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Dad's triglycerides were at 850. medication has brought them to 300 in only 2 months. will they most likely go back to normal within a month or 2?

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Below: Depends on your fathers diet. The medication will help, but if the diet is not also controlled, the triglycerides will again incrreae.

Answered 3/6/2016

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A member asked:

Dad's triglycerides were at 850. medication has brought them to 300 in only 2 months. will they most likely go back to normal within a month or 2?

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Dr. John Rhoades answered

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