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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I have an obese friend who is on statins and she said it isn’t high enough for med"

Your friend is wrong. [/quote]
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Why does your friend think their cholesterol level is the bar for meds???

Over 200 is considered high.
If you have diabetes, doctors will probably want you on a statin with high cholesterol because the two conditions together exponentially increase heart risk.
more important is the LDL/HDL.  Still, if this is not your typical cholesterol level, I suspect your doctor will mention meds.
I don't like statins, personally. I've had lightheadedness with two of them now; but supposedly insurance wants you to work through all the statins before they cover a non-statin option. I don't know if that's true, just what my doctor explained to me when I asked for a non-statin alternative.
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What is a non-statin option? I honestly don't know.[/quote]

I don't know specifically, either; but there are non-statin cholesterol meds. You'll need to ask your doctor.
Meanwhile, here are some google search results:
https://www.google.com/search?q=non-statin+cholesterol+medication&sca_esv=fecb66123620f6bf&source=hp&ei=lHGkafHJA8bviLMPotO9iAM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAaaR_pDQfzwM-nLya2YV5wIcyQV4WWosg&oq=non-statin&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Igpub24tc3RhdGluKgIIADIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgARI5CBQAFjZCnAAeACQAQCYATigAa0DqgECMTC4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgqgAosEwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYxwHCAgUQLhiABJgDAJIHAjEwoAebTbIHAjEwuAeLBMIHBTItOC4yyAdMgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz
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