People who are sick are generally averse to taking medicine, just like drunk people who insist on saying that they are not drunk. Even if the doctor prescribes medicine for them and warns them, the patient will have his own ideas. But controlling blood lipids is not as simple as everyone thinks. You don't just eat a little when you think about it, and break it in half if you feel it is too much. If you don't take medicine according to the regulations, you may regret it.
Let me tell you three cases, which are thought-provoking
44-year-old man: "I don't feel sick, so I won't eat."
Mr. Huang had a lot of yellow fleshy bumps on his face. When he went to the hospital, he found that his blood lipids were a bit high. , the doctor was going to prescribe him medicine, but Mr. Huang said that he had no symptoms and did not plan to take it. The doctor was helpless. After returning home, Mr. Huang continued to eat and drink as usual, often drinking and having fun with his friends.
Afterwards, his family asked him to check his blood lipids again, but Mr. Huang also refused. He said that he felt fine and did not need to check. Just like this, half a year later, he went to the hospital because of frequent headaches. The doctor found through ultrasound that there were multiple plaques in his carotid arteries. Ask him if he doesn't usually take medicine? Mr. Huang was stunned for a moment and regretted not paying attention to it.
62-year-old Uncle Qian: "Just take medicine, no dietary restrictions are necessary."
Uncle Qian found that his triglycerides were high during a community inspection. The doctor suggested that he control his diet after returning home, improve his diet structure, and not eat too many nutritious foods. Regarding food, Uncle Qian agreed in front of the doctor, but as soon as he walked out of the clinic, he told his wife that he had no dietary restrictions.
He believes that as you get older, you should follow your temper and be happy. However, triglycerides will be affected by poor diet. In other words, it is actually relatively easy to control. If you can manage your mouth and reduce fat and calorie intake , it will come down soon.
It was not until later that a reexamination found that the stenosis of the blood vessel had progressed from 50% to 70%. Uncle Qian became scared and made up his mind to quit eating big fish, meat, animal fats, offal and other foods. In fact, in addition to diet, obese patients should also increase exercise, because exercise can speed up blood lipid metabolism and achieve better results.
38-year-old Mr. Sun: "I am so young, I just need to take half of the medicine."
Mr. Sun broke open the capsule and poured out half of the granules inside. His wife asked her why she did this. He said that he was still young and took too much medicine. If you don't want to hurt your health, just eat half of it. After that, every time he took medicine, Mr. Sun only took half of it.
After a reexamination three months later, Mr. Sun thought his blood lipids had dropped, but the doctor said that instead of falling, had risen to . I still took at least half of the medicine, so why was there no effect at all?
Because only maintains the blood drug concentration , blood lipids can be reduced. However, after reducing the drug, the blood drug concentration never meets the requirements, and the blood lipids naturally cannot be reduced. Mr. Sun secretly took selfies of his thighs, which was like eating for nothing in the past three months.
The above three cases tell us that there are many details to pay attention to when taking medicine. If you do not follow the requirements, you may not be able to control your blood lipids, and you will be wasting your money. According to the blood lipid prevention and treatment guidelines, blood lipids can be measured after the age of 20, and should be checked at least once every 45 years. After the age of 40, it is best to maintain the frequency of measuring every year, and further shorten the frequency for high-risk groups.
Lipid lowering is a long-term undertaking and cannot be based on short-term gains. Lowering blood lipids is not the end of the story. We also need to be careful about plaques and reduce cardiovascular risks . If patients reduce the dosage casually or have other irregular medication behaviors, not only It will increase your own risks and prolong the lipid-lowering cycle.
Elderly people who are worried about kidney damage can consult a doctor for a liver damage assessment. If they are still healthy and can do regular reviews, then there is no need to worry too much.
Lipid-lowering with drugs is the main focus, but at the same time, other "partners" are also needed to assist, that is, quit smoking, quit drinking, low-fat diet, , exercise, eat more whole grains, etc. With a healthy life as a backer, cardiovascular disease will be healthier.
My blood fat is high, can I take health care products to adjust it?
Many middle-aged and elderly patients favor health care products for three reasons: has no adverse reactions, can lower blood lipids, and can clear blood vessels. If you ask them, are they true? They are also not sure. Most of them have seen it from the publicity, or have friends around them who are taking it, and some elderly people are ready to stop lipid-lowering drugs.
Some health care products contain many natural ingredients and look more like food, but no one knows whether these health care products can achieve the effect. It is not clear . Patients should not take risks casually. Even if there is an effect, it may be very weak. It is not as good as Improve your diet and eat healthily at a cheaper price.
For high-risk patients, the effects of taking health supplements are too slow and the risks are relatively high, so it is better not to take them for a long time.
People who take statin drugs for a long time should remember to review three aspects
namely blood sugar, blood lipids and liver function.
Taking medicine is to lower blood lipids. This is our first purpose, so we must check the results after a period of time to see if the blood lipids have dropped. If not, we must change the medication plan in time. If there are high-risk factors, the results will be reduced after taking medicine. Without re-examination, if the lipid-lowering effect is not good, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents may easily occur.
Taking medicine for a long time may have an impact on blood sugar, so it is necessary to monitor blood sugar, especially those with diabetes, should pay more attention to blood sugar changes. However, you don’t need to worry too much. Generally, the probability of blood sugar rising is not high when taking low to medium doses.
If you take the medicine continuously for a month, you should check your liver function. Don't worry if it rises slightly, but if it rises to more than 3 times the standard, you should not continue taking it.
Waste is produced every day in daily life, and so are our blood vessels. When we are young, we have good metabolism and are not prone to lipid retention. However, when we get old or have chronic diseases, our blood vessels will gradually become congested. At this time, we need to use drugs, but Taking medicine is not just a matter of one's will. Only when you take medicine according to requirements can you see the effect.
Reference:
[1] Long-term use of lipid-lowering drugs You can’t just stop when you say it.Xiamen Daily.2021-02-07
[2] Drugs are used to lower lipids. Don’t fall into these misunderstandings!·100% popular science.2018-05-28
[3] People with high blood lipids take lipid-lowering drugs There will be three misunderstandings, and the consequences will be serious if they are not improved·China Daily website.2019-10-11
