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Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 25 10:23am | Replies (156)
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I am taking just a half tablet of Zetia When I told my PCP I was splitting the pill she was somewhat leary that it would work. My numbers were good. Cholesterol was 170 and LDL was 91. So she said ok and wrote my next script for half a tablet. Why take more than you need. Works for me.

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emo | @emo | Sep 29 3:44pm

Thanks so much for the reply! I'm glad it's working for you, and I completely agree about using the minimum amount of medication. Every body is different, and the FDA-approved recommendations are based on what was tested and the aggregate of the results...it doesn't always mean that what wasn't tested isn't effective.

But you know what? I just looked it up and there's a study that was published over 10 years ago that concluded that both 5 and 10 mg dosages of Zetia were clinically equivalent and the lower dose might mean fewer side effects for some people: "These data strongly suggest that ezetimibe 5 mg and ezetimibe 10 mg are clinically equivalent with respect to LDL-C reduction and achievement of ATP III LDL-C goals."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18837641/
So we're not alone in our thinking and experience. Thanks again.

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