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<blockquote data-quote="bigfred32" data-source="post: 19415" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Went back to my gp last week for annual check up and told him I had stopped statin and gave a list of reasons why. He said he didnt agree with me and gave me his reasons but to his credit said something along lines of he can just suggest and I have to decide. Got my bw back and my LDL did spike to 130 from 62 with the normal range topping at 99, total choles went from 130 to 208. Im still not going back on a statin after reading everything but just started adding niacin to my daily routine. The only one im concerned about is LDL not total at this point but everything I have read said that the numbers would spike when you initially stop taking the med.</p><p>Just started niacin so I am currently working up to 2000mg a day as recommending on a few different blogs and from info I have read. Will take about a month to get to that level because of the niacin flush, but honestly the flush and tingling feels kind of exhilarating as I know what it is as blood vessels open up so I dont mind it as it lasts about a half hour.</p><p>Will retest cholesteral in about 6 months to see where its at but no desire to return to a statin .</p><p></p><p>Alittle off topic but along these lines, my bw came back great in every area with the exception of cholesteral including PSA at .4 which I always wonder about being on TRT as my DHT is always very high and liver which both ast and alt were in low 20's. Pretty excited about that as I have had issues in past from long term anti inflamitory use and pain meds from some past work related injuries where the liver was very elevated. Was worried that the statins may have spiked those also but didnt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigfred32, post: 19415, member: 2737"] Went back to my gp last week for annual check up and told him I had stopped statin and gave a list of reasons why. He said he didnt agree with me and gave me his reasons but to his credit said something along lines of he can just suggest and I have to decide. Got my bw back and my LDL did spike to 130 from 62 with the normal range topping at 99, total choles went from 130 to 208. Im still not going back on a statin after reading everything but just started adding niacin to my daily routine. The only one im concerned about is LDL not total at this point but everything I have read said that the numbers would spike when you initially stop taking the med. Just started niacin so I am currently working up to 2000mg a day as recommending on a few different blogs and from info I have read. Will take about a month to get to that level because of the niacin flush, but honestly the flush and tingling feels kind of exhilarating as I know what it is as blood vessels open up so I dont mind it as it lasts about a half hour. Will retest cholesteral in about 6 months to see where its at but no desire to return to a statin . Alittle off topic but along these lines, my bw came back great in every area with the exception of cholesteral including PSA at .4 which I always wonder about being on TRT as my DHT is always very high and liver which both ast and alt were in low 20's. Pretty excited about that as I have had issues in past from long term anti inflamitory use and pain meds from some past work related injuries where the liver was very elevated. Was worried that the statins may have spiked those also but didnt. [/QUOTE]
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