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High cholestrol
My total cholestrol found 248 . LDL is 175 .TRI is 135 and HDL is 45.5 . doctor prescribe me atormac 10 mg tablet at morning after breakfast . Is this a right time at morning to take atormac . and is there any side effect of this medicine .i m suddenly felling a joint pain at my both legs after using atormac for one month .doctor said there is no side effect of this tablet . My weight is only 53 kg . Hight is 5 feet 2 inch . I m a thin boy only 33 years old . So plg give me a good advice .
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Dr. Himanshu Yadav
Cardiologist
15 yrs exp
Agra
This is familial hypercholesterolemia.. you need to take medicines life long
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Dr. K.Roshan Rao
Cardiologist
21 yrs exp
Indore
U don’t have any risk factor like DM and heart disease in your family
At present you meet a dietician and start diet control cut fats and sugars in your diet and repeat lipid profile after 6 months and see
If u start taking pills at this young age u need to take it for another 50 years
Please start a healthy life style before embarking on statins
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