Lipitor at 10mg or 20mg clearly slows my sexual drive down. What other cholesterol lowereing drug would you recommend which might not have this side effect?

Try Tricor or Lopid, different class of drug and don't seem to have this problem. Posted 11/13/1999 Question: My cholesterol was 231, hdl 54, ldl 156 in spite of dietary efforts and exercise, so my doctor started me on Lipitor 10 mg 7/99. Blood tests in 10/99 showed liver tests normal, cholesterol of 149, hdl 52, and ldl 82.

Triglycerides came down from 105 to 73. I asked my doctor if I could take a smaller dose or take half a pill a day, considering the big drop in cholesterol. He said to try taking a pill every other day, and we would recheck the blood in 6 weeks.

My wife, who is a cardiology R.N., has not heard of skipping a pill every other day and wonders if this is appropriate. She thinks I should be taking a half pill daily. My goal is to take as little Lipitor as necessary to keep my cholesterol in a safe range.

Please advise. Answer: One half every day would be most physicians answer. The drug only inhibits cholesterol metabolism when it is present.

It does not inhibit ... more.

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