What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?

Usually none: High cholesterol usually does not have much symptoms but chronically high levels can lead to heart vessel plaque build up and cause heart attack or stroke. In some people high cholesterol builds up around the eyes called xanthelasmata and is linked to heart disease.

High Cholestrol: High cholestrol has no specific symptoms per se. The long term having high cholestrol causes heart attack and stroke. Very high cholestrol can cause yellow bumps around the eyes (xanthoma).

See below: High cholesterol by itself does not cause symptoms, however, high cholesterol is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and that may produce symptoms. See this site for more info. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/what-is-atherosclerosis.

↑LDL not cholesterol: drives atherosclerosis, body wide, eventually resulting in loss of blood flow including heart attacks, stokes, dementia, erectile dysfunction, etc. While the disease typically begins in later childhood, no symptoms for decades because arteries enlarge, not narrow. Endothelial lining tears over plaque SUDDENLY results in showering debris & clots blocking blood flow & symptomatic if severe enough.