ZETIA Reviews (EZETIMIBE)Average Rating: 1.4 (601 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZETIA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZETIA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | High cholesterol | I started taking Zetia because I can't take statins for high cholesterol. I'm having hand,shoulder & leg pain . I'm also battling severe acid reflux. After finding this website I will definitely quit taking the Zetia . | F | 58 | 2 months 1X day | 3/23/2024 | 1 | High LDL | 9 years later and I still have digestive issues along with muscle issues. Do not take this poison. Big pharm puts this poison out their doing drug trials not telling the truth. FDA is in their pocket. They take old drugs change them and resale them to make billions. | F | 58 | 7 months 10mg 1X day | 3/22/2024 | 1 | borderline cholesterol not high | Dizziness, big brain fog, bad weird dreams, blurry vision, trouble swallowing, headache and achy Also inner ear pressure and stomach issues..I am still continuing to have bad nightmares and depression even a week later after stopping, I did not have before taking that. Read others comments, cuz drs swear by this drug, and I quit as of right now. I continue to take 325,mg aspirin a day. | Drs don't want to tell the truth, and keep prescribing.Companies hide important information. Must be all about the money and not the actual safety of the patient. I don't think all Doctors know all the truth, because their books, paperwork from the companies only tell what they are willing to tell. Patients are the true reviews. | F | 67 | 4 days 10mg 1X day | 12/26/2023 Patient History | 1 | high cholesterol | Hand cramps (which I've never had in my life), severe shoulder pain left side like my muscle seizing up, very tired, brain fog/forgetting names I know - all in 2 days. Won't continue. | F | 62 | 2 days 10 1X day | 12/24/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Sadness to almost suicidal. Poor balance, strong lightening bolt neuropathy both legs/feet & ribs. Bloating, constipation turning to diarrhea. Horrible thirst. Blurred vision. Stopped 1 week ago & my legs/feet still aren't dependable. | I can't see that this is safe for any age group and I certainly think that if you are on any other medications along with this, that there could be interactions to the point you wouldn't be able to function. It's slow poison. | F | 67 | 15 days 10mg 1X day | 10/10/2023 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Anxiety and depression, horrible night sweats, brain fog and trouble concentrating. I started doing research and decided to take myself off this rx. It has been 3 weeks now and I am finally starting to feel like myself again. | F | 56 | 12 months 10 1X day | 9/21/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe lower back and shoulder pain. Brain fog, Dry flaky skin, brittle dry hair, no energy, strange dreams. | Zetia does not even deserve a 1 rating. Side effects were just as bad as statins. Doctor has taken me off Zetia and am hoping I get some relief from back and shoulder pain. At least my Doctor agrees that this drug is likely the cause of all the described problems. I am very active and healthy for my age. Hopefully now that I'm off Zetia, I will regain some energy and get pain relief. | F | 68 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 9/3/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Steadily worsening decline in flexibility and mobility. Sudden onset of very painful symptoms diagnosed as shin splints with burning pain radiating from knees down shins and the whole foot. Tylenol or anti inflammatories do not touch it. I have spent countless nights soaking in epsom salt baths for some relief. Lots of pain and swollen joints in knees, numbness, pain and tingling in my hands and loss of grip strength. Fatigue, insomnia, brain fog that just slowly creeps in until you think its your normal state. They need to do followup studies on this drug as doctors prescribe it as an alternative for those of us that had the issues with statins and it causes similar problems. | F | 59 | 5 months 10 1X day | 8/29/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol (223) | Lowe back spasms after 2 days. Felt like my back was abou to "go out". | Had muscle and joint pain with 4 different statins. | M | 76 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 7/11/2023 | 1 | High Cholesterol | I'm utterly miserable. I feel like I have sleeping sickness. My stomach is horribly in knots. I am so lethargic. I originally broke the 10 mg tablets in half each day and I felt fine. But my labs came back with a slightly higher reading so I decided to take the complete 10 mg dose. I'm feeling so sick! Can't take statins . I can't even walk . But when I am not on these meds I feel amazing! Perhaps I should just take my chances! | F | 60 | 2 months 10 1X day | 5/23/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Sleeplessness, anxiety, leg pains, depression, swelling of lips, restless legs. | Do not take this drug! I cant take any kind of statin but doc said this shouldnt bother me. Guess what? After taking it for 60 days, I started looking closer at this drug because I felt terrible! It got worse everyday. | F | 67 | 60 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/29/2023 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Dr told me this medication should not cause me side effects. After taking this horrible drug for just 3 days I've become weak, nauseated, brain fog, body aches especially in my joints, constipation, headaches and daily the symptoms will not go away even after I stopped taking this medication now for a week. I wish I wouldn't have taken it at all. | I was prescribed the generic brand of Zetia called Ezetimibe | F | 67 | 0 days 10 1X day | 3/23/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | I was put on a atorvastatin a few years ago. I took it for 5 weeks and by that time I could hardly walk. The pain in my hip and other joints were horrendous. So I stopped it. Then last October they tried me on rosuvastatin. I took it fir 4 weeks and had the same problems. I stopped it again. They put me back on Rosuvastatin again, which I don't understand why! But they have also put me on ezetimibe too. This is day 21 of taking them. I have all the same muscle, joint, hip problems. But also this time, excruciating pain in my feet and ankles. I have a high pain threshold, but I a m struggling to cope with the pain in my feet. More so on the soles. I feel like I have walked for miles with no shoes on. They are throbbing, burning and horrendously painful. I have taken 2 codeine and they haven't touched the pain. My left leg and hip are in a lot of pain too. Also my shoulder and hands. Plus, today, I have been ridiculously thirsty and drinking water constantly. I feel genuinely unwell. I'm bloated. My eyesight is blurry. The brain fog and memory problems are ridiculous. I feel like I'm getting dementia. I have decided. No more. That's it. I'd rather take my chances and eat better than live like this and be crippled. They may work for some. But definitely not for me. Horrible things. They are as bad as statins! And, after reading a lot of these patient reviews, I realise I'm not going mental, and I'm not alone. | F | 56 | 21 days 10mg 1X day | 3/21/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Tried statins off and on for many years and always got terrible muscle pain in upper legs to the point of severe weakness. It would eventually resolve after stopping. My Drs felt I really needed to try another newer and weaker statin that was having good results without side effects.. I was eager to try. Took Zetia for 4 weeks with increasing pain in legs to the point of crying and realized yet again... I could not even take this low dose statin. The pain in muscles and weakness plus severe headaches were horrible. I have been off of Zetia 16 days and just now am beginning to get better, thank God!! Most Physicians focus more on the needed medication and put little understanding in the terrible side effects of so many medications... even often denying they exist. We feel the pain and know our bodies!! | F | 75 | 4 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 3/9/2023 | 1 | Cardiovascular disease | Some ache in chest, strange breathing issues, feeling giddy was enough not to bother further with this medication. I though statins,are bad. This is no better. | Not able to tolerate statins. Went on Repatha. That ended up causing me Neuropathy. Then trying this. Now not taking anything but sticking to my whole plant base diet | M | 68 | 1 days 10 1X day | 3/7/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | Severe joint pain and swelling in hands, feeling bruised all over, felling like death was near, blistering of skin on hands and arms. | It took me a while to connect the dot's but realized it wasn't just a spell. Stop taken about a month ago, and within days was feeling better less pain and swelling in joints I haven't gotten any new skin blister but the ones I had r now starting to heal , this med has put a distrust in my doctor, the health care system as a whole. I don't think I'll ever be able to take another med in my life time that without being scared to death. It has changed my life completely(not in a good way) | F | 56 | 0 months 1X day | 2/23/2023 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Horrible side effects: severe back pain, leg cramp, chest pain, shortness of breathe | Stopping this nasty medicine. | F | 59 | 4 days 10 1X day | 1/18/2023 | 1 | High cholesterol | A week before Christmas I started getting, heavy legs, painful throbbing in ankles and wrists. Pins and needles , lethargy and dizziness. Will stop taking it. Worked great at lowering cholesterol but not worth it. | M | 71 | 45 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/2/2023 | 1 | High Triglycerides | Horrible drug for me. Nausea, bloating, flatulence, heartburn, belching, loss of appetite and diarrhea and sleepless nights. Couldn't bear to last more than 2 days on this drug. It's been two days since I took my last dose & I'm still not back to normal. | I'd rather go full on vegan to control my high chol. and triglycerides than be sick from a drug. Lesson learned. I need to get back on track and do better for myself. | F | 53 | 2 days 10 mg 1X day | 12/15/2022 | 1 | Maintenance after double by pass | This drug causes unimaginable pain in muscles and joints. My kidneys felt like they would burst for the last four days. I had just started taking Zetia and stopped taking it once I realized what was causing the horrific pain throughout my body. The pain has been so extreme it's impossible to describe. | I advise anyone who is prescribed this drug to avoid it at all costs, I am still fighting lasting affects that this drug has caused, continuing pain in my muscles, joints and kidneys, as well as severe weakness in my extremities.The second and third day after I stopped taking Zetia I felt this drug would be the cause of my death. | M | 70 | 7 days 10 mg 1X day | 10/15/2022 |
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)