I have just had a fasting blood test and my cholesterol is 6.9. I have been offered Statins but thought I would try to lower it by diet first in case the statins affected the AF. Has anyone lowered their cholesterol by diet alone - and if so which foods helped please.
Also please does anyone know if 6.9 is really excessively high and do statins affect other meds. I am currently on diltiazem slow release and apart from a few palpitations each day and breathlessness, I am currently currently having a reasonable "run".
I am on Simvatatin which I think is the first one usually offered. I have no problems with it except that I can't eat grapefruit. Some friends have tried different types and are intolerant due to severe aches and pains.
There's good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. I think you need to be below 5 in total ( from memory)
I came in at 5.8 and being too clever by half I decided that I could reduce this by diet. I'd seen the adverts and if Gloria Hunniford could do it then I, with my scientific background, could do it too.
Well, I bought the disgusting and expensive drinks and the fancy and expensive spreads. I kept to a low fat diet and ate carefully. After many months I had another test and was totally gutted to find that the result was identical to what it was at the start.
So I started taking Simvastatin every evening. You need one daily as the effect is shortlived.
Good luck