High cholesterol

[cityontheup]

I have just been prescribed statins because my cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended. Has anyone been advised the same as have read bad reports about taking statins?

 

[N1985]

I have just been prescribed statins because my cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended. Has anyone been advised the same as have read bad reports about taking statins?

Do you have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol or is it due to lifestyle?

If it's the first one there's not really much else they can do, I know somebody who is stick thin and runs a lot and at 41 has the high cholesterol of a right fat bastard.

If it's lifestyle, doesn't really take much change to your diet to bring it down over a few months.

 

[inchy14]

I have just been prescribed statins because my cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended. Has anyone been advised the same as have read bad reports about taking statins?

I’ve been on them for over 12 months and have had no issues. High cholesterol is in the family history so was always going to be diagnosed at some point.
Decided to be healthier on the back of it and prostate trouble do cut the booze out and eat much healthier. Had tests again a month or so ago and being kept on them as everything is ok.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I went on them last year - for me it’s predisposed. All the figures have come down and my ratio went from 7.2 to 4 which is in the acceptable range. No side effects unless being a **** is one.

 

[citizen_maine]

I went on them last year - for me it’s predisposed. All the figures have come down and my ratio went from 7.2 to 4 which is in the acceptable range. No side effects unless being a **** is one.

you were a **** before though

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Been on the them for a couple of years...no problem. Except was taking them originally in the morning and they made me feel very slightly woozy sometimes, now take them at night, hey presto.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I was prescribed them two years ago.
First lot made me feel like shit but a change of prescription to rosuvastatin sorted that.

 

[bluem@n]

Some statins can give you leg cramps in the early hours. If you get that your GP can prescribe different statins. (Been on them over 20 years )

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I went on them last year - for me it’s predisposed. All the figures have come down and my ratio went from 7.2 to 4 which is in the acceptable range. No side effects unless bumming dwarves is one.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I have just been prescribed statins because my cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended. Has anyone been advised the same as have read bad reports about taking statins?

Feel like you've been 10 rounds with Joe Bugner when you wake up. Tried different ones with the same result. Try a course of Quaker Oats for a few weeks, brought my level down from 6 to 4. The bad news is, according to my works nurse years ago was, low levels make you more prone to cancer.

 

[xmusampa]

I’m sure I read somewhere it has the negative effect of increasing your holiday insurance premiums ???

 

[Kinkybyname]

Was put on 80mg a day following triple heart bypass... that is the "gold standard" post-op recommendation - 14 years later, cholesterol is 3.9 with a healthy HDL/LDL mix – 80mgs was giving me huge muscular pains, doc agreed I could reduce dosage if I could maintain healthy cholesterol levels - reduced gradually, lost a bit of weight, got a little bit fitter and now take a widow's mite 5mgs a day, simply for its anti-inflammatory qualities. I wouldn't worry.

 

[cityontheup]

I’m sure I read somewhere it has the negative effect of increasing your holiday insurance premiums ???

Yep, my travel insurance went up as soon as I mentioned high cholesterol

 

[cityontheup]

Do you have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol or is it due to lifestyle?

If it's the first one there's not really much else they can do, I know somebody who is stick thin and runs a lot and at 41 has the high cholesterol of a right fat bastard.

If it's lifestyle, doesn't really take much change to your diet to bring it down over a few months.

Nothing in my genes, figures are only just above acceptable, I’m exercising and heating healthier more but not coming down as yet. Any suggestions on best diet?

 

[bluwes]

Yep, my travel insurance went up as soon as I mentioned high cholesterol

Mine didn’t. Did you tell them you’re on Statins to control it.

 

[cityontheup]

Mine didn’t. Did you tell them you’re on Statins to control it.

No didn’t mention it

 

[bluwes]

No didn’t mention it

Maybe you should. I’ve been on em for years and the insurance company are fully informed and my premium didn’t go up.

 

[cityontheup]

Feel like you've been 10 rounds with Joe Bugner when you wake up. Tried different ones with the same result. Try a course of Quaker Oats for a few weeks, brought my level down from 6 to 4. The bad news is, according to my works nurse years ago was, low levels make you more prone to cancer.

Is porridge good for lowering cholesterol?

 

[city2]

Alcohol biscuits cakes crisps pastries pre packed meats white bread sugar white rice and anything else you like. Salad vegetables fruit and anything else you don’t like is good for you.

 

[Centur100ns]

I have just been prescribed statins because my cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended. Has anyone been advised the same as have read bad reports about taking statins?

I have been on them for a couple of years, levels came down but consultant recommended taking an additional tablet to bring it down further. I then seemed to drop off any clinic appointments and they called me after about 8 months apologising and sent me for blood tests. Cholesterol levels were perfect but my liver levels were sky high. Had to come off the tablets for a couple of months to see if they were causing the damage to the liver or something else. Being off them had lowered the liver levels to an acceptable level but cholesterol gone really high again. I am now trying a different statin and they are meant to be testing my blood every 2 months to keep an eye on things.

Just make sure they keep on top of your blood testing and call your doctor to book them in if longer than 3 months or you could end up fixing one issue but causing another.

Luckily I have BUPA through work which doesn’t cover the ongoing cholesterol checking but was handy for having my liver scans done which NHS consultant said I needed to check what damage had been done, but still haven’t received an appointment via the NHS for 3 months later.