Treatment to lower high cholesterol can be done with different types of medications that should be received by your doctor. Medications used as the first line are usually statins, however, in specific cases such as those where the individual does not tolerate these medications, for example, the doctor might consider using bile acid or nicotinic trappers.
Situations in which your doctor may consider combining the types of medications to achieve the best results occur mainly in cases where LDL levels are very high when there is a high cardiovascular risk.
Some bad drugs used to lower cholesterol include
Simvastatin (Vytorin, Zintrepid, Pisatin-HC, Pulsar, Zocor, Zorced)
Atorvastatin (Lipitor, Thoreva, Blodivit, Eturion, Thoreva, Vascol, Colmibe, Lipox, Bacat, Atorlip, Liparex, Odivitor)
Rosuvastatin (Crestor, Sinacem, Robotek, Rosvel, Rosuvina, RovartalNF, Rosuvast)
Levastatin (Levacol, Liposcler, Altoprev)
Pravastatin (Novina, Piflaxan, Glycosar, Pravafenix, Mavitina)
Fluvastatin (Lescol)
Pitavastatin (Livalo, Redevant, Livazo)
Cholesterol absorption inhibitors
Ezetimibe
In addition to these medications, it’s important to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet, regular physical activity, weight loss, avoiding alcohol consumption, and reducing cigarette use, these changes help increase HDL cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol.
Natural remedies may be indicated to control blood cholesterol levels, but they should also be used under medical supervision and according to the label of each medicine.
Some foods, plants or natural supplements that can be used to lower cholesterol include:
In addition to cholesterol-lowering medications or supplements, it is also important to prepare healthy foods, increasing your consumption of fruits and vegetables and significantly reducing your consumption of fatty and fried foods. You must diet to lower cholesterol.
Learn more about high cholesterol diets in the video below: