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Reviewer: Laury, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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I have very high cholesterol-- over 400 when I was only 35 and weighed 110 pounds. Barely controlled for years on statins. I'm now 60. When my new doctor doubled my statin and saw no change in lipid levels, he prescribed Zetia in addition to the statin. I've been taking this drug 3 months now and my total cholesterol dropped 50 points. I've never been in the "normal" ra
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Reviewer: Cheriberry, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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After taking zetia for 6 weeks, severe joint pain in knees which were both replaced in 2012/2013.
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Reviewer: Sharonpyb79n, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been on zetia for one week and during that time I have experienced the most severe stomach pains with diarrhea and vomiting. The reason I changed med was the statins were damaging my legs and had quite severe pain. I am at a place where I can't?t tolerate either.
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Reviewer: Robinhood, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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After about 6 months or so of taking this drug (ezetimibe) I started experiencing constipation and brain fog. For past 4 months this has become serious depression, brain fog, memory loss, loss of appetite, constipation (leading to fissures), anxiety. I am 56, with low cholesterol and otherwise a healthy male, healthy diet, exercise, I feel I am in a mid-life crisis. Never in my life have I ever f
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Reviewer: None , 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Within three days had extreme muscle spasms, the same response I got from two statins, very painful
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