http://www.viewpoints.com/Cholesterol-Medicine Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:46:17 GMT Reviews about Cholesterol Medicine http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e4511 I was taking this medicine and began to get muscle aches.  It ended up giving me rhadomyolysis.  It attacked my heart and made me feel like I was having a heart attack.  This was over two years ago and my heart blood levels are still not where they should be.  Be careful with this... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:46:17 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e4511 philster001 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e1515 I tried Zocor since Lipitor is so expensive.  After taking it for 6 weeks, I started noticing that I was seriously bloated, had muscle pains, and a general feeling of yuck.   I stopped the Zocor and after one day I felt amazingly better.  I'll be taking Lipitor... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:17:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e1515 jdo 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-81a82 Following some major heart surgery eight years ago, my cardiologist prescribed Zocor to control my high cholesterol.  I started taking it (40mg) and predictably my cholesterol levels plummeted.  So did my triglycerides.  And to complete the tri-fecta, my good cholesterol was boosted nicely. — The monthly cost for this medication?  Well at the time it was about $165/month.  Ouch! — Life Plays Cruel Jokes — I was pretty young to need a complete overhaul of all of my coronary arteries.  But, my cardiologist, after performing an angiogram said that there wasn't an artery left that wasn't seriously blocked.  He said that cholesterol had left so much plaque in my arteries that surgery was my only alternative and that afterward I'd be given drugs to control my cholesterol. — The funny thing was that all my life I was attentive to heart health.  Most of my male uncles died in their 40's from heart disease.  Knowing... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:31:45 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-81a82 RudiXeno 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Vytorin-review-d1551 I've taken cholesterol lowering medication for years, Zocor to be specific. So, imagine my delight when last year, June I think, Merck's patent on this medication expired. Suddenly, the 40mg dose I was taking would no longer cost almost $150 a month, but rather the lowly sum of $4. Generics were available. — Oddly enough the manufacturer of the first generic was in fact Merck! Seems they could sell this stuff for almost 40 times less and still make a profit. (Picture in your mind a crack dealer wearing a suit). — Ah, but in the wings, Merck was in partnership to produce a new and improved medication, Vytorin, a combination of Zocor and Zetia. Patent protected, interestingly it was going to cost about $150 a month. — Suddenly, the TV was broadcasting the merits of this new wonder drug. It not only protected you from the cholesterol in your diet but the cholesterol you inherited from your no good relatives. I'm sure you saw these commercials. Something seemed... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:45:23 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Vytorin-review-d1551 RudiXeno 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-364a lipitor is a proven medication for treating high chlolesterol.  I have tried other meds. none have worked as well and all had side effects.  Insurance companies should not require physicians to go through hoops to keep a patient on a medication theat is side effect free and working for said... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:22:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-364a amahlyn 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-bcde0 My husband had been taking lipitor for a few months after open heart surgery.  He doesn't even have high cholesterol.  He is now  having testing done for liver problems which is a side effect of lipitor.  Please do research before you jump in and just take the medication your doctor prescribes.... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:46:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-bcde0 idnor 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/advicor-review-90722 This Stuff is evil at least it was for me......causes unbearable flushing  ...turned me red as a fire engine and made me want to get out of my skin.The doctors advise was to not drink alcahol or spicey food...this worked for awhile but not for long...It became a roll of the dice every day i took it will I be able to function or be turned red. It did make my readings better mainly increased my good cholesteral.....But watching what I ate had the same affect....quit the drug took nothing and my numbers were basically the same. It is the niacin in here that is evil..Dont take this... Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:17:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/advicor-review-90722 paulotus 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-53761 Lipitor does bring your cholestrol down! I took Lipitor for years until I started to have one of those "rare but serious side effects." I started to lose strength in my right arm and pain shot through the muscle in my fore arm when I tried to lift anything ~ my purse, dishes, etc. Then the pain started in my left ankle. My Dr changed my prescription to a cholestrol lowering drug that did not have those "rare but serious side effects" and the symptoms gradually vanished and I slowly regained use of my right arm and can now walk without a limp. Lipitor does work, it worked for me for yeears, but do be aware of the side... Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:50:23 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-53761 katrinka 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Crestor-review-cfac My doctors were not concerned about my cholesterol when I was 26, 125 pounds and it was over 300 points.  Now that I'm a little older they are all concerned and have tried me on several medications to lower it.  Last count was 185 or so, but I gues that isn't as good as they would like it.  I do not like taking medicine, and I think it is this Crestor that has my legs hurting at night.  Doctor has added Zetia to the pile of pills he wants me on, also.  With heart disease in the family, I don't see how a pill can stop what is going to happen because of my blood line anyhow. —... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:19:52 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Crestor-review-cfac TurningIn2myMOM 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-03ad To the Point — Imagine my surprise when I was told several years ago that I had high cholesterol. Given how I ate and eat (most of the time) and my exercise regiment I thought it impossible. — Please find out your family history! I didn’t know it at the time but both my mom and aunt have high cholesterol. It runs in my family. I was put on Lipitor and have been on it since. — A Closer View — The first number I was given was around 275! It went down in a year but my good cholesterol was still going in the wrong direction and my bad cholesterol was also going in the wrong direction. Finally after perhaps two years my cholesterol – good and bad- is fine and around 175.  My doctor is very pleased and so am I. — From www.lipitor.com “Before taking any medicine, it's good to know how it works. LIPITOR lowers cholesterol in your body. LIPITOR lowers it by blocking an enzyme in the liver. Your body uses this enzyme... Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:47:53 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Lipitor-Atorvastatin-Calcium-review-03ad Jo 5