High cholesterol

Medications
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So I have been on Clozapine for 8 months now and I just got my labs done. Everything on my lipids panel is extremely high. Should I be worried about this? Is there anything I can do to counteract this? Will I have to be taken off of the Clozapine? I’m also on Abilify, would Abilify cause this?

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I believe abilify is less likely to cause it directly. But if you have “binge eating” symptom because of abilify then it can be an indirect cause possibly

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Your doctor should be able to prescribe something. Maybe even plain old niacin (vitamin b3) could be prescribed.

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I take Abilify and am on cholesterol medication. I haven’t heard anything about AP’s causing high cholesterol though.

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I haven’t really been eating much lately. I forget to eat because it’s not that important

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My psychiatrist told me that Clozapine can cause cholesterol problems

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Hm. Good idea is probably to speak to your dr about it and he can help understand what’s best to do

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Thanks @RottenApple

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I think that’s what I’ll do. Thank you

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The doctor will recommend statins to counter high cholesterol. They gave me leg pain, so I take plant sterols instead, 3 times a day 800mg.

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I have high cholesterol (or did have) and I was told to stop smoking and generally exercise more.

I havent checked since that time if it has gone up or down though.

All the best

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Probably the clozapine is the cause for the high lipids. Try taking fish oil about 1 gram 3 times a day. I had high lipids on clozapine so the doc put me on fish oil as well as a statin drug. I’m off clozapine now and my lipids though still high are starting to return to normal.

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