Do any of you who have had anxiety/panic disorder/depression take a statin drug like Zocor?  Did it make the anxiety return or make it worse?  My  last cholesterol reading was 262--the first time it was that high.  I'd like to think the doctor would let me try diet & exercise first, but in light of the news that doctors are being urged to put more people on cholesterol reducing drugs, I wonder whether he'll want me to take them too.  (Guess I sound kind of paranoid, don't I?  So many health problems lately...I feel overwhelmed  and frustrated.  Sure could use some encouragement.)

I had no anxiety or depression from Zocor.   I had problems with leg cramps and loss of libido with it which resolved when I quit it.  You may have no problems with it.

You could halve the dose in combination with good diet.  I found it didn't lower it as much but did put me in the right range when I did that as well.

Good luck.

I had no anxiety or depression from Zocor.   I had problems with leg cramps and loss of libido with it which resolved when I quit it.  You may have no problems with it.

You could halve the dose in combination with good diet.  I found it didn't lower it as much but did put me in the right range when I did that as well.

Good luck.

I've been on Lipitor for a year and go in the 24th for my lipid profile, too.  I couldn't tell if it made my anxiety worse, but i've read postings of horror stories about how it can ruin your kidneys and liver.  I'm hoping my triglycerides are low enough that the doc will take me off of it. I do know that both anxiety, and menopause can elevate cholesterol, so my thinking is once I get through this madness and my anxiety goes down.....maybe my cholesterol will also.

Here's hoping we both have good readings tomorrow!Keep us posted.  :)

Also, Sugarbusters is a GREAT book.  It will provide you with valuable info.

(Edited by Maniac at 6:38 pm on May 27, 2001)

Then, I learned about Revival. The cholesterol figures are on the page about Revival. After about 7-8 months on the Revival, my doctor couldn't believe how my cholesterol had come down. He asked me what I had done. I had no idea that the large doses of soy protein and isoflavones would have that impact on my cholesterol. I started taking it more for the perimenopause symptoms than anything else. I told him that was the only thing I had changed in the past 8 months. My total cholesterol had shot up to about 300 and I had never had a cholesterol problem before in my life. My mother told me her cholesterol had gone up to nearly 400 during menopause. The doctor told me his patients using Lipitor hadn't done as well as I had. That's when I discovered how large doses of the soy protein combined with the isoflavones have an impact on cholesterol -- and since it's been documented by the FDA. I haven't missed a day of using my soy in three years.

Exercise is also very helpful in reducing cholesterol and triglyceride levels. My triglycerides had gone to 299. After the 7-8 months on Revival, they went down to 69. I would recommend to any woman having cholesterol problems to first try natural methods of lowering it before taking the medication.

Stress can also raise your cholesterol levels and, of course, being overweight -- and certain medications as well. Some people's cholesterol goes up from taking Xanax and other relaxants.

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