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  1. Think my dad is killing himself. 10th November 2007
    ... Lisinopril 20MG tablet SAN (Take one a day) Vytorin 10/20 tablet M/S (Take one a day) Plavax 75 MG...

General Health board
  1. severe diarrhea after taking strong antibiotics 30th December 2007
    ... monitoring my diet. I am currently on medications; Vytorin for high cholesterol and Prevacid for acid reflux...
    ... a time to be sure you can take each one especially Vytorin ...many people can't take this type of drug. Good...
    ... morning when this is the case. I can't speak for the Vytorin , but I have been on Prevacid (30 mg twice a day) for...

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder board
  1. Just prescribed Adderall, and have questions... 4th October 2008
    ... Effexor, Lyrica, Ambien, lisinopril/HCTZ, prilosec, Vytorin , xanax, and Albuterol. I've read that you shouldn...

  2. Weaning from Concerta 1st June 2007
    ... Initially a few years ago he put me on Zocor or Vytorin for high cholesterol and my memory started getting...

Anemia board
  1. Low Ferritin 23rd February 2007
    ... said it's familial, so she's going to start me on Vytorin today. My TC=327, HDL=40, TRG=405 and my LDL which...

Anxiety board
  1. Vytorin side effects 11th May 2008
    ... I take Vytorin also, but I don't think it's making my anxiety problem ... Dr. would acknowledge anxiety as a side effect of Vytorin . Afterall, Drs. always think that anything a woman...

  2. Experiences to share with Wellbutrin? 30th April 2005
    ... have had some bad reactions with Zocor, Pravachol and Vytorin . I do seem to be able to take Lescol, though. The...

  3. Cholesterol Meds and Anxiety??? 11th December 2004
    ... Zocor, etc? I just recently started a med called Vytorin which is the latest cholesterol medication. After...

Back Problems board
  1. Got a phone call today!!! 7th April 2008
    ... cholesterol meds are you taking? I was on 3 of them (Now in Vytorin ) for years by now, but non of them makes me sleepy...

  2. I need some advice please..... 27th January 2008
    ... to play while pregnant. I know my daugher was on Vytorin for high cholesterol, she needed to be off them for...

Blood and Blood Vessel board
  1. Vytroin and Aplastic Anemia 2nd July 2007
    ... Due to elavated LDH I was put on Vytorin . Took med. for 4 months and had labs. checked. LDH...

  2. Zocor Side Effects 18th June 2007
    ... that he recommended that I take either Crestor or Vytorin . All I could do when I read this was to laugh and ... effects of Crestor at the time and I do believe that Vytorin has Zocor in it. So much for my side effects. I feel...

Brain & Nervous System Disorders board
  1. Nerve pulses in head only at sleep. 16th May 2007
    ... getting fairly frequent. I am on heart medicine and vytorin , as well as some vitamins that I have been on all...

Cancer board
  1. Kidney Cancer 28th October 2007
    ... Wendy Stan does take Vytorin for blood pressure and one baby asprin a day.When...

Cancer: Breast board
  1. Arimidex 7th April 2007
    ... husband takes the Omega-3 and another cholesterol med... Vytorin . He was on 3 meds for his cholesterol and could never...

Depression board
  1. MAOI Patch 5th May 2007
    ... on Lasix. I also take Atenolol for blood pressure, Vytorin for high cholesterol, a Xanax here and there for anxiety...

Diabetes board
  1. Low sodium and chloride - why? - on metformin 9th August 2007
    ... to see for this. Anyone have any ideas? Also on vytorin and tricor and miralax. Thanks Elegiamore...

  2. Chromium Picolinate dangerous? 12th February 2007
    ... could also be caused from my cholesterol med. which is Vytorin . Has this happened to anyone else?...
    ... I take simvastatin which is one component of Vytorin . I have not personally had any liver enzyme observances...

  3. Friend just diagnosed 19th March 2006
    ... A1C- 7.3 Fasting bl. sugar-162 He is taking Vytorin for high chloesterol (sp) every day. He is trying...

  4. Misdiagnosis? What do the numbers mean? 10th March 2006
    ... Can it be controlled by excercise and diet? He is on Vytorin for his Cholesterol every day....
    ... Can it be controlled by excercise and diet? He is on Vytorin for his Cholesterol every day. Those sugar levels...

  5. OGTT at 238 and Fasting Plasma at 88 ??? 29th July 2005
    ... Diabetic ? BTW I have elevated Cholesterol and on Vytorin . This brough TC to 138, Triglycerides to 182, HDL...

Digestive Disorders board
  1. Abd. pain, flushing after eating, dizziness...any insight appreciated! 7th June 2008
    ... with indomethacin/allopurinol), high cholesterol ( vytorin ) and low-t (testosterone gel.) Family history of ... Also happens whether or not I take or skip the vytorin /testo gel. I work usually 10am to 7 pm so I eat around...

  2. Upper Right Quadrant Pain 26th July 2007
    ... monitor it for a few days. Also I should mention I take Vytorin 10/80 and asked to stop that just to rule out any...

Drug Interactions board
  1. Cholesterol Meds Causing Pain? 28th May 2005
    ... dont know which lol) anyway..first I was prescribed Vytorin ...I noticed that I had severe muscle pains in my arms ... still in place. They were. The two days I was off the Vytorin I felt better. I told him of my suspicions about the...
    ... dont know which lol) anyway..first I was prescribed Vytorin ...I noticed that I had severe muscle pains in my arms ... still in place. They were. The two days I was off the Vytorin I felt better. I told him of my suspicions about the...
    ... another Statin drug, just as lovastatin, Zocor, Lipitor, Vytorin , etc. Other doctors use other cholesterol lowering...

Ear, Nose & Throat board
  1. Regain sense of smell/taste after right basilar skull fracture? 5th January 2008
    ... Currently, my medications are: Coumadin, Verapamil, Vytorin , Tegretol, Duragesic, Actiq, Dilaudid, Elavil, ProSom...

Eye & Vision board
  1. which meds. cause blurry vision or eye probs? 31st July 2005
    ... vision (big problems). I just read the side effects for Vytorin and it lists blurry vision as one. Kind of a bummer...

Fibromyalgia board
  1. Does anyone have a problem with statins? 8th June 2008
    ... statins in your post, and don't let the doc put you on Vytorin . It's got Zocor in it and will do the exact same thing...

Heart Disorders board
  1. Unsympathetic Dr.... 8th May 2008
    ... high blood pressure and I am not diabetic. I take Vytorin for cholesterol. About three weeks ago, I was running...

  2. What can I do to improve this? 4th August 2007
    ... currently taking Zetia and may be changing to Crestor or Vytorin soon. I believe I am around 200 or so. Not sure of...
    ... burst, that's better still. Good luck with the Vytorin or Crestor...but MAYBE a weaker statin might be a...
    ... supplements.Soon i will be going from zetia alone to either vytorin or lipitor or crestor. Not sure which one yet. Thanks...

  3. I'm 26 and almost certain that I have blockage what can I do to reverse it? 8th June 2007
    ... treatment (usually statin drugs like Lipitor, Crestor, Vytorin . or simvastatin.) An alternative to the drug therapy...

  4. Freaked out by earlobe crease 12th May 2007
    ... the connection. I have a left ear crease and I take vytorin for cholesterol. My dad has creases in both ears...

  5. Just wondering 8th February 2007
    ... ardiologist has placed me on the normal meds ( Clopidogrel, Vytorin , Atenolol, Lisinopril and low dose aspirin). My concern...

  6. anyone on sotalol for afib? 3rd February 2007
    ... problems including congestive heart failure. I take Vytorin , Cozaar, Norvasc, Sotalol, warfarin, Flomax without...

  7. Cypher Stent Problems??? 20th December 2006
    ... tells me my liver enzymes are elevated due to the vytorin I am on.. I am on plavix and aspirin indefinetly,...
    ... your LDL? Until this is resolved, keep taking the Vytorin regardless of the liver enzyme elevation. Problemo...
    ... blockages are made of. My cardio told me today to stop the vytorin cause of the liver enzymes..but now I'm not so sure...

  8. Headache meds - can you take these w/Toprol....... 9th December 2006
    ... Vytorin and Plavix? Thanks!!!...
    ... Vioxx did. (removed from market recently). But the Vytorin may have an impact on your liver function, and so...

  9. Problems with Toprol XL, Vytorin, Plavix & Baby Aspirin 9th December 2006
    ... the meds you're on. I personally would never take Vytorin ...it is a "combo" drug, i.e. it's two drugs in one ... especially as the first drug that is tried. And given how Vytorin works on your intestinal tract, it only makes sense ... metoprolol or another beta blocker and, (2) why do I need Vytorin ; can we try just the Zocor, or Lipitor and I promise...
    ... endoscope. Side effeccts of the ezetimibe in the Vytorin are: · tired feeling; · stomach ... substitution of simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg. for the Vytorin (simvastain and ezetimibe.) A couple weeks should ... casuing the problem. If not, you can go back on the Vytorin and stop the beta-blocker for a week or two. IF...

  10. would you stop Plavix for an elective procedure? 20th October 2006
    ... will ever get off the drug. I have been on plavix, vytorin , niaspan and 325 mg of aspirin daily..yet I still...

  11. I am 30 years old, the Dr said if I have any plaque I can reverse it. Confused! 16th June 2006
    ... weeks later, so I have adjusted further. Changed to Vytorin (10mg/40mg) which adds the Zetia sequesting agent...
    ... if that's part of it? Ken: With regard to the Vytorin I think the HDL elevation comes mostly from the ezetimibe...

  12. todays heart attack 19th May 2006
    ... Coumadin in addition to Plavix, Lisinopril, asprin, Vytorin , Tricor, Coreg, Lasix, Elavil and Protonix. I will...

  13. Mom - 3 stents put in - what's to do? 12th May 2006
    ... is 131) Mu HDL is good though, 57. I am on 10/40 vytorin and he is threatening to go to 10/80 where I don't...

  14. Muscle cramps with Lipitor?? 15th April 2006
    ... between the two. My cardiologist wants me to take Vytorin . At this point I'm taking the Zetia but I'm just totally...

  15. Just got my cholesterol results back 3rd April 2006
    ... people have better results getting their HDL up on Vytorin which is combo zocor and zetia. Hope this info helps...

  16. Heart bypass and low HDL 2nd February 2006
    ... has been able to get his up to about what mine is on Vytorin and niacin. Neither of us are smokers, only drink...

  17. Help Please... 3rd December 2005
    ... yet. I have high cholesterol for which I was taking Vytorin until recently but I stopped about 4 months ago and...
    ... yet. I have high cholesterol for which I was taking Vytorin until recently but I stopped about 4 months ago and...

  18. Low blood pressure..why? 15th November 2005
    ... take Diovan for blood pressure (have for months) and Vytorin for cholesteral. My bp has been running around 130...

  19. Trouble since heart surgery, need advice 27th July 2005
    ... 5 mg. and a beta blocker for high BP. I also take Vytorin for cholestorol 40/10. I do take glucotrol 7.5 mg...

  20. Pain or shortness of breath after stents? 6th June 2005
    ... thing! I do take the aspirin and plavix along with vytorin and atenolol. How do you know if you have clotting...

  21. weird feeling in chest 18th May 2005
    ... pains I was having was from the cholesterol medicine Vytorin they gave me. I have been off it for two days now...

  22. thought i was having a heart attack 28th April 2005
    ... me home. my choleterol is high and have been taking vytorin for that.i have a stress test scheduled for oct. and...

  23. cholestral numbers 28th May 2004
    ... Still blocked up and several stents. I am trying Vytorin to raise HDLs and further lower LDLs. My PCP warned...
    ... Is that miserable 35 HDL WITH the Niaspan and Vytorin ? I too take 500 mg. slow release niacin because...
    ... Lenin: those numbers are before the niaspan and vytorin . I eagerly await seeing if they were able to do any...
    ... then. You'll invariably see a nice HDL boost from the Vytorin and Niaspan. Let me repeat though, I'm saying you...
    ... contained a lot or high level of niacin? Are these drugs ( Vytorin and Niaspan) need a dr prescription? Thanks Pika...
    ... formulation of niacin IS a prescription drug as is Vytorin (which is simvastatin + ezetimibe.)...
    ... that due to my history, I need to lower the ldl? The vytorin has helped a little vs. the plain zocor, but its a...

High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. New Meds Concern Can Someone Help 14th March 2008
    ... He changed me to Lotrel and zebeta, I also take vytorin . Should I take them both lotrel and zebeta at same ... should it be morning or evening? I have to take the vytorin 10/80 at bedtime. He also put me on protonix althought...

  2. felling my heartbeat 6th November 2006
    ... I was put on corgard for the heartrate and high BP vytorin for high cholesteral. this hasent helped at all. I...

  3. potassium supplementation?? 5th April 2006
    ... now Hyzaar 100/12.5 plus toprol 50mg . I also take vytorin 10/20. I just got a prescription for 10meg of potassium...

  4. What do you think of LASIX? 30th November 2005
    ... out some and I DO attribute this, or some of it to Vytorin . The doc told me that the Vytorin will help lower...

  5. Do Blood Pressure Meds. Cause Vision Problems? 1st August 2005
    ... If so which ones are the worst? I read that Vytorin can cause blurriness, but it's a drug I have to take...

  6. Is Norvasc Hurting me more than helping? 27th July 2005
    ... pressure well. But I am miserable! I am also taking Vytorin for cholestorol, a small amount of a beta blocker...
    ... Metoprolol Glucotrol 7.5 XL PM Metoprolol Vytorin 40/10 Diovan 80 Aspirin 325...

  7. Propronolol vs Atenolol 11th May 2005
    ... with the diuretic alone. BUT I also started taking Vytorin about 3 weeks ago and I think this is contributing ... saving money :D I would like to think that the Vytorin and Furosemide alone will lower it and keep me comfortable...

  8. Did anyone watch Oprah today? 3rd May 2005
    ... I watch sodium very carefully and have started on Vytorin for cholesterol. It is a fact that cholesterol meds ... just go off of meds all together. The doc says the Vytorin would help BP and he would like to see me off of BP...

  9. Atenolol raise blood glucose levels 28th April 2005
    ... 104! It went UP! And the only thing I took was my Vytorin and Atenolol! So I let 1 day pass, went back on...

  10. Diovan Results 23rd November 2004
    ... 80 mg pill. My new cardiologist prescribed Diovan, Vytorin , and he increased my Synthroid from 88mcg to 100mcg ... effects so then I started the Diovan. I have yet to try Vytorin and I can’t wait to see what is in store for me when...
    ... hard as before the med. I have also just started Vytorin ....

High Cholesterol board
  1. Niaspan Results 6th September 2008
    ... England journal of medicine, documents revealed that Vytorin may increase cancer risk by an astonishing 50 percent...

  2. Have you read the latest? 28th August 2008
    ... investigating (or considering investigating, I forget) Vytorin , after several studies showed a slight increase in...

  3. I am so frustrated please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 27th August 2008
    ... would only cause muscle pain, he wanted to put me on vytorin , I called his office when I got home and asked for ... something else because of what I heard about Vytorin , I was on Zetia did nothing, zocor caused muscle pain...

  4. Is Taking Zetia and Zocor or Vitoryn Safe Or Not 22nd August 2008
    ... pulled off the market. So maybe further testing proved Vytorin is ok...

  5. muscle aches / statins 24th July 2008
    ... and I struggled with the soreness. I have been on Vytorin for over a year and it seems to be better and I have...
    ... I see no reason to be on both Vytorin and red yeast rice at the same time. They are both ... forms of statins (Zocor in Vytorin , natural Lovastatin in red yeast rice)....

  6. Cortisone shot = high triglycerides? 16th July 2008
    ... my last blood draw in December 2007. I'd been on vytorin for a few months at that point and my doc was way...

  7. Got My New Results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!6/06/2008 6th June 2008
    ... Ldl= 60 Trigs= 70 N I Have Been On Vytorin 10/40 And Just Started Omega 3s But My Hdl Is...
    ... toxicity risk, and saved a good deal of money. With the Vytorin 10/40, you might want to consider lowering the latter ... and get re-tested. How long have you been taking the Vytorin ? Have you supplemented with CoQ10? Recommended daily...
    ... agressive approach with my numbers i have been on vytorin for 9months now and but first started on niaspan worked ... but not ldl as much as it should thats why i am on vytorin also has me on niaspan 500mg with my vytorin .i wanted...
    ... your old posts, but why did your doctor put you on Vytorin , when recent studies have shown it is less effective ... than Zocor (the statin component in Vytorin ) by itself?...

  8. vytorin with omega 3 fish oil 2nd June 2008
    ... it's fine to take them together. I'm not so sure if Vytorin is ideal, based on the recent studes on it, but fish ... oil is good. Zocor might be a better option than Vytorin , but you can speak to your doctor about that. If...

  9. Statin side effects and new numbers 16th April 2008
    ... reducing inflammation is not likely to do much good. The Vytorin and Torcetrapib studies showed this quite convincingly...

  10. Vytorin - Sweating/Flushing 9th April 2008
    ... people take it. Haven't you heard all the bad publicity Vytorin had been getting?...

  11. ALT and AST levels high? 8th March 2008
    ... My Dad had been taking Vytorin for a year, he got extremely weak and fatigued with ... for an ultrasound, what does this mean? Did the Vytorin cause serious liver damage? Does he have cancer? ...
    ... They knew this and sat on it for 2 years. Vytorin is the combination of Zetia and Zocor together in...
    ... Vytorin wouldn't have caused liver injury. But the the Zocor ... would expect it to come down soon after stopping the Vytorin . Perhaps it is something else .... . Anyway, good...

  12. wanna know about CoQ10 ? 7th March 2008
    ... i take vytorin 10/40 and 500mg of niaspan everyday to lower cholesterol...
    ... switching from Vytrorin to either Zocor (same statin as in Vytorin ) or a different type. The latest clinical tests doesn...
    ... switching from Vytrorin to either Zocor (same statin as in Vytorin ) or a different type. The latest clinical tests doesn ... what my numbers are with the input of niaspan and vytorin together will do thanks god bless...

  13. how are these numbers?? 22nd February 2008
    ... reduce heart attack risk (the Torcetrapib and now the Vytorin clinical trials). It is quite possible that messing...
    ... reduce heart attack risk (the Torcetrapib and now the Vytorin clinical trials). It is quite possible that messing ... nutrition for ongoing good health. :D Did the Vytorin trials take into account particle sizes, or was it...

  14. lab results 18th February 2008
    ... alt=10 ast=19 ast/alt=1.9 this was after vytorin 10/40 before the numbers were tc 177 hdl=25 trg ... hdl so doc told me to start 500mg niaspan with my vytorin any concern there ? can i mix both drugs i dont know...
    ... have is: why are you even taking a statin? And why Vytorin , especially? Are you aware of the recent Vytorin/Zetia ... ask your doc about raising its dosage, and dropping Vytorin , along with a VAP, C-reactive protein and homocysteine...
    ... so I would think about using something other than Vytorin . Have you already tried lifestyle and diet changes...
    ... have is: why are you even taking a statin? And why Vytorin , especially? Are you aware of the recent Vytorin/Zetia ... ask your doc about raising its dosage, and dropping Vytorin , along with a VAP, C-reactive protein and homocysteine ... test. HE PUT ME ON VYTORIN BECAUSE AT FIRST HE HAD ME ON NIASPAN THAT WORKED ... IS UP AND DOWN SO HE PUT ME NIASPAN AGAING WITH MY VYTORIN TOSEE IF THE HDL WILL GO UP SINCE MY LDL IS ALREADY...
    ... [QUOTE=miket78;3447777]HE PUT ME ON VYTORIN BECAUSE AT FIRST HE HAD ME ON NIASPAN THAT WORKED ... find it bizarre that the doctor would switch you to Vytorin . And saying he wants your LDL under 100, and it reads ... should look through this forum regarding Zetia and Vytorin , and the recent studies showing limited or no benefit ... from including Zetia with a statin. And by taking Vytorin , you are also just adding to the potential for side...
    ... find it bizarre that the doctor would switch you to Vytorin . And saying he wants your LDL under 100, and it reads ... should look through this forum regarding Zetia and Vytorin , and the recent studies showing limited or no benefit ... from including Zetia with a statin. And by taking Vytorin , you are also just adding to the potential for side...
    ... needed, maybe ask him for something different than Vytorin . And it was a good idea to get D levels tested --...

  15. Vytorin Side Effects After Taking It For Years?? 13th February 2008
    ... yes, the muscle aches could well be caused by the Vytorin . Try stopping them and see if you get any relief....

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