I'm sorry I meant how much did your numbers

I'm reorganizing all my files right now, and I can't find the chart where I kept track of all that. I think my total cholesterol went down to 200 (still a high number), but my good cholesterol went way up. The most dramatic was my very high triglycerides settled down well into normal territory. I've had no side effects. I took two 500 mg capsules 30 minutes before breakfast for a month, then one capsule daily. You can read comments on Amazon how other people take it. There is a very good book out written by Bowden and Sinatra (a nutritionist and a cardiologist) with the unfortunate title THE GREAT CHOLESTEROL MYTH. I call it unfortunate because it's sounds so sensational that some people don't take it seriously, but it cites hundreds of clinical studies that support their statements. There is a new edition out that includes all the bergamot studies. My doctors still test my cholesterol, but the only number I pay attention to is triglycerides. The studies they cite show that women should never take statins, and they are only helpful for middle-aged men who have had a heart attack.