We are animals. Cholesterol is a natural element. The difference is that we are what we eat. I don't know if anyone could ever achieve a "perfect normal" once the bad process has begun ( bad habits such as smoking, bad diet ), but then again, I'm no rocket scientist either. I do what I can and hope some day to cut back on some of my meds, but we shall see.

 

Bad news on the doorstep this morning.

Just announced that Vytorin and Zetia do absolutely nothing for heart disease. While it reduces HLD, LDL and Triglicerides, it doesn't stop heart attacks, etc.

This means it is back to square one for all of us that have had muscle problems with the statin drugs. Wonder where we go from here.....

 

Darn! After being off the statins for two weeks, I'm finally starting to feel good again.

 

I started Lipitor in January. So far my only aches and pains are self induced. I'm a runner.

 

My Cardiologist put me on 40mg of Lovastatin a couple of years ago. I did have some aches and pain for a while, but what really concerned me was that my "total" Cholesterol dropped down to around 96!! That didn't sound right to me so I asked my PCP if I could cut the pills in half. He said OK, so now at 20mg at night my total is usually around 106.
Now I only have an occasional pain in the neck! (Her name is Kathy!)

 

So you think the dosage may be too high. I never thought about that. My doctor may be trying to lower my cholesterol too quickly. I have news for her. It's been around 200 for over 10 years.

 

OATMEAL! Regular OATMEAL. (NOT the instant stuff.) It is amazing!