Anyone taking cholesterol lowering drugs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lowered my cholesterol dramatically (LDL 160-->110) by losing weight (a lot -- 50 lbs) and taking 4 Benecol chews daily. Can't say how much each helped, relatively, but I no longer am a candidate for statins. I would suggest giving Benecol a try for a few months and then get tested again.
http://www.benecol.com/home2.jhtml
Yes, Benecol is a supplement/medication, but it worried me far, far less than statins do. Good luck, OP.

OP here again, Congratulations to you on your weight loss and decreased LDL! That is fabulous. Thank-you very much for this info. about Benecol--I had read about the use of plant stanols to decrease cholesterol but was not aware of this supplement. I do have a history of irritable bowel syndrome--have you had any issues with gas/bloating/diarrhea while taking Benecol chews?

[Anonymous]

I'm the Benecol PP -- my doc has suggested I might have IBS too (not bad enough to really do anything about...) and no, Benecol didn't seem to have any effect on my one way or the other in that department. I bought the caramel chews online -- I think that's the only way you can get them. (I'm pregnant now and chose to stop taking them til after I have the baby... wasn't sure re the safety one way or the other during pregnancy... but I plan to start again post-partum). Good luck!