buzz wrote: 
First I have to drop some papers up off at the insurance company. What's your home address?

 romeotuma wrote: 
Interesting

 dmax wrote: 
that's interesting.
 
you may want to send this info to Jrzy. and maybe my co-workers

 buzz wrote: 
4-6 weeks for full effect, which is maintained as long as statin is taken... then 4-6 weeks to return to baseline once statin is stopped... the dose you need is based on the cholesterol lowering potential of the particular statin you are using compared to the % cholesterol lowering that you need from your baseline... so the answer to your second question is "it depends."

 buzz wrote: 
You might want to discuss this article from 2000 with your doc.

and parts of this from 2008 might be worth reviewing with him/her.

(But otherwise, sounds good! I'd leave things static until you talk to him/her. Assuming you live that long.)
 

 OCDHG wrote: 
congrats on the letters.
 
i was surprised how fast the numbers came down. will they up as fast if i stop taking the statin? is it possible to reduce the dosage and maintain good numbers?

 buzz wrote: 

That's great. Good LDL.
Yes I do have letters... FINALLY

 triskele wrote: 
fauna = animal
flora = plant

EDIT: silly me, I was thinking gut bacterium. flora would be correct.

 musik_knut wrote: 
  bunnies?  deer?  large birds of prey?


  i think you meant flora....

 buzz wrote: 
I PMed some links to you. I guess you'll see them when you get home. unless you want them now.

 cc_rider wrote: 
It's the other way around, man. 

 oldslabsides wrote:
 
I thought if you ate more herring, your cholesterol would go down?

jeez. this is looking like rationing. the doc doesn't respond and my pharmacist walked out in the middle of the conversation.


hell inna handbasket, I tells ya

 OCDHG wrote: 


73. down from 203.
you got letters after your name yet?

 Beaker wrote: 
Any hospital can be more of a threat to your well being than the reason(s) you are admitted...

 buzz wrote: 
Sounds great.  If you stop the statin the cholesterol will go back up. You could try a lower dose and see what happens, but you'd have to go get labs again 4-6 weeks after.  What is your LDL? That number is more important than the total cholesterol. I know you weren't asking me

 romeotuma wrote: 
all I know is you should not eat yellow snow...

 buzz wrote: 

Cholesterol is a red herring.

Paging Dr Dmax. Paging Dr Dmax.

This time last year my total cholesterol was 279. I started Simvistatin about 4 or 5 weeks before I was tested this year. Total went down to 143. Does that sound right? I'm surprised by how quickly it dropped.

Now that it is in the normal range, do I need to continue the meds? Is the a lower dose option?

I will discuss this with my doctor, butthat may not be for a few weeks.

 musik_knut wrote: 

simmah down now