Experiences with

Cholesterol management

End of 2022 my doc and I agreed I should increase my sliding T4. I duly did from 12.5 to 25 mcg. Over 3 months then test. Those were v difficult 3 mths, I suffered brain fogs, I couldn’t think straight, I became very tired, slept poorly, l put on weight, hair thinned as another 3 months passed, I couldn

The other day I fell across a paper: The role of lipoprotein(a) in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/39791840 Within that paper, I specifically noticed in their reference 28: Conclusion Low circulating Lp(a) levels were associated with AF, especially

Looking for advice, any help / steers will be most gratefully received. Health wise, I've had a rough few month’s with new symptoms creeping in that may or may not be hypothyroid related?! My current Liothyronine dosage is 20 morning (circa 0630), 20 lunchtime (1200) and 10 early evening (1700).

Hi everyone I wondered if anyone here has managed to successfully improve their cholesterol and how they've achieved this? HDL - 0.99 (>1.2) LOW Triglycerides - 1.89 (<2) BODERLINE LOW Cholesterol - 3.9 (<5) Non HDL - 2.89 (<4) Hba1c - 31 (20-41) HDL is low and triglycerides are borderline

Please can you help. I am 76 years old and been on prednisolone for 6 years for PMR and GCA. I am finding my blood test results confusing in that serum non-HDL cholesterol and serum triglyceride are within range as is the serum cholesterols-HDL ratio, so all good . However my HDL cholesterol is high

As I put in my last communication, I now have the results of my blood tests, and need a bit of help with interpretation. My CRP is up to 35, which is way too high for me, as my normal is about 10-12. So I guess 2.5mg will need to be increased. My ESR wasn't done this time, but was 10 on the 20th November

I have been trying to decrease my Statin dose and my lipid panel was good except my HDL dropped to 31. I do not have any of the risk factors ( not overweight, don’t smoke ,eat well exercise etc) so I asked google “ Can CLL cause your HDL to droop and the answer was YES. Does anyone have any information

Interesting read on why the world (mistakenly?) turned its back on Nicotinic Acid: Go here: The Niacin Rebirth: Revisiting the Potential of Nicotinic Acid Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease and Niacin Supplementation for Healthy Aging https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5521 Then right

I’m 70 years old, am not overweight, don’t smoke and eat well. My cholesterol went up to 6.5 so GP wanted me to go on statins. I also have high BP. My cholesterol has gone down to 4.5 after just 6 weeks of taking statins. I want to stop taking them, or at least not every day. Anybody done this?

Hi there. Been to the doctors re: slight heart palpitations, and they've run some bloods (and ECG, which came back fine). One thing that is noticeable are the cholesterol levels, which are high. I've also had a basic thyroid test done: Thyroid function test Serum TSH level 1.21 mu/L [0.35 - 4.94

my symptoms are tiredness, unable to lose weight, breakthough vertigo if I am late taking my T3 and sometimes inspite of taking T3 I get it mildly. I fogot to spilt my dose of T3 the day before test so this is based on my taking the T3 the morning proir to the test. Test taken at 9am by which time I

Hi all. Im a 55 year old post menopausal woman with an under active thyroid that is treated with levothyroxine 75mg per day. I have recently found out my cholesterol is rather high - Total 7.3. LDL 4.3. HDL 2.06. Triglycerides 2.1. There’s high cholesterol in my family (father/grandfather) and I had

Hi, I am 53 years old which is the same age my father was when he died of an MI back in the 80s. I recently requested a cholesterol test from my GP as I haven’t really heard from them for a number of years and when i checked the results it just said normal with no further action. They are aware that

Hi,hope everyone is well Just had some bloods done recently,and my total cholesterol has come back at 6.4. The pharmacist has just phoned me saying I need to make adjustments in my diet,and exercise more.Im quite an active person,and my diet isn’t that bad. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Hashimotos diagnosed by Dr skinner about 30 years ago.I take t3 only, for the last When shall I take last dose t3, and should I add a bit of T4 to make my results more acceptable to the gp? Hiya, I have a new gp who is concerned that my 225mg T4 prescription is too high. I've been taking t3 only

Apols for the length of this but these are 3 recent blood tests Helen had between August and November. The August dated result was taken before Helen started treatment with B Complexes, VitD & K2 and T3. I will summarise my thoughts at the end and would welcome comments from those who have become acquainted

Fasting cholesterol test done 4 November, but I had to wait until 6 December for a routine appointment to discuss with the GP. Here are my results with the results from the previous test in 2021 in square brackets: Total cholesterol 6.5 [5.4] HDL 1.6 (>1.2) [1.1] Triglycerides 2.0 (<1.7) [1.9]

Good morning lovely people,Have you any suggestions regarding my results below. Im getting alit or head and ear pressure and i cannot work out why. Still feel tired and unmotivated? Did my tests as advised fasting 8.45am. Last 5mcg t3 at 9pm. Last 75mcg T4 24hours previously. MMH TSH 0.22 (027-4.2

Hi all My previous post is here https://healthunlocked.com/thyroiduk/posts/151438493/newbie-hyperactive-hashis-who-knows-advice-needed. My thoughts in the next post to avoid this one being much too long! I'd be grateful for your input? Thanks In short, I'm constantly physically exhausted

I am an 87-year-old male and was routinely put on the maximum 80mg daily dose of atorvastatin following treatment for calcified arteries 4 years ago, even though my total cholesterol had always been below the recommended maximum of 5.0. I escaped serious difficulty for 2 years, but the past 2 years