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Lipitor Or Omega 3 To Lower Cholesterol

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Dr. Benard Shehu MD

On April 15 my cholesterol was 153 HDL 78 LDL 67 On April 20 Dr put me on Lipitor Today cholesterol is 93 HDL is 59 LDL is 32 Should I stop taking Lipitor How do I increase overall... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

Dear Dr., I have a Cholesterol Count of 290. LDL Cholesterol of 172 and HDL Cholesterol 98. My ... cholesterol. I look forward to your response. XXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

My cholesterol is 235, Triglycerides 380, HDL cholesterol 32, vldl cholesterol 76. I stopped lipitor because making me so depress. How bad it is?I do not execise and do not have a specific diet.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju MD

Hello Doc, In my recent health check report my Cholesterol % came very high( attached report). I ... do to bring down my cholesterol rates. Thanks, XXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

check up)...my total cholesterol is 263, HDL 82, LOL calculated 161, triglycerides 99, NON HDL cholesterol 181, by Cholesterol /HDL ration is 3.2. Normal AST, ALT of 30 and potassium of 5.4....my MD ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Dear doctor I am a known diabetic aged 47 and my HbA1C level is 7.2 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL 239 mg% , CHOLESTEROL HDL - DIRECT 49 mg% TRIGLYCERIDES 281 mg% , LDL CHOLESTEROL 134 mg% , VLDL CHOLESTEROL... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Dose omega 3 help to lower cholesterol ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Hi Doctor, I am 54 years old Having high cholesterol(251) can i Take Omega 3 fatty acids but i had ... Reducing Cholesterol or not ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Praveen Jeyapathy MD

mg.Also, my Cholesterol number went thru the roof, so she put me on an Omega 3 for 2 weeks, then I start the Cholesterol lowering drug Welchor. (I cannot tolerate lipitor or crestor).... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Jeyapathy ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

I have high triglycerides. My cholesterol medicine (generic version of Lipitor) has helped both good and bad cholesterol, but the tri is still to high. I started taking ten, 1000mg of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)