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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

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Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

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Dr. Alokkalyani MD

Total cholestetol is 241 Ldl 161 Hdl 65 Trigly.66 Do I Need Statins? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alokkalyani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr.    Suresh Heijebu MD

Sir, My question is towards using 'Statins' Recently I have underwent test for Lipid profile . The values are Cholesterol 204, HDL 56, LDL 131, Tryglycerides 86 . Is it necessary to use statins. I am ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Varinder Joshi MD

I have total cholestrol of 296 mg/dl. LDL : Triglyseride / HDL /VLDL is normal . But LDL is 224.2 .Can i reduce it with exercise and diet or do i need statins ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Varinder Joshi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Harshal Vora MD

I m wondering if I should be on Statins... Total Cholesterol 220, tri 102, HDL 77, LDL 123, VLDL 20, chol/hdl ratio 2.9. Thanks! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshal Vora ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.     Meriton Siqeca MD

I have 259 total cholesterol of which 54 HDL- 185 LDL and 100 Tryglicerides. How healthy is this reading. Is there a supplement you can suggest in lue of statins ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Meriton Siqeca ( Cardiologist)

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Dr.    Chandrashekar K MD

pains finally gone but cardiologist again suggeting I reconsider statins due to high LDL (187).What is ...Have suffered with severe muscle pains which I am convinced is due to statins-have been thro... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chandrashekar K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nishith R S MD

hello. I have been on 3 different statins due to bad side effects, muscle weakness/ joint pain, etc. my doctor took me off prevastatin for 3 months and my LDL went up 40 points to 168. Now I have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishith R S ( Diabetologist)
Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

I cannot take statins because I get severe muscle and joint pain. Additionally statins gave me only an insignificant response at lowering my cholesterol LDLs. So I quit taking statins five months ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

165, HDL 31, LDL as 101 and tryiglycerides at 167. What does all this actually mean? Since being put on statins my glucose is now climbing and last tests showed 120. I never had high glucose until the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Senduran Narayanasamy MD

hi Dr Rynne my cholesterol level 227 trygli 90 HDL 75.8 Ldl 133.20 Cholest ratio 3 should I consider taking statins ( which I really woulnt like) thank you Grace Chaves ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Senduran Narayanasamy ( General & Family Physician)