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Old 07-10-2008, 11:52 PM
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Default Re: statin alternative?

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Originally Posted by biceps72 View Post
dam. total cholesterol = 206, ldh higher than normal, hdl lower than expected.

doc wants me to try Zocor. I am resisting for the time being.

any of you take zocor?? side effects?? please explain. anyone knowledgeableabout statins??

first TRT, now high cholesterol. This getting old shit sucks. I eat right, do hard cardio 4-5 days/week, lift 4-5 days/week -- what else can I do???? I do plan on losing some weight which might help some.


any comments/suggestions are welcome.
Your dr is a fucken idiot
Suggest
Niacin 500 mgs BID will increase HDL
Fish oils will lower LDL increase HDL - 2 tsp fish oils carlosons
macademion nut oil 2 TBSP a day
red rice yeast 600 mgs BID
Phosphodytl choline 900 mgs 98% TID - flushes out fat in the liver

Statins lower coenyzme q 10
All these drs put on statins drive total cholesterol into the ground causes more porblems
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