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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Cholesterol Levels
My cholesterol was checked about a month ago and it was a WOPPING 325 (bad cholesterol). I am a 44 year old male, and have taken simvastatin and crestor "before," (only intermitintly) when my cholesterol was a bit over 200, but the side effects were bizarre. The simvastatin made me feel wierd, and I stopped taking it.
When I started taking the "Crestor" @ 10mg dosages, I started to have pains in some of my muscles that were almost like a bruise / pulled muscle. I also stopped taking the Crestor. Well, that was when my Cholesterol was a bit over 200, and about a month ago my bad "C" was at 325. Needless to say, I have been taking the 10mg dosages and cutting them up into fours (2.5 mg) after reading online that 10mg's of Crestor was a huge dosage compared to other statins.
By the way, why am I not dead since a "normal" bad cholesterol level is supposed to be about 125 (i think),
When I started taking the "Crestor" @ 10mg dosages, I started to have pains in some of my muscles that were almost like a bruise / pulled muscle. I also stopped taking the Crestor. Well, that was when my Cholesterol was a bit over 200, and about a month ago my bad "C" was at 325. Needless to say, I have been taking the 10mg dosages and cutting them up into fours (2.5 mg) after reading online that 10mg's of Crestor was a huge dosage compared to other statins.
By the way, why am I not dead since a "normal" bad cholesterol level is supposed to be about 125 (i think),
Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Hi,
If you have no heart disease by now and there is no inherited familiar hyoercholesterolemia and sudden cardiac deaths and heart attacks in your family, then taking station is not mandatory. In such patient it is advised to have lifestyle changes, such as specific diet for cholesterol, to control blood pressure and start treatment when there is high blood pressure, not to smoke and don't consume much alcohol, have a normal weight and exercise much. With such lifestyle you will decrease cholesterol levels as much as it is possible, also it is very important that such lifestyle will decrease other cardiovascular risk factors which will compensate high cholesterol levels, so your overall cardiovascular risk will not be too high.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
If you have no heart disease by now and there is no inherited familiar hyoercholesterolemia and sudden cardiac deaths and heart attacks in your family, then taking station is not mandatory. In such patient it is advised to have lifestyle changes, such as specific diet for cholesterol, to control blood pressure and start treatment when there is high blood pressure, not to smoke and don't consume much alcohol, have a normal weight and exercise much. With such lifestyle you will decrease cholesterol levels as much as it is possible, also it is very important that such lifestyle will decrease other cardiovascular risk factors which will compensate high cholesterol levels, so your overall cardiovascular risk will not be too high.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
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