I am a retired widow. Recently I had a cholesterol reading of 250 and the doctor suggested I might want to consider lipitor. Since I am only about 20 lbs. above my ideal weight and look about 10 to 15 years younger than my age, have no aches and pains, adequate energy and enthusiasm, I declined. I also felt that since my grandfather lived to 98, his sister to 103, and my parents to 90, and most of their siblings to close to that age, I refuse to worry so long as I eat sensibly, take my vitamins and minerals and essential fatty acids and get some exercise regularly. I wonder if any studies have been done on the cholesterol levels of people who live to their eighties and above.
Actually, studies have shown that the longest living people on the planet, when they pass, their cholesterol level is around 250.
You need to know your HDL in order to make a decision on statins.
I have elevated LDL, but I also have very elevated HDL, the good cholesterol. Supposedly the HDL helps to offset the LDL.
I also have always had perfect BP. I am now 67.
I take no medications for anything.
Yes, I know that I could drop dead at any moment :P
gleeaikin
Good for you. Stay off those statin meds.
I was very sick and recovered by eating my self back to health. I did a lot of reading and research one area was cholesterol and how bad Statin drugs are. I wrote about my findings quoting others who wrote on the subject.
The War on Cholesterol.
http://coconutcreamcare.com/2012/07/04/the-war-on-cholesterol/
The Cholesterol Myths
http://coconutcreamcare.com/2012/07/12/the-cholesterol-myths/