My cholesterol level is 295 and triglycerides is 1035, is it true that i will be in meds for life?

i am 29 years old and my doctor said i will be in meds forever. is it possible for me to lower my triglycerides back to normal(150 at least)?or is there no hope for me?

i am 5'6, 140lbs.

My wife's cholesterol was 305 and she did not want to take prescription drugs. I worked with her on her diet and just as important supplements.

After 3 months her cholesterol was 250. She will have it checked in about a month and I expect it to be below 225.

Mine was 268 and after 3 months it was 199 without meds.

I suggest purchasing some books on diet (not diets) and nutrition and educate yourself as I did.

If your high levels are due to poor nutrition then I can help.

Eat only whole grain foods, whole vegetables and whole fruit.

Very important, read nutrition labels and try not to buy anything that has more than 1 gram sugar per serving. Also only purchase foods that have at least 3 grams of fiber per serving.

Buy some Wheat Germ and add it to everything. I even put it on ice cream and never knew it was there.

Stop the starches! Potatoes, corn, white rice, white bread, candy, cookies, cakes, pies and pastries.

Carrots have a lot of sugar in them so eat them in moderation.

Eat foods that have monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) in them such as olive oil and nuts. These help lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good just as a high fiber diet will do.

All these things will help, but I believe a supplement that we took played a huge part and my doctor was so impressed he suggested that I continue to take it.

The product is Cholestsure and is available online only at this time. No, I am not a sales rep or in any way associated. I originally found the product on Consumer Reports/Health.com. My wife and I take 4 capsules per day. I have provided a link below to a site that has the best price and free shipping.

I hope you get your health under control.

Wow, yes, you just might be on meds for the rest of your life. You need to take your meds as ordered and listen to what your doctor tells you to do. If you're overweight and want to live past 40, you need to lose weight. If you don't already, you need to exercise- walk, bike, swim, run, do some sort of cardio exercise. You need to eat healthy- no eggs- the yolks are very high in cholesterol, and watch oils. Read food labels to see cholesterol counts in foods.

High cholesterol is a big contributing factor in heart attacks and strokes. You need to fight to get those levels down.

Yes, there is hope, First, listen to your doctor and start the meds. However, there are things you can do besides medication and, if you do them all, you just might be able to lower your numbers enough that you and your doctor can revisit the medication issue. First, loose weight if you need to loose any and get daily exercise. That will help some. Do NOT cut all fat or cholesterol out of your diet. Your body needs cholesterol (not as much as you have) and if you cut too much out your system will respond by making more. Also, if you cut out too much fat you may cut out good fats that give your body many nutrients and help to lower cholesterol, as well as fat that raises bad cholesterol. Read this article http://www.ehow.com/how_4792656_control-... and then read parts 2, 3, and 4 of that same series. They are fairly quick to read but will tell you exactly what to eat or not eat in the way of fats, fiber, sugar and other carbs in order to get your numbers down.

depends on your diagnosis, you should ask your doc for that question

Maybe you have a really common genetic dz that affect 1/500 americans: Familial Type 2a hypercholesterolimia

or a rare one, Type 1 hypertriglyceridemia, you would be on Gemfibrozil.

or your eating habits are extremely bad, you could definitly lower those values with a good diet

or something else, but listen to your doctor for sure and do what he says, because those values are sky high