Did Statins Help?
Pardon if this is riddled with typos but it's 2:30am.
I got my lipid blood test results back yesterday. I'm going to assume heading into perimenopause years shot my numbers up because nothing has changed food wise (though stress wise it's been astronomical the past few years which apparently contributes as well).
A reminder, I was at 264 at the beginning of December and my shuck and jive speech to get my shit together didn't land well with her. After a talk with my bestie who is on them convinced me (us) with her experience, I relented and agreed to go on them.
After almost 4 months on a 10mg dose (the lowest dose available), I'm at 184. So, I guess they work. š
I will also say this is with zero dietary changes and a pretty scattered workout schedule the past two months. I hope in time when all of the projects are done and we are finally able to focus on ourselves that I can eventually go off of them with hard work.
I'm pleased with the results. The kidney and liver panels were fine and the only side effect I have is worse constipation than I already had but I've also been sucking hard at water so I'll focus on that again at some point.
Okay byeeee! š
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I'm glad they are working and yes we do need to get back to formal workouts soon. I'm relieved that everything is normal on the other tests and so glad to see they work.
ReplyDeleteThat is such awesome news!! Those are amazing numbers after only four months. I'm so happy for you! You'll get off them when you are ready, so in the meantime they are an aide to get you where you want to be.šš
ReplyDeleteGreat news!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that they are working for you! Food for thought....my sister in law was telling me the other day that her cholesterol was high. She eventually went on a hormone replacement (You brought up the peri menopause thing...which made me remember) and if I"m not mistaken, she is no longer on the cholesterol med. She said her doctor and her research showed that so much of stuff like that is actually related to peri and full onset of menopause. Not sure....because I haven't done my research...but food for thought!
ReplyDeleteThanks for passing that along! I'm still on the pill so I assume my hormones, while shifting, aren't shifting as much as if I weren't on them? I'm going to go off early next year for a month to get my hormones tested and see where I'm at and she said if I'm not in menopause she'll put me back on them. I will definitely discuss this with her! Thanks!
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