Generic Name: Zetia for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous (ezetimibe)
Zetia for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous Reviews
"I started taking Zetia after taking a plethora of cholesterol-lowering meds that gave me dementia-like side effects. The longer I took them, the worse it got. So my doctor thought Zetia might help. The first couple of days were fine, but then in the middle of the night, I would get these strange and painful electrical charges up my left arm that lasted a good hour. I gave the med a couple more days thinking maybe the pain was caused by something else, but it kept happening. I stopped it immediately because frankly, it was unbearable. When I told my doctor, she told me 'But that is not one of the side effects'! But it was one of MY side effects. I perused all of the reviews here and did not see anything like what I encountered while taking this medication. As soon as I stopped taking it, it was gone."
"The ONLY medicine that has resulted in my numbers being normal after many years on Lipitor-Niacin regimen. Added Zetia to the mix every night. Effects - light-headed and loose stools in mornings every day. Small price to pay for good health, but, yes, BIG price for the medicine."
"It is January 2016 and I just had to pay $267.00 for a 30-day supply of Zetia at the pharmacy - the preferred pharmacy for my United prescription policy. I have never had to pay this much before. Whoever markets this drug is greedy and evil!"
"I have been on Zetia for a number of years. The retail price has now gone over the one thousand dollar amount for a three-month supply. $12 for each tiny capsule. What is the deal? My doctor has recently told me to take one every other day to cut the cost. I am on Social Security, but it still costs me over $5.50 in cash. That is prohibitive for a drug that has been on the market for years and years. I think the makers of it are out of their minds. My last refill, the retail was $899. Please tell WHY has it gone up almost $200."
"I have been taking Zetia off and on since it first came out in 2002. But now the price has gotten prohibitive. There is no generic for it because Merck is greedy and still holds the patent. There has been a generic drug available since 2015, but Merck wants to be the sole source for this drug, and it has not been allowed on the market. I've paid a co-pay of $25 per month due to a secondary card I got from my doctor's office, now my insurance has jacked the co-pay to $100 for 30 tabs. I went to the Merck site, and they no longer offer a discount card. They have a form for applying for a free prescription online, but apparently you must be destitute to get it. Since they're the only guy in town for this drug, this is just ridiculous..."
"I didn't get on with statins - muscle aches. I have been taking this for several years with absolutely no side effects, and my cholesterol level keeps my doctor happy."
"Taken for two weeks and have back pain. Stopped taking medicine."
"Exacerbation of neck pain, fatigue, dizziness, extreme weakness in legs to the point of having difficulty walking. Took it for 4-5 months. Stopped it 4 days ago, mild improvement in leg weakness."
"Took for a week but had to stop because of painful gas!"
"This caused flatulence and diarrhea which don't make a good mix"
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