A member asked:

Should i have medication when my cholesterol is hdl 90 ldl 102 total choles 217 trigliceric 235 thanks?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Talk to your doc: You need to discuss with your doctor re. the risks and benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. I am amazed at how high your HDL is (which is a good thing). There are benefits and potential adverse effects from taking statins and thus whether a cholesterol-lowing drug should be taken may depend on other risk factors such as hypertension , diabetes, family history etc.

Answered 11/3/2016

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