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<blockquote data-quote="desidiabulum" data-source="post: 460396" data-attributes="member: 39515"><p>I've been on Atorvastatin for 5 months now and no side-effects -- it had an instant and very good impact on trigs, LDL and HDL levels. I am on the smallest possible dose, though, and my GP is monitoring it carefully -- I had a whole gamut of tests after the first month to check liver function etc. I suspect that that is the key, really: don't sign up for life, but make sure that your GP is treating it as a carefully monitored experiment. Do ask whether, once the statin has brought levels down, you can then have some time trying to maintain the lower levels with diet and lifestyle changes alone.</p><p> </p><p>My cholesterol had generally been OK -- total usually in low 4s, and different elements all within acceptable range -- but I had heart problems and it was those that made the statin inevitable for the time being.</p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desidiabulum, post: 460396, member: 39515"] I've been on Atorvastatin for 5 months now and no side-effects -- it had an instant and very good impact on trigs, LDL and HDL levels. I am on the smallest possible dose, though, and my GP is monitoring it carefully -- I had a whole gamut of tests after the first month to check liver function etc. I suspect that that is the key, really: don't sign up for life, but make sure that your GP is treating it as a carefully monitored experiment. Do ask whether, once the statin has brought levels down, you can then have some time trying to maintain the lower levels with diet and lifestyle changes alone. My cholesterol had generally been OK -- total usually in low 4s, and different elements all within acceptable range -- but I had heart problems and it was those that made the statin inevitable for the time being. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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