped the Zetia. In one month the muscle pain is almost gone, the brain fog gone, the weakness in my hamstrings and muscles in my arms is lessening. I still have "flares" if I over-exert myself or experience a lot of stress from the myositis. I'm taking a more natural route now with diet and lifestyle change and fish oil, CoQ10, B-Complex, and Vit. C. I am feeling better, and am gradually retaining the use of my legs and arms. It was the brain fog and memory loss that really scared me and prompted me to stop. It also barely lowered my cholesterol, and it increased my blood sugar levels. This medication is HORRIBLE AND LIFE DEPLEATING!
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Iam 73 with colesterol of 289. I cannot tolerate statins and believe me, I tried them all. I was prescribed zetia and the headaches started right away. Then I got severe eye pain every time I moved my right eye up. Then nausea, leg, hip and foot pain. My arthritic hands hurt horribly. Then all over body pain. Then I developed upper right abdominal pain, stomache pain and I got very bloated, ... Show Full Comment

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Iam 73 with colesterol of 289. I cannot tolerate statins and believe me, I tried them all. I was prescribed zetia and the headaches started right away. Then I got severe eye pain every time I moved my right eye up. Then nausea, leg, hip and foot pain. My arthritic hands hurt horribly. Then all over body pain. Then I developed upper right abdominal pain, stomache pain and I got very bloated, and my temperature started fluxuating. I was tired and so sore I couldn't walk well. I talked to the pharmacist who suggested I stop taking zetia. That all happened in only 2 weeks on that medicine. So all you guys aren't crazy. Me too!
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