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i've been on seroquel for almost 2 years and i've just recently been informed that my cholesterol is "elevated". its at 236 which i know between 180 and 200 is normal. i know seroquel can effect your cholesterol and i was told by my med doc to start taking fish oil pills. has anyone taken these or is anyone having cholesterol problems due to seroquel?
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I've been taking seroquel for 2 years & my bad chol. is low, good is high. I eat a lot of fried foods (sinful me!) chol. is 80% genetic. As we age, it can get higher. I'm 55 & my chol. used to be dangerously low. Your nerve sheaths can be damaged by ultra low chol. (mine used to be at 75). My husband has high chol. & he's not on any meds at all. He was told to cut back on fried foods but he doesn't eat those! I've heard fish oil helps but he takes that & it hasn't worked yet. Good Luck with this! I will be reading this post to see if anyone has remedies, so my husband can get some help.
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Yup I have had high cholesterol ever since I started Seroquel a few years ago, and yes the Fish Oil does help. My cholesterol was up to where yours is and now it's almost down to normal. Of course I had to change my diet too.
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