Question: My doctors have had me on different Cholesterol medication since the 80's. Now, suddenly, my doctor has informed me that I should have never been on cholesterol medication because my HDL cholesterol is so high!

Well, my cholesterol has been high since first checked when I was in my 40's (in the 80's). I have been given Lipitor, Zocor and finally Fenofibrate. I always get a call (after lab work) that my liver enzymes are elevated and I must stop taking the medication! Then I am changed to another one (that is why I have been on three different ones).
For the past 20 years I have gone through these above named drugs........and trying to watch my diet and CONSTANT worrying about my Cholesterol.
My HDL has always been high. So does that mean no one ever really looked at ALL the results.................or suddenly someone said "if the total cholesterol is high, but the HDL is high ....it is all ok?? For me I wonder if I should still be on Fenofibrate at a lower dose because my triglycerides are still high!! My doctor really does not want to discuss it too much. My regular doctor retired last summer and my present doctor took over his practice and is the one who just said, "you really do not need to be on cholesterol medication because your HDL is so high!" To me that is scary.................after all these years of doctors terrifying me about my cholesterol...............suddenly it is all ok and I need no medication?? I really was requesting advice about this as I am now 70 years old and just cannot understand why SUDDENLY no medication is required?? Thank you!!