High Cholestral

luckyirish

Hi I am looking for some advice as i am just freaked out at the moment.

I went for routine blood test 4 months ago and was told i had cholestral reading of 7.9 just got my recent results and its still at 7.5.

I am only 32 weigh 10 stone.

I have 5 small children and worry i am at heart atttack stage has anyone heard of higher levels.

I donot want to go onto medication and would like to do it by diet as i must have done something right as it came down a little in 4 months

Thanks for advice guys :)

sam34

ask your gp for advice and a referral to a dietician

luckyirish

sam34 wrote: »

ask your gp for advice and a referral to a dietician

I have seeked advice but do not want to go onto medication as some really awful side effects.

Bigcheeze

luckyirish wrote: »

I have seeked advice but do not want to go onto medication as some really awful side effects.

I know people your age on Cholesterol medication who don't report bad side effects. If you need the medication, it is the lesser of two evils to take it.

luckyirish

Bigcheeze wrote: »

I know people your age on Cholesterol medication who don't report bad side effects. If you need the medication, it is the lesser of two evils to take it.

Yes i suppose your right i would rather that than be dead at forty its just my gp put a bit of fear in me that all.
And thought with a bit longer on the diet i may be able to do it myself

scotchy

Tested 7.9 for my Cholesterol level three years ago. Age 45, 105 Kilos, 6'2".

Have been on Crestor since then. Cholesterol level was down to about 5 last Jan. I have noticed no side effects and my liver function test was normal.

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luckyirish

scotchy wrote: »

Tested 7.9 for my Cholesterol level three years ago. Age 45, 105 Kilos, 6'2".

Have been on Crestor since then. Cholesterol level was down to about 5 last Jan. I have noticed no side effects and my liver function test was normal.

.

thats good scotchy was yours dietry or hereditary may i ask

Bigcheeze

luckyirish wrote: »

Yes i suppose your right i would rather that than be dead at forty its just my gp put a bit of fear in me that all.
And thought with a bit longer on the diet i may be able to do it myself

Presumably there's a possibility that meds can be reduced or eliminated down the road if you work on diet in parallel ?

luckyirish

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Presumably there's a possibility that meds can be reduced or eliminated down the road if you work on diet in parallel ?

Yes i pressume so i will give it ago and see how it goes,;););) just didnt fancy taking a med for the rest of my life as read once your on them its a lifetime thing, maybe not if i do diet too.

scotchy

luckyirish wrote: »

thats good scotchy was yours dietry or hereditary may i ask

Good question. There is history in my family, my aunt claims she was as high as 9, other relations are high too (my folks died young so don't know about them). But I Don't lead the healthiest life style in the world either.

When I first discovered I had high Cholesterol (7.9), my doctor had me change my lifestyle for a year before he put me on medication. I improved my diet and stopped eating crap, took up cycling including cycle to work about 90% of the time and going out for spins 2 or 3 times a week. After a year of this I was checked again and wait for it, I was at 7.8. I was gutted. My doctor put me on the crestor straight away. After being on the Crestor for a year I dropped down to 5.2, that was last Jan.

My work hours have changed in the last few months so I havn't being getting any exercise, and also, I've slipped back into my un healthy diet and have put on some weight. My yearly check-up is due in Jan and Im not looking forward to it.:rolleyes:

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LegacyUser

salmon
tuna
mackeal
brocolli
collyflower
spinach
pumpkinseeds
oatmeal
flaxseed
blueberries
apples
plant steriods
benicol
garlic
wheatgrass
oatcake
linseed
greentea
soya

no eating out
extra exercise
no alochol
no smokes
if u do this and stay within diet you will be down to 5 within 6 weeks...

scotchy

the candle lady wrote: »

salmon
tuna
mackeal
brocolli
collyflower
spinach
pumpkinseeds
oatmeal
flaxseed
blueberries
apples
plant steriods
benicol
garlic
wheatgrass
oatcake
linseed
greentea
soya

no eating out
extra exercise
no alochol
no smokes
if u do this and stay within diet you will be down to 5 within 6 weeks...

I did 90% of that for a year (didn't cut down on alcohol though:o), see my post above. Spent a fortune on Benicols, Flora pro-actives etc. Im afraid its not that easy.

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sam34

luckyirish wrote: »

I have seeked advice but do not want to go onto medication as some really awful side effects.

i also suggested you ask for a dietician referral

luckyirish

sam34 wrote: »

i also suggested you ask for a dietician referral

Yes i have a dietician referral for Jan 11.So hopefully that will help too.

colrow

I've been taking Crestor for about 3 years now, I think my chlorestrol was about 8 when I started taking it, now my latest Chlorestrol is 2.9

InTheTrees

I'm 48.

About 18 months ago I had a medical and was horrified to find I was at high risk. I was adamant about not going on some long term medication (statins), I wanted to fix it as naturally as I could.

My doctor put me on a massive dose of Vitamin B3. 1500mgs a day. Which lowers LDL. In 6 months it was down to the normal range.

My HDL too a year longer to raise and I had to go on a huge VitaminD course ass weell. 50,000 IU's once a week for three months. (I should add those doses are under a doctors supervision, I was having blood tests every three months. You dont take those kind of quantities with a doc's supervision.)

And it worked. HDL shot up and is now normal. ALl my numbers are now normal.

DIet and exercise are also vital. I cut down on carbs, made sure I ate all the cholesterol beneficial foods (as posted by candle lady). I also took up running and am up to a 5k every two days.

Everyones different of course, but it can be done naturally.

mp22

Long term meds are not so bad,on lipostat for 7 years down from 10.8 to 4.odd.

InTheTrees

mp22 wrote: »

Long term meds are not so bad,on lipostat for 7 years down from 10.8 to 4.odd.

When you say "Not so bad" what exactly do you mean? Have you googled it all?

Of course everyone is different etc etc, but doctors seem to hand out the statins so quickly because its easier.

Lipostat Side Effect Reports: Chest pain, Diarrhoea, Muscular weakness, Myalgia, Myocardial infarction, Nausea; Glycosylated haemoglobin increased; Glycosylated haemoglobin increased; Amnesia, Arthralgia, Asthenia, Headache, Myalgia, Pain, Throat tightness, Vision blurred; Amnesia, Arthralgia, Asthenia, Choking, Confusional state, Headache, Muscle spasms, Myalgia; Muscular weakness, Myalgia, Myositis, Rhabdomyolysis; Hemiparesis, Pancytopenia; Blood creatine phosphokinase increased, Headache, Muscle atrophy, Muscle contractions involuntary, Muscle twitching, Myokymia;

mp22

InTheTrees wrote: »

When you say "Not so bad" what exactly do you mean? Have you googled it all;

To be honest if i was to look up the side effects of the 7 pills i take every day I would crack up.I am at the stage where some of the pills i take are to combat the side effects of others.
I suppose the main point here is to get your cholesterol down to a safe level by whatever means possible.the results of not doing so are well, painful to say the least.

InTheTrees

mp22 wrote: »

I suppose the main point here is to get your cholesterol down to a safe level by whatever means possible.the results of not doing so are well, painful to say the least.

Thats the main thing, and of course those drugs have their place.