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Will Cholesterol Levels Rise On Stopping Statins?
Question: Can we stop taking statins? Or will my cholesterol zoom up after stopping statins, even if I maintain exercise and low fat diet?
Brief Answer:
You can reduce the dosage and see if it works.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. You can try diet as well as exercise and see your cholesterol is lowering. Then you can reduce to half the dosage you take. That is 10 mg. If still you could maintain very low levels with diet and exercise then you can stop medication.
In severe form of hypercholesterolemia due to genetic reason this won't work and there is chances of zooming up. But mild forms it may work.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
You can reduce the dosage and see if it works.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. You can try diet as well as exercise and see your cholesterol is lowering. Then you can reduce to half the dosage you take. That is 10 mg. If still you could maintain very low levels with diet and exercise then you can stop medication.
In severe form of hypercholesterolemia due to genetic reason this won't work and there is chances of zooming up. But mild forms it may work.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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