It appears you have not yet Signed Up with our community. To Sign Up for free, please click here....



High Cholesterol Message Board

33 yo with high cholesterol and trigs.


Post New Thread   Reply Reply
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-01-2016, 12:08 PM   #1
jerzey33
Newbie
(male)
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1
jerzey33 HB User
33 yo with high cholesterol and trigs.

Hello everyone! I'm new to this board. During a regular physical in July, my cholesterol and triglycerides came back abnormal. Cholesterol was 337 with triglycerides at 725. I started Lovaza to lower the triglycerides. I took it for a week and became sick to my stomach. I work 40 hours a week and was spending my days in the bathroom, lol. They took me off of lovaza and placed me on tricor. I took that for 3 months and then had my lipid panel retested (which was last week). Good news is that my triglycerides dropped with medicine and lifestyle change to 360. Bad news, my total cholesterol stayed the same (337) with the bad cholesterol at 226. They diagnosed me with familial combined hyperlipidemia. They took me off the tricor and started me on Lipitor 40 mg. I'm frustrated because I exercise, I'm losing weight, and my cholesterol numbers didn't even change. Does anyone else have this problem? I'm 33 and feel like I'm too young to be on a cholesterol medicine for the rest of my life. Any advice? Thanks in advance!

 
Reply With Quote
The following user gives a hug of support to jerzey33:
movielover40 (12-09-2016)
Sponsors Lightbulb
   
Old 12-02-2016, 09:48 AM   #2
MSNik
Senior Veteran
(female)
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 11,159
MSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB UserMSNik HB User
Re: 33yo with high cholesterol and trigs.

Have you tried increasing your fish oils ? Eating more fish and/ or taking Omegas might help.

I have a problem with triglycerides and I take plant sterols in supplement form, it really helps allot. My issue is because of a medication I am taking ,but as long as I stay on the sterols, my numbers stay within high normal range.

Good luck to you.
MSNik
__________________
RRMS- dx 05

 
Reply With Quote
Old 12-02-2016, 12:50 PM   #3
pilinisesi
Newbie
(female)
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 5
pilinisesi HB User
Re: 33yo with high cholesterol and trigs.

seems like a dumb question but I am going to ask anyway.
what does your nutrition consist of?
I know that sometimes is hard eating the right stuff, but high cholesterol is directly related to what we eat. you should try having oatmeal for breakfast, and juices made from veggies and fruits. also try to stay away from shrimp and eggs and try to eat less beef and chicken.

Last edited by pilinisesi; 12-02-2016 at 12:51 PM.

 
Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2016, 01:19 AM   #4
Audiphile
Newbie
(male)
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Espoo
Posts: 2
Audiphile HB User
Re: 33yo with high cholesterol and trigs.

A colleague of mine who is same age as yours who is physically not only fit but in good shape, 6 pack stomach also was diagnosed with high LDL. I have similar situation though a bit older, i am not on a heavier side, watch normally what i eat, dont count eating Pizza twice a month as unhealthy and eat a lot of vegetables and i was shocked to see that my cholesterol levels were very high. I was told by the doctor that this is genetic, my partner who is heavier than me had much lower LDL than me. I blame it on sugar content i take and also the amount of carbohydrates(Potatoes, white rice). I have been clean of sugar and carbohydrates and increased my fibre content, also replaced normal margarine with Omega rich margarine for 3 weeks, hopefully in a month when i get it checked its better.

Chicken and eggs are not that bad since white meat is a good replacement for red meat, also with more healthy poultry farmings, eggs produced are less harmful that they were considered 20-30 years ago

Last edited by Audiphile; 12-09-2016 at 02:29 AM.

 
Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2016, 10:10 AM   #5
movielover40
Senior Veteran
(male)
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,135
movielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB Usermovielover40 HB User
Re: 33yo with high cholesterol and trigs.

Your body makes cholesterol and some people's body makes too much.

Best to stay on top of this.

 
Reply With Quote
Reply Reply

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Board Replies Last Post
High cholesterol LostWind High Cholesterol 27 12-11-2015 03:45 AM
Cholesterol levels high Sherrij High Cholesterol 1 11-09-2015 12:58 PM
30 year old female high cholesterol - am I right not to freak out? kris85 High Cholesterol 2 12-19-2014 02:52 AM
please help - young female high cholesterol, should i go on meds? kris85 High Cholesterol 7 03-20-2013 02:02 PM
my cholesterol quite high sasq High Cholesterol 3 12-14-2011 04:05 PM




Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




Sign Up Today!

Ask our community of thousands of members your health questions, and learn from others experiences. Join the conversation!

I want my free account

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:57 PM.



Site owned and operated by HealthBoards.com™
Terms of Use © 1998-2017 HealthBoards.com™ All rights reserved.
Do not copy or redistribute in any form!