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Lowering cholesterol with natural supplements - What is safe?

Posted by pammy6248 @pammy6248, Mar 26, 2025

My girlfriend was telling me about Bergamot natural supplement for lowering cholesterol. Has anyone tried this? I have been on a low dose statin for 3 months and are getting muscel/joint pain. Looking for a natural alternative?? Currently taking Coq10 and red yeast rice as well as other supplements.

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Pam

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catch22plh | @catch22plh | 14 hours ago
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I’m sorry I didn’t seem to get answer regarding strongest ingredient

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gactor | @gactor | 14 hours ago
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Thanks for the link to this study. I've been on a statin for more than 25 years and ezetemibe added about 15 years ago. The combination lowered my total cholesterol from 423 to about 178 and LDL from 250 to around 100. Great decrease but family genes said not good enough, so last year Repatha was added to the mix. Total cholesterol down to 87 and LDL at 17 now.

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@agb , just be careful. The brain NEEDS cholesterol. Too low isn't good, either.

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