Second Week Off Atorvastatin!

This is my second week off Atorvastatin and my energy level is up & legs feel great.  As noted last week, the 40 mg of Atorvastatin I have been on for two years really changed my daily energy levels & I really thought it was me aging!!!!

During my cardio workout today my 45 minute run/walk had my heart rate up to 115 & without any PVC's.  Now the experiment is dealing with the Statin and my PVC's.  Next week I have another stress test to check out my PVC's.  And in March I will have my blood work to see how 2 months without my statin changes my cholesterol levels!

Here are thr suggestions from the Mayo Clinic!

Total cholesterol (U.S. and some other countries)	Total cholesterol* (Canada and most of Europe)
Below 200 mg/dL	Below 5.2 mmol/L	Desirable
200-239 mg/dL	5.2-6.2 mmol/L	Borderline high
240 mg/dL and above	Above 6.2 mmol/L	High

LDL cholesterol (U.S. and some other countries)	LDL cholesterol* (Canada and most of Europe)
Below 70 mg/dL	Below 1.8 mmol/L	Ideal for people at very high risk of heart disease
Below 100 mg/dL	Below 2.6 mmol/L	Ideal for people at risk of heart disease
100-129 mg/dL	2.6-3.3 mmol/L	Near ideal
130-159 mg/dL	3.4-4.1 mmol/L	Borderline high
160-189 mg/dL	4.1-4.9 mmol/L	High
190 mg/dL and above	Above 4.9 mmol/L	Very high

HDL cholesterol (U.S. and some other countries)	HDL cholesterol* (Canada and most of Europe)
Below 40 mg/dL (men) Below 50 mg/dL (women)	Below 1 mmol/L (men) Below 1.3 mmol/L (women)	Poor
40-49 mg/dL (men) 50-59 mg/dL (women)	1-1.3 mmol/L (men) 1.3-1.5 mmol/L (women)	Better
60 mg/dL and above	1.6 mmol/L and above	Best

Triglycerides (U.S. and some other countries)	Triglycerides* (Canada and most of Europe)
Below 150 mg/dL	Below 1.7 mmol/L	Desirable
150-199 mg/dL	1.7-2.2 mmol/L	Borderline high
200-499 mg/dL	2.3-5.6 mmol/L	High
500 mg/dL and above	Above 5.6 mmol/L and above	Very high

My levels were:
Total Cholesterol - 175                This is OK
LDL Cholesteril  - 100                Ideal for people with heart disease

OK, now the bad stuff!
HDL Cholesterol  - 31                Poor - NEEDS WORK!!!!!!!!
Tryglycerides  - 221                   High - NEED TO STOP EATING COOKIES & CHOCOLATE!!!