Policosanol for cholesterol

[Sober]

has any one had any success with this, i just stumbled on this. it seems there's a fine line between too little and too much. but doesnt have the sides that some prescription statins have.

im assuming bloodwork is needed to achieve some baseline before and after cycle...any input?

regards
sober

 

[BrownUniversity2]

Cholesterol medicines--all of them--are metabolized in the liver and/or kidneys. Being on a cycle already increases the load on your liver, so I would suggest not taking a medicine that will only further increase the load on your liver, but that is up to you.

has any one had any success with this, i just stumbled on this. it seems there's a fine line between too little and too much. but doesnt have the sides that some prescription statins have.

im assuming bloodwork is needed to achieve some baseline before and after cycle...any input?

regards
sober

 

[gjohnson5]

Cholesterol medicines--all of them--are metabolized in the liver and/or kidneys. Being on a cycle already increases the load on your liver, so I would suggest not taking a medicine that will only further increase the load on your liver, but that is up to you.

I would only worry about that unless you liver enzymes reach the worrying point. 150 sgot I've been told by my gastroenterologist to not worry about that. 30000 is another thing entirely.

Secondly niacin is best for increasing HDL. Inositol hexanicotinate (no flush niacin) can be gotten at any GNC , vitamin world or similar supplement store. Start there. monounsaturated fats (flax , macodamia , peanut, olive oil) and fiber will reduce LDL. Polyunsaturated fats can help too but there are issues about quantity with such things as sunflower kernels.

Policosanol is supposed to work as well.

 

[DJ_UFO]

has any one had any success with this, i just stumbled on this. it seems there's a fine line between too little and too much. but doesnt have the sides that some prescription statins have.

im assuming bloodwork is needed to achieve some baseline before and after cycle...any input?

regards
sober

Policosanol is a natural supplement. Its not a medicine. It doesn't have the same side effects. I've seen some studies proving his efectiveness but I don't remember the doses. I think around 40mg per day to be effective but maybe I'm wrong. Do some google search about it.

 

[Mavy]

Secondly niacin is best for increasing HDL. Inositol hexanicotinate (no flush niacin) can be gotten at any GNC , vitamin world or similar supplement store. .

K to you gjohnson. I didnt know this.

I always take Kyolic aged garlic, Udos choice oil blend, and policosanol.

On another note, has anyone ever heard of Choleve? The local health store guy (an actual good health store, not your local GNC) told me that this is the supposedly the latest med out for your lipid levels and is more effective than Policosanol.

"Choleve is a new and exciting product that contains a patent-pending black tea extract and is intended to provide nutritive support for normal cardiovascular health. Regular black tea is produced through a fermentation process of green tea leaves. This fermentation process produces theaflavins. Theaflavins are the actives in black tea that are responsible for black tea's characteristic color and flavor. Theaflavins are also the active components responsible for the product's support of healthy blood lipid levels"

Never heard of this til the other day. Anyone using it? I may give it a shot on next cycle. Since my cycles tend to be more anabolic than anything, I want to take supps for my lipids.

Mavy

 

[Gel2]

Niacin is best for increasing HDL.

Not compared to Policosanol it isn't

See my post here:

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=354288

 

[junk]

Search for my posts on Policosanol. detailed LDL and HDL done before and after several months of usage of my mom taking it. basically it did absolutly SHIT to lower her LDL and increase her HDL. It also did nothing to help me while on cycle of var, my hdl reached single digit and ldl sky rocketed. In my experience Policosanol is crap.

JUNK

 

[gjohnson5]

Not compared to Policosanol it isn't

See my post here:

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=354288

When I get back from Cincinnati, I'll post my last blood test. I got my hdl from 18 to 45 using no flush niacin. ..

What you may not know is that cardiologists prescribe niacin to people with cronically low HDl. The drug is called niaspan. The flushing makes it not as good as no flush niacin. Infact I read on webmd or one of those sights that no flush niacin is even better then niaspan for HDL.

Hope that helps

 

[gjohnson5]

Actually I just did another lipid panel. I took policosanol for about a month before this test with no flush niacin and here's the deal. The normal range is to the right

triglycerides = 102 mg/dl 0-149
total cholesterol = 215 mg/dl 0-199
hdl = 51.9 mg/dl 40-100
ldl = 143 mg/dl 0-129

Based on the last test policosanol did nothing to lower ldl but did raise hdl from 45 to 51.9 So policosanol did have some merit in my case. Since total cholesterol and ldl are on the high side , my doctor will do another one.

 

[geoboy]

Actually I just did another lipid panel. I took policosanol for about a month before this test with no flush niacin and here's the deal. .................................

Based on the last test policosanol did nothing to lower ldl but did raise hdl from 45 to 51.9 So policosanol did have some merit in my case.

are u saying that you had been taking the niacin all along, and that your HDL improved since adding policosanol?

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