Mon, Jul-23-07, 04:03
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Senior Member
Posts: 7,427
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Plan: ZC
Stats: 260/222/170
BF:Huh?
Progress: 42%
Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by NorthPeace
My doctor has me taking atorvastatin at the lowest dosage, even though LDL was only 102 on the last test. The reason is that I have multiple risk factors for heart disease (T2D and hypertension too), and he wants it below 80.
So to answer the question, "when would you..." my answer is "...after 2 months of dragging my feet, losing 30 lbs, eating mostly leaves, and my LDL is about 100." Sounds kinda lame really, but I will have new test results soon, and it is bound to show less than 90.
I have never seen it written when you would come off a statin. I hope that I would quit when LDL gets to 75.
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NP, I meant to ask this yesterday: what was your LDL before the doc gave you the statin? Around 100?
And if you're thinking they'll want you off the drug when you reach a certain number, probably not. They want people on them for life.
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