Starting Atorvastin

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Starting Atorvastin

Asked for Male, 35 Years

Wt:61kg, Ht: 171cm. Since last one year my cholesterol levels are high. The recent are:: TC: 231, Tg: 194, LDL: 151, HDL: 43 and VLDL: 36. My doc recommended to start Atorvastin 20mg. Should I start the medicine? Once started it can be discontinued? My recent stress echo is normal.

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Dr. Sanjib K Sahu Cardiologist 27 yrs exp Hyderabad Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sanjib K Sahu

Cardiologist 27 yrs exp Hyderabad

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Cholesterol is high. So you should start medicine along with diet & exercise.

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