Re: Vertigo and High Cholesterol
- From: listener <listener@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Nov 2005 00:36:38 GMT
violetvache@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1132011925.887135.304800
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> A (postmenopausal) friend suffers from severe bouts of vertigo in
> certain situations--in shopping centers, these new large superstores,
> and basically anywhere except home and the out of doors.
>
> She has stayed away from statins until this past weekend, when someone
> told her high cholesterol causes loss of blood flow to the brain, which
> brings on the vertigo. She has stayed away from statins because she
> suffers from lifelong GI problems, most notably chronic constipation
> and irritable bowel syndrome.
>
> She is not responding well to the Lipitor and is convinced she will be
> having a stroke soon if she does not find *some* medication to deal
> with the sluggish blood flow to her brain!
>
> Can a combination of Niacin and fish-oil supplements approach the
> effectiveness of statins, or should my friend just sit and wait to have
> a stroke?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
Sounds more like agoraphobia than high cholesterol.
Your "friend" should be talking to her doctor.
Good luck.
L.
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