User Reviews for Mevacor
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| High Cholesterol, Fa...ial Heterozygous | 1 reviews | 14 medications | 9.0 |
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| High Cholesterol | 1 reviews | 40 medications | 5.5 |
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| Hyperlipoproteinemia | 0 reviews | 43 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia...Ia, Elevated LDL | 0 reviews | 30 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia...vated LDL VLDL | 0 reviews | 29 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Summary | 2 reviews |
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Reviews for Mevacor
| Review by tyler57: |  | User Rating: |
9.0
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Mevacor (lovastatin) for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous: I have been on lovastatin for many years. I started with Mevacor and then tried later statins, but seemed to experience minor muscle aches from the newer ones and I requested to stay on lovastatin.
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| August 13, 2008 9:20 AM | ||||||
| Review by wwaldok: | | User Rating: |
1.0
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Mevacor (lovastatin) for High Cholesterol: Lowered cholesterol about 65% as well as Lipitor. Had eventual adverse effects after 1.5 years of use. Caused extreme joint and muscle tendon pain in the fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, thighs and knees. This was with the typical starting dosage for Mevacor. Lipitor has NOT had any side effects for me in over a decade of use. Different statins have different effects on different individuals, but Mevacor's side effects were crippling for me until I discontinued use. About a year later, I began 20 mg of Lipitor.
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