Doe's anyone know how low your LDL cholesterol can go down before it's to low?

My LDL cholesterol was 143, 7 weeks ago,its 33 now and my HDL was 34 and its 29 now.My total was 197 now its 70.I had a blockage of 99% in July.Had to have a stent.Most people havn't heard of cholesterol dropping that low so Quick.Of corse I was on Lipitor 40mg for 7 weeks.I'm off of it now.No one can tell me how low to low is,some say 40 is as low as you need to go some say it hasn't been proven how low you can go to be safe.

I sat in a lecture with a lipid guru who had studied exactly the question you asked. He maintained that he saw continued improvement in the reduction of plaque formation down to a LDL of 25.

After having a blockage and requiring a stent I can't imagine why you would be off of your anti-cholesterol medication!!! I have never heard of someone dying from low cholesterol but I sure have from heart disease!

You may not need 40mg of Lipitor but you could trial 10mg and have your numbers rechecked in 12 weeks. There have also been some studies that have demonstrated REVERSAL of plaque formations with low enough cholesterol numbers. Regardless, it isn't always the numbers, but rather the process of getting the plaques to be stable, rather than unstable and in danger of rupture - resulting in a 99% sub-occluded artery - and heart muscle damage.

Good luck.

Level mg/dL Level mmol/L Interpretation
<200 <5.2 Desirable level corresponding to lower risk for heart disease
200-239 5.2-6.2 Borderline high risk
>240 >6.2 High risk


Hope this answers your question!

When we eat foods containing white flour, eg. bread, cakes, biscuits, rice, and pasta, the calcium is leached out of these foods and sticks itself to our arteries. There are some wonderful natural products that can reduce your cholesterol levels, but you must drink water, at least 2 litres of still, mineral water per day, this will flush your system clear.
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I had a stent last year. I don't know one cholestrol from the other but my doctor said one was extremely high and the other was too low. I believe the one that was too low was supposed to be about 35 and mine was like 27 maybe? I guess that's not very good either. So they gave me Lipitor to lower the one and Niaspan to raise the other. So far so good! Just got a good bill of health yesterday from my cardiologist.
I had four blockages with the LAD at 95%! My doctor says the LAD is refered to as the "widow maker" in the medical field! Guess I just got lucky! A little close for comfort!