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Question: Should I be on a statin drug like Zocor? My Total Cholesterol is 222 My LDL is 140 My triglycerides are 188 My HDL is :44 My Cholesterol/HDL ratio is 5.0 My Blood Pressure is 120/80 on average. I am... View answer
not fasting. These were the resulting levels. Cholesterol was 215, Triglycerides were 109, HDL was 73, LDL was 120. My doctor recomends I start a statin. The only other physical problems I have is RA. I ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Vaishalee Punj
( General & Family Physician)
I have high cholesterol - 418 total, 324 Ldl-c, 3307 Ldl-p, 77 Hdl-c. triglycerides 83, 1.2 mg/L C ... put me on Statin drugs, which I do not want to do. I exercise at a gym, eat extremely healthy ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Michelle Gibson James
( General & Family Physician)
248, with Triglycerides at 69, HDl at 75, VLDL at 14, and LDL at 159. My doctor wants me to take a statin to lower my numbers. With the controversy of the side effects on heart, liver & muscle pain , I am ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Albana Sejdini
( General & Family Physician)
My doctor wants me to go on a statin for high cholesterol - LDL 182; HDL 68; Triglycerides 90. I have hemochromatosis and am concerned about live damage from the statin. I have managed my ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey
( General & Family Physician)
my total Cholesterol is high (close to 300) my HDL is 50, but my LDL and Triglycerides are high. I have been on 2 different statin meds, both of which made my muscles ache. a recent heart scan showed ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shinas Hussain
( General & Family Physician)
I am concerned about statins my cholesterol triglycerides are high but I had sudden onset of severe ... smelly or dark urine. Could this be statin related.? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Anantharamakrishnan
( Cardiologist)
yes,thank you. A friend is on pradaxia for a fib, also taking a statin for dyslipidemia. Recent bllod work good except triglycerides were 400. His physician has deferred tx, recommends retesting in ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Akhtarhusain
( General & Family Physician)
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