Lovastatin for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous User Reviews
Brand names: Altoprev
- She...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 6, 2022
"I have started using Lovastatin for about three months. I was doing well on this medication until I started noticing facial swelling, thigh swelling, and my lower right foot just above my ankle is also swollen. Today, I called my PCP for an appointment."
- tyl...
- August 13, 2008
Lovastatin "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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- hak...
- June 29, 2009
"I used this statin for almost a year (20 mg/day), didn't work for me (my total was 266-275)."
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Lovastatin "Altoprev is the ONLY statin drug I can tolerate. It is due to the timed release of the drug over 24 hours. I do not receive that whopping dose of the drug all at once. However, my ins. Rx. coverage will not cover it. I do not get to take it regularly, due to fixed income. It is 160.00 a month. But this is the drug for me, and I get it filled about every other month."