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08-24-2014 03:17 PM
On 8/24/2014 Campion said:We take RYR AS statins, and that's why we take CO Q10.Be warned that Red Yeast Rice is the same chemical compound in statins, and you could actually get a bigger dose of statin than you think. There is no evidence red yeast rice eliminates the effect on muscles.
08-24-2014 03:41 PM
On 8/22/2014 chrystaltree said:I cannot and will not believe that your doc told you that you have a cholesterol problem and advised a low cholesterol diet and then did not give you any guidance or refer you to a nutritionist. Sorry, I'm not falling for that.
I don't know about that. When my doctor called earlier this year to tell me I had high cholesterol, he didn't tell me squat about what to do. Just said I might want to check out the American Heart Association website and we'd check it again in 4 months.
I have since changed primary care physicians and I am also being treated by a cardiologist.
No advice for the OP except use common sense about your diet. I couldn't take statins. I tried two and they both caused me severe leg pain, so my cardiologist told me to work on my cholesterol through diet and exercise.
Good luck!
08-24-2014 05:32 PM
08-24-2014 06:11 PM
When I turned 40 my doctor did a complete workup. My cholesterol and triglycerides were high. I was determined not to take a pill, so he told me to watch the fat in my diet and to exercise for three months. This was in May, I did as I was told and three months later in August, he rechecked everything and he said that he could tell that I was trying because my triglycerides came down hundreds of points, but my cholesterol went up. He said that my liver just makes too much cholesterol. So on the Lipitor I went. I don't even take it every day but my blood work has been good ever since.
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