Anyone use Vytorin to lower cholesteral - ever have any problems with?
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Hmmm...I have been on it for two months now.  First night a little heart burn.  Since then, I have gained 10 pounds, but that could be due to other factors.  But the weight gain has been weird as I don't typically put on weight that easily.
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Don't do it.  I took the welbutrin for 1 week, I started hearing voices, I couldn't sleep, I had horrible stomach pains, vomiting and I only stopped smoking because my stomach hurt so bad.  Try cold-turkey it works the best.  If you do wind up taking the welbutrin stop taking it if you experience any side effects, it is a bad drug for some people.\n\nI don't want to scare you, but I think I should've asked before I took it-- so here, I found this post on line:\n\nI took Welbutrin for 12 days. I started having severe kidney pain with blood in my urine. After a few days I had severe/Exruciating pain in my whole body, Back, side, chest, Arms, It felt like every organ in my body was going to explode. I Also had some very disturbing sensations running through my whole body. Heart palpitations, shortness of breath. I can't begin to tell you how much pain and anxiety i was experiencing. I went to numerous different Emergency rooms and doctors in a 3 week period, and every one of them couldn't find anything wrong with me. Actually I believe they all thought I was crazy. They run all sorts of blood tests and xrays and found nothing. Finally a doc said it is possible that it was a toxic effect from the Welbutrin. I know that it has something to do with Welbutrin, I'm not sure what it was doing to me, but It almost killed me. Today, almost 5 weeks after stopping the drug, I am still not well. I still have pain in my back and arms and some weird and VERY disturbing sensations that come and go (I believe it is nerve damage) and suffer from constant dizziness and fatigue. I will see a neurologist in 2 weeks. I hope this is something that can be treated. If not my life is totally ruined! I have never been sick in my life, and have always been very active. Now I can't even work around my house without getting totally exhausted. PLEASE be careful taking this drug! It has altered my life in a way that you could never imagine! I wanted to quit smoking so bad that I ignored the side effects I experienced the very first time I took it. I will live to regret that for the rest of my life.
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Your HDL and triglyceride numbers are very desireable.  It is recommended that your HDL, which is your good cholesterol, be more than 40, with normal ranges being between 40 and 60.  I would not be concerned with the HDL being over 60, since this is the good cholesterol which plays a vital role in keeping your LDL bad cholesterol in check.  It is recommended that tryglycerides be under 150, so this number is also very good.  However, your LDL bad cholesterol is pretty high.  It is recommended that this number be under 100 to be in a healthy range.  I would try diet to reduce it before I got on any medications.  There are those that will tell you that diet has little affect on cholesterol and that your numbers are what they are because of your genetic make up.  Although heredity does play a role, a healthy diet is equally significant and can usually keep cholesterol numbers within disired ranges if you are diligent regarding your dietary intake.  Lots of fruits and vegeatables, lean protien, a moderate amount of fish and nuts to provide omega 3 nutrients which have been shown to help with cholesterol numbers.  If after about 120 days of altering your diet I would consider taking a statin medication if your cholesterol numbers do not show significant improvement..  However, I highly recommend you try altering your diet first, as many statin medications have undesireable side effects.  \n\nI think the reason so many of us take statins is that people do not have the will power and dicipline to eat right.  Simple life style changes can put the stop to most diseases, but most people simply don't have the ability to make them and rely on our pharmaceutical industry to provide a pill for what ever ales them, when in fact they are empowered to heal themselves with life style changes if they simply had the dicipline to make them.
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not as far as i know. ive been on it a while, and havent noticed any problems. if anything, ive lost weight :)
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What are the possible side effects of simvastatin? (Zocor)\n\n Rare cases of muscle problems and liver problems have been associated with the use of simvastatin and other similar medicines. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if accompanied by a fever or flulike symptoms or yellowing of the skin or eyes, abdominal pain, unexplained fatigue, dark colored urine or pale colored stools. These may be early symptoms of muscle or liver problems. \n If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking simvastatin and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately: \n\nan allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); \ndecreased urine or rust-colored urine; or \nblurred vision. \nOther, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take simvastatin and talk to your doctor if you experience\n\ngas, bloating, nausea, stomach upset, heartburn, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea; \ncough; \nheadache; or \ninsomnia.
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Vytroin is a combination of 2 different drugs- Zocor (aka simvastatin, a member of the "statin" family that also includes Lipitor, Pravachol, etc. which reduces the amount of cholesterol your body naturally produces) and Zetia. Zetia is just Zetia, it blocks absorption of cholesterol from food.
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I have tried a lot of different diet pills...some of them worked and some of them didn't. I had gotten to the point that no diet pill would make me jittery and 7 vasopro would barely do anything. Ok...so around feb I decided I wanted to lose like 10lbs(aka winter coat), but the whole cutting back on calories, and upping work outs wasn't working. I ended up ordering Venom by ALRI....well...my 10lbs flew off and turned into 20lbs. The main thing the pill does is supress your appetite...you have to eat...but you are going to have to remind yourself...I am serious. The two things I didn't care much for is that you absolutely should not take it after noon,you won't sleep, and your mouth get super dry. I did notice that I could focus on things a lot better and my energy was outrageous. I believe that they changed the name to Venom Hyperdrive and they now have a pill that goes with it to help you sleep, which I have not tried. I have been off them for about a month and my weight is the same.\nI hope I helped...and I am sorry if I upset anyone for seeming pro pill. I grew up on herbal supplements...and have studied the uses/effect of many different herbs...so I tend to think people freak out a little too much when it comes to diet pills(not all of them). Well.....good luck...
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I tried looking this up but i dont see any doccumentation of any cholesterol meds like Benicar having a listing for that side effects. Try talking with your dr if you are experiencing this. They might be able to find the cause.
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Try Eucerin Plus. It works incredibly well!
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has anybody tried ACTIPRIL?
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Crestor is one of the prescription drugs used to decrease your bad cholesterol levels. As with everything, it has side effects that you may notice.  Your doctor is concerned about atherosclerotic (plaque build up inside arteries) heart disease, vascular disease.  To help you determine if you really need to take this particular treatment, consider your risk factors and then discuss it further with your doctor.  Risk factors are smoking, weight, diet, exercise, cholesterol levels, diabetes.  There may be more natural treatments or lifestyle changes you could make to see if they make a difference in your cholesterol levels with alot less risk and worry.  If you do need it, be faithful with taking it and following up with the doctor so he can monitor the safe use of it.
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The Melaleuca Vitality Pack and Provex CV. If cholesterol is a problem also Phytomega. It Works!!!!(all patented) Need more info on how to get it contact me.
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I tried Zantrex a year and a half ago and it worked perfectly.  It's loaded with caffeine or some kind of stimulant and you might feel jittery at first but it subsides.  The trick is too eat when you take it, if you dont eat anything you will be sick to your stomach and feel terrible.  \n\nI tried it because my friend's doctor actually recommended it to her as an alternative to prescription diet pills, so, I figured it was safe. Like I said it worked great, I lost about 10-12 pounds really fast and then stopped taking it.  I've gained only a little of it back, but I know its because of my terrible eating habits- I eat fast food everyday and never work-out. With any diet pills or diet plan you do have to make some kind of life style change if your going to quit and expect to keep the weight off.
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Though exercise are maintaing a god healthy diet is best way to lower cholestereol. If u want to go for some medication you can try atorvastatin.
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None of the antacids such as the H2 blockers (Pepcid, Zantac, Tagamet), proton pump inhibitors (Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Aciphex, Protonix), or buffers (TUMS, Rolaids, milk of magnesia, Maalox) should exacerbate any heart conditions or interfere with atenolol.  You are safe.\n\nEDIT: To address sunnyblonde4u's comment... the buffers may be listed as having a drug interaction, but that is because they theoretically reduce the bioavailability of the atenolol.  However, this is negligible and is exceedingly unlikely to be of any clinical significance.
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It's very bad.   I went to a XANGO meeting, it's a bunch of hype and BS.   My own cardiologist said "stay away from it," AND if you are taking a blood thinner, it can kill you.  \n\nIt's a waste of money and a pyramid scam, do NOT get sucked into.  Pleeeeze.
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the medicine hich i would recommend would be Generic Lipitor which is safe and cheap. Refer following site for more details