Re: What about VYTORIN?

From: outrider (outrider_at_despammed.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: 30 Nov 2004 02:24:18 -0800

Steve Marcus wrote:
> "outrider" <outrider@despammed.com> wrote in message
> news:1101797223.733657.183750@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Janis wrote:
> >> Ok, we see a lot about Crestor and other cholesterol lowering
> > medications but
> >> what about VYTORIN? Is this one just too new and they don't know
as
> > much about
> >> bad side effects? I have been taking Crestor and my doctor is
about
> > to switch
> >> me to VYTORIN. I'm just curious if anyone here has taken it or
has
> > any input
> >> about it. I need to do more research for sure.
> >
> > Read "beachhouse" and "rind" on Vytorin.
> > http://tinyurl.com/6njgm
> >
>
> You should indeed read the above as recommended. But, when you do,
read it
> with care. Here's a quote from "David Rind":
>
> Actually, I think you could go further than that. There's no
published
> evidence that ezitimibe, one part of the combination being discussed,
has
> any clinical benefits either alone or in combination with other drugs
for
> cholesterol. It has been shown to reduce LDL levels, but that is not
the
> same as showing that it has a favorable effect on clinical outcomes.
(There
> are no trials showing it doesn't have clinical benefits either. No
clinical
> endpoint trials have been published.)"
>
> That's about as disingenuous a post as one is likely to read on
Usenet.
> First, Zetia, (ezitimibe) _has_ been shown to block absorption of
> cholesterol in the digestive tract. Second, reduction of LDL levels
_has_
> been shown, *in general*, to produce favorable effects on clinical
outcomes;
> there's no need to show that reduction of LDL _by ezitimibe_ produces

> favorable effects on clinical outcomes.
>
> While it's easy to recommend that you study up on medicines, which
everyone
> should do, one has to be very careful about doing so by reading
Usenet.
>
> <balance snipped.>

balance replaced:

And read here for information on Crestor and other statins:
http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/july_sept_04/crestor_truth.html

You do need to research any med a physician suggests you take. I say
suggests, because physicians are only your consultants. They are not
responsible for your health; you are.

Research here:
www.pubmed.org
www.ti.ubc.ca
www.medicalconsumers.org

Zee

>
> >
> > Zee
>
> Steve
> --
> The above posting is neither a legal opinion nor legal advice,
> because we do not have an attorney-client relationship, and
> should not be construed as either. This posting does not
> represent the opinion of my employer, but is merely my personal
> view. To reply, delete _spamout_ and replace with the numeral 3
> >

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