My Cholestral levels.. need advice please.. : Cholesterol, Heart Disease Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Tue, Dec-14-04, 07:24

Sweetcake

AKA: Carol

Posts: 2,804

Plan: High Fat Low Carb
Stats: 235/135/135 Female 5' 4"

BF:? Not any more!
Progress: 100%

Location: Long Island, NY

This Friday I am leaving on a week long working vacation skiing... I plan on trying to kick the habit of smoking again. Please wish me luck!

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Tue, Dec-14-04, 08:15

quietone

Senior Member

Posts: 1,271

Plan: original 72 Atkins
Stats: 201/177/142 Female 65 inches

BF:44/44/25
Progress: 41%

Location: Northern Virginia

Good luck on the quitting SweetCake.

Just wanted to mention possibly trying milk thistle. It is for the liver and may help with the cholesterol since most of the body's cholesterol is manufactured in the liver. Milk thistle helps keep the liver strong and functioning efficiently.

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Tue, Dec-14-04, 13:56

CindySue48 CindySue48 is offline

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Posts: 2,816

Plan: Atkins/Protein Power
Stats: 256/179/160 Female 68 inches

BF:38.9/27.2/24.3
Progress: 80%

Location: Triangle NC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodger

I cannot answer all of your questions, but Lipitor does not lower HDL. It also does not lower triglicerides. It does lower LDL.

It lowered mine. Prior to Lipitor my HDL was 38, after just 6 weeks it was 28.

Maybe it's an individual thing? I do remember reading that some meds are more likely to lower HDL than others.

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Tue, Dec-14-04, 19:03

Dodger Dodger is offline

Long-term low-carber

Posts: 8,765

Plan: Paleoish/Keto
Stats: 225/167/175 Male 71.5 inches

BF:18%
Progress: 116%

Location: Longmont, Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by CindySue48

It lowered mine. Prior to Lipitor my HDL was 38, after just 6 weeks it was 28.

Maybe it's an individual thing? I do remember reading that some meds are more likely to lower HDL than others.

It had no effect on my HDL. According to the manufacturer, Lipitor raises HDL by about 5%. Of course, going off Lipitor and onto low-carb raised my HDL by 50%.