My doctor just ran blood tests and says my cholesterol levels are too high at 263 (LDL, I think); I did research on the net and ideally they should be 200 or less. He wants me to take pills for them; and he gave me a prescrip for CRESTOR. Anyone else been on this while dieting? Anyone else been on this brand? Did it help? Did your levels go down, and how long did it take?
I am also on Metformin and they make me feel sick sometimes if I don't eat enuff, and hope to get off them soon. I understand that these Cholesterol pills stop your liver from producing too much of a kind of fat called -- tada ... "Cholesterol". I hate taking meds, and some of my friends say that they won't take them becuz some of them aren't safe from what they have heard. Anyone else heard that???
BUT... if they are safe and will help me, maybe I should take them just until my levels are better. I am also going to try and get info how to eat better too, so I can get the levels down through diet, so I don't have to take the meds. Funny, my doctor never even suggested that; just got out the prescription pad ...
Thanks ... ROSEBUD