hi im a newbie to this site

My doctor put me on Zocor a week ago to help lower my cholesterol...I think I will try the metamucil too!  I'm very worried about having a heart attack!!!! My cholesterol count is, ready for this, 400!!!!!!!!!!!!  The thing is I don't eat foods to raise it, I always read the labels and haen't eatten red meat in years. 

Hi Roxy,

Do not worry!!  Worry causes stress and stress causes health problems.  I was born with high cholestrol and high tryglycerides (cholestrol 400 plus and triglycerides 3000 plus)  The first blood test I had was at the age of 38 when these numbers showed up in the blood test report.  Shocking !!!!

I eat normal and am on medicine since then 600 mg lopid and 500mg niaspan since more than twenty years.  My cholestrol is at 200 and triglycerides at 500-600)  I am mechanical engineer and work hard and have left my health problems to the care of God!!  I just take the medicine and pray to keep my hands and feet moving with the heart pumping. 

Always have positive thoughts because this stimulates your system to make you feel happy and cheerful and this state of mind helps the body to fight the disease.

Good luck.

Ramy Bindra

I am taking my meds faithfully everyday!!! I'll know how much my count has gone down in June!

Thank You for the advice

high cholesterol...I like the message you sent to Roxie I have been having trouble with the medicine for my cholesterol  have tried several but this one seems halfway workin your right about the attittude I was told I have coronary artery disease and need to get my cholesterol down my bad is 170 and triglcerides are a little high I hope your doing well  all my immediate family has high cholesterol take care margo

Thanks for your nice words Margert.  Yes I am doing well.... I take my medicine regularly. 

Hope you do well and remain cheerful.

Thanks

Ramy Bindra

hi donna yes i am very overweight!!!! by 80 pounds, my doc told me that overweight is due to probably a number of factors...my throids are real bad(blood test shows that i almost have none) cholesterol is very high again due to poor eatting habits and family history....we are trying zocor for two months and if that doesn't work then we will try yet another med!

like you i am so scared of haing a heart attack(that is in my family too) so i really have to be careful. now she put me on depression meds because i get so down with all my health problems

a friend roxy

hi roxy, we have allot of the same symtoms! i am also on an antideppresent, have been for a while. i get very upset with the fact that i do not feel well., and it puts me in a bad mood., while i have so much to do around the house and with my sons and all, i cant do as much as i used to be able to do , anymore. sometimes doing just the smallest things is an effort., i also have heart flutter. (premature arterial flutter), where the blood flow through the heard gets thick and causes it to beat uncontrolable.

i just hate feeling drained and having to worry wherever i go. hoping the meds. help.

i need to lose weight. that is for sure., i gained maybe more then 60lbs in the past like 4 yrs!! since i moved to las vegas, actuallly! i am originally from long island, new york., while i lived there all my life, i never really felt like i do now., and i did not have the weight issues. i think it would help to drop that weight. for me anyway.,

have any ideas for a good diet? tried most of them., i lose then i gain it back.,

it is really nice to know someone else feels similar. hopefully we can continue to chat online. you seem to be a really nice person., hope your feeling better., sincerely, donna digiacomo., donnalynvegas@yahoo.com can email me there if you like.,

i wish i knew of a miracle diet but i dont. i have stopped eatting red meat, now i eat chicken ALOT of chicken lol, very lean hamburg, and anything made from turkey. but i hae been to start walking, guess its good for both weight lost and the depression. now that i have into the gadget forfront i got myself a mp3 player to walk with....now the next step is to start walking lol. but i haven't been feelin so well lately so i haven't done much of anything

here is my email also

roxyh_05@yahoo.com

good luck

roxy

HI, YEAH I TRY TO EAT ALOT OF CHICKEN TOO. AND TURKEY., NOT BIG ON RED MEATS ANYWAY., SO THATS OKAY., ITS THE BREAD AND ITALIAN FOOD THAT KILLS ME..... LOL

I SMOKE TOO., SOOOOOOOOOO THAT DOESNT HELP., DR. ALSO GAVE ME CHANTEX , IT IS FOR QUITTING SMOKING., HAVE NOT TRIED THAT ONE YET., HAVE TO WORK ON THE DIET FIRST., THEN THE SMOKING.,

WALKING IS GREAT., DR. ALWAYS RECOMMENDS THAT TO ME. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY TO FEEL BETTER., IN THE END., IT ALL IS IN WHAT WE DO AND EAT., TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.. (NOT THAT EAZY)....

WELL, FEEL BETTER., AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO EMAIL ME., WE CAN BE ONLINE FRIENDS., WHAT STATE DO YOU LIVE IN? I AM IN LAS VEGAS,  NV. VIA... LONG ISLAND NY...