TIME ponders whether Vytorin is a failure:
In the meantime, doctors are likely to dial back on their use of Vytorin. “If they aren’t getting to the target goal [cholesterol level] with generic simvastatin, then because this study is raising questions I think a lot of physicians will think about switching to higher doses of drugs like Lipitor or Crestor before going to Vytorin.”
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Patients will just have to bite the bullet and do the dirty work of watching their diet and exercising more. I am one that needs to walk the walk as well. It doesn’t surprise me that Vytorin falls short because most drugs do. Genetics and bad diet are a hard thing to fight.
My lipid profile was better with Vytorin than with Zocor alone. I wonder why? And now what do I do? I am scared to death of rhabdo as I know someone who ended up in the hospital on dialysis and is now off statins and scared to exercise. Every sore muscle after a workout has me not wanting to have my Zocor dose raised.
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