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Cholesterol Imbalance: Conventional and Prescription Medications
Prescription medications may be administered by a health professional to help manage cholesterol levels, when diet and exercise fail to lower cholesterol levels and triglycerides.
Recently, a lot of attention has been given to statins, prescription medications used preventatively to reduce heart disease risk in people who have high cholesterol levels. It’s important to note that statins have side effects and risks including kidney and liver damage. Additionally, cholesterol levels can actually swing in the other direction, causing low cholesterol, which is just as damaging for your health.
Many health professionals believe that statins are dangerously over-prescribed, especially in cases where lifestyle adjustments such as diet and exercise are seriously overlooked in favor of prescription drugs. Also, cholesterol-lowering medications deplete the body of CoQ10, a crucial heart nutrient—something that causes alarm to many health professionals. Diet and exercise adjustments should be the first line of defense against high cholesterol, and medications should only be used under strict medical supervision when diet and exercise fail to correct the problem.6 Cholesterol-lowering medications include:
Fibric acid derivatives or fibrates – Used to lower triglyceride levels.
- Clofibrate (Atromid-S®)
- Gemfibrozil (Lopid®)
Nicotinic acid or niacin, a form of vitamin B – Used to lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels. You should use nicotinic acid to lower cholesterol only under the supervision of a physician because of potential complications and side effects.
Resins – These bind with cholesterol-containing bile in the intestines and cause the cholesterol to be eliminated from the body.
- Cholestyramine (Questran, Prevalite, Lo-Cholest®)
- Colestipol (Colestid®)
- Colesevelam (WelChol®)
Statins – These drugs inhibit the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, that controls the rate of cholesterol production in the body.
- Atorvastatin (Lipitor®)
- Fluvastatin (Lescol®)
- Lovastatin (Mevacor®)
- Pravastatin (Pravachol®)
- Rosuvastatin Calcium (Crestor®)
- Simvastatin (Zocor®)
Additional Information about Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Imbalance Overview
- Common symptoms of cholesterol imbalance
- Common causes of cholesterol imbalance
- Help me choose a natural and alternative treatment for cholesterol imbalance
- Dietary and lifestyle recommendations that may help in the treatment of cholesterol imbalance
- Cited Sources and Additional Reading for cholesterol imbalance
Last Updated: Monday, February 12, 2007
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