My cholesterol is 214 should i be taking medicine to lower it?

LDL, not Cholesterol: Cholesterol is a fat molecule manufactured by every animal cell, a building block of each cell membrane (enables membrane fluidity/movement without tearing), is fundamental to the survival of every animal cell. Lipoproteins (proteins which transport all fats in the water outside cells) is the correct issue for artery disease (e.g. Ldl ≤700 nmol/l, HDL ≥45 µmol/l). Cholesterol ↓$, but misleading.

Not necessarily: Your total might be above 200 because your good cholesterol (HDL) is high, which is obviously a good thing. If your HDL is above 45, LDL