Guest guest Posted March 21, 2000 Report Share Posted March 21, 2000 HI EVERYONE, I NEED YOUR HELP. MY CHOLESTEROL IS HIGH AND NEED TO GET IT DOWN. 4/13/99 CHOLESTEROL 229 TRIGLYCERIDE 225 LDL 134 HDL 50 10/15/99 CHOL 245 TRI 245 LDL 166 HDL 34 3/8/00 CHOL 253 TRI 340 LDL 139 HDL 46 I AM HYPER BUT UNDER CONTROL WITH NORMAL BLOOD LEVELS NOW WITH 1/2 5MG OF TAPAZOL A DAY. I AM A VEGETARIAN FOR YEARS NOW. I TAKE ALL OF THE SUPPLEMENTS ON THE LIST PLUS FLAX SEED OIL, GARLIC AND PARSELY AND BUTCHERS BROOM AND MILK THISTLE. I EAT OATBRAN CERERAL WITH SOYMILK JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY. MY DR HAS PRESCRIBED LESCOL 40MG A DAY FOR 30 DAYS. THEN I AM TO SEE HIM FOR ANOTHER CHOL CHECK UP PLUS A LIVER SCREENING. MY LAST SCREENING SAID MY LIVER WAS OKAY. MY DOWN FALL IS SUGAR ITEMS AS I AM AN EMOTIONAL EATER. STRESS IS A BIG FACTOR IN MY LIFE. I STARTED WEIGHT WATCHERS AND HAVE STARTED EXERCISING AGAIN. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO START THE MEDICATION BUT I NEED TO GET MY CHOLESTEROL UNDER CONTROL. ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. I WILL THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AS IT SAVES READING. I WAS ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND TODAY I HAD OVER 250 MESSAGES. DINA ______________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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