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Should Rosuvas F Be Taken Life Long For Deranged Lipid Profile?

Respected Dr., My husband is 35 yrs old. He is eggetarian. He does not take hard drink. His job profile is sedentary and stressful. Last yr his weight was 104kgs with 5.8 height. He shed his weight up to 84kgs and now again he is 94kgs. 3 months back he was having breathlessness. We got it tested, and found his lipid profile is highly deranged, but his stress echo was absolutely normal. As per cardiologist recommendation, we started with Rosuvas F . In our next visit, Dr. Advised him to take this medicine for life long as this ailment is genetic. So my ques is that do we need to take this medicine for life long?
Wed, 17 Dec 2014
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There are certain lipid disorders that are familial.for example hyperchylomicronemia that is because of lipoprotein lipase deficiency .familial hypercholesterolemia and hyper triglyceridemia etc.that need to be diagnosed properly and accurately . If these are there then apart from dietary restrictions he has to take lipid lowering agents depending upon which component of lipid is abnormally raised.as you have mentioned he is over weight.he should manage his BMI to less than 25 .do regular exercise at least 30 min brisk walk.along with dietary restrictions of saturated fat.take diet rich in fruits and vegetables .get your lipid level checked every 6 monthly and if found raised then treatment should be continued . Apart from this get thyroid profile and sugar level checked.hope this will help.
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Should Rosuvas F Be Taken Life Long For Deranged Lipid Profile?

There are certain lipid disorders that are familial.for example hyperchylomicronemia that is because of lipoprotein lipase deficiency .familial hypercholesterolemia and hyper triglyceridemia etc.that need to be diagnosed properly and accurately . If these are there then apart from dietary restrictions he has to take lipid lowering agents depending upon which component of lipid is abnormally raised.as you have mentioned he is over weight.he should manage his BMI to less than 25 .do regular exercise at least 30 min brisk walk.along with dietary restrictions of saturated fat.take diet rich in fruits and vegetables .get your lipid level checked every 6 monthly and if found raised then treatment should be continued . Apart from this get thyroid profile and sugar level checked.hope this will help.