Re: LDL Worse After Rx Double-Dosing With Mevacor

From: GeorgeW (look_at_signature_to.reply)
Date: 07/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:14:00 GMT

Good advice in the posts above.

Your weight is a major factor as is being a non-smoker. Also, the exercise
you get should be cardio in nature - gardening doesn't count - like running,
brisk walking, cycling etc. at least every other day.

Watch your diet for saturated fats and trans-fats. I fount in my case that
oatmeat is very effective in lowering lipids. I have a bowl of cooked (not
flavored or instant) oatmeat every day and I snack on almonds.

Good luck.

"Melene11" <melene11@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040710234523.25527.00001448@mb-m29.aol.com...
> After having high cholesterol, over 300 for 30+ years and taking
everything
> except possibly the newest drugs, my last blood test showed my cholesterol
was
> considerably higher than it was with last blood test about 8 months ago.
At
> that time my doctor told me to take a double dose daily of Mevacor. Just
heard
> that my cholesterol is now higher than it was 8 months ago (when I started
the
> double dose of Mevacor). I did so well on Baycol -- in 6 months my
cholesterol
> went to 180 and then of course it was removed from the market. So here I
am
> right back with the same old problem again. Is there something similar to
> Baycol in effect? What was different about Baycol compared to Mevacor,
for
> example? Lipitor helped recently for a while, taking it to a little below
300
> but then stopped working. I have a small appetite, dislike sugar, am very
> physically active, I do work up a sweat regularly, especially digging in
the
> garden. Pravachol had no effect on the cholesterol as did all the other
older
> statins. I have not yet tried Crestor. By the way, my HDL has been too
low,
> actually my HDL and LDL numbers are opposite of what they should be. I
was
> told when first diagnosed that I have inherited high cholesterol and if I
ate
> nothing I was told I'd still have too much cholesterol. What can I do to
get
> these number normal? My current doctor's voice always reflects her
concern
> whenever she tells me about these numbers. Any advice would be so
> appreciated. Thank you so much. Melene

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