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Below are Zetia (Ezetimibe) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Zetia has an overall score of 9. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Zetia review by 60 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | high cholestrol |
| Dosage & duration: | | 10mg/day taken ongoing for the period of ongoing |
| Other conditions: | | knee osteoartritis |
| Other drugs taken: | | glucosamine, multivitamins | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My target was to have the a cholestrol reduction from 240 to under 200. I did not want want to take statins because I am not comfortable with drugs that inhibit normal metabolic processes. Evolution is parsimonius, and inhibition of any enzyme is likely to be reflected as an adverse effect in a seemingly unrelated area. Also, I did not want to take red yeast rice, which basically is a non-phrmaceutical grade of a statin. I liked the physical mode of action of Zetia. Within 6 months of starting treatment, my total cholesterol was down from to 200 and my HDL went up from 45 to 58. |
| Side effects: | | I did not experience any perceptible side effects. |
| Comments: | | See treatment benefits above. I take my daily dose of Zetia shortly after having my breakfast. |
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