Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Reviewer: ihb, 55-64 Female (Patient)

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Side effects have been devastating.

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Side effects have been devastating.
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Reviewer: olgaA2015, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I am 60 years old. I have been taking Vytorin for more than 10 years and worked. Sometimes I had stopped it by intervals of one month now and then taking it back, so I am very positive about the side effects this have caused to me: Brain feel likeb locked itself,unable to think properly,confussion,feeling depressed.As I start taking the tablet as a week later HIT the side effects again!!!!What sh ... Show Full Comment

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I am 60 years old. I have been taking Vytorin for more than 10 years and worked. Sometimes I had stopped it by intervals of one month now and then taking it back, so I am very positive about the side effects this have caused to me: Brain feel likeb locked itself,unable to think properly,confussion,feeling depressed.As I start taking the tablet as a week later HIT the side effects again!!!!What shall be the options at there? every medication give us side effects.
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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my dr. put me on simivistatin alone. My triclcerides went way high. I ask to be put back on vytorin within 6 mos my cholesterol was back with in normal range.I might add I have been on vytorin for about 15 yrs with no ill effects.

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my dr. put me on simivistatin alone. My triclcerides went way high. I ask to be put back on vytorin within 6 mos my cholesterol was back with in normal range.I might add I have been on vytorin for about 15 yrs with no ill effects.
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Reviewer: ceray01, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I was on Vytorin 10/20 for about 7 years. I had a stent placed in my LAD about 6 years ago. The Vytorin got me down from a total cholesterol of aroudn 240 and kept me in the 120's. All of the other numbers were great. The two arteries that were about 40% blocked 6 years ago became 75% and 100% blocked and I had to have more stents. When I asked the cardiologist about it she said the 10/20 ... Show Full Comment

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I was on Vytorin 10/20 for about 7 years. I had a stent placed in my LAD about 6 years ago. The Vytorin got me down from a total cholesterol of aroudn 240 and kept me in the 120's. All of the other numbers were great. The two arteries that were about 40% blocked 6 years ago became 75% and 100% blocked and I had to have more stents. When I asked the cardiologist about it she said the 10/20 was a low dosage and probably not much help and put me on Lipitor. When I asked the head of pharmacology in the cardiac wing of the hospital about it she said that Vytorin was not a good drug. She said doctors liked it because it was well tolerated and that it did lower cholesterol and kept numbers in good shape but it actually increased the plaque load. I guess this is why despite excercise and being pretty good about what I ate the arteries got worse. Jury's still out on the Lipitor.
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