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.
My Cholesterol has been getting higher over the past 5 years, the doctor has been trying to put me on lipitor, I did try it for a while, and got terrible leg cramps so I stopped. 2 years ago, I found out I have fatty liver.
My diet doesn't seem to make a difference. Just got it tested. these are my results.
Cholesterol 238 last year they were 207
Triglycerides 50 last year 94
Hdl - 63 last year 59
LDL- 165 last year 129
non HDL - 175
Chol/HDL ratio 3.8
I really don't understand all the numbers, but my doctor acted like if I don't take the pills I would have a Heart Attack.
I am scared to take them, with fatty liver.
Any advice... please/
My diet doesn't seem to make a difference. Just got it tested. these are my results.
Cholesterol 238 last year they were 207
Triglycerides 50 last year 94
Hdl - 63 last year 59
LDL- 165 last year 129
non HDL - 175
Chol/HDL ratio 3.8
I really don't understand all the numbers, but my doctor acted like if I don't take the pills I would have a Heart Attack.
I am scared to take them, with fatty liver.
Any advice... please/
Doc, it can be gotten as a prescription. Also the fish oil did bring down my chol. but not any of the other important things.
I have generic HC and nothing much helps it. Even the statins did not help that much and I do get muscle aches while on them also.
Have you tried diet and exercise? Sometimes it does help. Diet should help the fatty liver, eat lots of green veggies for that. And not drinking alcohol helps too.
Also maybe a second opinion with new eyes. Sometimes a different
person may see something the other has missed.
I do wish you luck, it is a worry.
Its also important to understand a physicians office today is a high pressure sales floor pushing drugs, tests, and procedures. It can be worse than a used car lot on the cheap side of town. The only difference being the physician's office doesn't have flashing neon signs.
Its not about your health or my health. Its all about achieving numbers. Sales numbers. Patient low cholesterol quota. Money. money, money.... and oh, did I mention money?
Once they get you on that drug, you become a number on someone's score card. They don't want the score to drop
, so if you try to discontinue the drug due to side effects, they resort to scaremongering saying you will have a heart attack if you quit.
If you want an honest answer to your question, you got it now.