Oddly enough, I'm using Lovaza - an Omega-3 supplement, and my Triglycerides and Cholesterol have never been better. I use Niacin, twice a day, and that dropped my Cholesterol 27 points by itself.

Maybe I'm just blessed...but my lipid profile was far worse in my 20's than now.

Actually... at my last physical (10/2009) my PCP told me that my cholesterol was a little on the high side. i have not been put on any medication to lower my choloesterol. jsut told to change my diet. could thise have anything to do with the tumor and/or cabergoline? Hmmm I wonder??

Probably because we don't feel good and do as much strenuous exercise as we should, but I don't think there is anything directly involving the lipid profile.

Much of high cholesterol is heridity, anyway.

The people that work at our Cardiac Cath Lab will tell you that arterial blockages are more a function of genes than anything else.

Dietary fiber is about the best overall contributor to the absorption of fat from food.

30% of your diet needs to come from fat, anyway.

Anti-cholesterol medications are linked, for many people, to Neurological deficits, leg pain, etc.

Is Lovaza and Niacin a prescription supplement or can I buy over the counter/Heath shop.
Linda

Niacin is over the counter...get the "flush free" formula...it's time release. Or, you can get the prescription strength called Niaspan.

Lovaza is 8X prescription strength and it's purified from fish products...but has absolutely no fish taste to it at all.

Hi Venusdarm,
Was your tumor related to high levels of Prolactin? What were your symptoms at first diagnosis, and are they any different now? I am 60 years of age and only diagnosed in January this year, they think my tumor could have been growing since I was 16 when my periods stopped.
Best wishes Linda