Re: High Cholesterol

June 15, 2001

Hi Bob,

Both my husband & I are on Zocor. I'm on a small 10 mg since its

preventive and he's on the huge 80mg. No side effects! Works great!

I barked like a dog (cough) when I tried Ace inhibitors. SPOOKY!!!

Pierre,

Do they have you on a drug to prevent bone loss like " Evista? " Do

they have you taking Boron or maganesium... I think these were a

couple of the ones necessary for your body to absorb the calcium.

Cyndi

> Hi Bob!

>

> Cholesterol:

> Yes, high cholesterol is one hallmark of IgAN. Most people with

anything but

> the mildest cases have some degree of high cholesterol. I have it

for years

> and years.

>

> Zocor vs Lipitor:

> Six of one and half a dozen of the other. Depends on doctor's

preference.

> Some people do better on one or the other, but you don't know which

one

> until you try. Also, you may have to switch anyway at some point if

one of

> them affects your liver (they will be checking your liver enzymes

in the

> next few weeks). So, I personally don't think it matters much,

though, if

> you look hard enough, it's easy to find people who have had a bad

experience

> on one or the other -- but most people don't.

>

> Rocaltrol:

> I recently started on that too. They start patients on that when

the level

> of parathyroid hormone reaches a certain level - otherwise, we

would start

> losing bone mass. Did they tell you that you have to take calcium

> supplements too, or else it doesn't do a thing? I just take

ordinary TUMS,

> as per my neph's instructions.

>

> Cozaar:

> Came out in '95 as the first of a new class of antihypertensives

that are

> close cousins to the ACE inhibitors (like prinivil is). I take one

of this

> class too. Mine is Avapro - came out a couple of years ago, but I

have been

> on Cozaar in the past. They work very similar to the ACE

inhibitors, but

> they have much less chance of causing a dry cough, and they appear

to have

> similar renal-protective properties. Like the ACE inhibitors, they

may raise

> serum creatinine and lower proteinuria a bit - or may not. You

won't know

> til you try. I suppose though, that in your case, they are

prescribing that

> more to control blood pressure than anything else.

>

> Pierre

>

> High Cholesterol

>

> > Hi everybody,

> >

> > Are other people have problems with high cholesterol? I just went

> > throuh a transplant evaluation and they said my overall

cholesterol

> > was 292 and the bad was 206. They of course wanted this to get

> > lowered and recommended Lipitor-- but my insurance company

wouldn't

> > pay for that and wanted me on Zocor. Is their much difference? Is

> > one better than the other?

> >

> > The transplant team also started me on Rocaltrol--I beleive its a

> > form of vitamin D. They said I needed it beacuse some function

in my

> > body was 4 times below normal--but I can't remember what--does

anyone

> > have an idea? They also started me on Cozaar-an Ace inhibitor I

> > assume--but will this make my creatine go up like the Prinivil

did?

> >

> > Bob

> >

June 16, 2001

I had a high cholesterol of 275. My doctor said because of

Prednisone. Maybe a little of IGa and Prednisone. I take Lipitor

and in 2 months my cholesterol was 145 and my triglycerides were down

to 138 from 212. So I vote for Lipitor.