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What are the side effects of cholesterol preventive drugs?
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Usually GI Tract: Depends which drugs for treating cholesterol problems, which is done to prevent heart disease mainly. Some that bind cholesterol can cause nausea and stool changes including diaarhea, or even oily stools. The statins, the most commonly prescribed can cause changes in liver enzymes, and can cause inflammation of the muscles (myopathy) in some people.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Diet exercise: Depending on your other medical risk factors/ disease- niacin, zetia, (ezetimibe) pravastatin, Gemfibrozil can be used after risk benifit discussion.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Muscle ache: Damage to muscle, liver and kidney, and liver- can lead to fatal liver and kidney failure.
Answered 11/7/2013
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