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By sandia1947 | Apr 16, 2010

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Medications for high chlorestrol

Can medications to lower high chlorestorol damage your liver, I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease now and I am afraid to take statin drugs. How important is my concern. Simvastatin is one in particular. Thank you Sandy

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alleycat2

Apr 16, 2010

To: Sandia1947

Genneraly if you no muscle pain problems they have you take a liver test every three months to make sure everything is fine. Different statins work differently on different people. You may have to try different ones. They do work.

ed34

Apr 16, 2010

To: alleycat2

I had a blood test three years ago when I started to take them, never had one for the Liver since then. Do you think I should organise one? I've obviously had cholesterol blood tests, but nothing else.

twopack

Apr 17, 2010

To: sandia1947 and ed34

In answer to your questions....YES

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