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Cholesterol LDL & Platelets

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3 years 10 months ago - 3 years 10 months ago #71920 by delta809
Cholesterol LDL & Platelets was created by delta809
Has anyone tried Pantethine (produced from vitamin B5) to help lower bad cholesterol? Or tried anything else besides statins?

Recently, my lipid panel test results showed very high LDL (over 200). Haven’t been very active since the pandemic started and haven’t had the best diet so assuming that has something to do with it. I would prefer not to take statins. I started exercising again and changed my diet.
Heard about Pantethine which seems to lower LDL and have effects similar to prednisone. Potential side effect is that it lowers platelet aggregation but noticed that various supplements and even foods do as well.
Also, very curious if true that Pantethine has effects similar to prednisone, would it have positive effect on platelets.

I’m still on Promacta. Been on it for almost 8 years. 25mg keeps my counts around 50-60k.
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3 years 3 months ago #72410 by paulferi
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Studies have shown a positive correlation between levels of Non-HDL C (like LDL) and platelet count. In fact, high Non-HDL C produces thrombocytosis (too many platelets) in mice. Right now I'm actually trying to increase my LDL intake to see if it helps my platelet count.

If you want to lower your LDL, you should try Moducare Sterinol, a combination of plant sterols, it is recommended in the supplements section of PDSA as benefiting platelets and also reducing LDL.  www.pdsa.org/vitamins-supplements.html
Take care!
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3 years 3 months ago #72411 by mrsb04
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paulferi
Can you post  some references for the studies please 
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3 years 3 months ago #72412 by paulferi
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520350690
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841038/
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3 years 3 months ago #72419 by MelA
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No I will not purposely increase my LDL - heart attack would not be something I would strive for, or a stent or 2, or a bypass or 4.
"Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD
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3 years 3 months ago #72422 by delta809
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Thanks all!
I was able to drop my LDL significantly within a couple of months by returning to a more healthy diet. Also cut out red meat and less animal protein and exercising again. No statins needed says doc.
I did try the pantethine briefly but it made me feel uneasy and jittery.
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3 years 3 months ago #72423 by MelA
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And you did it right delta809 - good for you!!  
Another thing to watch is the sat fat in food - that's what I watch. 
"Instead of wasting your time worrying about symptoms, just get it checked out" -Nieca Goldberg, MD
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3 years 3 months ago - 3 years 3 months ago #72428 by mrsb04
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I have a healthy diet, mainly plant based with the odd bit of dairy and fish twice a week. I rarely eating red meat  and was gutted to discover my Lipid levels were elevated after a routine test at GPs.

Having had a long discussion with the GP practice pharmacist the cause of my dyslipidaemia  has been determined as 8 years of Prednisolone so I am now taking statins which are working. Annoyingly the damage is irreversible so I'm stuck on statins for life. 
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3 years 3 months ago #72434 by delta809
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Prednisone is awful stuff. After being on it and also dexamethesone years ago I still have lingering gastro issues to this day.
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