Riding while taking statins

[fordtraktor]

I would ask to try a different one. Sometimes it is as easy as making a switch of med, while still getting the benefit.

[JB]

@zelle

She did not mention dietary changes. But I went way out on my diet to see what I can do. I was already a pescatarian and already eating what I thought was a good diet. Now I’ve gone off everything processed. And also trying a mostly vegan approach. Limiting saturated to what feels like nothing and eating tons of fiber. I’m excited to see the results. When I got my first test, I made changes and went back 2 weeks later and had a 30 point drop in LDL. From 178 to 146. Now it’s been 3 months.

that’s so disappointing that diet wasn’t mentioned, but that’s great you’ve dropped!

Look into not just what not to eat, but what TO eat to support healthy LDL and HDL levels.

[Kyrabee]

Thanks for the recipe…I will have to try that.

I haven’t gotten the Citrus Bergamot yet….it is in the mail though. I should go get a blood test now to get my current numbers to see if it does anything or not. Got to have the right data for my N=1 experiment .

My doctor was OK with me ditching the statin last time I saw him (December). It was my idea to do the every-other-day. After doing literally almost everything for the tendinopathy except surgery that no one around here will do on someone my age ., I thought it would be worth a try to get rid of the statin.

[zelle]

@JB
Right?? On my visit I didn’t yet know that the LDL was high. And I was telling her I was having a time of it with weight loss. I’d been dieting 6 weeks and had only lost 6 pounds and I was frustrated. She looked at me blankly. Maybe because my weight seems fine to her (she’s not zipping my xc vest!) . But no response. I think doctors assume patients won’t make changes.

And you are so right about thinking about what TO eat. After learning of this LDL, dieting became much more interesting! Now it’s all about all the things I need to eat! It’s a great perspective that no longer feels like deprivation. And it’s now 16 pounds in 16 weeks. Slow but steady. 6 to go!

[JB]

@zelle

And I was telling her I was having a time of it with weight loss. I’d been dieting 6 weeks and had only lost 6 pounds and I was frustrated. She looked at me blankly. Maybe because my weight seems fine to her (she’s not zipping my xc vest!) .

Weight loss can be frustrating for sure. Sometimes it’s purely about eating fewer calories. Sometimes it’s changing what you eat. Sometimes it’s both. Sometimes there’s a medical issue.

@zelle

I think doctors assume patients won’t make changes.

This is a big one, but frustrating that they won’t even bring it up. A few years ago I changed what I was eating - not that I was eating poorly at all, but decided to try an elimination diet even though I was “fine”. Among many other beneficial changes I didn’t know could happen, one thing that stopped was a “leaky” left eye. Not obvious tears coming out the outer corner, but it was damp most of the time, like a slow leak LOL The diet changes eliminated that

I asked my eye Dr the next time I saw him if he’d ever seen anything like that, and he said “yes, it’s a real thing, but I don’t bring it up because most people don’t want to change things like that”

sigh

But I get it - at some point it must get incredibly frustrating and tiresome to keep a message on repeat, just to have it ignored or worse, have “I don’t NEED to change my diet, my weight is fine” thrown back at them

@zelle

Now it’s all about all the things I need to eat! It’s a great perspective that no longer feels like deprivation. And it’s now 16 pounds in 16 weeks. Slow but steady. 6 to go!

YAY! This is the right attitude - get excited about the things you can and should eat, healthy food does NOT have to taste like plain rice cakes LOL