HELP PLEASE, my mom has high cholesterol and trigliseritis - High Cholesterol Message Board

hersheys1228 · 09-02-2006, 09:44 PM

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

chj · 09-03-2006, 02:33 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, 06:22 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?