Posted by gardenergirl on February 25, 2005, at 8:32:00
In reply to Re: Cholesterol is down! Yeah fish oil! » gardenergirl, posted by tealady on February 25, 2005, at 2:50:32
> If you don't mind my asking what are your before and after cholesterol levels with the fish oil (if known)..and HDL, LDL etc.too if known
Let's see...in August 04
Serum Cholesterol was 164 (This was when I was still on Cytomel, and it made me hyperthyroid, so it's kind of falsely lower than usual for me. It's been as high as 212, when they tried to put me on Zocor...HELLO! I am of child-bearing age, not preventing pregnancy, and it's Pregnancy Category X???)
HDL was 52
Triglyceride was 202 (Yuck!)
LDL was 72Now:Cholesterol is 185
HDL is 61 (okay, a slight increase...I forget..which is the good one?)
Triglyceride is 142 (woo hoo!)
LDL is 96 (again..which is supposed to be higher?)Your dad's condition sounds awful. Is there another anti-cholesterol he could take that would not cause the skin issue? Plus, I only take two 1000 mg capsules of fish oil a day. I don't remember exactly why, but I didn't feel as good when I took 3 or 4. But I have a pretty sensitive system.
Has your dad seen a dermatologist for his skin? I know I get some contact dermatitis which is hard to get rid of, and my derm gave me a pretty cool cream. Tacrolimus topical, I think. I've also used Elidel with some luck, but it's a small area. I've heard that one can kind of burn.
Good luck with the T4. Let me know how it goes. I'm hoping when I get my TSH back to 2ish, I might lose a pound or two (or 40!, ha ha) :)
Actually, what do you think I should ask for? My TSH is 5.12 (ref range 0.35-5.50). Free T4 is 1.2 (ref range 0.9-1.8). And T4, total is 7.9 (ref range 4.5-10.9). From what I can gather, it seems like T4 is okay for me? Stick with Levoxythyrine and just increase? Go back to some Lev. and some Cytomel? Try Armour?
Thanks for your thoughts and good luck with your Dad.
gg
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