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What happens to your cholesterol levels when going off lipitor cold turkey? I went off of it two months ago and then got scared about my cholesterol levels. I went off by weaning. First, one full pill then 1/2 pill next day. Did this for almost a week. Then I went to 1/2 pill daily for a week. Then 1/2 pill every other day. Finally I stopped. I had no side effects except feeling great. My greatest concern is my cholesterol levels. Do they sky rocket and if so how much? Also, if I start a niacin, red rice, ubiquinol To regimen will this help. Can I take these while weaning off lipitor? You see, after I went off the lipitor I got scared and went back on it . Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

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Hello, Squeekers10! How are you?

When is the last time you had your cholesterol levels checked by your doctor?

I think that's what you should do next. Then you'll have a better idea of what's going and if you still need to do something about them.

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Thanks Verwon. I figured that would be the best thing to do.I just hate going to the doctor's office anymore. I was hoping someone would know from info they had. I couldn't find the answer on the web, so here I am! I guess I'll just go ahead and give my doctor a call for an order for labs. I went ahead and started on fish oil and coq10 among some other supplements and I plan on taking them along with the lipitor. At least for awhile.getting my labs done will give me a god baseline. Thank you so much for the advice

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Curious as to your levels when dc lipitor. I have been off it for 8 months...side effects were almost gone...pec muscles and arms still sore...but much less.All other muscles strong....I believe my body was still healing from systemic damage caused by the statin. Overall...I feel fantastic. However...total cholesterol is 240...LDL 161 TRI 55, HDL 68 and VLDL11. I had a heart attack over 2 years ago..."minor one" if that is possible. Stents in 2 arteries...off all meds except baby doses of coreg and lisinopril for BP. I am was also dx w/diabetes at that time.On oral meds for about a month...when 2nd stent was placed ..blood sugar dropped all the time...now just barely in the pre diabetic..no meds and controlled very well with diet and exercise.

I took myself off Lipitor for all the usual side effects...muscle pain and weakness,foggy brain...actually inability to stay focused...nerve pain...even on 10 mg per day. Doc put me back on 10 mg QOD...I am also taking 100 mg of COQ10. All side effects are coming back...minimal at the moment. Mood swings are pretty bad..but should be non-existent. I know I am considered high risk...because of prior heart attack. I threw caution to the wind this winter with my diet...curious to see what would happen.However...I dropped a lot of weight ..exercise daily...quit smoking the day I had my heart attack...cold turkey and am now solidly back on my
diet.

I really want off the statin...I do not buy into the cholesterol myth and really do not see any real proof about LDL and heart attacks....
Just looking for anyone for 2nd opinion and has stopped statins. I love my cardiologist...just can't agree with the myth...but scared to stay off them even though I believe my LDL was high because my body was busy repairing the damage....any thoughts? I am 60 years old. The males in my family die young...females all make it into their 90s...of course I am the first with a heart attack at 58 and stents....

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