why is it that once you are on high cholesterol medication, you are on it for life?

Question

This is the case even after your cholesterol level is lowered once you start the medication.

Answer 1

My cholesterol was not controllable with lifestyle changes. This is not surprising since my mother had a heart attack at 42. I drastically changed my diet and began moderate exercise almost daily. Because of insurance, it was three years before I was able to follow up, but the numbers had barely changed.

I am grateful for the cholesterol lowering drugs, in spite of any side effects I may have to deal with, and will gladly take it for the rest of my life. Considering that my son (who died of congestive heart failure at 15--the result of chemo) had to take 182 pills a week for the rest of his life, it simply doesn't seem a big deal. I am already 11 years older than my mother ever was and, with the cancer in my personal and family history, I'll be darned if my heart will take me out!

Answer 2

I took Lipitor for 2 weeks and forget that stuff, I will never take it again, Had every side effect there was.......Your on it for life so the drug companies can get richer....Did you know that? I think to many people are way over medicated......I would rather keep my high cholesterol that ever take a statin drug again......Any statin drug will kill your liver, do some research on them, Some Dr's say that it's more harmful for you to be on the drugs than not........They should scared me for a couple of weeks....Good Luck

Answer 3

not everyone is on it for life. the people who are either 1) their body just makes way too much cholesterol and they cant manage it by diet and excercise alone or 2) they are too lazy or dont care enough to try to lower it on there own.

if people get it down and keep it down on their you can quit taking it. the thing is though that most people with high cholesterol fall into one of those 2 categories

Answer 4

it sounds like you need to speak to another Doctor, this doesn't sound correct. and frankly, if it were, i wouldn't start the medication. there are other ways to work on cholesterol.

Answer 5

That is not true.
I was on Vytorin for 3 months. After my labs were normal, I went off it and not am controlled with proper diet.

Answer 6

because your body continues to keep making it
or
you don't increase your exercise and don't change the eating habits and/or your DNA never changes becuase you got it from your parents....