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for those with thyroid disease

cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:29:36 GMT

Does it affect your triglycerides?. I read online it is a side effect. My triglycerides are high, but my other levels are good. There is no heart disease in my family. I'm not worried , just curious

I can't take statins, I have tried two different times. They attacked my muscles. I will never take them again

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hopi — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:41:22 GMT

@cherry wrote:
Does it affect your triglycerides?. I read online it is a side effect. My triglycerides are high, but my other levels are good. There is no heart disease in my family. I'm not worried , just curious

I can't take statins, I have tried two different times. They attacked my muscles. I will never take them again

Your thryoid can throw anything in the body into a flux. Cherry sometimes the body tells you what's not good for you. Some Doctors say that the new guidelines for statin are really low and it looks like who ever is sending out directive wants it in the drinking water.

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:47:23 GMT

My endocrinologist Dr tried to talk me into statins, by saying they can save your life. I told her they wouldn't be saving mine.

When I told my internist that ,she laughed. She knows what statins did to me

I also have type 2 diabetes, and I read that can upset your lipids as well

My Cholesterol level is 215 so it's a bit high, but not terrible

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chrystaltree — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:50:04 GMT

Why ask women who shop? It's something you should ask your doctor.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:51:08 GMT

@cherry wrote:
My endocrinologist Dr tried to talk me into statins, by saying they can save your life. I told her they wouldn't be saving mine.

When I told my internist that ,she laughed. She knows what statins did to me

I also have type 2 diabetes, and I read that can upset your lipids as well

My Cholesterol level is 215 so it's a bit high, but not terrible

actually 215 is terribly high

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:51:15 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Why ask women who shop? It's something you should ask your doctor.

Because I want to, OK????

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adamlambert — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:59:24 GMT

what did statins do to you? I have high cholesterol, high LDL but really high Hdl so my ratio is good. My dr wants to put me on statins. I told him I'll try to change it w diet first. I dont have my Thyoid but levels have alway been this way

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adamlambert — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:01:20 GMT

240 and above is high

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:04:22 GMT

@Adamlambert wrote:
what did statins do to you? I have high cholesterol, high LDL but really high Hdl so my ratio is good. My dr wants to put me on statins. I told him I'll try to change it w diet first. I dont have my Thyoid but levels have alway been this way

It attacked the muscles in my arm. It was very painful.. My muscles in my neck and shoulder contracted, and wouldn't relax. My arm felt like electricy was burning it ,for a long time. I tried taking another drug ,for cholesterol and it did it again

We aren't all the same . You might not have any problems. I come from a family that makes a lot of cholesterol, so that is only 1 part of the puzzel

I've had a heart cath and my arteries and valves are fine.

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:06:01 GMT

Cherry, I can only speak for myself, but was diagnosed hypothyroid 20 years ago....it is under control with meds. My most recent total cholesterol was 105 and triglycerides 57...

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Tricolor — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:14:32 GMT

Before I retired I was a nurse and I also have had thyroid disease for 20 years. Lipid functions can be affected by the thyroid. In my case I never had an issue with my Lipid Profile so consequently when I started treatment, I never saw a change in my levels. Some people respond quickly to thyroid treatment and others have a difficult time in the beginning getting their level to get to into the normal range. If you are being treated by your PCP, I would suggest seeing an Endocrinologist. Their knowledge goes well beyond what a PCP can do. If you have any concerns with your health, I would seek out your medical professional. Hope that I have helped you a little bit.

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:17:21 GMT

@Tricolor Thank you I do have an endocrinologist, and she is the one that tried, unsucessfully, to get my back on statins

I will never go through that pain again

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Tricolor — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:22:42 GMT

@cherry, I understand your reluctance and I would feel the same way. I saw many patients suffer through the trials of so many Statins. I also saw patients who's numbers never came down even being on a Statin. I really think so much of our health is hereditary.

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:25:23 GMT

@Tricolor I come from a family that is long lived. Everyone was well into their 90's before they died. None of them had heart disease

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Nightowlz — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:37:25 GMT

If your labs are where they need to be I don't think it's from that.

I know there were several labs where mine were high but my thyroid labs were off. Once that was back where it needed to be my triglycerides followed. The doctor tried to put me on statins. I told him No. I told him I was not taking them since my thyroid labs were off I felt that was the cause. I was right. It happened when my TSH got up to 70 when Armour reformulated their thyroid pills.

Have you tried to take Plant Sterols to lower your cholesterol?

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:38:45 GMT

@Nightowlz no I haven't

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Trinity11 — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:41:22 GMT

@cherry wrote:
@Tricolor I come from a family that is long lived. Everyone was well into their 90's before they died. None of them had heart disease

Cherry, have you tried a low dose statin such as 10mg of lipitor? I recently got my labs back and I reduced my numbers to excellent. I refused statins previously due to severe muscle pain. It was dosage related and I have no side effects from the very low dosage.

I was told in the Cath lab as the interventionalist was putting in stents that if I had taken a statin, I would never have been there. It was a bitter pill to take.....

edited to add.....I have Hashimoto's Disease and used to have high triglycerides...around 200.

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LilacTree — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:42:06 GMT

@cherry wrote:
Does it affect your triglycerides?. I read online it is a side effect. My triglycerides are high, but my other levels are good. There is no heart disease in my family. I'm not worried , just curious

I can't take statins, I have tried two different times. They attacked my muscles. I will never take them again

@cherry

Hi cherry! I have had controlled hypothyroidism since menopause (around 50) and my triglycerides are always under 100. I think it may be because I don't eat meats or fatty foods. I don't take statins either, I think they are dangerous meds. Docs are always trying to put me on them because my total cholesterol is 230 or so. However because my tri's are low and my HDL is high (in the 60's), my ratios are very good.

My opinion only . . . don't worry about it. Doctors don't take statins and they don't give them to their families.

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cherry — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:42:51 GMT

NO @Trinity11 I haven't . I'm glad they worked for you. I had a heart cath and my arteries and my valves are fine

I'm not a good fit for statins

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Nightowlz — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:44:26 GMT

@cherry wrote:
@Nightowlz no I haven't

@cherry That's the same ingredient in Cholestacare Andrew Lessman sells. You can research it to see what you think.