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Originally Posted by cordenny
I was curious to hear from others what their doctors recommended for high cholesterol if you can't tolerate statins. My good cholesterol (HDL) is high, but my LDL is high also. I have low tryclycerides. I can't tolerate a statin because I get muscle weakness. My Dr. recommended Zetia but it is too expensive. My neighbor takes Niacin and that brought hers down. I am in great health and walk 5 miles a day. I often wonder about these cholesterol numbers.
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I had the same issue. We tried every statin under the sun including non-generics. My cholesterol was 237 for years. Finally I did some reading on line and it recommended Zetia. I bit the bullet and tried it for 3 months. My cholesterol numbers had come down from 237 to 178. The doctor is thrilled and so am I. With my insurance it costs me $58.70 which is alot but it is my only alternative. I did see that without insurance it would be $270.