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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZETIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | High cholesterol | I been on zocor 40 mg. and zetia 10 mg. for about 7 weeks .It has caused a little muslce pain in my left leg , but it dropped my cholesterol from 346 to a an amazing 185 my LDL is good and so is my HDL the results out way the muscle ache.... | M | 49 | 6 weeks 10 | 7/19/2012 | 5 | lower col. | M | 90 days | 4/18/2006 | 5 | cholesterol | Muscle cramps in arms and legs. Mach elbow pain on the inside of both arms! Muscle spasms. Throbing headache which came and went. Elevated liver enzymes according to blood work! Don't let anyone tell you that Zetia dosen't casue muscle pain! | Although it did lower my cholesterol and without the side effects I would still be on it! | M | 42 | 15 months | 3/18/2007 | 5 | cholesterol | Muscle cramps in arms and legs. Mach elbow pain on the inside of both arms! Muscle spasms. Throbing headache which came and went. Elevated liver enzymes according to blood work! Don't let anyone tell you that Zetia dosen't casue muscle pain! | M | 42 | 15 months | 3/18/2007 | 5 | High Cholesterol and Triglycerides | So far the only side effect has been a benefit. For the first time in years i'm sleeping through the night. It works better then Ambien. | It's too soon to tell if it's helping. Will find out in two weeks with next blood test. But i am enjoying my sleep. | M | 63 | 2 weeks | 6/4/2006 | 5 | High cholesterol | Occasional odd sensation in upper GI tract, though not painful. | Dramatic improvement then leveling off in LDL cholesterol levels, though doc is keeping after me to reduce intake of meats & other cholesterol high foods. Am continuing to exercise regularly. | M | 43 | 12 months | 3/8/2007 | 5 | cholesterol reduction | NONE. | Was taking simvastatin at 20mg/day. Needed to reduce LDL further and went to 40mg/day - but no additional effect. Went back to 20 mg of simvastatin but added 10 mg/day of Zetia and was able to meet my LDL target within a month. Liver tests all normal. | M | 61 | 120 days | 11/27/2007 | 5 | High Cholesterol - Total At 293 | I experience sharp pain in the area where you would normally feel heartburn. I have only experienced it twice so far. I am fatigued but I don't exercise at this moment in time. I am eating healthy. | I will start exercising soon to see if that will boost my energy levels. I recently took a non fasted Cholesterol check and my total cholesterol was 189. so 293 to 189 is a very nice drop in points. The first check was fasted and i will go in Feb to do another fasted cholesterol check. This site scares me a little but every person is different and will react differently. | M | 31 | 2 weeks | 1/21/2009 | 5 | Lower Cholestero | No side affects from Zetia at all. All the statins gave me leg pains and memory problems. Zetia reduced my total cholesterol from 270 to 230. Did not improve HDL though. Slo-Niacin and Flax oil bumped HLD from 30 to 50. | There is a genetic test called APO-E. It was well worth the ~$80 to find that my genetics predict statins are not a good choice. Zetia is still working well for me after three years. | M | 57 | 3 years | 7/6/2008 | 5 | hi cholesterol | Zetia works great. Was on a combination zetia/lipitor for 15 years. Stopped lipitor 1 month ago and muscles are finally free of pain | M | 59 | 10 years 10 mg | 6/22/2015 | 5 | High cholesterol/ triglycerides | No side effects yet taking it in combination with vascepa. Blood test in 2 weeks. Statins gave me muscle pain | M | 40 | 2 weeks 10 1X day | 12/27/2020 | 4 | high hereditary cholesteral of 340 | I have used zetia for 7 or 8 years and my numbers reduced to 240's. Ultrafast crt of heart was normal. I believe zetia caused inflamation of my gall bladder which had to be removed after 6 years on this drug. My stomach lining is also inflamed. heartburn is frequent. I also have the following happen after 4 years on the drug. Knee surgery, rotator cuff injury, tennis elbow. Pain in right side of my neck. I believe long term use of zetia caused most of these problems. My doctor disagrees. I can not use statins due to muscle side effects. I want to come off this drug before I have more problems, but doctor said I have to go on a statin again which I refuse to do. It should be stated that all my relatives have cholesteral over 300 and lived well into their 90's without drugs. I am only 56 and do not want to be on any drugs that long. | M | 56 | 8 years | 1/14/2008 | 4 | Taking Vytorin to keep lipids down. | none at all | dropped all lipids.CL 179,LDL 79,TRI 56,HDL over 80, but this may be due to 500mg Niaspan. Ratio 1.9. I have to note that they have been dropping modestly for 10years on zocor alone befofoe switch to Vytorin. But this last panel was best ever. I had stroke 17yrs and by-pass 16yrs ago. I have recently had a stent done but this was on a leg vein all other arteries clean includin neck. | M | 67 | 3 years | 1/16/2008 | 4 | Extremely high Triglicerides | Nothing major - occasionally a bit more tired than usual - unable to sit in the hot tub more than about 15 minutes without feeling lightheaded. | What a great site... thanks. My Tri count was at 2000 (yep.. two thousand).. couldn't take statins as they made me blow up like the pillsbury doughboy and unbelievable muscle pain throughout entire body... Zetia has lowered my counts down to 650... still way too high, but much better. I've been tired, but nothing extreme. For me, it's been a great alternate to the statins (I've tried lipitor and zocor - both with same results) | M | 45 | 6 months | 1/16/2008 | 4 | High Chloresterol | No side effects | Lowered overall chloresterol, had to add niaspan to raise good chloresterol, very mild "flushing" from that. | M | 59 | 1.5 years | 7/30/2007 | 4 | Lipitor | I haven't really noticed any yet. | Gotta be better than liver targeted statins. Major muscle problems and abnormal liver test results from Lipitor. | M | 57 | 1 weeks | 6/5/2007 | 4 | High Cholesterol | Mostly gas. For a while I was having muscle aches. I don't know if they were from the Zetia or from exercising at Cardio Rehab (had bypass surgery in Jan). | Zetia definitely got my cholesterol down but I have more gas than a Saudi Prince. I was originally having muscle pains but started taking CoQ10 (100 mg from Wal Mart) and the pains quit. Still got the gas though and GasX doesn't touch it. I'm going back to natural red rice yeast to see if that fixes it and the cholesterol stays down. | M | 61 | 4 months | 5/31/2007 | 4 | High Cholesterol | 2 days after starting zetia, felt like a constant lump and tightness in the throat which passed after about 5 weeks. My lower back feels sore and weak when I wake in the am. Tore a muscle in right ribcage few wks ago with no explanation (rib cage very sore), not sure if it's related or not. | Has definitely lowered cholesterol and triglycerides. Overall down 86 points which is pretty phenomenal. Also started taking 1000mg of fish oil and flax oil about the same time which is also supposed to help with cholesterol. If my muscle damage is not related, I am well pleased with the zetia. | M | 49 | 5 months | 8/21/2006 | 4 | Cholesterol | Lowers my cholesterol well with diet. Crestor made me sick, weak, and depressed with muscle breakdown and kidney issues. Zetia is much milder on my system and works well with controlling consumption o saturated fat and sugar. | M | 50 | 10 months 10mg 1X day | 1/1/2024 | 3 | To lower cholesterol | On Nov 1 st , 2022 I could not walk and diagnosed with Parkinson's . The symptoms were very similar to rigidity of muscles in both legs.I suffered for 15 months . Then in Feb 7 th 2024 , I started walking again. But not 100 percent. I have to use cane to walk.Also I was also diagnosed with PSP. | Do not take Zetia or generic Zetia. Also avoid all statins . Instead try Aurvedic medicine . Ask pharmacist if he or she know any good company. | M | 70 | 0 weeks 10 mg/day 1X O | 2/9/2024 |
ZETIA (EZETIMIBE): Ezetimibe is used along with a low cholesterol/low fat diet and exercise to help lower cholesterol in the blood. Ezetimibe may be used alone or with other drugs (such as "statins" or fibrates). Ezetimibe works by reducing the amount of cholesterol your body absorbs from your diet. Reducing cholesterol may help prevent strokes and heart attacks. FDA Approval Date: 2002-10-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)