Six weeks ago my doctor put me on Crestor to lower my cholesterol (actually it was to raise my good cholesterol and drop my triglycerides) and a little over 3 weeks into it, I called the doctor and begged off because it was upsetting my stomach and making copius amounts of gas. We went back to taking Red Yeast Rice for about the last week and a half before blood was drawn last Friday. Today was my follow up appoinment and the numbers, like last time, shifted some up, some down. Now we will try Tricor and see what happens in 6 more weeks.
| Chol | HDL | LDL | Trig | |
| Goal | <200 | >40 | <100 | 30-150 |
| 09/21/04 | 209 | 24 | 131 | 271 |
| 01/10/05 | 176 | 33 | 110 | 167 |
| 05/06/05 | 174 | 27 | 108 | 194 |
| 06/17/05 | 164 | 31 | 85 | 238 |
Started down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 193
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 193
Hi, I stumbled on to your pictures becuse of that BEAUTIFUL Miata (my dream car) Husband says when last child is out of college!
I noticed you had your cholestral labs listed. My husband is 47 and has a terrible history of elevated cholestral. (total is 398) he has taken EVERY statin drug. Some lowered his cholestral one actually raised it (Baychol)no longer on the market. He has serious side effects from muscle fatigue to night sweats, but the worst were elevated heart enymes and liver. I hope you are being monitored closely. Good luck with all your labs and keep those Miata pictures coming. I couldn’t believe you even had a picture of the Beatle dolls! I think we have lots in common. Great cars and GREAT music! All the very best,DJ
398! That is nearly double the legal limit. – My cholesterol has always been just a touch high and my triglycerides a lot higher than reccomended, but now that I’m fast approaching the 50 year mark, the doctor figures were should try and get them down. As you can see from the chart the total cholesterol is coming down and my bad level is now good, but my good level is still bad.