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High Cholesterol Report

Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, occurs when there is too much cholesterol in the blood.


What we've learned from patients who report High Cholesterol

Symptom severities

Severe
 34
Moderate
 91
Mild
 163
None
 94

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating High Cholesterol

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating High Cholesterol
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Simvastatin 329   Simvastatin: 114%
Lipitor 238   Lipitor: 83%
Crestor 132   Crestor: 46%
Zocor 101   Zocor: 35%
Pravastatin 95   Pravastatin: 33%
Omega 3 Fish Oil 70   Omega 3 Fish Oil: 24%
Lovastatin 53   Lovastatin: 18%
Vytorin 46   Vytorin: 16%
Zetia 34   Zetia: 12%
Tricor 24   Tricor: 8%
Lovaza 23   Lovaza: 8%
Fish Oil 21   Fish Oil: 7%
Blood test 18   Blood test: 6%
Pravachol 16   Pravachol: 6%
Niaspan 14   Niaspan: 5%
Red Yeast Rice Extract 13   Red Yeast Rice Extract: 5%
Niaspan ER 10   Niaspan ER: 3%
Fenofibrate 9   Fenofibrate: 3%
Atorvastatin 9   Atorvastatin: 3%
Flaxseed Oil 8   Flaxseed Oil: 3%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 7   Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2%
Niacin Flush 5   Niacin Flush: 2%
Lisinopril 4   Lisinopril: 1%
Welchol 4   Welchol: 1%
Caduet 3   Caduet: 1%
Salmon Oil 3   Salmon Oil: 1%
CholestOff 3   CholestOff: 1%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids 3   Omega 3 Fatty Acids: 1%
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid 3   DHA Docosahexaenoic acid: 1%
Red Yeast Rice 3   Red Yeast Rice: 1%

Report created on February 11, 2012.