Reviewer: BD, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month

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Just started using Red Yeast Rice and I broke out in little red bumps all over my body one the 2nd morning, was wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if it is my body getting use to the product. 600 mg veg capsules.

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Just started using Red Yeast Rice and I broke out in little red bumps all over my body one the 2nd morning, was wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if it is my body getting use to the product. 600 mg veg capsules.
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Reviewer: ginny, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Consumer)

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My LDL cholesterol went up to 260 over a year ago, so I started taking 600 mg red yeast rice twice a day and within 2 mos it was down to 240. After 6 mos it came down to 199. I have had no side effects, but plan to cut back to one capsule a day when I get down to about 150 for LDL.I took this on the advice of my physician because I did not want to take a prescription statin drug. The only change I ... Show Full Comment

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My LDL cholesterol went up to 260 over a year ago, so I started taking 600 mg red yeast rice twice a day and within 2 mos it was down to 240. After 6 mos it came down to 199. I have had no side effects, but plan to cut back to one capsule a day when I get down to about 150 for LDL.I took this on the advice of my physician because I did not want to take a prescription statin drug. The only change I made to my diet was to switch to Benecol margarine with plant sterols instead of my regular brand.
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Reviewer: cathem44, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)

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My cholesterol has always been really low, so I became alarmed when it shot up at an annual physical. My doctor said it's common and that I was just aging! I shared this with a neighbor who told me about Red Yeast Rice, which I bought at a health food store. Took it for 3 months, had another blood test, and my cholesterol went down 30 pts.

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My cholesterol has always been really low, so I became alarmed when it shot up at an annual physical. My doctor said it's common and that I was just aging! I shared this with a neighbor who told me about Red Yeast Rice, which I bought at a health food store. Took it for 3 months, had another blood test, and my cholesterol went down 30 pts.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Consumer)

Brand Product: Other

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My hips don't like it. Wake up during the night with extreme aching in my hips.

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My hips don't like it. Wake up during the night with extreme aching in my hips.
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Reviewer: Veronica , 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)

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I took this for 3 months for high cholesterol. My cholesterol dropped 40 points was very pleased with that. Downside... I have had muscle spasms and uncontrollable twitching /jumping they call restless leg syndrome (guess they ran out of big words). They cannot find anything wrong with me now. They don't know whar causes this but I know it didn't start until I started taking red ri ... Show Full Comment

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I took this for 3 months for high cholesterol. My cholesterol dropped 40 points was very pleased with that. Downside... I have had muscle spasms and uncontrollable twitching /jumping they call restless leg syndrome (guess they ran out of big words). They cannot find anything wrong with me now. They don't know whar causes this but I know it didn't start until I started taking red rice yeast. Coincidence maybe. If you try it and start noticing unusual muscle pains Stop! I stopped taking this about 1.5 years ago and the pain hasn't gone away
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