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 | sudden hair loss, headaches and toes that looked like little sausages-so swollen. | Stopped taking it and hair loss stopped, headaches and swollen feet went away. Never again will I take this drug. | F | 68 | 3 weeks 10MG 1X day | 7/18/2021 | 1 | To Lower LDL | Swollen ankles. Swollen and painful legs. Fatigue. Low spirits | At first didn't connect the effects with the Zetia. Decided to try stopping it and felt better in two days. Swelling in legs and ankles is down my spirits are restored. | F | 71 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 6/11/2021 | 1 | High LDL | Extreme fatigue and depression | I was hoping Zetia would work for me, after experiencing muscle pain from a statin. I did not notice any side effects until about three weeks of taking Zetia. I began to experience extreme fatigue. It also triggered a bout of depression, even though I have been on an antidepressant for many years to prevent recurrence of depression. I only began to feel better after about two weeks of stopping Zetia. | M | 73 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 5/28/2021 | 1 | Borderline high cholesterol | First two weeks of taking the generic I felt fine but then the joint pain started and progressively got worse in the shoulders, knees and my feet felt like they were on fire. Stopped taking and pain is pretty much gone. | F | 68 | 6 weeks 10MG 1X day | 5/27/2021 | 1 | High cholesterol | Neck pain. Shoulder pain. Arm pain. Left upper side pain. Weakness. Muscle pain. Fatigue | This drug has me severely disabled. I have begged and cried for help since I figured out what is causing me to lose my mobility. If you experience neck, shoulder, and pain on one side of your back, stop taking immediately. This is such a horrible drug. It should be taken off the market ASAP | F | 55 | 6 months 10 1X day | 3/4/2021 | 1 | High LDL | Wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. Feel tired but not resting well. Wake up feeling hot. I normally sleep very well. Stopped taking zetia and started sleeping better again. I'm done with this stuff. | M | 65 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/1/2021 | 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 | 1 | High Cholesterol | When I first started Zetia I had no issues it wasn't until around week 6 did I noticed I had light pink urine and still did not connect the dots because I wasn't having any pain. I forgot to take zetia 3 days in a row and noticed my urine was normal color still did not connect the dots UNTIL I remembered to take the zetia on day 4 OH LORD all hell broke out I started to have pink urine and severe and I mean severe back pains that wrecked me for 2 days ...... immediately stopped the pills and back pain and pink urine disappeared and haven't had issue since. | F | 50 | 8 weeks 10mcg 1X day | 12/23/2020 | 1 | High Cholesterol | The medication immediately gave me stomach cramps and nausea. I've had constant diarrhea since beginning the medication. It didn't matter what times of the day I took the medication or if it was on a full/empty stomach, I was aways sick. I recently became very ill and when lab work was ran I found my liver enzymes were dangerously high. So I immediately stopped the medication. Beware if you have been prescribed this medication and you already have liver issues, it is not safe for you to take. I will never take it again. | A very dangerous medication for those with liver disease. | F | 48 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 12/9/2020 | 1 | Heart attack and two stents high LD | Right away mild cramps which intensified by day three. Serious constant cramps diarhea, gas and loud gut distress. Numbing and tingling in face and arms and lower back pain. | I thought these were supposed to be easier to tolerate than statins? My guts are still struggling after a week of quitting. It is more important for heart patients to walk and exercise which is near impossible when struggling with horrendous side effects. | F | 67 | 7 days 10mg 1X day | 12/4/2020 | 1 | High LDL cholersterol | Totally inflamed gastrointestinal tract confirmed by colonoscopy and endoscopy. Back pain to where it has become impossible to sleep. Cannot participate. In physical fitness classes without pain that would make your head spin. Experienced short respite when ENT gave me a steroid shot for acute allergy control. When the shot wore off, the pain came back and continues to get worse. Cannot take statins for the usual reasons and just about every drug I have taken for blood pressure control has elicited swollen ankles and tacticardia. My father’s family is famous for this sort of thing, including. Not being able to take anything for pain control that contains acetiminophen so that rules out just about every pain control drug that doctors are willing to prescribe, so I have no way to control the pain due to the inflammation. This crappy drug is going bye-bye permanently | Zeta belongs in the same category as baychol, banned by the FDA!,, | F | 73 | 17 months 10 mg 1X day | 11/30/2020 | 2 | Cholesterol was high end of normal | After a month on Zetia began experiencing severe lower back pain that radiated up to my shoulder and neck. Back pain frequently had spasms as well. So bad that I would have to either sit or lie down to relieve it. Stopped taking it on advice of physician and have been off it for over 2 weeks. Back and neck pain gone but occasional days where it comes back. Read other reviews where it could go on for six months after stopping med. | F | 66 | 5 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 11/29/2020 | 1 | Elevated LDL cholesterol | Headaches. Upset stomach, backache, pain in knee joint, fatigue, nasal congestion. | F | 71 | 12 days 15MG 3X W | 11/26/2020 | 2 | High Cholesterol | back and arm pain pain in legs and blurred vision , tired | F | 70 | 4 months 1X day | 11/24/2020 | 2 | High Cholesterol | back and arm pain pain in legs and blurred vision , tired | F | 70 | 4 months 1X day | 11/24/2020 | 2 | High Cholesterol | General muscle aching all over, but worst pain was in my hands & wrists. Felt like someone was stabbing the top of my hand with a knife. Seen Doctor twice about this as I do have severe osteoarthritis in my hands, but they said that would not cause this type of hand pain. Stopped Zetia and the pain went away within 3 days. I have had the general muscle aches on most every other statin, but not this type of hand & wrist pain. I think I am out of options now & my body just cannot tolerate statins. | F | 69 | 3 months 10 1X day | 11/13/2020 | 4 | High Choesterol | Tired. Muscle fatigue in arms and legs. Depressed Mood. Sore elbow and knee joints. | Cholesterol fell from 339 to 223 in 6 weeks. I took 10 days off after my bloodwork came back so much better as my right hip was REALLY painful. Side affects cleared after being off this med for a few days. I will continue trying to take it as I cannot tolerate statins and I am trying to avoid a stroke or heart attack. I do not want to take ANY meds but I need to reduce my cholesterol. So far I am willing to try this as it appears to be working. | F | 56 | 2 months 10mg 1X day | 9/27/2020 | 1 | High LDL | Constipation followed by 4-5 episodes of diarrhea every day. Basically spent mornings on the toilet. Stopped taking it 3 days ago, and back to normal within 24 hours. | Even worse, it didn't lower my LDL at all -- 151 when I started in January, 2020 following a heart attack, and still 151 in August, 2020. Tried 3 different statins several years ago, and couldn't tolerate side effects. Overall cholesterol is only 227. I'm 75, and it's not worth feeling terrible just to (maybe) live a little longer. | M | 75 | 8 months 10 mg 1X day | 9/19/2020 | 1 | To lower cholesterol | Horrible intestinal cramping, constipation followed by diarrhea followed by constipation and diarrhea cycle. Nausea. Caused diverticulosis which in itself was horrible. Tired all the time and feel wobbly. I am an active senior so this was not normal for me. Talking with my doctor tomorrow about this. | F | 66 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 9/17/2020 | 2 | Cholesterol ldl 99 | I take it at night with Lipitor middle of night I would get stomach pain, my bpm dropped to during day 40-45, I feel so tired during day, will stop taking it as of today@ | M | 61 | 1 months 20 1X day | 9/3/2020 |