cholesterol meds and orals

[jim bob]

Some colesterol meds can raise liver values. Is it wise to stay on the medication while on orals?

 

[MedicineWheel]

What meds are you on? I take Crestor and it has been implicated in having a heavier affect on liver enzyme levels than other statins. Does anyone have any more information about this because I would be interested to know also.

 

[jim bob]

I take provacol.

 

[Phidias]

Is it wise to stay on the medication while on orals?

Wiser not to start orals...

If this cholesterol med has been prescribed by your doc, it's for a precise reason... YOU NEED IT!!! That's of course assuming all appropriate diet changes have been made and legal supps tried...

 

[gettnlarge]

Ask your doc about using Niaspan for cholesterol. Got to get up to the 2G dose though. A lot of bodybuilders take inositol/ niacin anyway. My HDL was very low so thats what I have been on. It works and no probs so far. Doubt it would have effect on liver values, but I may be wrong. Lipitor and others that are full blown pharms, I would chill on the orals until youre done. I guess anythings possible. Good luck bro! Just my 2 cents.

 

[alan1973]

Ask your doc about using Niaspan for cholesterol. Got to get up to the 2G dose though. A lot of bodybuilders take inositol/ niacin anyway. My HDL was very low so thats what I have been on. It works and no probs so far. Doubt it would have effect on liver values, but I may be wrong. Lipitor and others that are full blown pharms, I would chill on the orals until youre done. I guess anythings possible. Good luck bro! Just my 2 cents.

500mg of niacin every night before I go to bed, any more that that and I will be woken up by the flushing.
I started after taking a script for my problem and the script itself was not helping 100%. my LDL went down, but so did my HDL, and that is not good. will get my blood drawn again in about a month and see how I am. Doc says my issue may be genetic....i think it may be all the scripts I am on to include the orals.

 

[jim bob]

Thanks ,I usually stop taking the Provacol until I am off the orals. I just didn't know if this was a wise thing to do or not. My diet is good so it is hereditary. No problem of heart problems in my family although we all have high colesterol. Mon is still alive at 90 and is living alone, driving and working a garden.