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Anyone with a Statin, non-statin, OTC opinion regarding lipids? My blood work came back and apparently every option is on the table for me.

Posted by Volnelk Oct 12 '22, 08:30

I tend to want to go with the least significant thing due to side effects but I'm also seeing things like fish oil and red yeast are basically placebos.

Anyone take Lipitor, Crestor or Zetia?

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Been on generic Lipator for years. They added Fenofibrate, which I also took for years. But I dropped it on my own for now as it's expensive. -- nm - Qale Oct 12, 09:42
I've been on astorvastatin for years (before and after losing weight). No issues. Knocked my cholesterol into shape that getting into shape had no effect on -- nm* - oblique Oct 12, 09:40
I've taken generic lipitor for over 10 years now due to a genetic predisposition to heart disease (thanks Ma!) - ML Oct 12, 08:47 1
- Also, if it's heart disease you're worried about you should be drinking coffee. There's now a crapload of evidence that coffee lowers your risk. -- (link*) - ML Oct 12, 08:51 1
I’ve been on 20mg generic Lipitor for about a year and a half now, and have seen a “dramatic” (doc’s words) improvement in my numbers, with no side effects to speak of. -- nm* - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 08:33 1
- Just checked my cholesterol numbers from June, dropped from 246 to 191 -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 08:51

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Anyone with a Statin, non-statin, OTC opinion regarding lipids? My blood work came back and apparently every option is on the table for me.

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