Can you eat anything you want on cholesterol medicine?

[Darren2013]

Not that it really applies to me as my doctors have stopped ordering lipid profiles for me. But I am just curious because my Dad is on cholesterol medicine. For those who take the medicine does this mean you can get away with eating anything you want and still keep your cholesterol account below 200?

 

It would seem like taking medicine is the easier route than changing the diet.

[FitChick]

Eat natural fats like nuts, avocados, salmon and olive oil. Tell your dad to take 25mg of DHEA available at RiteAid or CVS to regulate his hormones. His HDL levels should increase while LDL will lower. Ignore the total number. You want a higher ratio of HDL (H=healthy) to LDL (L=lousy). Statins are very dangerous.

[carhill]

OP, no panacea. Meds have effects too and sometimes they can have quite negative ones. After dealing with my MIL getting muscle damage from her cholesterol meds, I managed my mom's care with diet and kept her off the stuff, since it was far easier to control food intake than assuring consistent med intake, in addition to her having enough physical and mental problems as it was. Our doctor always recommended attempting control with dietary changes first. That said, since your father is presumably mentally healthy and taking care of himself, it's really hard to make any sort of decision other than what he wants to do. Why? Because he'll do what he wants to do, regardless of what you say or do. It's that autonomous human thing. If you're providing full-time care, perhaps different story. That's what I was doing, due to mental illness.

 

In your case, I'd see it the same as my MIL, if you're terminal. She was 80 and cholesterol meds weren't going to extend her life appreciably so, after that round of muscle damage, off them she went. Whatever went on with her arteries and heart was water long under the bridge. Last I talked with my exW she's still alive and relatively healthy in her mid-80's. I hope the reports of your terminal condition are greatly exaggerated. Good luck!

[Robert Z]

Tell your dad to take 25mg of DHEA available at RiteAid or CVS to regulate his hormones.

 

You really shouldn't be giving out medical advice based on your crackpot radio show.

 

Not only is cholesterol management not listed as a benefit of DHEA, unfavorable effects on cholesterol levels is listed as a potential side effect

 

 

 

Possible side effects of DHEA supplements can include:

• Oily skin and acne, as well as skin thickening
  
• Hair loss
  
• Stomach upset
  
• High blood pressure
  
• Changes in menstrual cycle
  
• Facial hair in women
  
• Deepening of the voice in women
  
• Fatigue
  
• Nasal congestion
  
• Headache
  
• Rapid or irregular heart beat
  
• Insomnia
  
• Unfavorable changes in cholesterol levels
  

There are risks associated with using any pre-steroid enhancer. And the higher the dose, the greater the risk. Possible side effects include:

• Permanent stunting of growth
  
• Aggressive behavior, known as "roid rage"
  
• Mood swings and other psychological symptoms
  
• Higher blood pressure
  
• Liver problems
  
• Changes in cholesterol level
  

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Since DHEA can increase the level of both testosterone and estrogen, women who use DHEA can sometimes experience such permanent side effects as:

• Voice changes
  
• Hair loss
  
• Growth of facial hair
  

Men can sometimes experience such symptoms as:

• Breast enlargement
  
• Shrunken testicles
  
• Reduced sperm production
  

DHEA Supplements: Uses and Side Effects

[NGC1300]

Dietary cholesterol and dietary fat has no effect on blood cholesterol levels.

 

For years they told us butter and egg yolks would kill us, but it turned out to be a lie.

[FitChick]

You really shouldn't be giving out medical advice based on your crackpot radio show.

 

 

I don't take aspirin because of the side effects. Too much can kill you, same with most things, including water.

 

I've done my research and have taken DHEA for twenty years as well as many other supplements and hormones with no adverse affects. My endocrinologist says "Keep doing what you're doing, it seems to be working for you."

 

BigPharma isn't a fan of DHEA, hormones or supplements. Wonder why?

[Maleficent]

I don't take aspirin because of the side effects. Too much can kill you, same with most things, including water.

 

I've done my research and have taken DHEA for twenty years as well as many other supplements and hormones with no adverse affects. My endocrinologist says "Keep doing what you're doing, it seems to be working for you."

 

BigPharma isn't a fan of DHEA, hormones or supplements. Wonder why?

 

You have no personal knowledge of the person, you have never met him and you have no actual knowledge of his medical condition.

 

Even if you were a health care professional, you should not be doing this.

 

What works for you could very well end up killing OP's father.

[Maleficent]

Also, OP, here the mods take on what is happening here.

 

http://www.loveshack.org/forums/mind-body-soul/physical-fitness-health-weight-management/93488-seeking-medical-opinions-information-loveshack