When can you stop the blood ointment?

Disorders of cholesterol is a good cholesterol (HDL) or an increase in bad cholesterol (LDL) and neutral fat (triglyceride) in the blood. People with dyslipidemia are at risk of atherosclerosis, leading to clogged blood vessels causing coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease, stroke …

The main method of treating hematoma is to increase HDL, and lower LDL and triglycerides by combining scientific diet, regular exercise and medication as directed by the doctor. However, after a while, when the blood fat index is normal, many people arbitrarily quit without consulting the doctor. This is very dangerous because it can increase the risk of a serious heart event.

People often think high blood fat is a consequence of unhealthy diet. In fact, the body produces 75% of bad cholesterol, the remaining 25% comes from the diet. Blood ointments prevent the body from creating bad cholesterol. Therefore, when you arbitrarily stop the medication, the body will produce this cholesterol, which means the blood fat index increases again.

Blood ointment is not like antibiotics. You only need to take antibiotics for a few days until they destroy all bacteria to enter the immune system, then stop the drug. But blood ointment is different, they not only remove bad cholesterol, bring the blood fat back to normal but continue working day to day to fight inflammation, prevent the body from producing too much bad cholesterol. This drug should be maintained indefinitely to prevent cardiovascular events. Patients with self -discontinuated blood lipid disorders are at risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic aneurysm … higher.

Some people can adjust the blood fat by changing the lifestyle such as adhering to a healthy diet for the heart, exercising regularly, not staying up late, quitting smoking … but many people are available to create more worse cholesterol than others. Not everyone can control blood fat by changing lifestyle. Therefore, patients should maintain medication and periodic blood fat tests for the doctor to adjust the appropriate dosage, helping to control the blood fat index at a safe level.

If you experience side effects when taking medication such as muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue …, you should talk to your doctor for examination and consideration. Absolutely do not stop the drug to avoid cardiovascular events.