Hi, I Just Found Out My Cholesterol Is High. LDL

Hi, I just found out my cholesterol is high. LDL is 190, 285 total. Last time it was high. I tried a station and it gave me such diarrhea I couldn't leave the house. I stopped taking it and was using cholesterol off over the counter, I stopped taking it but, I did think it lowered it a little. A heart dr told me over 300 total cholesterol is a concern, and to possible take red yeast rice because it has a little strain in it. Heart disease runs in my family