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Suggest Ways To Gain Weight
hello doctor, i am a 58 yrs old woman who stands 5'4 and only weights 49 kilos. i want to gain weight. how could i do it? my b/p is 140/80. i had stopped taking ziac 5mg. and also simvastatin 20mg. my cholesterol level was 310 but had slightly reduced. lately i had palpitations. i know you could help me about this. thank you and more power!
Fri, 24 Apr 2015
with your cholesterol levels of 310 u should not stop simvastatin ... when calculating ur bmi which is about 21 on lower side ... u can always take some protein diet which will help u gain some weight .and some multivitamin tablets which also has some weight gaining effect
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