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Cholesterol Support

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Statins

Hi I want some info on statins please I’ve done everything possible to lower my cholesterol to no avail so the nurse have made me appointment to see the doctor...

Hi I want some info on statins please I’ve done everything possible to lower my ...

•6 years ago

I joined to get real feedback about stents, and all it entails so I can support for my fiance & me keep calm and hopeful.

Hello Everyone, My fiance was gardening on june 27 2018 he noticed his arm went numb, eyes blurry, & a headache.. He had not been to a doctor in forever, not...

Hello Everyone, My fiance was gardening on june 27 2018 he noticed his arm went ...

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•6 years ago

Low HDL

I am a cardiac stent patient. Got stented in 2017/Feb. My present lipid profile shows LDL as 60 but HDL IS ONLY 38. Triglyceride is 61. I am 60+ in age. How do...

I am a cardiac stent patient. Got stented in 2017/Feb. My present lipid profile ...

•6 years ago

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Muscle pain

I have been taking Lipitor 40mg for 7 months. In my daily activity (just turning off a tap for the dishwasher under the sinkage) I felt like I had torn all the...

I have been taking Lipitor 40mg for 7 months. In my daily activity (just turning...

•6 years ago

High Cholestrol 8.9

I am new to the group. My doctor informed me yesterday that my Cholesterol is 8.9 which is very high. I need to change my diet, get fit and loss weight. I am...

I am new to the group. My doctor informed me yesterday that my Cholesterol is 8....

•6 years ago

Opthalmic migraines

I took Simvastatin for about 20 years but stopped them 3/4 years ago!

I took Simvastatin for about 20 years but stopped them 3/4 years ago!

•6 years ago

Stopped Statin

I was on Atorvastatin for about 2 years, never checked on side effects. My doctor was holy to me. One day I went on Google to search out why I am loosing so...

I was on Atorvastatin for about 2 years, never checked on side effects. My docto...

•6 years ago

Gabapentin and withdrawal

While suffering depression I researched anything that I thought could be causing it and came up with .... Gabapentin! I had already stopped taking Atorvastatin...

While suffering depression I researched anything that I thought could be causing...

•6 years ago

Coming Off Statins - Update June 28, 2018

I came off of statins in October 2016. I stopped taking my other medications - ramipril for blood pressure, clopidogrel as an anti-coagulant, and metoprolol...

I came off of statins in October 2016. I stopped taking my other medications - r...

Ambassador•6 years ago

Making my self ill

Three weeks ago I was going to bed and I had a odd sensation in my right eye , I couldn't focus and I had a zig zag line in my eye .so I closed my eye and went...

Three weeks ago I was going to bed and I had a odd sensation in my right eye , I...

•6 years ago

Reposting with a link: Multivitamins do nothing for your heart health and don't prevent heart attacks, study finds

Multivitamins do nothing for your heart health and don't prevent heart attacks, study finds •Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham looked at...

Multivitamins do nothing for your heart health and don't prevent heart attacks, ...

•6 years ago

Saturated fats in yoghurt, cheese and butter do NOT increase the risk of heart disease - and may actually prevent a stroke.

Saturated fats in yoghurt, cheese and butter do NOT increase the risk of heart disease - and may actually prevent a stroke •Eating full-fat dairy actually...

Saturated fats in yoghurt, cheese and butter do NOT increase the risk of heart d...

•6 years ago

Getting PIP Rewarded Again After Your Assessment

Good luck Matt you know the problem's we have been having with Danielle's .Colin and Danielle

Good luck Matt you know the problem's we have been having with Danielle's .Colin...

•6 years ago

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Depression after atorvastatin

After taking Atorvastatin for several years I have now stopped about 3 weeks ago. My peripheral neuropathy is worse and I have started to be very depressed. Do...

After taking Atorvastatin for several years I have now stopped about 3 weeks ago...

•6 years ago

Statins

After stopping statins do side effects get a bit worse before they get better. Was on 20mg Atorvastatin for several years. Already written a post but not sure...

After stopping statins do side effects get a bit worse before they get better. W...

•6 years ago

Atorvastatin

Hi. I've been on 20 mg of Atorvastatin for several years and recently researched side effects, which just about covered everything I've got from non allergic...

Hi. I've been on 20 mg of Atorvastatin for several years and recently researched...

•6 years ago

High cholesterol

This is my first post. I am 32 years old and I have hypothyroidism too. I was initially found to have high cholesterol back in 2016. My HDL level was 5.8...

This is my first post. I am 32 years old and I have hypothyroidism too. I was in...

•6 years ago

Do these cholesterol levels need further treatment or are they okay? Aged 21

Hi, I recently had a blood test at work and haven't had chance to take the results to my GP yet. I should start by saying I have a family history of heart...

Hi, I recently had a blood test at work and haven't had chance to take the resul...

•6 years ago

High Cholesterol diagnosis

Had diagnosis of high cholesterol early 2017 and got referred to the Lipid Clinic at hospital. I have been told my LDL Cholesterol is at present 2 times what...

Had diagnosis of high cholesterol early 2017 and got referred to the Lipid Clini...

•6 years ago

When will atorvastatin side effects subside?

I was taking Atorvastatin 40 mg every other day for about 1.5 years. My TC and LDL cholesterol was still high, so my GP said to take it every day. I started...

I was taking Atorvastatin 40 mg every other day for about 1.5 years. My TC and L...

•6 years ago

follow up cholesterol of numbers

Hello everybody, i have not been hee foe awhile, but i just went for a follow up and mt cholesterol level has gone done! For the past few months I changed my...

Hello everybody, i have not been hee foe awhile, but i just went for a follow up...

•6 years ago

Stopped statins yesterday.

Hi I'm new and only just found this group. I stopped taking rosuvastatin 24 hours ago, after being on statins for 30 years. Late in the day but I'm just...

Hi I'm new and only just found this group. I stopped taking rosuvastatin 24 hour...

•6 years ago

stopping lipitor

finally talked my doc into letting me stop taking Lipitor and see if my diet can control my cholesterol. of those of you that have done this, can I expect and...

finally talked my doc into letting me stop taking Lipitor and see if my diet can...

•6 years ago