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I have been on 10 mg daily of ezetimibe for 3 months and my overall cholesterol level remains the same at 6.2! Has anyone else found this drug ineffective?

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Batty1

I could not take it caused me to pee blood .

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Southeastgirl

Yes....I've been on it for over a year and from my last blood test my cholesterol has gone up instead of down. My chemist said normally ezetimibe is normally prescribed along with a statin..

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Roscomacl in reply toSoutheastgirl

Thanks for replying. Statins caused me dreadful side effects so GP now prescribed taking bempedoic acid as well. Hopefully the combination will work!

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Chelator

I stopped taking ezetimbe after this warning recalls-rappels.canada.ca/e...

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