I want to add that my Cardiologist wrote an RX for Zetia, even though he had not seen my blood work.
From the web:
(Zetia) is an expensive drug used to lower blood cholesterol for patients who are at risk of getting heart disease or a stroke. Zetia average retail price of $163.67 for 30 Days, but it can be found cheaper
I looked up Zetia side effects:
diarrhea, back pain, stomach or abdominal pain, numbness or tingly feeling, tired feeling, headache, dizziness, depressed mood, runny or stuffy nose, cold symptoms, joint pain, back pain, cough Abdominal fullness, black tarry stools, bleeding gums, bloating, blood in urine or stools, chills, constipation, darkened urine, fast heartbeat, fever, gaseous abdominal pain, general tiredness or weakness, indigestion, large, hive-like swelling on face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, sex organs, loss of appetite, light-colored stools, muscle cramps or spasms, muscular tenderness, wasting or weakness, nausea, pains in stomach, side or abdomen, possibly radiating to the back, pinpoint red spots on skin, recurrent fever, severe nausea, skin rash, unusual bleeding or bruising, upper right abdominal pain, vomiting, yellow eyes or skin
So I saw the first side effect and said that won't do.
The Cardiologist was a real idiot in prescribing this to me prior to having hip surgery.
I am rapidly loosing faith in the Medical profession. I guess that's why they say they are practicing Medicine, because they see everyone as lab rats.