Ezetimibe User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• TLC
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 7, 2019

For High Cholesterol "My husband began ezetimibe less than two weeks ago because of his intolerance of statins. Like many of the other patients on this thread, he has experienced severe joint pain in hips and elbows, severe back pain, muscle pain in arms and legs, insomnia, depression, chills, cough, and general flu-like malaise. He is exhausted from lack of sleep. The discomfort is so great that sleep is impossible. He has always been a stoic individual when not feeling well but not so now! A light bulb went off when he thought it might be this medicine. Sure enough, this tiny white pill is the culprit. It has been three days since the last dose and his symptoms are still raging on."

• JerryCs
• March 17, 2013

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I took Zocor for 10 years before developing muscle pain. Since then it's been trial and error with several different statins. In each case, I developed muscle pain in essentially the same area of my body, right buttocks, and hip. Most recently, I was put on Zetia without any statin. After two months, the pain returned to the same area, only much more severe than before and more persistent."

• Jack...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 11, 2014

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I have been taking this for 10 years, and although my cholesterol numbers are good, I'm constantly fatigued. I take a handful of other medications as a result of a heart attack that left no permanent damage to my heart. Sometimes I wonder if the side effects of a lot of these medications are worth the benefit. Plus, Zetia is expensive."

• Anonymous
• January 2, 2011

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "Tried several statins but both resulted in terrible muscle pain despite working to reduce both LDL and HDL levels. After switching to Zetia, no more muscle pains while lowering my LDL and maintaining my HDL levels."

• Redpop
• May 31, 2017

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "My efforts to take something other than Statin is Zetia! My liver enzymes spike with Statins along with fatigue, muscle weakness, and cramping, major confusion, and memory difficulty! Overall, my cholesterol is in the 300s, and I need to get it lowered, so Zetia is one of many I've tried and couldn't tolerate! Side effects for me are fatigue, chills, and flushing, then sweats! Muscle charlie horses, joint pain!"

• SRMAZ
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2019

For High Cholesterol "After four weeks of Ezetimibe, I have decided to stop. The first week, I experienced a severe headache and nausea. In the second week, I had stomach pain and fullness. In the third week, I experienced severe tingling in my hands and feet, extreme tiredness, and muscle cramps (charley horses) in my legs and feet, as well as heart pounding. In the fourth week, my knees had edema and were so sore I couldn't attend my exercise class anymore. On top of that, I am experiencing hair loss! I am also having awful heartburn. I stopped the drug on my own and notified my physician."

• BMI...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 4, 2024

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "As with Zetia or statins, you must have a BMI of less than 29. If you are too fat or not continuing to get your BMI down to 25, you will not benefit. You can't just pop pills and expect magic if you continue to eat junk food and have a BMI of 30+. My BMI is 26, and 10mg of Zetia works with no side effects. I will add 20mg of a statin soon (not 40mg like crazy doctors prescribe). If your BMI is over 29, you will be lucky to live 5 weeks longer on meds. If your BMI is under 29, you may get 5 years longer. Exercise and diet are the key. There is no magic pill. If you don't care about living 5 years longer, then get off the pills and go smack down some more ice cream, candy bars, and Cokes. Any doctor that tells you any pills work without a better diet and more exercise is on the crack pipe and doesn't translate the scientific findings over the last 4 decades... Many doctors tell you how it really is, in that you need to lose weight. You are not listening to the most important part of the conversation."

• Sumte...
• August 12, 2009

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I took it for about 2 years and it did lower my cholesterol somewhat. The entire time that I took it, I sweated profusely with any exercise and I would become lightheaded. I quit taking Zetia nearly a year ago and have had no horrible sweating episodes since."

• Hwheels
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2019

For High Cholesterol "My experience with Ezetimibe 10 mg was only for 3 weeks. It started out okay, but then I felt like it was starting to strangle me 2 weeks into using the medicine. In week 3, I saw the doctor to inform him, and 2 days later had a mini-stroke. I have now been informed that I have a bit of a high enzyme in the heart, yet 3 weeks earlier my heart was good. Please, people, be very aware of the damage statin drugs or other cholesterol medications can do to you."

• MaineJo
• May 24, 2013

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "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."

• Will...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2017

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "Took Zetia at 10:30 at night with my pravastatin 30mg. By 2:00 AM, I woke with horrible leg and arm muscle pain. Never had issues on the low dose of pravastatin, but now, 2 days later, my legs still burn. I cannot stand it and hope it goes away. Never again. I had the same problems with Lipitor, only this is not going away yet. Not worth it."

• Mikey
• November 17, 2019

For High Cholesterol "This drug, ezetimibe, on the 7th day, made me so violently ill, my body seemed to want to get it out of me. Any drug that has this impact, even in a body that tolerates it, must be doing damage. Why my new cardiologist prescribed this for me is why I have huge reservations about allopathic drugs. Five days after I stopped taking ezetimibe, my liver is still swollen, distended, and I have very diminished vital energy. Fortunately, my toilet and sink are close together, as I needed both simultaneously. This is a bad drug, I still feel sick from it. My cholesterol was within an acceptable range, I have a heart condition."

• Mudfa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 31, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Statins gave me severe muscle pains, nightmares, etc., so Dr. prescribed Ezetimibe. First 10 days great then I began to develop a small pain in the lower back, kidney area, and it went away about 1 hr. On the 6th week, the pain was 24 hours a day and so extreme I couldn't sleep more than 2 hrs at a time. I stopped taking it, and within 30 or so hrs, the pain ceased in my left lower back, kidney area, and now finally, 6 days later, no pain. The day after I stopped taking it, I had a blood test which showed basically no benefit whatsoever in taking this. Let me add that I have had my thyroid completely removed and am taking Synthroid."

• HankSYL
• October 29, 2009

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I have used this at half the prescribed dosage for over a year. My cholesterol levels have improved dramatically even at the lower dosage. I do not believe my cholesterol is a problem but have succumbed to my doctor. I would not take statins although my insurance company says I should. I am pleased with the results."

• I AM PU
• October 30, 2014

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "Cholesterol numbers are in the normal range for the first time EVER. I take it with Livalo (the cost for both medications is horrible and are Tier 4 meds on insurance formulary list). Only side effect is perspiration comes in waves (not all the time) and has the odor of garbage. Bathing is the only solution for this problem. Deodorants only work for a short period after a 'sweat' episode."

• Porcia
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2021

For High Cholesterol "I do not recommend this drug, this is the 2nd drug I have tried for high cholesterol; my Doctor said this one would not cause muscle pain; IT DID! In less than 4 weeks on this drug, I lost complete use of my right arm and knee, had severe back pain, the bloating was so bad that it pushed up against my chest wall, then the pain went into my chest and under my breasts, the final thing that happened that convinced me to never take another cholesterol drug was lightning bolts in my heart; that was scary!! The sad thing about this drug was the cost, $173.99 with insurance for 3 months, spoke to CVS and there's nothing they can do, I wasted $173.99 and have 2 1/2 months of this drug left. I'm sharing this to warn you, this drug is so awful and it's very expensive, will damage your heart muscle, kidneys and liver; I prefer to change my diet and lose some weight, not worth the risks nor the pain it causes. Thank you for reading and make wise choices."

• Water...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2022

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "My cardiologist put me on Statins over 2021, 80 mg, 40, 20, 10 then changed to Crestor 5 then 2.5 mg. I cannot tolerate them, period. Now, he put me on Zetia which I resisted for about a month but he insistence I try them. By the 3rd day, I have muscle pain in my arms, cramps in my legs and feet, diarrhea, queasy stomach, severe headaches, dizziness and insomnia. My non fasting cholesterol is 225/85. I am stopping Zetia and I pray that all these side effects go away within days. No one can live like this. I have a good diet but will work at it even harder because I will NOT take this poison again. If you have had good results I am happy for you but if you experience what I have get off them now."

• Birdie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2019

For High Cholesterol "I've been on this drug for 5 days and already feel like a giant yuck. Muscle pain, hip pain so severe I can't get up and start walking. Foot and ankle pain waking me up all night, diarrhea early in the morning, exhausted. Can't take statins. Gonna give up."

• Acorn
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 13, 2020

For High Cholesterol "I’m an insulin-dependent, Type 2 diabetic in his 70s with cholesterol and LDL issues. My cardiologist started me on ezetimibe 1 month ago on 1 tab three times a week (that should have been the first red flag). He also scheduled a review in 1 month (usually 6 mths - the second red flag). Since starting this mongrel of a medication, I have been wracked with leg pain, diarrhea, flatulence, fatigue, belching, and occasional noisy heartbeat. After reading the reviews on this site, I have decided to stop the ezetimibe immediately. I hope I’ve dodged a bullet. I also feel like I’ve been used as an experimental lab rat, but it will never happen again."

• Shaggy
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 14, 2019

For High Cholesterol "I've been using ezetimibe for a bit over 6 months. It didn't seem to have any side effects except my urine looked like it does when I'm dehydrated, but not dark enough to concern me (dark urine = liver damage). However, a blood test showed it's been damaging my liver. The doctor had me stop, and the morning a day after stopping, I found my shoes are loose. Which means my feet had been swollen, an issue I noticed once in a while when my shoes would be tight but attributed to just being fat. I also seem to be able to concentrate better. I can tell you I'm confident that stopping the drug relieved these side effects I didn't even know I had. Not worth the slight reduction of bad cholesterol, imo."

• Eunie
• January 12, 2016

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous "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!"

• IanMacF
• October 18, 2016

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I have been taking Zetia (10 mg) for about five years. My copay was about $100 at first but in the past two years the price has risen dramatically, even though I understand it will soon be considered a generic. My current order bears a copay of $411 for a 90-day supply and the result is that I will simply stop taking it. (My copay is 50% of the nominal full price of the drug.) Until I read some of the comments here, I was unaware that my excessive sweating might be due to this prescription drug. We must do something about pharmaceutical companies constantly marking up drug prices just because they can."

• 65...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 22, 2022

For High Cholesterol "I'm 65 yr old female who cannot take statins because causes severe hip, joint and muscle pain. Was put on ezetimibe and now having same issues along with severe lower back pain, tiredness - the side effects are horrible. I stopped taking this drug about a month ago and I am still waiting for it to leave my body n get back to normal. I can't even walk 2 blocks without suffering. I don't recommend this drug to anyone it's not worth it ! 10 MG was the dosage.. never ever am I taking another cholesterol drug. More harm than good !"

• KPdePK
• September 20, 2011

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I take 20mg of Crestor in addition to Zetia and have for 5 years or more with no side effects. I asked my doctor to take me off Zetia for 6 months to see what my numbers would look like without it. For me, it knocks about 40 points off the total score, so I'm back on Zetia again."

• pjano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 9, 2021

Zetia (ezetimibe) for High Cholesterol "I'd been on Zetia either 60 or 90 days before it effected my liver enzymes and pancreas. I first noticed the dark urine and light feces around a month ago. Then fatigue, loss of appetite, itchy skin. I was diagnosed with jaundice, then fearful that I had cancer while ruling out Hepatitis and Auto Immune diseases. Finally, I'm told by the GI specialist that it must be the other supplements I'm talking which he claimed weren't FDA approved. However, I'll know soon and I suspect that I was in the currently .1% who had serious and severe side effects. As a result my cholesterol levels doubled instead of improved."