Does Zetia help lower cholesterol if you are a vegan?

Who told you that? Was it a doctor? Or an advertisement?

Also, what does being a vegan have to do with anything?

^^If you’re a vegan you aren’t eating any cholesterol. The question is specifically about whether Zetia works on cholesterol produced in the body.

And where did you hear about this product?

^^It was prescribed to me. What the hell is your problem?

I just wondered.

Sorry to be defensive. It just seemed like you were doing one of those “don’t get medical advice on fluther” schticks, and I think you know me better than that.

That would be a question for Rarebear or your doc I would think. I doubt any of us know a thing about it.

You can read this somewhat wordy description of how Zetia works.

It appears that there are several ways that cholesterol is made, and/or absorbed. So even if a vegan was not eating any cholesterol, there are 2 other ways that cholesterol are synthesized in the body, and Zetia seems to interfere with all of those ways.

https://www.rxlist.com/zetia-drug.htm#clinpharm

I better stay away from it!

@Kardamom I wasn’t completely sure it helps significantly with a low or no cholesterol diet. I don’t really understand what happens to cholesterol made in the body. Does it go directly into the bloodstream? My body pumps out a ton of it. I keep thinking about trying a statin, but I’m nervous. The statins inhibit the production of cholesterol.

I have no idea

I assume the describing doc jad good reason to prescribe it.

@Dutchess_III Her reason was actually not so good, but I’m not going to bother explaining the whole story. I’ve been nervous about statins for me personally, it’s not a statement about anyone else. I have very specific reasons for myself. I didn’t ask her to prescribe the Zetia though, but I was happy it wasn’t a statin, but the studies aren’t great for reducing cardiac events from what I read.

This all is totally separate from my question about the vegan situation though.

Why the emphasis on “her”?

My doctor’s reasoning wasn’t good, but it still might be ok that she prescribed it.

I meant why did you emphasis the word “her”?

Just for emphasis.

Why tho? Do you think.the outcome would have been different if the doc had been a male?

No, nothing to do with gender. I just did it to emphasize the word, to convey I would stress “her” if I was saying it out loud.

I see.