Question:
I have high cholesterol and want to take steps to lower that. So I want to know the limits. I am taking lipitor, got rid of butter, mayo, switched to olive oil etc. Need some hints. I am not going cold turkey but trying to do a little more each week.
Answer:
I inherit high cholesterol from my dad...so i take a statin also....but I eat veggies galore, whole grains like multigrain breads ...cereals.....alot of fruit...walnuts ,almonds pistachios all lower your cholesterol and raise Your hdl,which is good cholesterol.red meats will raise your ldl...bad cholesterol.so swithch to boneless and skinless chicken breasts....salmon......Bocca burgers are great.there are margerines smart balance that tase like butter......mayo made with olive oil is good....read your labels.....soy is very good...there is an ice cream that has no dairy in it its called So Delicious...mocha fudge .Its less calories then real ice cream and tastes better then real ice cream..there's alot out here to eat that is good for your problem .Also exercise like walking also lowers it.quit smoking...after all this a heart disease so try some of these things and good luck to you
Source(s):
tried it all..also to answer your question 300 mgs of cholesterol a day ...but dont eat that much as your liver produces a whole bunch when you sleep. try sea salt
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
What dose of Lipitor shoud I take when my tryglycerides is 293.?
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Answer:
That is a question you had better be asking your Doctor.
Answer:
That is a question you had better be asking your Doctor.
I was trying to ask a health question and it didnt go into the health category so i thought id try it again.?
Question:
what does it mean if for some reason all of a sudden you cant move your thumb for a minute, its like almost like it just cant move, that happened to me a couple of yrs ago. it happened with my hand a couple of wks ago when i was eating some ice cream all of a sudden i couldnt move my hand at all for a minute and then it went away, it happened several times that day and the next day, now it stopped doing that, ive been on lipitor, is it the lipitor? i wasnt on it a couple of yrs ago when it happened with my thumb, anyone know what causes that kind of stuff to happen? any suggestions? i never heard of it. its almost like it gets paralized for a minute and my hand kind of was curled up and then it went away.
Answer:
could be a reaction to something..
what does it mean if for some reason all of a sudden you cant move your thumb for a minute, its like almost like it just cant move, that happened to me a couple of yrs ago. it happened with my hand a couple of wks ago when i was eating some ice cream all of a sudden i couldnt move my hand at all for a minute and then it went away, it happened several times that day and the next day, now it stopped doing that, ive been on lipitor, is it the lipitor? i wasnt on it a couple of yrs ago when it happened with my thumb, anyone know what causes that kind of stuff to happen? any suggestions? i never heard of it. its almost like it gets paralized for a minute and my hand kind of was curled up and then it went away.
Answer:
could be a reaction to something..
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Maybe any DOCS in the house that can help me?
Question:
I take Lipitor for high blood pressure and everytime i cough or laugh i start feeling razor sharp pricks in all my extremeties...my fingertips and head and feet...is this okay or worse heart problem...???
Answer:
Signs of a cervical disc prolapse or spinal disc herniation.
Check this 2 links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc…
http://www.saspine.org/conditions/cervic… Source(s): Medical studies...
I take Lipitor for high blood pressure and everytime i cough or laugh i start feeling razor sharp pricks in all my extremeties...my fingertips and head and feet...is this okay or worse heart problem...???
Answer:
Signs of a cervical disc prolapse or spinal disc herniation.
Check this 2 links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc…
http://www.saspine.org/conditions/cervic… Source(s): Medical studies...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Can anyone tell me what the effects of Lipitor are?
Question:
What happens when someone stops taking Lipitor?
I really need to know, please and thank you.
Answer:
Liptor is a cholesterol lowering drug. It lowers cholesterol levels in your body. High lipid levels are a risk factor for heart disease. Sometimes medication is necessary to reduce cholesterol levels.
Edit
High cholesterol levels put people at risk from cardiovascular events such as MI and stroke. Keeping cholesterol levels low, reduces this risk. If a stroke patient stops taking statins they are at a greater risk of having a stroke, heart attack etc. Source(s): Cardiac Nurse
What happens when someone stops taking Lipitor?
I really need to know, please and thank you.
Answer:
Liptor is a cholesterol lowering drug. It lowers cholesterol levels in your body. High lipid levels are a risk factor for heart disease. Sometimes medication is necessary to reduce cholesterol levels.
Edit
High cholesterol levels put people at risk from cardiovascular events such as MI and stroke. Keeping cholesterol levels low, reduces this risk. If a stroke patient stops taking statins they are at a greater risk of having a stroke, heart attack etc. Source(s): Cardiac Nurse
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Heavy bleeding after period of no ovulation - unhealthy?
Question:
When I was 17 (about four years ago) I visited an endocrinologist and was told that I had hypothyroidism, high cholesterol, and probably PCOS. They induced a period and put me on Synthroid and Lipitor. Being 17, I quickly grew apathetic about the drugs and after a few weeks refused to continue taking them.
For the next four years my periods occurred so seldom as to be nearly non-existent. Every seven or eight months I would have one or two days of light, brownish bleeding and then it would stop. At one point I did not menstruate for more than a year.
Recently I changed my diet (cut out most refined carbs) and have lost a little weight - about six pounds in three weeks. That's two pounds a week which is an ideal rate of weight loss.
I got my period 11 days ago... it started off the same as before, light and brownish in color, but it lasted longer than the one or two days it was lasting before. As the days wore on it got darker and redder, until (a full eight days into the period) I suddenly began bleeding the way that I used to when I was a teenager - heavy, clotted, bright red blood. I also got the heavy cramps back which I had as a teen.
I'm into my third full day of bleeding this way bringing my period to a total of 11 days. I'm very glad to have a normal period after so long but I'm worried that bleeding for so long (even though it was a light, brownish flow for most of those days) is unhealthy. I'm worried that this heavy bleeding won't stop...
Does anyone know if it is normal to bleed a lot after you have missed many periods? Is it just my body correcting all those missed cycles? Or should I seek medical attention?
Answer:
Your body could be just making an adjustment at this time. If you have it longer than about 10 days I'd watch how the flow is, if it's letting up then or staying strong. It should eventually stop. I had mine once for what seemed like 2 weeks. Seemed to stop and then let up again as if it wasn't done. Odd but true. As long as this doesn't continue for months I'd say it's your body getting back on track. Otherwise if it continues for more than 2 period cycles I'd make an ob/gyn appt. to discuss this. I'd say that very likely your body just is getting back to what is expected of it to be doing now at your age. Just watch and see. Source(s): I've had irregular seeming things happen in the time I've had this but my dr. said my paps are normal and she said that a woman's body changes in the hormone levels and such when she gets older. It is just a process the female body sometimes goes through. Stress, illness and heavy athletic training can also be things that affect a period flow.
When I was 17 (about four years ago) I visited an endocrinologist and was told that I had hypothyroidism, high cholesterol, and probably PCOS. They induced a period and put me on Synthroid and Lipitor. Being 17, I quickly grew apathetic about the drugs and after a few weeks refused to continue taking them.
For the next four years my periods occurred so seldom as to be nearly non-existent. Every seven or eight months I would have one or two days of light, brownish bleeding and then it would stop. At one point I did not menstruate for more than a year.
Recently I changed my diet (cut out most refined carbs) and have lost a little weight - about six pounds in three weeks. That's two pounds a week which is an ideal rate of weight loss.
I got my period 11 days ago... it started off the same as before, light and brownish in color, but it lasted longer than the one or two days it was lasting before. As the days wore on it got darker and redder, until (a full eight days into the period) I suddenly began bleeding the way that I used to when I was a teenager - heavy, clotted, bright red blood. I also got the heavy cramps back which I had as a teen.
I'm into my third full day of bleeding this way bringing my period to a total of 11 days. I'm very glad to have a normal period after so long but I'm worried that bleeding for so long (even though it was a light, brownish flow for most of those days) is unhealthy. I'm worried that this heavy bleeding won't stop...
Does anyone know if it is normal to bleed a lot after you have missed many periods? Is it just my body correcting all those missed cycles? Or should I seek medical attention?
Answer:
Your body could be just making an adjustment at this time. If you have it longer than about 10 days I'd watch how the flow is, if it's letting up then or staying strong. It should eventually stop. I had mine once for what seemed like 2 weeks. Seemed to stop and then let up again as if it wasn't done. Odd but true. As long as this doesn't continue for months I'd say it's your body getting back on track. Otherwise if it continues for more than 2 period cycles I'd make an ob/gyn appt. to discuss this. I'd say that very likely your body just is getting back to what is expected of it to be doing now at your age. Just watch and see. Source(s): I've had irregular seeming things happen in the time I've had this but my dr. said my paps are normal and she said that a woman's body changes in the hormone levels and such when she gets older. It is just a process the female body sometimes goes through. Stress, illness and heavy athletic training can also be things that affect a period flow.
Lipitor 40mg medication can it be broken in half?
Question:
now lipitor comes in 20mg and 40mg tablets. me and my my mother both have high cholesterol and both are on the lipitor tablet. i am on the 40mg while mum is on the 20mg i have 2 prescription from the dr for lipitor 40mg (cause each time i go i get one just incase i don't go back for a little while). when i buy it i give one pack of the 40mg and give it to my mum, but because she is on the 20mg she just breaks it in half and takes it. in effectiveness this actually saves money too cause she can go for 2 months rather than only 1 month using this technique.
does anyone know if this tablet can be split and if split does it lose its effectiveness. the tablet doesn't have a break line so normally you can't break them, but according to website http://aids.about.com/od/generalinformat… you can. its not a different generic tablet it is the actual lipitor 40mg.
Answer:
That should be fine. You can always ask your pharmacist these questions as well.
now lipitor comes in 20mg and 40mg tablets. me and my my mother both have high cholesterol and both are on the lipitor tablet. i am on the 40mg while mum is on the 20mg i have 2 prescription from the dr for lipitor 40mg (cause each time i go i get one just incase i don't go back for a little while). when i buy it i give one pack of the 40mg and give it to my mum, but because she is on the 20mg she just breaks it in half and takes it. in effectiveness this actually saves money too cause she can go for 2 months rather than only 1 month using this technique.
does anyone know if this tablet can be split and if split does it lose its effectiveness. the tablet doesn't have a break line so normally you can't break them, but according to website http://aids.about.com/od/generalinformat… you can. its not a different generic tablet it is the actual lipitor 40mg.
Answer:
That should be fine. You can always ask your pharmacist these questions as well.
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