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General Physician•Dhar
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You have to change your lifestyle and after having below normal level cholesterol level on your test report you can stop taking medicine, but high cholesterol+hypertension is a rf for cardiovascular disease, even after normal report after some time it increases so you have to restart the medicine. As I have seen in many patients to whom I have prescribed these medicines, after finding normal cholesterol level they stop taking medicine without consulting and after a month or 2 they came with high...more
Asked for male, 37 years old from Jaipur
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MBBS , MD - Biochemistry

General Physician•Lucknow
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As per your results you don't have a serious problem. However you should reduce the amount of alcohol.
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General Physician•Lucknow
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Try to decrease items containing fat from your diet like ghee, butter, red meat oil etc. Do aerobic exercises regularly. However the level at which your triglyceride is, chances are less that it will become completely normal with diet modification and exercise only. At some point you will have to start medications. Anyway start diet modification and exercises now. It will surely be helpful.
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MBBS , MD - Biochemistry

General Physician•Lucknow
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Your non hdl cholesterol is slightly high. 1. Reduce food with high cholesterol.
2. Exercise regularly. Repeat the test after 3 weeks, if cholesterol is still high, you should start drugs.
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MBBS , MD - Biochemistry

General Physician•Lucknow
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No, it is not okay.
Lifestyle and dietary modification will certainly help in lowering cholesterol levels but often they are not able to lower the levels to recommended levels.
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Asked for male, 34 years old from Samastipur
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MBBS , MD - Biochemistry

General Physician•Lucknow
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Nothing needs to be done.
1. Take balanced diet, especially give importance to salad and one seasonal fruit per day.
2. Exercise regularly (aerobic exercises at least 150 min per week).
3. Go to bed early, preferably before 10 pm.
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Asked for male, 53 years old from Mumbai
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General Physician•Lucknow
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Yes, raised ldl is bad for heart and causes coronary artery disease. From history that you have provided
1. You should take diet which is low in cholesterol.
2. Exercise regularly (at least 150 min of aerobic exercises per week).
3. Take ldl lowering medications.
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General Physician•Angul
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Yes obviously there are complications you should check cholesterol level in every 3monts. Consult me for further care.
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