Low cholesterol - General Health Message Board

maximum-flux · 07-13-2006, 02:42 PM

I just had my cholesterol levels checked for the first time and they are abnormally low. My total is 100, triglycerides are 79, HDL (good) are 52, and LDL (bad) are 32!!! My doctor said this is the lowest she has ever seen. She asked about my diet and I assured her it's normal and she was reassured. Should I be worried about these low results? I went to see her because my period has been very erratic for a while now(~1 year); very light and late. My hair also had a mass falling-out about a year ago and is still much thinner than it was before. However, I feel fine overall. Should I be worried?

midwest1 · 07-13-2006, 06:52 PM

High cholesterol isn't the only cholesterol worry there is, despite the push by doctors for us to take drugs to get it as low as we can.
Naturally low cholesterol has been connected to its own set of health problems, the foremost one being overactive thyroid function. You have listed three of the most common symptoms of hyperthyroidism... Hair loss, light periods, and low cholesterol. I recommend you have your thyroid tested.

Low cholesterol is also connected to nutrient malabsorption problems. Just because you may eat a good diet, it doesn't mean you're absorbing any of its value. Low cholesterol is a symptom of liver disease.
People with low cholesterol have a much higher rate of depression and anxiety than those with normal or high cholesterol, and they may have a higher risk of hemorrhageic stroke and some cancers.
If it were me, I wouldn't just shrug it off. I would want to know why it's so low.

maximum-flux · 07-13-2006, 10:58 PM

I had my thyroid and hormone levels checked, all are normal.

anxiousinnj · 07-15-2006, 07:59 PM

My cholesterol ( total) went from 200 ( high HDL) last Nov to 127 total this past April. The docs made out like this was wonderful but it concerned me. I was sick at the time ( gallbladder) & had lost a lot of weight. Am just starting to recoup now, although not feeling great.
I am having some pretty severe problems with anxiety, so it makes me wonder...
Please post if you find out anything connected to the low cholesterol. I will as well. I need to have mine checked again.

thanks