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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Cholesterol Levels
Hello
these is the long time that i feel dizziness in my head, and last week i went to Doctor and she advise me to have an blood test as a pathology and i did it.
today, i get the result and shows it to Doc and she told me the cholesterol in my blood is in the high level which is 3.6
and she said the test shows an error in my liver and i have to re[eat the test at late October.
by the way, she write an prescription containing Covastin simvastin 20mg.
im really worry about my health and i don't know how to solve the problem.
i will be appreciated if you advise me what should i do.
these is the long time that i feel dizziness in my head, and last week i went to Doctor and she advise me to have an blood test as a pathology and i did it.
today, i get the result and shows it to Doc and she told me the cholesterol in my blood is in the high level which is 3.6
and she said the test shows an error in my liver and i have to re[eat the test at late October.
by the way, she write an prescription containing Covastin simvastin 20mg.
im really worry about my health and i don't know how to solve the problem.
i will be appreciated if you advise me what should i do.
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to explain that a total cholesterol level below 5.2mmol/l is within the normal limits.
Are you referring to your total cholesterol level or LDL cholesterol with the value 3.6.
Only if this is a LDL cholesterol value, you would need treatment with simvastatin.
I recommend performing total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio, which is a more confident indicator of cardio-vascular risk and would help in the treatment decision.
Regarding your symptomatology, I would recommend to closely monitor your blood pressure (a low or high blood pressure can mimic these symptoms) and perform a Doppler ultrasound of your neck vessels to examine better the blood flow and rule in/out any possible stenosis.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I would like to explain that a total cholesterol level below 5.2mmol/l is within the normal limits.
Are you referring to your total cholesterol level or LDL cholesterol with the value 3.6.
Only if this is a LDL cholesterol value, you would need treatment with simvastatin.
I recommend performing total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio, which is a more confident indicator of cardio-vascular risk and would help in the treatment decision.
Regarding your symptomatology, I would recommend to closely monitor your blood pressure (a low or high blood pressure can mimic these symptoms) and perform a Doppler ultrasound of your neck vessels to examine better the blood flow and rule in/out any possible stenosis.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
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