My cholesterol has been high for three years. I get tested two or three times a year. The highest it…

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My cholesterol has been high for three years. I get tested two or three times a year. The highest it's been is 6.3, and now it's 5.4, but my LDL is still high (3.8). I haven't been prescribed statins yet; I'm 37. I haven't had a vascular ultrasound in a while, but I've scheduled one now to check. I've also scheduled an appointment with a lipidologist. I need to start taking Yasmin (birth control pills) in November for medical reasons, so I need to sort out my cholesterol now. I've been reading that they can't be taken with high cholesterol... For those of you with high cholesterol, what do your doctors say? What are you taking? What helps? Is this number really critical? Maybe I should start statins now (of course, as prescribed by my doctor, I'm just scared of them)... ??????? Sometimes I feel like I can get more advice on this site than from doctors.
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Suhareva Olga
This year, they found 5.8 in me and 6.2 in my daughter. It's genetic lipohypercholesterolemia.
She was prescribed Atorvastatin, and I was put on a diet and Omega-3. But I have to say, I was on the diet for a month and it didn't go down.

I'm going to get an ultrasound of my carotid arteries and then I'll think about it.
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Olga
My cholesterol is high overall (10) and LDL (7), and my triglycerides are also high (4). I take statins and I'm not afraid of them. I'm afraid of dying from a heart attack or stroke, or becoming a vegetable, especially since I have stage 2 hypertension. There's a family history of this.
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Olga How old are you? And are you feeling okay about the high cholesterol?
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Suhareva Olga I've been very careful with my diet for a month (of course, there are occasional slip-ups with sweets), and I took Omocor for 2 months.
But my levels are still high.
As I was told, diet will only lower it a tiny bit.
How are you feeling? Is anything worrying you?

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Katya
I'm not young, but my grandmother was prescribed atorvastatin after a stroke. She had high cholesterol and plaque in her arteries. One side was 45, the other 35. We retested her blood, and the latest result is 3.5. It's really decreased well.
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Darya
What's your weight? What about your diet? The doctor will prescribe, that's clear. But is there really fiber present?
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Olga
Olga I'm 37.
I went to the doctor because of constantly high blood pressure and heart rhythm issues. All this came to light during my checkup.
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Natalka
Mine is 9.1 and the whole panel is off the charts. They said it's hereditary.
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Natalka
Suhareva Olga Diet didn't help me, and it won't help if it's hereditary.
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Suhareva Olga
Suhareva Olga No, and the harm of cholesterol is that it doesn't show itself until a heart attack or stroke. I wouldn't have known if my daughter hadn't tested first. I was in shock, where did 6.2 come from at 13 years old, especially since she doesn't eat fast food? But that's how it is.
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Natalka Are you taking statins? That's dangerous. Very high
How are you feeling overall?
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Darya 61 kg with a height of 167 cm
Diet is normal. I've been tracking for a month and lost 3 kg (intentionally).
Nothing fatty or fried.
I might indulge in baked goods sometimes.
I don't get my daily fiber intake, of course. I can't eat that much!
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Katya Parents drink too... but they're 70.
At 37, I'm a bit scared to start, I've read it really damages the liver and joints.
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Olga Did you start taking statins and everything normalized? Pulse, condition?
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Ignateva(Karpova) Natalya
Suhareva Olga Hmm… I should get mine tested too.
My sister (47) got tested, and she has high levels… My husband too…


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Katya
Katya Given that the liver function tests were all normal, I don't think that's true.
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Olga
Olga I started taking heart medication for my blood pressure, and that's when everything normalized. I honestly don't feel the statins at all on my body.
Why are you afraid of them?
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Darya
Darya Oh, you're so slim.
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Aygul
My cholesterol levels and LDL have always been normal. But a plaque in my carotid artery grew to 82% in 3 years. I had carotid endarterectomy surgery in April. So, you don't necessarily need high cholesterol for plaques to grow. Definitely get an ultrasound. Don't rush into statins; they're nasty stuff. If you start taking them, it's for life. You'll have to get your liver function tested every three months because statins are hard on the liver (they fix one thing and break another). And the muscle and joint pain from them is terrible, with leg cramps at night. You can't just stop taking statins. So, it's better to adjust your diet, get into fitness, and make sure your blood pressure isn't high. It's too early to start statins at your age.
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Natalka
Natalka I was taking ezetimibe. Then I stopped, and I don't feel any different at all.
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Mama Nadyusha
All types of my cholesterol are high. I was prescribed statins. At first, I took the prescribed ones, then I bought the original, very expensive one, but I can take half a tablet of the original because it's very effective. I'm 37. I don't feel any side effects from taking statins. Also, I'm currently on Femoston (HRT).
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Mama Nadyusha
Natalka Ezetimibe isn't always effective. Also, it's not exactly a statin. It's usually prescribed TOGETHER with a statin for better results.
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Mama Nadyusha
Mama Nadyusha Don't believe everything you read about statins. It's better to focus on your life, to preserve and extend it, and on your health. A very good, young doctor told me that if your cholesterol is high, you absolutely must take statins.
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Natalka
Natalka I don't plan on taking statins for now
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Mama Nadyusha
Natalka Your business.
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Yuliya
Mama Nadyusha The possibility of Alzheimer's from statins is also pretty slim.
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Mama Nadyusha
Mama Nadyusha this is all a myth.
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