title: Ask the doctor.  I have tried all of the statin drugs to lower my cholesterol, but each one has caused severe muscle pain.  Are there any non-statin medications I could try using to lower my cholesterol?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000499:Allylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001384:Azetidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069472:Colesevelam Hydrochloride; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D000069438:Ezetimibe; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D009525:Niacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001384:Azetidines; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D012855:Sitosterols; C407042:plant stanol ester; D009525:Niacin; D000499:Allylamine; D000069438:Ezetimibe; D000069472:Colesevelam Hydrochloride