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Familial hypercholesterolemia
Since my 30s lipid profile ldl is always raised between ldl ranging between 130 to 150.Reg family everyone has raised ldls (normal hdl and normal triglycerides)but no heart events .Doctor has kept me on statins but was having muscle pains.When we stop statins ldl levels going back to same.Tried homeopathy for 2 years medication like chelidonium, cholesterinum and few other remedies were given but nothing helped.Instead of statins is there cure in homeo to reduce ldl?Also i am in normal BMI range and I do exercise daily and also maintain good diet.
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Take proper consultation with dietary changes it will be returned within the range again.
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Homoeopathic constitutional medicine is best effective for your complaints.
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The lipid pattern described is suggestive of familial hypercholesterolemia, especially when multiple family members have elevated LDL despite normal HDL, triglycerides, healthy BMI, and regular exercise. Consult a cardiologist or lipid specialist every now and then. You can take homeopathy along with that
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Continue regular exercise, maintain a heart-healthy diet, avoid smoking, and monitor lipid levels periodically.
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Proper selection of medicine by taking history is required
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Sometimes even after following proper diet and regimen, due to family history, this can happen. Homeopathy has great medicines to block this tendency and help you with cure. Kindly connect with me for a one to one conversation
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completely stop oily and fried foods from your diet
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Lipid profile is sometimes very misleading. Plus starting statins is not what I would prefer or suggest.
First option is rigid diet and regime to improve it.
Natural options to contribute it.
But as you have a strong family history, you need antimiasmatic treatment.
Consult online for proper homoeopathic treatment.
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Hello Practo User, use homoeopathic medications for your problem to get Instant and effective results.Its Curable, no need to worry about. Homoeopathic medicines plays Excellent role to treat Such problems in a hollistic way without any side effect.I suggest you to message me your complete history in private chat with all reports & details & Consult Online through Practo. I will guide you for holistic & effective Results with homoeopathy ! Take care !! Best Regards:)
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Familial tendency for mildly elevated LDL can occur even with a good diet and normal BMI. Since you are already maintaining a healthy lifestyle and exercise, that itself is very important. In homoeopathy, treatment is not based only on lipid values but on the individual susceptibility, constitution, family tendency, mental and physical generals. Every person reacts differently to disease, and medicines are selected according to the patient as a whole rather than treating only cholesterol numbers.
However, it is also important to understand that familial hypercholesterolemia has a strong genetic basis. Homoeopathy may help in improving overall health and susceptibility in some individuals, but there is no guaranteed proven replacement for statins in reducing cardiovascular risk. Since you developed muscle pains with statins, discussing alternative doses or medicines with your physician may help.
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Consult a cardiologist/lipid specialist for detailed cardiovascular risk assessment and regular lipid monitoring. A proper homoeopathic constitutional case-taking can also be considered if you wish to explore supportive treatment based on individualisation.
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Continue exercise, adequate sleep, stress management and fiber-rich diet. Avoid stopping prescribed medicines suddenly without medical advice. Long-term management and regular follow-up are important in familial lipid disorders even when symptoms are absent.
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I can understand your concern. You are maintaining good lifestyle habits, exercising regularly, keeping normal BMI, following diet restrictions, and still LDL remains elevated due to strong family tendency. This situation is commonly seen in hereditary or familial lipid metabolism patterns, where despite discipline, cholesterol levels tend to remain persistently high.
At the same time, muscle pains with statins are also a genuine issue in some patients and should not be ignored, especially when long-term medication is advised at a young age like 34 years.
One important thing in your case is:
⢠HDL and triglycerides are normal
⢠No family history of heart events mentioned
⢠You are physically active and maintaining good health habits
This means overall cardiovascular risk assessment becomes very important rather than looking only at LDL numbers in isolation.
Regarding homeopathy â many patients try only organ remedies like Chelidonium, Cholesterinum, Crataegus, etc. for cholesterol reduction alone and naturally feel disappointed when there is no major change. In classical individualized homeopathy, treatment is not based only on LDL value but on:
⢠Genetic tendency
⢠Liver metabolism
⢠Family history
⢠Stress pattern
⢠Body constitution
⢠Digestive function
⢠Sleep and energy levels
⢠Associated metabolic tendencies
In some patients, with proper constitutional treatment, we do see gradual improvement in lipid metabolism, inflammation markers, digestion, energy, and reduction in dependency on medicines over time. However, I would also honestly say that hereditary LDL elevations usually require long-term monitoring, and treatment goals should focus not only on reducing numbers but also on improving overall cardiovascular health and preventing future complications safely.
Before deciding whether statins can be reduced or avoided completely, I usually advise evaluating:
⢠Complete lipid profile
⢠ApoB / Lipoprotein(a) if possible
⢠Liver function
⢠Vitamin D & B12 (sometimes linked with muscle pains)
⢠hs-CRP / inflammatory markers
⢠Family cardiac history in detail
⢠Stress and sleep profile
Many times, correcting metabolic imbalance and constitutional susceptibility helps patients feel healthier overall even when they have struggled for years.
Since you are from Hyderabad, online consultation is also possible. You can share your previous lipid reports, current medications, family history, and symptoms in detail for proper assessment and individualized guidance regarding whether homeopathic treatment may help in your specific case.
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It needs to be treated in a holistic approach for complete recovery.
Just taking any medicines will not be helpful.
It should be a combination of medicines exercise and diet.
It can be well treated with homeopathic medicine effectively and without any side effects.
You need an expert Homeopathic physician who is a good nutritionist.
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I have been working as a Homeopathic doctor for the last 17 years of experience. We have good experience in treating patients with raised cholesterol. Results are good.
You can contact me through an online appointment for further assistance.
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Kindly take a proper consultation so that we can take detail assessment.
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The ldl levels or for that matter any reports must be correlated clinically. There are many manipulations in the reports to put patients on unwanted medications. You should be careful in that regard. As far as high levels of lipid profile... you should change the diet, routine and regimen. If it does not help then you can definitely look for a treatment.
When it comes to homoeopathy most of the patients do not take it seriously or prefer to take it over the counter or from internet search. Which is more harmful then helpful. I suggest taking proper homoeopathic treatment based on detailed case study. You can consult me online.
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You can consult on 916702500one will definately help you with this
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Stressful life nd out side food rich fat food etc the cause for high ldl or other colesterol you have range and some time issue..take TMT report for checkup strength of heart...homeopathy help but with lifestyle it's matter and the taken ur medicin not help you have to consult homeopath
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Don't b panic you are in gd helath just avoid stress and reguler exercise..
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every 6 month report and regular chekup bp
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Yes it can be easily treated with homoepathic treatment
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A homoeopathic treatment will give you best results naturally
You can easily take an online consultation for personalised treatment Or click on the calling option over my profile on Practo
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This is the life style disease. It can be well treated by Homoeopathy with holistic approach.
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Hello practo user
Yes there are Homeopathic medicines that can help in managing LDL levels without taking any Statin medicines depending upon your symptoms and strongly show fluctuations in blood pressure as well. Need to take your entire medical case history.
You can consult me online via practo or on 787781821 five.
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In your case, raised LDL seems to have a strong familial/genetic tendency, especially since multiple family members have similar LDL levels despite normal HDL, normal triglycerides, normal BMI, good diet, and regular exercise.
Homoeopathy can help improve overall metabolism, liver function, digestion, stress patterns, and constitutional tendencies, but I would like to be very honest: there is no guaranteed âdirect cureâ in homoeopathy that can reliably bring genetically raised LDL down in every patient, especially when it has remained persistently high despite 2 years of treatment.
Medicines like Chelidonium or Cholesterinum are commonly used, but LDL management in homoeopathy should not be based only on the lipid number. A proper constitutional assessment is needed, including family history, liver function, thyroid profile, insulin resistance, lifestyle, sleep, stress, food patterns, and overall health tendency.
From a homoeopathic perspective, we can support you constitutionally and monitor lipid levels over time.
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Since you had muscle pain with statins, please discuss with your cardiologist/physician about alternatives such as changing the statin dose, trying a different statin, alternate-day dosing, or non-statin lipid-lowering options. Do not stop prescribed medicines without medical supervision.
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The safer approach is an integrative one: continue lifestyle discipline, assess cardiovascular risk properly, and use homoeopathy as supportive treatment where appropriate.
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Yes there are medicines for hypercholestrolemia. Consult online or on eight nine nine nine one zero eight two eight seven
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-Yes it can be permanently cured with Homeopathy treatment.
-Very effective medicines are there in Homeopathic.
-With my treatment of 1.5 months you will get permanent relief.
-Will prescribe the complete treatment.
-You can consult me now through online. Warm Regards
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It is somewhat tendancy of indians to naturally get cholesterol after 30's acc to stats , due to our lifestyle , maybe cholestrinum and chelidonium are not suiting you for your personality .
A detailed case taking is required in your case , considering your physical and mental and general health and symptoms so the exact remedy is prescribed to you
Consult in details .
You dont need 2 yrs to see results
Just take treatment for 2 months
You will see visible results
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Also do add kalmegh Q and carduus Q
Doses 10 drop tds
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Dr. Sayyed Atiya Fatema
Homoeopath
20 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Do not take specific medicines rather go for classical homeopathy prescription.
I can help you with that as I only follow classical homeopathy.. consult me for further clarification.
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu
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4 yrs exp
Mayurbhanj
Feel free to consult. We will go thoroughly your case . Avoid oil ,ghee , fast food .
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Cholesterol levels can be maintained with Homeopathy, need a proper case taking instead of specific medicines.
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contact for online consultation, medicine can be couriered. nine eight six nine double one three four three four.
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Dr. Manisha
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9 yrs exp
Chennai
In ur case a proper case taking has to b done,for that u have to connect with me on practo.. thankyou
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Dr. Srishty Tyagi
Homoeopath
2 yrs exp
Saharanpur
Long term use of statins can cause myalgia, digestive issues, sleep disturbance, headaches and skin reactions, and also some rare risks.
Taking Homoeopathic medicines vaguely will not help. You need to go through complete case details session so that I can come up with your right constitutional medicine that will cure the root cause which is raising your ldl.
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Meanwhile, you can Manage your condition by lowering your dosage or adjusting it every other day to reduce the side effects.
You can use Coenzyme Q10( if you are not ALLERGIC to) in minimum dosage. It is a health supplement. But remember Health suppliments can aid, and they are not permanent cure.
You can discontinue this if you feel any side effects.
You can reach out to me for homoeopathic treatment.
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Dr. Jyoti Sharma
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12 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult online through practo more detail is required Homoepathic works on whole personality so detail history is required
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