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Who's on cholesterol meds? Which one? How long? What was your level b4 & after?
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:02 pm
Doc says 144 on my bad and 37 on my good has him wanting me to take a low dosage cholesteral med.
200 lbs
6'
Been hitting the treadmill about once a week and eating fairly healthy
Frick
200 lbs
6'
Been hitting the treadmill about once a week and eating fairly healthy
Frick
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:05 pm to Old Sarge
i thought gheys from college station took care of themselves?
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:09 pm to Old Sarge
Take suppository pill up the butt. Isn't that what aggies do best?
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:10 pm to Old Sarge
Big Lou's just like you. He's on meds too.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:11 pm to Old Sarge
I've been on Lavalo, it made me feel like shite. Lipitor made my joints and muscles hurt for no reason. I'm on Pravachol now and no wierd side effects. Total cholesterol was 270 in the beginning, much lower now, something like 110.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:11 pm to Old Sarge
Bad cholesterol was 240 in December, now 140-ish. 5mg Crestor a day. No bad side effects, no more arrhythmias, and lots more energy. Losing a few pounds and eating a little better helped with all that as well.
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:12 pm to Old Sarge
Stop letting LSU own your head..
Posted on 10/5/15 at 10:41 pm to Old Sarge
I'm 21 5'10 150 lbs and have been on Crestor since I was 18
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:20 pm to Old Sarge
Switch to low cholesterol cum jars
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:00 am to Old Sarge
My cholesterol was okay but my triglycerides were over 600.
I'm on tricor 145mg
I'm on tricor 145mg
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:18 am to Jack Daniel
You don't know shite, Aggies fill them with deposits, they don't make withdrawals
Posted on 10/6/15 at 12:39 am to Old Sarge
The ratio between your HDL and LDL is probably just as important as your overall cholesterol number. I take a low-dose generic statin (simvastatin) to lower LDL along with extended release niacin (Niaspan) to raise HDL. The combination has kept my numbers near ideal for several years now while allowing me to relax some of the dietary restrictions I had been observing.
BTW, statins have other inflammation fighting properties that make them beneficial but in higher dosages can cause problems.
BTW, statins have other inflammation fighting properties that make them beneficial but in higher dosages can cause problems.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 1:56 am to Old Sarge
Put a penny on Sully and croak.
Ok?
Posted on 10/6/15 at 6:23 am to Old Sarge
Ah, the old statin myth. If you're in reasonable health, just eat a ketogenic diet. it does just as good as pills, maybe better. Probably look at quit drinking for 6 months too, that will drop trigs like a rock. Go find a doctor that knows the current findings on cholesterol, which is hard to do.
Most doctors do not know the newest research on cholesterol. As such, they just shove a Rx at you instead of coming at it from a different angle Here's the big secret, you need cholesterol, and having a good amount is healthy. Also, dietary cholesterol has no correlation to serum cholesterol. Cholesterol is like the fire truck that carry firemen in your body putting the fire (inflammation) out.
Look at Dr. Peter Attia and his NuSi and his older eating academy website. The Eating Academy
He is extremely well respected in the medical and fitness world.
:edit: I am not a doctor and don't play one. I've just read a ton on recent research.
Most doctors do not know the newest research on cholesterol. As such, they just shove a Rx at you instead of coming at it from a different angle Here's the big secret, you need cholesterol, and having a good amount is healthy. Also, dietary cholesterol has no correlation to serum cholesterol. Cholesterol is like the fire truck that carry firemen in your body putting the fire (inflammation) out.
Look at Dr. Peter Attia and his NuSi and his older eating academy website. The Eating Academy
He is extremely well respected in the medical and fitness world.
:edit: I am not a doctor and don't play one. I've just read a ton on recent research.
This post was edited on 10/6/15 at 8:22 am
Posted on 10/6/15 at 6:44 am to Old Sarge
I don't recommend taking them; too many side affects vs. the good they provide. Keep up the healthy eating and exercise and you'll be alright.
I refused to take them & my current total is 164. I need to bring my "good" cholesterol up a little though.
I refused to take them & my current total is 164. I need to bring my "good" cholesterol up a little though.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:09 am to Old Sarge
How old are you? My total is higher than yours but my good is around 60. I'm 33 and doc told me unless something changed drastically there was no need to go on meds.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:14 am to tilco
60 is great; if my good wasn't so low I wouldn't be worried about the slightly high bad
And I'm 44
And I'm 44
This post was edited on 10/6/15 at 7:15 am
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:15 am to Wtodd
I just got diagnosed as type 2 diabetic, 254 Blood gucose and 10.8 A1c, 20 units of insulin a day, HDL was A little Low,trig a little high total cho. was 163, NP, mentioned statins last week.
Joined health club, workout 3 times a week on a LCHF diet, I told her if i can't get the numbers in line by diet and excercise i would consider, I'm not interested in the side effects they cause,
Joined health club, workout 3 times a week on a LCHF diet, I told her if i can't get the numbers in line by diet and excercise i would consider, I'm not interested in the side effects they cause,
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:18 am to Junky
Thanks for the info, my doc has actually been pretty hesitant. My numbers have been off for over 2 years and he's just been monitoring.
I may just quit drinking as someone suggested for a long period and see what that does but the problem is that I really don't drink that much to start with.....and it's football season....I need my Woodford
I may just quit drinking as someone suggested for a long period and see what that does but the problem is that I really don't drink that much to start with.....and it's football season....I need my Woodford
This post was edited on 10/6/15 at 7:19 am
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