Consider Statin Therapy? Is it necessary for a total cholesterol of 6 mmol/L?

[sandybrown]

I had my annual blood test, the total cholesterol is 6.0 mmol/L.

My GP had put a comment in the results print out, " Consider Statin"?

[Fruitandnutcase]

Do you think that is too high or too low? I seem to remember when statins were first mentioned to me 6 was considered high normal - now doctors seem to want everyone to be as low as 4 or 5.

The level seems to be dropping all the time - obviously I’m no expert but I’d say it looks like the lowering of the levels may well be driven by very powerful pharmaceutical companies.

[sandybrown in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Thank you for your response. For me 6 is OK, I do not need to go on statin medication.

All I wanted to see was hoe members look at a total cholesterol level of 6.

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to sandybrown]

I’d be ok with that - mine was 7 last time I was tested.

[Shepbirm1957]

mine was 5.5 and doctor wanted me to go on statins which i refused so repeat blood test in 3 months to get it down by myself

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to Shepbirm1957]

😉 I’d love to be 5.5 but I can’t see it. Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. Hope you reach your 5.5

[KatyB]

In January 2016 my cholesterol was 9.1. By March 2016 it was 5.4. My doctor said in January that he did not think I could lower it much by my diet but I proved him wrong. Sadly diets fly out of the window and it's now 8. I ate every food that said it helped to lower cholesterol and took olive oil every day, also lecithin granules. I'm now taking a statin once a week after having a very bad reaction to them. So far, so good but I will not be taking more than that.

[valeriep]

I think the key word on your doctor's notes is 'consider'. When I had a diabetes test earlier this year, I was borderline and the lab notes said 'consider medication'. My GP asked me if I wanted him to prescribe medication, we discussed it and I told him I'd prefer to try to get my sugar levels down by improving my diet (I know I have a sweet tooth!). On the follow-up, I had succeeded, so case closed for now, unless they increase again. So I think the word 'consider' means that he's not necessarily making a recommendation, but wants to flag it as something you might want tp think about.

[sandybrown]

An up date.

AS there was a delay in getting an appointment with diabetic nurse, my appointment with diabetic nurse is on 17th January.

I wanted to understand on the comments in the printed copy of blood test results, I saw a GP, last Thursday. I am on 5 mg statin, rosuvastatin. My GP explained that by considering all my health record it is necessary to start statin medication. Lipid blood test after three months.

It appears my urine test gave some concern!!, I have an appointment with the urology department on Friday 12th January, referral and appointment with in a week.

Mail on line gave good information on the NHS APP. If you have access to NHS APP, please take a look at health information. More information is available compared to GP practice one line medical record.

More update later on.

[ALB38]

I belong to that school of thought that would never touch statins with a barge pole. I tried three of them after suffering a stroke in 2018 and had the same bad reaction to all three. Never again!