cholesterol levels

Discouraged said:

The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.

So how bad is it?

Dg

It's only bad if you take them...

http://www.statinalert.org/mainpage.html
http://www.thincs.org/

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Steve.

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:01:55 +0000, Steve C <[email hidden]>

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Discouraged said:

The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.

So how bad is it?

Dg

It's only bad if you take them...

http://www.statinalert.org/mainpage.html
http://www.thincs.org/

Certainly the cholesterol skeptics make a good argument that the overall
death rate of statins isn't better than not taking statins at all.

--
Bob in CT

Bob M said:

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:01:55 +0000, Steve C <[email hidden]>

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Discouraged said:

The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.

So how bad is it?

Dg

It's only bad if you take them...

http://www.statinalert.org/mainpage.html
http://www.thincs.org/

Certainly the cholesterol skeptics make a good argument that the overall
death rate of statins isn't better than not taking statins at all.

Oh yeah, they make an even better argument that statins don't work by
reducing LDL -- they work through other techniques (such as reduction in
c-reactive protein).

--
Bob in CT

Discouraged said:

Just got the results back today.

Unfortunately you don't list the previous test,
nor do you list what plan youre on nor for how
long.

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So how bad is it?

Could be anywhere from great through terrible.
Could be expected because you're to early in your
plan to test.

"Discouraged" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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|| Just got the results back today.
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|| Lipid Panel griglycerides 97
|| Cholesterol Total 282
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|| HDL cholesterol 57
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|| LDL chllesterol 206
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|| Chol/HDLC Ratio 4.9
||

What are your griglycerides supposed to be?

<g>
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Peter
270/219/180
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Those are very healthy numbers. DO NOT take the
statin drug. Read the material refered to in another
post. These drugs are not effective at reducing disease
and have horrible side effects (and cost money).

Alan

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Just got the results back today.

Lipid Panel griglycerides 97
Cholesterol Total 282

HDL cholesterol 57

LDL chllesterol 206

Chol/HDLC Ratio 4.9

Everything else fell within the lines.

Glucose 76

The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.

So how bad is it?

Dg

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Just got the results back today.

Lipid Panel griglycerides 97
Cholesterol Total 282
HDL cholesterol 57
LDL chllesterol 206
Chol/HDLC Ratio 4.9

Your HDL and triglycerides are very good, look at one of the bookstore sites
for a book called (IIRC) '50 ways to lower your cholesterol' for help with
lowering your LDL.

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Just got the results back today.
Cholesterol Total 282

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Total Cholesterol should be 180 or below.
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you need to sit down and have a long discussion with your doctor.
if you question the use of statins, talk to him/her about it.
how long have you been low carbing?

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"Discouraged" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: Just got the results back today.
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: Lipid Panel griglycerides 97
: Cholesterol Total 282
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: HDL cholesterol 57
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: LDL chllesterol 206
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: Chol/HDLC Ratio 4.9
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: Everything else fell within the lines.
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: Glucose 76
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: The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.
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: So how bad is it?
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: Dg
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<<Just got the results back today.
  Lipid Panel griglycerides     97
 Cholesterol Total             282
HDL cholesterol         57
LDL chllesterol         206
Chol/HDLC Ratio         4.9
  Everything else fell within the lines.
  Glucose               76
  The doc gave me a 30 day supply of Lipitor 10mg.
  So how bad is it?
  Dg>>

there is a percentage of people who cannot safely lo carb. my total
cholesterol was 199. after low carbing 1 year it was 235 and my other
numbers weren't good either. the doc wanted to medicate me. instead, i
went on low fat/south beach for 6 months & my cholesterol fell to 180.
if you take the statins only do it for 1 month & get retested. if your
levels have dropped you can go off the drug & try south beach & get
retested.

i'm not knocking low carb. it's just that everyone's body is different.
you must do what is best for you. your health is at stake here.
good luck to you

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:11:31 -0600, [email hidden] (Witchy Way)

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there is a percentage of people who cannot safely lo carb. my total
cholesterol was 199. after low carbing 1 year it was 235 and my other
numbers weren't good either. the doc wanted to medicate me. instead, i
went on low fat/south beach for 6 months & my cholesterol fell to 180.
if you take the statins only do it for 1 month & get retested. if your
levels have dropped you can go off the drug & try south beach & get
retested.

Another option is the Goldberg/O'Mara plan, specifically designed as a
Low Carb plan for people with cholesterol issues. It's a low-carb,
high fibre plan which includes probiotics (such as live-culture
yoghurt or keffir daily) and many have found it works well for them.
See http://members.tripod.com/go_diet/ for more details.

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i'm not knocking low carb. it's just that everyone's body is different.
you must do what is best for you. your health is at stake here.
good luck to you

Isn't that the truth. My body responds best to 'classic' low carb
without the "Low Carb Products", yours (obviously) works best on a
lower fat plan. I love the flexibility of the Low Carb concept.

Aramanth