Originally Posted by hottoddy

Well, not really . . . but it's still too high (289) after repeated testings. I tried to modify my diet and excercise more but it didn't make any difference. I'm not in great shape, but not so bad either. The Dr. gave me a 10 minute speech about how I didn't eat myself into this condition, it's genetic, Jim Fixx (famous marathon runner) had high cholesterol and dropped dead before statins were invented, my "house was on fire," ect. etc. So, it's Liptor land for me - 20mg/day. I have insurance but it's still $40/month. No side effects so far but it's only been a week.

Any one else on a statin? I hope it gets things under control. I don't know what else to do except turn vegan, anorexic or quit my high-stress job and run 5 miles a day - and from what I hear those people can have high cholesterol too!