The first line of defence against high cholesterol is changing one's lifestyle through activities like exercise and healthy eating. However, your doctor could suggest medication if you've made these significant lifestyle changes but your cholesterol levels are still high. Various factors, including your specific risk factors, age, health, and potential drug adverse effects, influence the medicine decision or combination. The chemical your liver needs to produce cholesterol is blocked by statins. As a result, your liver filters the blood of cholesterol. A possible option is an atorvastatin. lovastatin (Altoprev), fluvastatin (Lescol), pitavastatin (Livalo), pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin are a few examples of statins. The cholesterol you consume is absorbed by your small intestine and released into your bloodstream. By preventing dietary cholesterol from being absorbed, the medication ezetimibe (Zetia) lowers blood cholesterol levels.
