Taking Ezetrol now.
It’s been a while since I wrote anything here - but I am still alive and kicking.
After a few problems with Inegy and Crestor - I was eventually put on Ezetrol (ezetimibe) which works by reducing the cholesterol absorbed from the gut. I am not sure if this drug will be having much effect because my diet is usually fairly good anyway - i.e low in fat.
I had a bit of a scare at Christmas when I was getting lots of chest pains. I ended up in A&E on Christmas Day to see what the heck it was. With the family history and high BP history - I was kept in for tests. The final diagnosis was inflammation of the lining of the heart - Pericarditis. While I was in I had an angiogram which was all fine. My cholesterol was 5.1 - which is not too bad.
I don’t worry as much about the cholesterol now - but keep taking the Ezetrol and try to keep off the fatty foods most of the time.