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<blockquote data-quote="MarkM" data-source="post: 114473"><p>Many years ago my Total Cholesterol was almost 350 and most of it was bad cholesterol and my triglycerides were about 250. My HDL was only 4. The doctor said "Son, you are about to have a coronary event". He put me on statins and my liver enzymes went through the roof. I was one that was not a candidate for statins but the doctor still wanted me to continue taking them. </p><p></p><p>I stopped taking them because of the extremely high liver enzymes it gave me and the way they made me feel. That was 12 years ago and my blood work in May of this year had the following cholesterol results:</p><table class='post-table width: 301' style='width: 100%'><tr><td ><p>Ttl Cholesterol</p></td><td ><p>0 - 200</p></td><td ><p>mg/dl</p></td><td ><p><strong>146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>LDL</p></td><td ><p>< 100</p></td><td ><p>mg/dl</p></td><td ><p><strong>92</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>HDL</p></td><td ><p>> 35</p></td><td ><p>mg/dl</p></td><td ><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Triglycerides</p></td><td ><p>< 150</p></td><td ><p>mg/dl</p></td><td ><p><strong>99</strong></p></td></tr></table> </p><p>So, while my cholesterol isn't perfect and I really need to get the HDL higher, these results are much better than they were 12 years ago. I took the statin, like I mentioned initially, but that was only for a couple of months and haven't take any since. </p><p></p><p>Over the years I have read about all the negative things that statins can do to your body and I am so glad I stopped taking them. For me, statins are an enemy to one's body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkM, post: 114473"] Many years ago my Total Cholesterol was almost 350 and most of it was bad cholesterol and my triglycerides were about 250. My HDL was only 4. The doctor said "Son, you are about to have a coronary event". He put me on statins and my liver enzymes went through the roof. I was one that was not a candidate for statins but the doctor still wanted me to continue taking them. I stopped taking them because of the extremely high liver enzymes it gave me and the way they made me feel. That was 12 years ago and my blood work in May of this year had the following cholesterol results: [TABLE="width: 301"] [TR] [TD]Ttl Cholesterol[/TD] [TD]0 - 200[/TD] [TD]mg/dl[/TD] [TD][B]146[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]LDL[/TD] [TD]< 100[/TD] [TD]mg/dl[/TD] [TD][B]92[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]HDL[/TD] [TD]> 35[/TD] [TD]mg/dl[/TD] [TD][B]40[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Triglycerides[/TD] [TD]< 150[/TD] [TD]mg/dl[/TD] [TD][B]99[/B][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] So, while my cholesterol isn't perfect and I really need to get the HDL higher, these results are much better than they were 12 years ago. I took the statin, like I mentioned initially, but that was only for a couple of months and haven't take any since. Over the years I have read about all the negative things that statins can do to your body and I am so glad I stopped taking them. For me, statins are an enemy to one's body. [/QUOTE]
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