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Could Intake Of Percocet Increase The Cholesterol Levels?
I took Percocet from September 4, 2012 until October 8 for 2 fractured ribs. In the beginning I was taking 1 1/2 every 4/6 hours. In October I was taking 1/2 twice a day. I had complete blood work done on October 3 and my cholesterol leve was 199. It has never been over 164. Could the percocet have caused the rise?
Mon, 30 May 2016
Welcome to HCM, This is an interesting development. I have not noticed a relationship, it is not in the PDR I reviewed as a metabolic side-effect so I went to google scholar and found no published studies showing a relationship to elevated cholesterol. I checked my updated Drug/Nutrient Handbook and nothing. It does not appear to be related to percocet.
Your other labs were normal? Liver enzymes, how were they?
I suspect that either your diet changed, or perhaps there is another variable I am not aware of.
Optimally, you do want to shoot for 180 although you are still below 200. The profile is more important to me. I assume he ran one?
Healthy Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
Your other labs were normal? Liver enzymes, how were they?
I suspect that either your diet changed, or perhaps there is another variable I am not aware of.
Optimally, you do want to shoot for 180 although you are still below 200. The profile is more important to me. I assume he ran one?
Healthy Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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