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What Causes The Elevation In Triglyceride Levels After Taking Rosavel?
doc i had a heart attack on 1st june 2010. wt. 63 kg. Male 43 . Two stents were grafted. i was on storvas 40 . trigyceride came down to 109. doc stopped storvas and added rosavel 10. after 3 months trigycerided increased to 250. shall i start storvas again?
You were taking 40 mg storvas which is equal to 20 mg rosavel. But you took 10 mg, so you have elevated triglycerides level. I would advise you either go back to storvas or increase the dose of rosavel to 20 mg.
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What Causes The Elevation In Triglyceride Levels After Taking Rosavel?
Hi, You were taking 40 mg storvas which is equal to 20 mg rosavel. But you took 10 mg, so you have elevated triglycerides level. I would advise you either go back to storvas or increase the dose of rosavel to 20 mg. Take care Come back if you have any further questions