Any Feedback on Ezetimibe ?

[Prada47]

Hi looking for any information on this Medication being used as part of a Cholesterol lowering regime. It appears Cardiologist wants my LDL to be less than 1.4 ????

Regards

[Nettekin]

Hi prada. I was put on this after atorvastatin sent my liver test results into a complete spin. I should add I had been on atorvastatin for a little over a year with no problems and then my liver took grave exception to the statins. I am currently taking Ezetimibe and just recently put on Colesevelam on the advice of my lipid consultant. No side effects from Ezetimibe as far as I know. Hope this helps. And you are keeping well x

[Shajam1506]

Hi Prada, I was taking this in combination with Rosuvastatin (40mg) after stent placement in late August this year. This combination brought my total cholesterol down to 3 (from 6) and LDL to 1.3 in the space of 4- 6 weeks. Suffered no side effects from ezetimibe . After last review, Cardiologist happy for me to drop ezetimibe and continue with rosuvastaatin alone.

[Karenpr]

My husband was out on this three years ago as they found he had adverse reactions to “proper” statins. He has had no problems with it

[Crochethooks]

I take clopidogrel, ezitemibe and Amlodipine following a mild stroke last year. I did not have high cholesterol at the time of the stroke. In fact it was well under control and had been for a couple of years. I was also mistakenly prescribed simvastatin although there was an alert in my medical notes due to major dangerous side effects previously. I do not take statins. Due to a general malaise at my GP surgery , idlitis, I have not had any follow up since the stroke and have just taken the tablets so I have no idea what my cholesterol is now. My blood pressure is still high and I have a high resting pulse. I struggle with mobility due to arthritis. I follow a plant based diet, do not smoke or drink alcohol, so am a bit in the dark about why I should be taking the ezitemibe. I did ask around, and a family member who is a pharmacist told me that etitemibe is effective, can be used with or without a statin but side effects need to be monitored.

[Gail1967]

Hi been on ezetimibe & atorvastatin 80mg combination for around a year now- no side effects. 1st blood result after showed a lower ldl so seems to work.

[Becksagogo]

Prada47 I have been taking Ezitimebe for a couple of years with no ill effects.

[Prada47]

Thank you for your replies they are all valuable,

Regards to All

[Pitt12345]

Both hubby (heartie} and myself are on this along with rosuvastatin. Works very well with no effects.

[trash_panda]

I've been on 10mg with 80mg of Atorvastatin for 4 and a half years without any side effects. My total cholesterol went from 7.9 to 2.3

[MountainGoat52]

I was on Ezetimibe for two years when it was found that I could not tolerate Atorvastatin / Pravastatin / Simvastatin. After tests, pathology concluded that it was doing nothing for me. I had no side effects from it. I'm now happily on Rosuvastatin with no side effects which does work.

[Mart25]

I had a target of LDL to be less than 1.8 after bypass surgery. I was put on atorvastatin last year. 20mg, then 40mg, then 80mg but at highest dose I didn't get LDL much below 3. So tried 40mg atorvastatin +10mg ezetimibe and at next test LDL was 1.7. Brilliant! Side effects were some initial indigestion and gas, but that has settled down.

[Prada47 in reply to Mart25]

Thanks sounds good !

Regards