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Cholesterol Support

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Stuck and frustrated

Can anyone help please? I've been using the 'Portfolio Diet' for the last five weeks to try and get my cholesterol of 6.7 down to a value that will stop my Dr...

Can anyone help please? I've been using the 'Portfolio Diet' for the last five w...

•12 years ago

GP Confuses Me (again).

I went to the GP to get a prescription for pravastatin as ordered by the lipid clinic. I saw another GP in the practice who I could describe as being either...

I went to the GP to get a prescription for pravastatin as ordered by the lipid c...

•12 years ago

I have sugar & cholesterol of about 7.2; HDl of 1.7.Doc put me on 40mg statin but i had liver probs on Lamisil. Can i do it with diet?

•12 years ago

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HI I have just been to the doctors as i have had severe pains in my throat for over a month and am now finding swallowing difficult. Her diagnosisi has...

HI I have just been to the doctors as i have had severe pains in my throat for o...

•12 years ago

I am 47, have put weight on over the last 5 years and cholesterol slipped upwards from 3 to 7 in that time. 5'8" + 15 stone.Used to be fit!

My father and his two brothers all died of heart attacks in their late 50's as did their father. I am now experiencing chest pains relieved by Burps!...

My father and his two brothers all died of heart attacks in their late 50's as d...

•12 years ago

chest pain can they be aicd refluxs

my doctor told me the that i have aicd reflux but all the probs i am having seem to be heart problems the chest pains arm neck one day at work the pain in my...

my doctor told me the that i have aicd reflux but all the probs i am having seem...

•12 years ago

Symptoms of a heart attack / angina in men.

I don't mean to appear morbid but one of the problems with being diagnosed with high cholesterol (whether you believe this can cause MI or not) is you are...

I don't mean to appear morbid but one of the problems with being diagnosed with ...

•12 years ago

Anyone know anything about Bergamot for lowering chol?

Just read in a magazine that trials have shown Bergamot (a citrus fruit grown in Southern Italy) to be almost as effective as statins. Apparently there is a...

Just read in a magazine that trials have shown Bergamot (a citrus fruit grown in...

•12 years ago

my husband had a heart attack, now im scared to leave his side, what do i do

•12 years ago

Hello. I have a Nitrolingual spray for Angina. If the ache/pain is not angina ,would the spray make any reduction of the pain?

3weeks ago I was admitted to hospital with pain in my jaw, neck , shoulder, arm and an ache in the chest. I also felt weak and close to fainting. Following...

3weeks ago I was admitted to hospital with pain in my jaw, neck , shoulder, arm ...

•12 years ago

is it ok to have a drink when u have high cholesteral

•12 years ago

Seen consultant for cholesterol results, levels down a little with diet but unsure what to do next. Any comments very welcome!

Results are : TC 7.5 (down 1.1), LDL 6.0 (down 0.9) and trigs 0.94 (down 0.56). Am pleased with this as stopped statins 3 months ago and wanted to see if I...

Results are : TC 7.5 (down 1.1), LDL 6.0 (down 0.9) and trigs 0.94 (down 0.56). ...

•12 years ago

simvastatin

l have stop taking them l don't trust this it's make my skin so dry, itching, bad dream and making me very tired. my doctor never listen to me when am having...

l have stop taking them l don't trust this it's make my skin so dry, itching, ba...

•12 years ago

Statins - all white now

I collected my repeat prescription for simvastatin yesterday and the brand of generic simvastatin had changed again - and these aren't pink like the TEVA and...

I collected my repeat prescription for simvastatin yesterday and the brand of ge...

•12 years ago

Successful Consultation

In contrast to DakCB-UK's post a month ago I have just had a successful visit to the Lipid Clinic. I was dreading this one as I haven't been taking any...

In contrast to DakCB-UK's post a month ago I have just had a successful visit to...

•12 years ago

stenting after effect

Hi all. I had a heart attack last December and have since had 2 stents placed. What I would like to ask is,should I still be getting aches around the...

Hi all. I had a heart attack last December and have since had 2 stents placed. ...

•12 years ago

Even After two Angioplasty no satisfactory relief.

My husband Has undergone two Heart surgeries (ANGIOPLASTY)... two stent have been placed.. the doctor says one artery is narrow so no stent can be placed. But...

My husband Has undergone two Heart surgeries (ANGIOPLASTY)... two stent have bee...

•12 years ago

At what age should my children be tested for FH?

•12 years ago

I need to loose 2.5 on my Cholesterol Count is that possible to do in a Month?

I work on cruise ships as entertainer and I had to have a medical . The needed amount max is 5 points for cholesterol. And I registered 7.5 when I had my...

I work on cruise ships as entertainer and I had to have a medical . The needed a...

•12 years ago

Thinking of trying pravastatin which is the only statin I haven't been on. Anyone able to share their experiences, good and bad of this one?

•12 years ago