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Is Lipofen A Statin

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Dr. Benard Shehu MD

Triglyceride level has gone from 260 to 490 . Have been taking Lipofen for some time and recently the cardiologist added Fenofibrate . Could taking both of these medications cause it to go up. Also ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr.    Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz MD

I started taking 25mg of Amitriptyline and 150mg Lipofen about 10 days ago and now I have a painful sore in the roof of my mouth... which would you suspect to be the culprit to cause this type of side ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prasanna Heijebu MD

On trt had to DC statin . Will my Free and TT remain relatively stable. Will statin drug temporarily destabilize my hormones? If so will hormones rebalance? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasanna Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

I have been prescribed a statin for the first time my cholesterol is 128. I am scared to death of a statin. Would something like garlique work as well? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Danish Sheikh MD

My triglyceride level has been about 250 260 for some time. Have been taking Lipofen for some time and recently the cardiologist added Fenofibrate . On a recent lab the triglyceride went to 450. Will ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Danish Sheikh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Jignesh Gorasia MD

I am taking lovastatin 20 & Lipofen to lower to lower tryglicrides(?). Lipofen does not have a generic and is an expensive drug. Is there an alternate drug that can be used. Tryglicrides(?) when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jignesh Gorasia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hi I m a 40 year old male with very high cholesterol 850 I m was taking pravastatin 80mg and lipofen 150mg until I couldn t afford medicine anymore, Ive been off them for about two months, no im ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Zubayer Alam MD

. I get spots on my chin(mostly) and upper arms when i take the statin. If i stop the statin they go. What else can i take alongside the statin to stop the spots. I hate the spots so much that i want... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zubayer Alam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Mersila Qahajaj MD

Yes, thank you. I am on a statin called rosuvastatin and I am almost crippled with muscle pain and .... Is there a statin tha does not have such crippling side effects. I have ceased taking the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mersila Qahajaj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

increase the statin medication to reduce cholesterol (a risk factor for that disease) or is it better to reduce the statin medication because of its association with memory loss? It seems that the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)