High Cholesterol Support Group
High cholesterol is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be secondary to many diseases and can contribute to many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. If you have high cholesterol, join the community to find support and share your experience.
I am M/33 and have been struggling with high cholestrol for a couple of years now. My doctor has tried so many things but it did not help. He called me yesterday and asked if anyone in my family died of heart attack at an young age. That just freaked me out and was looking for some support. None of my family members have this problem.
1. Few years back he started me on Atorvastatin 50mg. It helped lower my cholestrol but had nasty side affects - Muscle cramps, Hazy memory and finally elevated ALT/AST (Liver tests).
2. So I stopped atorvastatin and became Strict Vegan (4-5 months). It did not help either and my cholestrol levels actually went up.
3. Doctor put me on Zetia 50Mg. It did not help and here are my latest results.
4. Now he wants me started on Pravachol.
Total Chol: 202mg
HDL: 28mg (This is what my doctor is worried about - as its too low)
LDL: 124mg
Triglycerides: 249Mg
I am now planning to go on low carb diet to see if it helps. But honestly I am freaking out as I am not sure what else I should do. I am trying to maintain my diet the best I can. I have a really stressful job and sometimes its hard to do that.
1. Few years back he started me on Atorvastatin 50mg. It helped lower my cholestrol but had nasty side affects - Muscle cramps, Hazy memory and finally elevated ALT/AST (Liver tests).
2. So I stopped atorvastatin and became Strict Vegan (4-5 months). It did not help either and my cholestrol levels actually went up.
3. Doctor put me on Zetia 50Mg. It did not help and here are my latest results.
4. Now he wants me started on Pravachol.
Total Chol: 202mg
HDL: 28mg (This is what my doctor is worried about - as its too low)
LDL: 124mg
Triglycerides: 249Mg
I am now planning to go on low carb diet to see if it helps. But honestly I am freaking out as I am not sure what else I should do. I am trying to maintain my diet the best I can. I have a really stressful job and sometimes its hard to do that.
sugar and carbs for a couple of months and see how you respond.
Please read the other posts in here, thery are very interesting.
And don't freak out,, my chol has been at 300 for over 10 years. The other numbers are awful too. The fish oil has brought my chol down some but now I need to try and work on the rest.. I am 77 y/o.
Dr's tend to over think things, they have to pay for their schooling and try and look smart. Not saying all doc's are bad most of them do not use common sense.
How much do you exercise?
Do you smoke?
What is your weight?
I made a post about lowering cholesterol naturally, have a look at it, I have a lot of info on this topic from my work
DrWaz