Newbie Here: Anyone heard of Policosanol?

shellbell6 · 01-25-2004, 09:14 PM

Hello,

I am a 30 yr. old female that has been diagnosed with high cholesterol. My doctor has prescribed a cholesterol lowering medication to take for the rest of my life. I am really scared to start taking these meds, I have been reading about all of the side effects of the statin drugs. This over the counter cholesterol lowering med was brought to my attention: Policosanol- made from some sort of wax from sugar cane and bees wax.

I have just started to do a little research on it. I was wondering if anyone here has heard of it or if anyone is taking it?

Any input would be great.

Thanks

buckshot111 · 01-25-2004, 10:38 PM

There is a lot of information in this thread:

[URL]http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=61561&highlight=Policos anol[/URL]

However if you go back to the "High Cholesterol Board" and put Policosanol in the "Search this board" field you will find more.

For what it is worth, I tried it for about 3 months (10mg per day, which was the recommended dose on the brand I bought) and it did little for me. Some take 20mg per day, but I decided to try red yeast rice instead. The result has been a significant drop in my numbers, but it is a statin just in lower dosage than Zocor etc.

shellbell6 · 01-25-2004, 11:02 PM

Thanks for your reply. I will check out the other threads.

zip2play · 01-26-2004, 09:22 AM

Shellbell,

I'm waiting for some definitive studies on policosanol and my interest has been peaked for quite some time.
Unfortunately, the stuff isn't cheap and I'm already spending a Kings ransom (well a Jack's anyway) on supplements and pharmaceuticals.

People on the boards here are split...so I'll wait on it (waiting on pantethine for the same reason as well.)

shellbell6 · 01-26-2004, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zip2play

Shellbell,

I'm waiting for some definitive studies on policosanol and my interest has been peaked for quite some time.
Unfortunately, the stuff isn't cheap and I'm already spending a Kings ransom (well a Jack's anyway) on supplements and pharmaceuticals.

People on the boards here are split...so I'll wait on it (waiting on pantethine for the same reason as well.)

zip2play,

I have heard that it is very inexpensive. How much do you think it is?