What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?
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- High cholesterol leads to premature blockages in the heart arteries, heart attacks and strokes. But how do you know if you have high cholesterol? What are the symptoms? The answer is that the majority of people have no symptoms at all until they have a heart attack or a stroke! High cholesterol works in the background causing atherosclerosis, slowly furring up the arteries all over the body. The only way to know if you have it is to get a blood cholesterol check by your doctor.
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You answered my question… There are no symptoms until you have a heart attack or stroke! Thank you
Very clear explanation! thanks
Excellent suggestion
Thanks for explaining.
Hi Lorna, no problem. Please let me know if there are any other issues you would like to see a video on. Thanks, mike
Short and clear expalnation. Thank You!
Hello Doctor, what does "Pure Hypercholesterolemia" mean? I saw this in blood test.
Hi Jack, it is not a commonly used term, but it is used sometimes when people have a genetic cholesterol disorder. Best to check with your doctor. Mike
Thanks doctor .
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Thank you doctor
No problem Luisa, glad to be of help. If you have any other videos you would like me to make, just let me know!
Foggy sight and extreme tiredness can be a symptom
Hi Vicos, if your high cholesterol is already causing problems with arterial disease then potentially it could cause foggy eyesight. Glad you got it picked up.
What if your normally bind and lazy like me ? 😭😭I’m only 17
@@keymythic6362 if you are concerned about high cholesterol take a blood test , it doesn't cost much or its for free. Try to overcome lazyness couse lot of time is wasted.💪
Oh really! I just found out I have high cholesterol. I am 37. I have both foggy, blurry sight and always tired and fatigued
@@DeviGomez
Do you have any symptoms, if yes, what are the symptoms and how did you find out that you've it?
Plz help me ,I need to know symptoms of chrostrol , & causative agent
As a cardiologist are you able to give more info on familiaral cholesterol…would you recommend having a coronary calcium scan b4 taking any drugs? As an aside, I lived in Singapore for 5 years….miss the life there!
Hi Lucy, familial hyper cholesterolemia can cause cad at a young age. Often there is no calcium present but extensive plaque disease. Sometimes doing a full ct coronary angiogram is a better option in these patients. Most patients with FH require lifelong cholesterol lowering with medication.
I love it in Singapore too!
@@DrMikeMacDonald thank you....your answer would imply that diet cannot alter the situation...only drugs (statins)...would that be correct ?
If a patient has true familial hyperlipidemia then the majority would need drug treatment. Diet makes little difference.
@@DrMikeMacDonald Again thank you…and I know you have an important day job, but what do you mean by ‘true’ ?
Hello Mike
How to keep colostrol balance please 😊
Hi, it depends on what your imbalance is in the first place. If you have high triglycerides then lifestyle can play a more important role.
HI Dr. Yesterday I gave Blood Symple and Lab technician told me I Have High castrol i.e.430 .....Please Tellme some precautions that i should follow ..i.e what should i do ..and shouldn' t Do ....
Hi Guloong, a cholesterol of 430 is very high. At that level you need to see a cardiologist. That kind of level is often seen with familial hyperlipidemia. However it is difficult to diagnose without the full panel. Did they say what the triglycerides and ldl or apob were?
Mine was checked recently and is in the 300’s which is strange. I don’t eat fatty foods or meat or dairy because I have IBS. I only weigh 105 and I am relatively young. My doctor put me on medication today but I am worried about the side effects. Is it dangerous if I don’t take the medication?
Normal range is 5... mine is 6.7... is it too high
Super advice
Hello Sir
My total chlosterol is 195
LDL 155
Triglycerides 156
HDL 31
Can I take medicine?
What should I do ?
Hello Dr, would you recommend a Keto Diet for some with high cholesterol, insulin resistance and high blood pressure?
A keto diet can be useful for someone who is overweight with insulin resistance. Not everybody tolerates it though, and for many it is not sustainable. If you also have high cholesterol it could also potentially worsen your lipid profile, so best discuss with your personal doctor first.
Can I add, it depends how you do keto. If you eat foods like nuts. Avocado and organic olive oil and occasional organic ghee and have lots of fibre from vegetables like broccoli, Cauliflower, salads etc your lipid profile will be very different to doing keto via eating bacon at every meal.
Fish that is high in omega 3, chicken and eggs should be your main sources of protein on keto. Maybe 2-4 x per month red meat but only grass fed and ruminant animals.
Yes, keto is a more expensive diet, but if you eat seed oils, margarine and cheap processed meats, you will loose weight but your lipid profile will be awful.
I've been doing keto for a while now, I have lost weight (fat not muscle) but have a healthy lipid profile.
Fish, and oily fish are essential part of my weekly diet. I eat fish at least 3x a week.
I have Greek yoghurt and berries every morning, lots of salad or vegetables (low carb veg) with each meal so I have adequate fibre.
Lots of water.
Organic chicken.
Keto done right is really healthy.
I noticed I feel a lot better when I don’t eat meat or greasy food, I heard it’s probably because I have high cholesterol.
Definitely why you feel better. I changed my diet. Don’t eat red meat anymore. I recommend it.
@@DeviGomez whenever I have trouble feeling satiated I just eat a bowl of oatmeal and it does the job.
It's the type of red meat you are eating. Eat grass fed organic red meat and you won't feel that way. It's extremely nutritious
Hi everyone. My total is 232, LDL 156, non HDL 183. Others shows fine. What can I do to drop them ?
Thanks everyone!!
Please take Ginger and Garlic daily. Of course, go for a walk, reduce your weight and the like.
Hi doc, I eat all the healthy foods (chia, oats, nuts, seeds, EVOO, psyllium, omega3, chicken breast) and yet I seem to have High ldl cholesterol of 171. I also jog 3-4 times a week. My hdl is 56. Total cholesterol is 249. Where should I start to fix this please?
It's genetic and what food u ate while growing up probably. Have u been taking medicine?
Cholesterol 70% genetic, depends on your liver. My dr said.
I just had a fourth stint and my cholesterol test have been great, but I am on Two daily cholesterol tabs and have been for 13 years !
Hi Carolyn, I think this highlights that cholesterol is not the only risk factor. Some people can have “normal” levels and still get early vascular disease.
Please check dr berg’s vids regarding cholesterol and then u will know the truth
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My cholesterol level I'm told is very high and I believe it's because I eat a huge amount of fat and put cream in my coffee. I've suffered no problems over it and can't help thinking it's perfectly normal. My body has made my cholesterol to cope with the fat I eat, to make the bile to complete the circle so I shan't be taking medications for it.
Hi Pepper, some people do get high LDL-C when they eat a lot of saturated fat. About 10-15% of the population respond in this way. Unfortunately nobody knows if this is benign or it leads to accelerated cardiovascular disease, despite what a lot of the keto community say. One thing you can consider testing is switching your fats to unsaturated fats or taking lipid lowering therapy.
@@DrMikeMacDonald Well I'll ask my doctor about therapy as I've never heard of it but I'm seventy now and there's nothing wrong with my heart etc. but thank you very much for the reply. Therapy?
Quit the cream man . Use skim
Put the coffee in the trash and drink water
@@imawesome1822 soy boy. keep using cream. skim milk is so gay
Is it true if you have a blueish ring around your iris that's a sign of high cholesterol? Also the white parts of my eye have yellow patches.
Some young patients with familial hyperlipidemia can have a ring as you describe, it is called corneal arcus. Yellow patches in the iris are not commonly a sign of high cholesterol but best get them reviewed by your doctor.
@@DrMikeMacDonald thanks appreciate it🙏
But you didn’t tell us the symptoms at all ? I don’t get it. What did I miss. ?
Hi Anja, there are no symptoms of high cholesterol. It is a silent disease. Until it causes problems with arterial disease like angina, heart attack and strokes.
😁😁😁😁 if U have fast foods oily foods stay a sedentary life LDL will shoot up.
Check dr berg’s vids to know the truth, this is video is a waste of space and is useless
True,at 62 yrs,I had to change my diet,Quit Smoking,I must loose weight.
I am above,400 on my Lipid,Cholesterol.
Not true 100 percent,my mom when ever she had high cholesterol she would feel sleepy and feeling weaker and problems with her eyes. Know that I am older and cholesterol higher I felt the same . So sure enough I went get checked out and what do you know,high cholesterol.
Thanks for sharing. But the body producing cholesterol what do you do
Cholesterol is essential. It makes up the cell wall of every cell in your body. It’s important that you look at your LDL and ApoB levels, but also look at your other cardiac risk markers.
What does cholesterol around the eyes look like?
I went to the doctors and they said I had high cholesterol for a kid and that’s dangerous
Your video topic is...symptoms of high cholesterol...but not even a single symptom discussed in this video
Hi, that’s right. It is to highlight that high cholesterol is asymptomatic and can only be diagnosed with blood tests. A common misconception is that it is symptomatic.
Today I found out I have very high cholesterol because I had weakness and some times vertigo and the same happened to my friend month ago he had the same symptoms
Good to get it picked up early. It’s unusual to get symptoms like that.
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Missleading title….
I'm becoming thinner and my cholesterol is higher what should I do please help me..
Hi, weight doesn’t have much to do with LDL. However losing weight can help triglycerides.
@@DrMikeMacDonald sir let me share my health problem.ie i use my hand to take out my poo if not cant poo it . it turns hard like stone and i have fever at my back side and head pain what disease is related pliz tell me i will be grate dil respected sir..
@@DrMikeMacDonald thank u so much sir
I found out about my cholesterol from a CT scan. All my blood tests were normal.
How?
Ironic how his last name makes me hungry for high cholesterol food.
Hahaha. You make a good point! However, the cholesterol in your body is largely made by your body, so you can enjoy a mcd once in a while and it won’t affect your cholesterol.
Tryglyceride 107
HDL 57
LDL 215 is it tooo high Sir
An LDL of 215 is very high. Best go see your doctor for assessment.
Get chestrol loweringe tablet and you. Can eat the junk food and as long as you can and keep the tablets and don't have to worry ate all
So, there are no symptoms of high cholesterol.
Hyperlipidemia, in most people has no symptoms so the only way to detect it is a blood test. Peaople with genetic hyperlipidemia may notice some skin changes with cholesterol entering the skin, but this is uncommon. However severe hyperlipidemia over time can lead to vascular disease that can cause symptoms.
@@DrMikeMacDonald Sir, doctors don't accept if I mention to them some symptoms concerning high cholesterol levels. However, I would like to tell everyone out loud that whenever my triglyceride levels go up I get disturbed sleep and mild giddiness after eating oily foods.
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My cholesterol is 11.67 and have no symptoms
That is very high cholesterol. I cant comment on your individual case, but high cholesterol doesn't cause symptoms, however lipids at that level increase the risk of atherosclerosis. Worth seeing a physician for assessment.
Could high cholesterol cause blood flow deficiency in the brain?
Hi Josh, high cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis and narrowing of arteries anywhere in the body. A stroke happens when a plaque in your brain arteries, ruptures causing a clot to form and blocking blood to the brain.
Yes had the same problem and nick back of head pain, that's when I did a blood test and found out I had high triglycerides
Please what's the solution to this?
Should I be taking cholesterol medication, will it help?
Hi. I just did blood test after 1 month of my delivery.i am 35 years. My dr told me that i have high cholesterol which is 6.7
Triglyceride is 3.1
HDLC 1.1
Ldl c 4.2
Tc hdlc 6.1
Non hdlc 5.6
I just wants to know do i need medication? Bcoz Dr dont give any medicine
So much said and so little about the symptoms, bad clip😅
Borderline cholesterol no bacon oil saturated fats stress
🤦♂️ you mentioned everything a five year old knows about cholesterol. 🗣 WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Eric, that’s the point I am trying to make. There are no symptoms of high cholesterol! That’s why everyone needs to get a blood test to assess their level. I have seen patients with LDL-Cof 500 with no symptoms at all.
@@DrMikeMacDonald 🤦♂️ Sorry Doc, I just been anxious trying to find out what I have due to symptoms. It’s a bad habit of googling symptoms which we need to stop and instead make an appointment to prevent further complications. Thanks for a kind reply and sorry for my sarcasm.
Absolutely hopeless mate cheers
Why do you say that? The point is there aren’t any symptoms in 99 percent of people. It can only be identified with blood work.
Dude high cholesterol totally has symptoms . Tightness of chest and headaches and numbness in hands and feet
Honestly, high cholesterol doesn't cause any symptoms in 99% of people.
Your very right these what I encountered