1 month later he was not saticfied with the drop in cholestoral so he put me on a fairley new drug called Trilipix. I take 10mg of lisinopril for high blood pressure, 10 mg of crestor, and 145mg of trilipix. After being put on the trilipix I started felling tired and having stomache problems (constipated and cramping). I went back to have my a1c check last week and it was 8.0.
I have been on Lisinopril (bp) for 5 years and Trilipix and Simvastatin (cholesterol) for the last 3-4 years.
Although I do suffer alot of stress and have anxiety issues. I had my cholesterol tested and the results were......
total 145
Trigs 99
VLDL 19.8
LDL 94.93
HDL 30.27
Okay good, excpet for the HDL which scares me to no ends........
I have great blood pressure...........usually 110/60 resting and no diabetes. Pulse is around 55 resting.
My father who is 56 has had 2 heart attacks. BUT........he is also a heavy smoker(since 15) and heavt drinker and eats horrible.and has high blood pressure.
He is now taking OTC niacin to help control his cholesterol and watching his diet. His MD thinks that he is not able to take the cholesterol drugs.
The only side effect he is getting with the niacin is brief flushing. He has not had his cholesterol checked since starting the niacin, so I don't know if it's helping as of yet.
Thanks for sharing this.
total cholesterol = 487, and triglycerides were over 2000, about 10 years ago. I have a genetic condition that causes this.
So, in spite of the risk of combining statins and fenofibrates, my GP placed me on both medicines, after consulting with his cardio doc friend.
I can't remember how long I was on these medications, but I know that I had to stop statins in general, because my body just will not tolerate them. I continued to take Tricor for quite some time.
Here are the meds I am own - Questran - 1 packet for irritable bowl, Prozac for OCD, Allergy Injections, Methyldopa for blood pressure, and Trilipix for Triglycerides (nearly 1000), and Vitamin D. I am only 30!! I am overwieght but work hard to get rid of it with little or no results. They even checked me for Cushings. My TSH is low at 0.3 and I have a Goiter but no known thyroid problem. I have acne. Anyone know what could be causing my heartburn to be so severe?
I agree. The benefits outweigh the few, (if any at all) side effects from taking the benzo's every day for over six years. I'm 26 now without insurance, and they are the cheapest of the meds I am on. Trilipix is 184USD, Crestor is 189USD, and even generic gabapentin is 154USD. Lexapro is about 140UDS. Generic Klonopin is about 10USD. Remeron is about the same. And Inderal is 4USD. This is all per month, and I need every one of them.
twice a day, Amlodipine Bensylate 5mg. once a day, Trilipix 135mg. once a day and Ibuprofen 600mg. when needed. Pravastatin Sodium 40mg. once a day and Alprazolam 1mg. twice a day. I have been to my doctor and have told him about it and he just says, its anxiety. Does anyone know what might be causing this ?? I am tired of hearing that it is anxiety ! Please help !!!!!!!!!!!
2 High risk
The 1987 report of National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panels suggests the total blood cholesterol level should be: 240 mg/dL high cholesterol.[71] The American Heart Association provides a similar set of guidelines for total (fasting) blood cholesterol levels and risk for heart disease:[72]
The information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
It is a very complex subject and change can't always be achieved by diet alone.
My HDL(40) LDL(65) Triglycirides (78) and cholesterol /HDL ratio is 3.0 . Which are all within the good range. Yet my total cholesterol is 121 which is below recommended range. Please explain how, why and the consequences for low reading.
my total is cholesterol is 274 . hdl is over 107, can't measure ldl and trig are 75.
If your kids have an increased risk for high cholesterol (i.e. obesity) it would be reasonable to measure the cholesterol, to define how aggressive has to be the intervention. Good luck.
Your cholesterol is great and so are your triglycerides. Actually remarkably good.
The reason why your cholesterol isn't very low, is that you have lots of the good cholesterol (HDL). This cholesterol is protective against cardiovascular disease. So your cholesterol profile is perfect. You would rather prefer your cholesterol profile than a total of 160 and a HDL of 37, for example.
I am 55 and 6 months ago I had blood work; total cholesterol 236, HDL 68, LDL 148.4, Triglycerides 98. I have good BP and I weigh 95-98 pounds. I am an RN, a nursing home administrator and exercise instructor--I am on the move and do all out exercise 1.5 to 2 hours per day 6-7 days per week. From Spring through fall I add distance bicycling (40 to 80 miles at a session) and golf pulling the clubs, in addition to the exercise workout.
I am a 37 year old female.. I have posted here several times about my recent cholesterol readings... I feel my doctor just took things lightly and feel that perhaps he did not give met he correct information.. My total was 148.. my ldl were 100 and my triglcerides were 52.. my hdl was only 37!!!! 6 years ago my total was i think 176, ldl 98 tri's were around 111 and hdl was 59... what would cause it to go down so much in 6 years...
In case of high level of LDL, the particles will be moving in the blood around the body searching for cells that needs cholesterol, but because of the cells saturation, LDL will end up by “letting go” of the cholesterol molecules in the blood. These molecules should be taken by HDL to bring them back to the liver. The higher the level of LDL, the slower will be the process of cholesterol “recuperation” by HDL.
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