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Cholesterol Lowering Drugs - Be Aware Of The Side Effects!
Should you be on a statin? These cholesterol lowering drugs have benefits but full of negative side effects and risks. Statins are drugs that can lower your cholesterol. They work by blocking a substance your body needs to make cholesterol. They may also help reabsorb cholesterol that has built up in plaques on your artery walls. They prevent further blockage in your blood vessels and heart attacks. Well-known Statins medications/drugs:> (Lipitor)atorvastatin , (Zocor) simvastatin, (Mevacor)lovastatin, (Pravachol)pravastatin, (Crestor)rosuvastatin and others. They have shown to be effective in lowering cholesterol, and may have other potential benefits. But doctors are far from knowing everything about statins. Are they right for everybody with high cholesterol? What happens when you take a statin for decades? Can statins help prevent other diseases? Should you be on a statin in the first place?
They are good as cholesterol lowering drugs, that`s all. Whether you need to be on a statin depends on your cholesterol level along with your other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. High cholesterol If you have high cholesterol, total cholesterol level is 240 milligrams per deciliter, or mg/dL, (6.22 millimoles per liter, or mmol/L) or higher, or your "bad" cholesterol (LDL) level is 130 mg/dL (3.68 mmol/L) or higher, your doctor may recommend you begin to take a statin.
If the only risk factor you have is high cholesterol, you may not need medication because your risk of heart attack and stroke could otherwise be low.
Other risk factors Before you're prescribed a statin, your cholesterol level is considered along with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, like:> Family history of high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease Inactive (sedentary) lifestyle High blood pressure Age above 55 if you're a man, or older than 65 for a woman Poor general health Having diabetes Overweight or obesity Smoking Narrowing of the arteries in your neck, arms or legs If your doctor decides you should take a statin, you and your doctor will have to decide what dose to take. Statins come in varied doses — from as low as 5 milligrams to as much as 80 milligrams, depending on the medication. If you need to decrease your LDL cholesterol significantly — by 50 percent or more — it's likely you'll be prescribed a higher dose of statins. If your LDL cholesterol isn't as high, you'll likely need a lower dose. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about the amount of statins you're taking. AHA Recommendation Drug therapy can be considered for patients who — in spite of adequate dietary therapy, regular physical activity and weight loss — need further treatment for elevated blood cholesterol levels. * Drug therapy is optional for LDL-C 160–189 mg/dL (after dietary therapy). For persons with severe elevations of LDL-C (e.g., >/= 220 mg/dL), drug therapy can be started together with dietary therapy. ** In coronary heart disease patients (or those with 2+ risk factors) with LDL cholesterol levels of 100 to 129 mg/dL, the physician should exercise clinical judgment in deciding whether to begin drug treatment. In some cases, a physician may decide that using cholesterol-lowering drugs at lower LDL cholesterol levels is justified. On the other hand, drug therapy may not be appropriate for some patients who meet the above criteria. This may be true for elderly patients. What drugs are most commonly used to treat high cholesterol? The drugs of first choice for elevated LDL cholesterol are the HMG CoA reductase inhibitors. atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin and simvastatin. Statin drugs are very effective for lowering LDL cholesterol levels and have few immediate short-term side effects. These are the branded statins for cholesterol lowering drugs. There are many generic too for cholesterol lowering....
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