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Will 10mg Of Lipitor Lower My 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. 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)
Dr. Munish Sood MD

other tests recently and found out the following (reports attached). Total Cholesterol: 231.99 Triglycerides: 111.39 HDL Cholesterol: 77.28 LDL Cholesterol: 141.11 Vitamin D: 19.90 My GP has told me... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)

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Dr. Santosh Kumar A MD

Had physical with labs. Never had to take cholesterol before. Counts were total cholesterol 268- triglyceride 238- hdl 49- vldl cholesterol cal 48- LDL 171. Is this something to be concerned about.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kumar A ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Santosh Kumar A MD

If 40mg lipitor doesn t reduce cholesterol any more than 20mg - should I go back to 20mg? If 40mg lipitor doesn t reduce cholesterol any more than 20mg - should I go back to 20mg? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kumar A ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

My cholesterol is 5.02 LDL cholesterol is 3.06 HDL Cholesterol is 0.76 Cholesterol/HDL RATIO 6.6 ... good. My mother is 80 years old and she has similar blood and cholesterol results. So... View answer

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Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

My cholesterol is 5.02 LDL cholesterol is 3.06 HDL Cholesterol is 0.76 Cholesterol/HDL RATIO 6.6 ... good. My mother is 80 years old and she has similar blood and cholesterol results. So... View answer

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Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

Which cholesterol medication is stronger, Zocor or Lipitor? ... View answer

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