Sir,I did my lipid profile on 10/05/13 and the results are : S. Triglycerides is             242TOTAL CHOLESTROL     165HDL CHOLESTROL          35LDL CHOLESTROL           81VLDL CHOLESTROL         48LDL / HDL RATIO               2.33TC / HDL RAIO                   4.77Shoul I  tame any medication  for this and if yes which medicine you will recommend which is very effective/safe and no side effects. kindly respond.Ramesh Bahirwani
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Your Lipid profile shows normal total cholesterol and LDL, the TG(Triglycerides) are slightly elevated as desirable is less than 150 mg/DL, the other abnormality is low HDL which is good cholesterol. Looking to this report you do not require any medicine but take care of diet with adequate amount of fats and carboy Chat Doctor. You should understand every investigation is to be correlated to history and clinical examination. It last depend on your age and other risk factors. Please visit your physician and take proper advice about lifestyle modifications. You can also take up yoga and meditation to reduce level of stress. Please take care Good Luck