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Is Medication Necessary When The Triglyceride Level Is 270?
Question: My triglyceride level is 270. Vldl is 54. Ldl is 120; Cholesterol is 201. Do I need to take medication or can I make life style changes and reduce it? If medication is taken, can it be stopped after levels have reduced?
Brief Answer:
Start Life style changes / Add drugs later, if needed /
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of heart disease and/or additional risk factors, 70 should be the aim. Your level is 120…
The level of Triglyceride is not alarming / Your level is 270 / Normal = less than 150 / Borderline = 150 to 199 / High = 200 to 499 / Very high = 500 or higher.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 to 8 weeks.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Then, you will need drugs, Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis)
Most likely, you will need drugs
The drugs have to be taken for life – for a long life, one needs lifelong drugs…
Good luck
God bless you
Start Life style changes / Add drugs later, if needed /
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of heart disease and/or additional risk factors, 70 should be the aim. Your level is 120…
The level of Triglyceride is not alarming / Your level is 270 / Normal = less than 150 / Borderline = 150 to 199 / High = 200 to 499 / Very high = 500 or higher.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 to 8 weeks.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Then, you will need drugs, Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis)
Most likely, you will need drugs
The drugs have to be taken for life – for a long life, one needs lifelong drugs…
Good luck
God bless you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
thanks for your reply doctor. the local doctor (MD) here prescribed Rosave F5 for three months to reduce cholesterol levels. With the levels I have indicated, should I take it or practise lifestyle changes and check after 3 months? Also, can such medicines be stopped once you start taking them? wanted an expert opinion before i started such medication. kindly reply.
Brief Answer:
Good drug / may be stopped
Detailed Answer:
Hi
The medicine belongs to the class of statins / without doubt, it is a good one
Start both simultaneously / check the levels after 3 months / modify the dose depending on the outcome
Of course, it can be stopped / but it needs very very strict life style, which is extremely difficult to sustain… Also, the drugs has good effects beyond cholesterol, like stabilisation of plaque, anti-oxidant etc… So, many people are taking with normal levels! (Primary prophylaxis)!!
The wise option is to take for ever…
Regards
Good drug / may be stopped
Detailed Answer:
Hi
The medicine belongs to the class of statins / without doubt, it is a good one
Start both simultaneously / check the levels after 3 months / modify the dose depending on the outcome
Of course, it can be stopped / but it needs very very strict life style, which is extremely difficult to sustain… Also, the drugs has good effects beyond cholesterol, like stabilisation of plaque, anti-oxidant etc… So, many people are taking with normal levels! (Primary prophylaxis)!!
The wise option is to take for ever…
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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