Recently Answered Questions on STATIN

My lipid profile: total cholesterol 123 triglyceride 143 ldl 70 hdl 30 vldl 23 chol hdl ratio 4.1 Is my triglyceride high? How to increase HDL? May I need any statin medicines? My blood pressure is normal 120/80.

Im suffering from high cholesterol problem since long time, taking statins, want to change to ayurveda medication totally. Report Total colestorol 300 Ldl 250 Hdl 40 Trigliserides 200 Aprox a month back, pls advise.

I am from himachal pradesh and my age 37 and my weight is 67kg my tryglercide is usually 270 tp300 and cholestrol is 200 some doctors says I will have to take medicine through out life some refuses to take medicine I usually do exercise and yoga I am totally confused what should I do it is said continueslly taking medicine have negative effect because statin used

Pain at left side over the breast with etching, sometime the pain in middle, right side, back, neck, shoulder, right arm, jaw and throat. Have done ECG, ETT, Echo and everything comes normal but some elevation in Pulmonary hypertension of measuring 26, which doctor say may be for smoking. I take esomaprazole, statin regularly but the pain persist. what to do

I am a 30 year old.i am controlling my cholestrol lvls via lifestyle changes and diet because statins gave me terrible side effects. What will be the correct time to get max benefit by eating psyllium husk to control cholestrol induced via diet if you are eating restaurent dinner?

I am 30 years old.. my ldl-c & tg values came 200 & 254 respectively.. my hdl-c is 45.. 8 months back ,1 year back, my ldl-c was 160 & TG was around 200..but I didn't take any medicine.. now it has raised to high levels. Should I start statins ?. I am going on a trip for 2 wks in 2 days time .. can I wait till I come back from my trip or should I immediately strat statins after consulting s physician? No significant family history.. my father & mother  taking atorvastatin 10 .. no other major cardiac history in family

My LDL cholestrol increased to 199 and VLDL to 35, HDL 53 and  Total cholestrol 222 in my latest lipid profile test in May23. In Jan23 my LDL cholestrol was 146, VLDL was 18 and total cholestrol was 196. Can I reduce my cholestrol by lifestyle improvement or will I have to take statins?

I have total cholesterol 196 ldl 130 hdl 35 triglycerides 101.should i take statin drug?my wt is 60kg and my height is 169cms.i exercise regularly and take oil free diet.i am taking thyronorm 50 for my hypothyroid .i have no complaints except that i feel breathless when i climb 2 to 3 floors.my ecg 2d echo and tmt are normal

Blurred vision with muscle pain and tiredness taking cardace 5 mg.along with metolar xr 50. Pantadoc 40 mg levazeo 25. Ecospirin 50 mg. Clopilet 75 mg statin 20 mg istamet 100/1000. With thyronorm 37.5 daily kindly advise if any medicine can be reduced

I have been undergoing a treatment for severe acne and my doctor had prescribed Isotretinoin (20-30mg per day). At the beginning of the course, my triglyceride level was 239. However, after undergoing the medication for 4 months, the latest report shows triglyceride level as 365. Kindly advise regarding the continuation of medication and whether statins are required to lower the cholesterol.