sn95, your Rx dose is pretty high. So it is possible that all the lifestyle change combined with med caused the significant drop. However, I just came back from my doctor's office who gave me a GI referral to check for potential liver disease. I had a LDL drop from 170s to 50s and TG increase from 100 to 200 during the same time, accompanied by abdominal pain, bloating, mid-back pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, etc.