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pjc

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isn't that stuff for those who occasionally hallucinate that they see pigs and hear voices??? :confused:
 
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crab bait

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very funny... <br /><br />yeaaaaaaah, i got the blood sludge in a MAJOR way... a real time bomb. but what do you expect from a babyboomer east coast american. geeez, i'm only humanoid.<br /><br />diet's been good.. no red meat. no bad oils ,butters,marg. rarely fried foods. use only olive & grape seed oils since '79<br /><br />blood pressure is always great. dead on 125 o/ 70..<br /><br />3 years ago , everthin' sorta good. i guess, no alarms. last year, test showed total chos. 215 but tryg's.were off da chart !! at 625... normal, 150..<br /><br />hate pills, told doc i'd get it down myself.<br /><br />lost weight 10 lbs. ate grass an seaweed ,only ( ;) ).. no,but even clamped diet down more. and did my voo-doo herb ,omega 3,6,9 , an stuff magic..<br /><br />well, got it checked last week... <br /><br />DID GREAT..!!!!!! i lowered it...<br /><br />chlor.207 an trygs. 530... i lowered it !! but so what..!!! still off the charts.!!<br /><br />so i need divine intervention an medication.<br /><br />it dawn on my the other day. that i'm within a year or so of the same age as my pop when he had his first heart attack... <br /><br />doesn't seem right,, he seemed much older at the time.. hard to imagin' i'm the same age.. WQW..!!
 
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Sorry to hear it crabby.
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<br /><br />Its just genetic. No matter how hard you try, you can only lower it by a very small percentage. Thanks God we have drugs to help.<br /><br />I just hope 'you got that insurance'. That prescription can run over $120 for 60 pills. :eek:
 
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What are the side effects? Some of those drugs they advertise on the tube...the side effects are worse than the problem to begin with. Probably not with Cholesterol, don't want to be messing with the ticker. Especially with heart disease running in your family.
 
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mellowyellow

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assume you have tried lots of Garlic and Onions...<br />a little wine every night can help too.<br />be safe and take the meds, we need our crab around.<br />best of luck,<br />M.Y.
 
FLATHEAD

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Hey crab, Does this mean no more pats or ginos :eek: Well I guess you can still do the mexican place :p
 
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NOSLEEP

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Crabby look after yourself, its probably<br />hereditary. Drink lots of red wine,and do what<br />you have to do.
 
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Mr.Ladyfish

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Hey Crabby, I didn't want to take the pills either. My doc gave me 3 months to lower it. At the time it was about 260 and he said he wanted it below 200. I started cleaning up my act and basically gave up red meat. It went to 240. I went on the pills and it dropped to 180/190 and I'm back eating what I want instead of a steady diet of yard bird. I take Pravachol. They may try different dosages until they get it right but don't sweat it. Do what the Doc says and give yourself a chance to skip the heart attack, they aren't any fun at all.
 
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crab bait

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wow, you guys are as serious as a heart attack ,around here... ;) .. <br /><br />yeah, it just seemed overnite.. one year fine ,next year dyin'.. ;) ( i gotta stop )..<br /><br />yeah, it's expensive.lucky tho, got the best of the best thru the union. 5 buc co-pay for anythin'.. <br /><br />i know , those commericals are funny they're so scary..<br /><br /> SNL did a skit onetime.. med cream for elbow itch. side effects can include dry mouth ,constipation, fever, cold sweats, maylaise, confusion, panic, nitemares were you are running thru hell with demons with chain saws then a hot white flash of lite where you are floating across a lake on a burning viking boat where you reach the other shore,, you will snap back to realility an the itch will be gone..use only as directed..<br /><br /> boy,, ain't it the truth with these drugs now days.. <br /><br />i know side effects are a problem.. but this stuff is the best for trigyls. it's the magic bullet so they say.. nothin' works better for this.. <br /><br />with this is ,, a time released niacin ( B-complex ) taken at bed time .. main side effect is great 'flushing'.. but the deal is .. should be asleep while it's happenin'..if wake up... just ride it out.. hour or two..<br /><br />there's toll free #..called said i can still drink a even get hammered.. just can't drink more then 2 drinks daily.. great news ..fine by me...least i can still get hammered every other day :) <br /><br />yeah, FLAT.. never really ate at PATS or GENO'S since the late '70's... went for the chicken cheese steaks, tho... <br /><br />funny you should bring it up.. cause was just a the mexican restaurant the other sunday.. commin' home from the art museum.. better then ever.. they really have a gold mine there.. good, cheap, an real.. <br /><br />beer man myself .. but can be red wine man easy too..!! what's they side effects for that subscription ..?? :) <br /><br />yeah,M Y,, i sweat out garlic juice.. ;) i ate so much...
 
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CrappieFisherman

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Hey there Dr Crabby, I take Zocor, no side effects that I know of. Ill be going to long island NY by way of a baltimore burb called Jessup MD, is your mexican restaurant between those two places? I love a good Mexican meal!
 
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crabby,<br />looked it up in herself's drug book, it says<br />ADVERSE REACTIONS' Most reactions are dose-dependent.<br />CV: excessive peripheral vasodilation (especially niacin), hypotension, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias.<br />GI: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, possible activation of peptic ulceration, epigastric or substernal pain.<br />The niaspan is listed under niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3) There is other info there as to dosage, action..etc... <br />Thats all I can find for you. (don't ask what them big words mean, I just typed it from the book... :D
 
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crab bait

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gee thanks R N.. that's it..?? that's all the side effects ?? no demons with chain saws.. piece-o-cake.. <br /><br />CRAPPIE,,it's in philly.. 95 north,, broad st exit. go up broad some ,right on passyunk ave .take passyunk (cool street it's the only street i ever seen that has it's own manhole covers of PASSYUNK the indian with full head dress..) to 9 th st.. park at around pat's or geno's famous philly cheese steak sandwiches an the mexican rest. LA LUPE on the other end of block.. <br /><br />do it..!! go for it..!! get a pat's steak to..or geno's ..it's a toss up.. <br /><br />interestin' note.. 9th street is the 'italian market' somethin' to behold a soon to be gone american treasure because of it's old ethnic charm .. <br /><br />it's the street that rocky jogged down in rocky # 1.. where the vendors are gettin' warm around the fires in the 55 gallon drums..<br /><br />it's worth your stop.. i garrentee
 
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CrappieFisherman

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Sounds like an easy find, thanks Crabby! Good luck with the medicines, they let you have mexican without worries<br /> :D
 
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