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Does Taking Medication For High Cholesterol Cause Side Effects?

My husband s cholesterol is at 214. Triglycerides at 181. Neither of us are leaning toward a medication that has worse side effects than the disease. They also want him to quit smoking, go to more fish and chicken, etc. I already told them that that isn t going to happen. He s 65 and we ve been married 30 years. I ve already fought those battles and lost. So my question is How Often are side effects seen?
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor Service. I read your query and here is my answer.
cholesterol of 214 and triglycerides of 181 isn't that high and of low significance at this value if he hadn't any heart problem or obesity. For this i wouldn't recommend any drugs as this can be decreased by taking diet low in fats and exercise if possible. However, as far as drugs side effects are concerned, the side effects occurs rarely and drugs can be taken safely if he can't do exercise or can't stop smoking or don't want to take low fat diet. But i will strongly recommend preventive measures rather than medication at these levels.
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Does Taking Medication For High Cholesterol Cause Side Effects?

Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor Service. I read your query and here is my answer. cholesterol of 214 and triglycerides of 181 isn t that high and of low significance at this value if he hadn t any heart problem or obesity. For this i wouldn t recommend any drugs as this can be decreased by taking diet low in fats and exercise if possible. However, as far as drugs side effects are concerned, the side effects occurs rarely and drugs can be taken safely if he can t do exercise or can t stop smoking or don t want to take low fat diet. But i will strongly recommend preventive measures rather than medication at these levels. Hope i answered your question. Feel free to ask further for any assistance. Thanks.