Kent Smith posted:Jan & Joel_T posted:My cholesterol was 250+ for years. Had fried everything and lottsa marbled steaks and bacon. Then had an unscheduled triple bypass early 2014....I was outnumbered so my wife and the docs changed my diet big time and its been at 114ish since then until last month came back at 145...no clue why. Kent, or anybody, did you notice any difference (sore muscle kinda stuff) quitting the cholesterol meds? I'd like to get them off my recommended camping stuff list
I'm still on them currently. Combined diet and meds keep me down pretty low currently. Doc didn't want to count on me alone to control it. I accepted that for now.
Hmmm...We seem to be way off topic.
Yep, let me help with that........like most folks, my cholesterol was over 200 so my doc prescribed the usual statin cure. Took my first pill at bedtime and awoke the next morning covered head to toe in hives..........a SERIOUS allergic reaction. Back to the drawing board the doc then started me on a Niacin regimen and augmented that with a script for Fenofibrate 145 mg, one a day. Since then my numbers have fallen below 100 and my good cholesterol has risen above 70. I eat lots of carbs and don't monitor my diet.
Watch, now that I've said all this I'll probably drop dead tomorrow. 