hersheys1228
09-03-2006, 12:44 AM
well my mom started to deal with high cholesterol after she had my brother which is 15 now. she got her test results back and the docs are worried because her trigliserits, if thats how you spell it are at 1,600 and normal i think is like 150 or so, her cholesterol is at 400. it went down because before they were 3,000 and cholesterol 800. she was put now on tricor and a strict diet, excersie. what other natural medication should she take, is fish oil good for that please help me im desperate and im scared she might get a stroke, heart attack or diabitis. please any suggestions:yawn: :yawn: :confused:
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chj
09-03-2006, 05:33 AM
Hello hersheys, Are you sure these are the correct numbers? I think you should double check. With numbers like these, or anything near,nobody could really give you proper advice unless they are highly qualified and specialised in this field. Triglycerides can be brought down by cutting out refined carbohydrates, sugar,fizzy drinks etc. Obvious things like a healthy diet using extra vigin oils. Stay well clear of hydrogenated vegtable oils that you can find in a lot of things from cookies, margarines to ice cream. Just eat fresh food that has not been processed in any way or form. These things will help, but it should only be as a step in the right direction together with a specialists medication.
Lenin
09-03-2006, 09:22 AM
Hersheys,
Help me with the time frame.
Was the 3000/800 BEFORE the Tricor and the 1600/400 AFTER?
Or, I hope, was the Tricor started AFTER the 1600/400 readings and you don;t have the after numbers yet?
If the lattter is the case, give it 30 days and get her retested to see what the Tricor is doing. Tricor is a drug that is geared specifically for super-high triglycerides. With numbers that hight, she may need Tricor AND a statin.
Does she have diabetes? Is she obese?
Help me with the time frame.
Was the 3000/800 BEFORE the Tricor and the 1600/400 AFTER?
Or, I hope, was the Tricor started AFTER the 1600/400 readings and you don;t have the after numbers yet?
If the lattter is the case, give it 30 days and get her retested to see what the Tricor is doing. Tricor is a drug that is geared specifically for super-high triglycerides. With numbers that hight, she may need Tricor AND a statin.
Does she have diabetes? Is she obese?
hersheys1228
09-04-2006, 01:12 AM
no she is not diabetic nor obese she weights 130 pounds, she has never taken tricor before thdoc gave it to her just now before she took zocor
Lenin
09-04-2006, 07:52 AM
Was the 1600/400 while taking Zocor or while taking NOTHING?
pancreas
09-05-2006, 06:54 AM
Alcohol use can also cause +trigs. Mine went from 1400 down to 210 when I reduced my alcohol intake. I was also on Tricor during that perion and am now on Lopid
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Bunnylady
09-19-2006, 11:22 PM
the following supplements are touted to have the effects of 20 mg of Lipitor and are all natural: there is a book [removed] dedicated to this regimen
besides these I have added garlic oil and cinnamon oil I bought on ebay- cinnamon really lowers the triglycerides- sprinkle cinnamon on oatmeal for a healthy breakfast
1 81 mg buffered aspirin
100-150 CoQ10- more to start with if you deem it necessary is okay and should be taken in adjunct to any statin therapy as statins reduce CoQ10 and the heart needs it to function
400 mg of Omega 3 fish oil
L Carnitine- mg is your choice- I take 400
Vitamin B complex with folic acid
vitamin E
Good luck
besides these I have added garlic oil and cinnamon oil I bought on ebay- cinnamon really lowers the triglycerides- sprinkle cinnamon on oatmeal for a healthy breakfast
1 81 mg buffered aspirin
100-150 CoQ10- more to start with if you deem it necessary is okay and should be taken in adjunct to any statin therapy as statins reduce CoQ10 and the heart needs it to function
400 mg of Omega 3 fish oil
L Carnitine- mg is your choice- I take 400
Vitamin B complex with folic acid
vitamin E
Good luck
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09-20-2006, 02:11 AM
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Lenin
09-20-2006, 09:49 AM
pancreas,
Alcohol has a huge efffect on my triglycerides also.
Alcohol has a huge efffect on my triglycerides also.