Cholesterol Medicines

What are the risks associated with cholesterol medication?

Despite the encouraging results of tests related to medicine that lower the cholesterol levels, there is still doubt about the safety. There are two types of medication for cholesterol: herbal and manufactured. People use different methods to keep their cholesterol levels check, some believe in the safest traditional ways like dieting and exercise, while others use modern alternatives like consuming pills.

Extracts from natural herbs such as Policosanol, Guggulipid and green tea have some medicinal values which will help us to keep our cholesterol level low. Even if they are good at lowering cholesterol levels, are they safe to use? Fortunately they are for many people and they're used them all over the world. Most people assume that medicines do not cause side-effects, but those supplements made in a laboratory have serious side-effects.

Niacin, a common synthetic B vitamin, has been used very successfully in combating high cholesterol. Be forewarned, however, that when using it, side effects may occur.

Indigestion, nausea, diarrhea, liver inflammation, and an increased effect on high blood pressure medication are among the side-effects. Another side effect that occurs frequently with a large dose of niacin; it leads to a wider opening of blood vessels causing the skin to flush or a hot feeling. Physicians worry about patients who accidentally mix the dangerous combination of niacin and Statin, another medicine which lowers cholesterol, together which could be fatal.  This can be especially dangerous when patients in an attempt to lower their cholesterol quicker, combine and consume the two medications not understanding that this is a potentially fatal combination.

Cholesterol supplements have several other unpleasant side effects, such as muscle cramps and pain. If these life threatening side effects are observed, discontinue the medication immediately if he values his life.

Most medications have side effects but work better when supervised by a doctor or physician. The otherless risky options to reduce cholesterol levels are diet and exercise.