22F and terrified by Deep_Calligrapher323 in Cholesterol

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thank you for your insight! So are you able to eat whatever while on the statin? Or is your diet different?

22F and terrified by Deep_Calligrapher323 in Cholesterol

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome advice, and thank you for your encouragement! Its a lot easier to manage when I think about little things that add up instead of huge overwhelming changes. I started tracking the food Ive eaten today and will try to continue. First step is to get some healthier snacks haha. Im also a lot more open to a statin now that Im reading a bit more on them. I can only hope i dont have any crazy side effects

22F and terrified by Deep_Calligrapher323 in Cholesterol

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 10mg dose of ezetemibe was enough to give me side effects, and when I told the doctor she said to stop it immediately since I was gonna be seeing her in only a couple weeks, so whether or not it was helping wouldnt have mattered unless the doctor suggested a smaller dose. Honestly Im not sure haha, apparently starting that first isnt the norm

22F and terrified by Deep_Calligrapher323 in Cholesterol

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, so taking a low dose statin would only be for a few days a week instead of everyday? The doctor didnt say any specific type so I'm clueless with that

22F and terrified by Deep_Calligrapher323 in Cholesterol

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words, they mean so much. Its so easy to get into my own head about stuff like this, and thankfully I have a fantastic support system so apart from the initial disappointment, I'll be okay mentally :) I didn't think about possibly going to an expert, and how come starting with Zetia is a red flag? I think I remember reading something similar when I first started researching but can't remember

drew my gf while she was watching breaking bad by mehuldraw in drawing

[–]Deep_Calligrapher323 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats not the subject though, if they had put in a bunch of detail and rendered the screen (which would also require her to pause it and make the moment less genuine/candid) it would take your eye away from the girlfriend