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Ldl is 240 doc recommend statin for three months total cholesterol is 287. should statins be taken for three months.?
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Statin for life: With numbers like that, you may need to be on a statin for life. Three months of medicine are not going to "fix" your metabolism. You need to diet, exercise, and maintain a goal weight for life. At your 3 month interval assessment, have your fp draw a fasting NMR test to count your LDL particle number - now discovered to be one of the only independent predictors of coronary artery disease known.
Answered 10/4/2016
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