Last week my docotor said I had high cholesterol. I'm only a 20-year old male. However, I'm overweight at 220 pounds and 5'7. Over the past year or two, I haven't been eating healthy. So I personally attribute my high cholesterol levels to my inactvity + poor diet. My docotor came back with my blood results and prescribed Zocor ( a simvastatin) to help lower my bad cholesterol levels.
I'm supposed to take 40 MG pill daily of this. I took my first pill tonight of 40MG. Doing some further research online, I've found some discomforting information regarding the 'statin' family of drugs. I'm paticullary worried about the depletion of CoQ10 levels, which have been shown to have beneficial effects themselves. After all my research, I've decided I'm not going to go on the meds and just try the more "natural" route and just eat healthier and exercise.
My biggest concern is this: Will the Pill I took of 40MG affect my levels at all? If so, will the levels return to 'normal' considering I'm 100% discontinuing this drug? I'll wait until more information comes out on this drug. Until then, I don't feel safe doing so.
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