Comments on: Lowering Your Cholesterol With Medications

By: mnvikes8484

mnvikes8484 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:21:59 +0000

depends on why your cholesterol was high in the first place. if it was high because of a bad diet and/or lack of excercise, you lowered it, and are now eating better then it might not go back up. but a lot of times the problem is that people’s bodies just make too much cholesterol, and if you fall into this category then it would likely rise again a few months after discontinuing the drug
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By: Bonzai Betty

Bonzai Betty — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:19:59 +0000

You can lower your cholesterol naturally by eating garlic everyday, or taking garlic pills.
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By: last_defender

last_defender — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:17:59 +0000

If you haven’t changed your lifestyle, it will go back up.
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By: Anniesgran

Anniesgran — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:15:59 +0000

From my experience, it will go up again. It is the meds that keep it low. However, you could try the diet and exercise and see what happens. But as the doctor explained to me, some people make their own cholesterol. No matter what they eat or how much they exercise, they will have high cholesterol. It is an inherited trait. If you are one of those people, as I am, the only way to keep the cholesterol low is to remain on the meds.
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By: Isabella

Isabella — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:13:45 +0000

If you lower your cholesterol with meds and then go off the meds, will your cholesterol remain low, or go up?
I am told I may have to take cholesterol lowering medications, however, I wonder if I lower my cholesterol with them, and then, say about a year later, go off of them, will the lower cholesterol remain as long as I continue to eat and exercise properly, or is it only a lower cholesterol due to the medication? Ideally, I would like to lower the cholesterol, know it is low, and then continue on a good health path but not take the drugs — my hope is the meds will jump-start the lowering of cholesterol and then when I go off the meds, it is up to me to keep them low. Does anyone have experience with this? Thank you.
It does seem to be an inherited trait, unfortunately. I am 59, and it just seems to be going up each year, in spite of a good diet. Although I’ve noticed that stress seems to elevate it, too. Anyone else notice that correlation — stress and high cholesterol? I’m trying to decide about going on the meds, and so far, it seems most of you are saying the meds will keep it low, but once it is naturally high, it doesn’t go down…correct? Thanks for any feedback.