... Dr. says Zetia is not a statin and does not cause this.
I have been on several statins and cannot tolerate the side effects.
Is there another medicine I? can take that will not effect my muscles
I have been taking zetia 10mg for 6 months. I'm having extreme musle pain, and can hardly walk. My?
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- 14 Jun 2011 by Susie White
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- zetia, high cholesterol, pain, side effect, medicine, muscle
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LaurieShay14 Jun 2011
Hey Susie White,
Joint pain (not muscle pain) is a common side effect of Zetia. For a complete list of side effects go to: http://www.drugs.com/sfx/zetia-side-effects.html
Zetia is not a statin type drug. For other drugs used to treat high cholesterol go to: http://www.drugs.com/condition/hyperlipidemia.html
While most of these medicines are statins, there are a few choices besides Zetia that are not.
Hope this helps,
Laurie
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Hey Susie
I had high cholesterol, nearly 300 a few years ago. My doc wanted to put me in Lipitor, but the 25 side effects were a very strong deterent. I researched alternative treatments and tried one... it worked, in 30 days my cholesterol was 176.
I know this sounds simple, but here it is. I drank 8 oz of hot tap water with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in it every morning before I ate or drank anything. Concentrated lemon juice.
My next blood work was 30 days later and my appointment with the doc a couple days after that. She told me the "medicine" was working great. I told her what I had done and she wanted to know how I found out about it. I told her I searched on the internet for alternative treatments for high cholesterol.
kAYSEY 777
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS INFO WITH ME.
HOPE IT DOES AS WELL FOR ME.