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Q: Cholesterol Medication?
If taking cholesterol medication prescribed by a doctor, does the persons diet need to change at all to notice an improvement in cholesterol levels?
A: Gradually, yes.
Q: What is the best medication for high cholesterol and high LDL’s (bad chol) with the fewest side effects?
I recently found out that both my total chol and LDL’s are high (225 and 160). This is a consistent pattern over the last couple of years. It’s in my family and I am aware of the importance of diet and exercise and not smoking already. I would like to know which medications effect the liver the most and what success or lack of success people have had with the statins or any other cholesterol medications they are taking. I am going to start taking one, but haven’t decided which one or how many there are. Thank you in advance.
A: Homeopathic Treatment for Curing High Cholesterol Levels: -
1.PHYTOLACCA 30x
2.PHOSPHORUS 30X
3.CHOLESTERINUM 30X
Three Drops Each in a sip of water half hour before meals thrice a day always take them on an empty stomach. And avoid Chocolates Coffee Mints and Red Meat while you are taking any Homeopathic remedy. Total free of Side Effects or complications. Thats what Homeopathy is all about 100% cures without any side effects or complications.
Take care and God Bless!
Q: Taking milk thistle while on cholesterol medication?
I take medication for high cholesterol (Pravastatin sodium) Is it safe to use milk thistle while taking cholesterol meds since they both go through the liver?
Thanks…
A: Milk thistle can decrease the rate at which statins (and various other drugs) are broken down by the liver, which in theory, could lead to raised levels of the drug in your body which can be harmful. Milk thistle is also of little therapeutic value anyway, might as well avoid it.
Just because something is natural, does not necessarily mean it is safe. Herbal remedies contain active ingredients therefore have the ability to interact with other drugs.
EDIT
Paddy aka SkepCrock: you should really avoid giving medical advise on subjects you know nothing about.
So your answer to the question is to advise the poster to avoid prescription drugs such as Prava which could reduce the risk of heart disease in favour of something of little therapeutic value anyway? Illogical advise.
Q: How long does it take for cholesterol medication to work?
I started taking medicine for high cholesterol a month ago and just went back for a cholesterol retest. It was still high but had dropped quite a bit. Will it continue to go down on the doseage I’m on or does the medicine need to be adjusted? Is a month long enough to see the full effect of the medicine?
A: Yes, it will continue to go down, and will level out in about six months. You do need to continue a healthy life style tho’, the drug can’t do it all.
Q: why is it that once you are on high cholesterol medication, you are on it for life?
This is the case even after your cholesterol level is lowered once you start the medication.
A: My cholesterol was not controllable with lifestyle changes. This is not surprising since my mother had a heart attack at 42. I drastically changed my diet and began moderate exercise almost daily. Because of insurance, it was three years before I was able to follow up, but the numbers had barely changed.
I am grateful for the cholesterol lowering drugs, in spite of any side effects I may have to deal with, and will gladly take it for the rest of my life. Considering that my son (who died of congestive heart failure at 15–the result of chemo) had to take 182 pills a week for the rest of his life, it simply doesn’t seem a big deal. I am already 11 years older than my mother ever was and, with the cancer in my personal and family history, I’ll be darned if my heart will take me out!
Q: How long does the average person have to stay on cholesterol medication?
Also, how does it work?? Do you take it, and it clears out the stuff in your arteries, or how does it work, and do you have to continue taking it even after your cholesterol lowers?? thanks
A: long term. it works by blocking the production of cholesterol. There is evidence of regression of cholesterol deposits in arteries with aggressive lipid lowering.
If you stop then your cholesterol will go up again
Q: When Taking a cholesterol medication should you space out taking vitamin D?
I had heard you should space out taking a cholesterol meds with taking Vitamin D..is this true?
A: It’s not true! But you may have uncovered a new urban legend. =D
There’s nothing in either of those that would make one spacey, and nothing that combining them that would do that either.
Feel safe!
Q: How long have you been taking your cholesterol medication?
And is everything going okay with it? Do you follow a strict diet and get exercise?
A: I don’t take meds; I drink soy milk and tear down the bad cholesterol and build up the good cholesterol.
I have been doing it for ten years and before I did it I hit 299 and since I stay below 200.
Q: Why do the commercials for cholesterol medication say Do not take if pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
How far in the future does it mean, and is it saying that it can cause infertility?
A: Statins (Zocor, Mevacor, Lipitor, Crestor, etc) are Pregnancy category X: absolutely contraindicated.
They can cause spontaneous abortions and/or birth defects.
They can take weeks to clear from the body, so I would not recommend taking them at all if you have any fertility plans in the next 3-6 months.
Please ask your physician for pregnancy-friendly alternatives to Statin medicines (starting with diet changes and exercise).
Q: Cholesterol medication and red yeast rice not working for my father – any natural suggestions?
Hi, my father recently had his second stent put in; he had gone off his lipitor and the doctors said he’d better get back on it. The side effects were so bad (weakness, pain in limbs) he had to stop taking it. I did some research and told him to take red yeast rice and Co-Q10, but he’s still having bad effects. I’m wondering if there are other ways (besides diet – he’s been on a pretty lean diet for a while & exercises 30 minutes/day) to reduce his cholesterol? Thanks.
A: That would probably be the reason Red Yeast Rice didn’t work for him… he’s allergic to the Statins (which are naturally occurring in RYR). The muscle pain/weakness is a semi-common allergic reaction to the Statins that can contribute to liver and/or kidney problems if they aren’t stopped.
He should stay off the Statins and RYR unless he wants to contribute more to his liver/kidney problems that they have been contributing to.
That being said, some of the most beneficial natural products for Cholesterol health are Policosanol, Beta Sitosterol, Omega 3 and 9 Fatty Acids (typically in Fish Oil, Flax Oil, and Olive Oil), Guggul, Niacin, Lecithin, Garlic, PhosphatidylCholine, and any good soluble fiber. Each of those help with different aspects of Cholesterol health, so you may need a variety of them… try one or two of them out. Aside from that, there’s always the standard plan of diet and exercise, but that’s normally just increasing soluble fiber (veggies, fruits, grains, etc) and decreasing bad foods (some sugars, certain fatty foods, etc). Good luck!
Q: What are the long term side effects of taking Cholesterol medication?
Does it cause any ill effects?
A: You would probably be best to discuss this with your doctor.
Q: What is the best medication for high cholesterol?
My doctor prescribed me medication for my cholesterol but it’s side effect is too much for me. Then my doctor prescribed me another medication for my cholesterol but this time, it makes me vomit and dizzy. None of the two medication works because I had my blood test and my cholesterol shoot up. Any suggestion?
A: Changing your diet will help a lot. Lessen intake of meat especially red meats and start undergoing juice therapy. I have the same problem a year ago and consulted my family physician as well as a naturopathic doctor and combine their recommendations. I increase my physical activities and went into eating salad and drinking vegetable and fruit juices. The ND I went to gave me different combinations of natural juices which I can drink everyday or at least 3-4 times a week. Combining carrot, apple, parsley, celery, cucumber and lemon or orange provided me with variety of juices I could indulge in. He also recommended eating more whole grains and I have switched eating brown rice, drink oat and soy milk instead of cow’s milk. Taking supplements like flaxseed oil, garlic and cayenne also helped me achieved a normal cholesterol level. My ND is good and if you want to try consulting with him, you can check this site www.design2heal.com. I now prefer to use natural remedies than medications because of the side effects. Hope you find this information useful.
Q: can cholesterol medication interfere with a person’s sleep?
I have tried two new medications for high cholesterol and something has caused me to have vivid bad dreams. I also wake up several times during the night. Has anyone else had this problem?
A: Before your doctor put you on any anti-cholesterol medication, try to cleanse your body the natural way, artificial can be very disruptive to your body, which is why causing your sleeping problem. Try to go with natural remedy like almond, oatmeal in which the soluble fiber does a great job to remove the cholesterol to your stool and out of your body. For a list of top natural remedy for high cholesterol, check out http://www.cureshare.com/view_condition.php?cond_id=22
Q: At what levels do doctors prescribe cholesterol medication?
I recently got a blood test and found out my total cholesterol is 238 (i don’t remember the ldl and hdl numbers). I want to go to a doctor but I don’t want to spend the money, 153 pounds (which is really $306 of my u.s. dollars because I’m a u.s. citizen living in london) if he/she is going to simply tell me to do diet and exercise. I’m 27 y/o and high cholesterol runs in my family.
A: I wish it was as easy as that! I had to see a Hematologist few years ago, due to my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Anyway, they did loads of tests, including Cholesterol, which came back at 7.9 anything over 5 is considered HIGH. They looked at my weight, height, BMI was fine, looked at my diet, fine so were dumbfounded. Likewise I developed a Xanthoma above my left eye, big one!
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001447.htm
I remember my Father having an xanthoma, so decided that my Mother should have the Cholesterol Test, her reading was 12.9, on the verge of heart attack/stroke! It seems that I had ‘inherited’ Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder that causes very high cholesterol levels and greatly increases the chance of having a heart attack early in life. Heart attacks usually occur in men when they are 40-55 years old and in women when they are 50-65 years old. Unfortunately, they can sometimes occur when people are in their mid-twenties. Now my BMI is 19, which is way off the high of 25, yet the Cholesterol is all over the place. It seems that while we do take in Cholesterol from our diets, our liver also manufactures it. Therefore if High Cholesterol runs in your family as you state it does, my advise spend the money, because you are risking Heart Attack and that will cost you a lot more money! Good Luck
Q: Which cholesterol medication works the best?
Looking for differents meds used for this problem and a little feed back.
A: that’s true, diet really is the best way. but the medication that is the most effective would be the statins like Lipitor. Of course, they are not for everyone.
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