
What Does My Blood Test Report Indicate When Having High BP And Cholesterol?

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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would like to explain that slight deviations of the above mentioned blood parameters is not a matter to be worried about.
It is true that Simvastatin may cause skeletal muscles as well as liver injuries, leading to muscle weakness and pains associated with abnormal AST/ALT as well as CPK levels increase. But, in general, an important 5 to 6 fold increase is enough to clearly indicate the medication stopping. After lab tests normalization and restarting the drug, these side effects usually will not appear again.
Regarding Amlodipine, lower limbs edema are a common adverse effects in nearly 10% if patients. They may appear even 2-to 3 weeks after therapy initiation.
If clinically apparent, it is necessary to review again with your prescribing doctor the opportunity to change for a more safe alternative (probably another calcium channel blocker or another antihypetensive class agent).
Seems, that your diet modulation to a healthy one, coupled with cholesterol lowering agent have shown their beneficial effects regarding weight loss.
As long as you don't have the undelying symptomatology and extremely increased muscular enzymes level (AST/ALT, CPK, etc), there is not any danger that a muscle lysis/loss is happening.
Please. could you upload your lab tests results, to have a more exact view of the issue.
Hope to have been helpful to you!
Feel free to ask me whenever you need! Greetings! Dr. Iliri


Thank you for you quick response. I have uploaded the lab results showing the Urea, BUN, and AST. Thank you for letting me know if these numbers are of any concern.
Thank you !
Nothing to worry about!
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX!
I have carefully reviewed your lab tests results, and I am glad to confirm all the above slight deviations are quite unimportant and clinically insignificant.
It doesn't seem to be any adverse drug effects. There is no place for justified anxiety!
Just relax!
I recommend performing your routine medical checkups as previously scheduled. You would be able then to compare your lab test results and see the therapy effects (cholesterol levels) and potential adverse effects.
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri

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