posted Tue, 09/09/2025 - 20:46
710
Cholesterol?
ad
Recently had a decent jump in my LDL. It's only like 2 pts out of range, but I've still never had it this elevated. My diet is relatively clean. I take a multivitamin, CoQ10, Fish Oil, and Beet Root for cardiovascular support. Any recommendations on what else I can do or take to knock it back down?
Cycle:
| 400mg/wk | Test C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
- Bookmark
- 0
- 0
kayileGood to see so many people jumping in with helpful suggestions. I’d just add that consistent cardio really does seem to help more than I expected. Even just walking on the treadmill at an incline for 30 min a few times a week made a difference for me.
Big Ton,
Rosuvastatin + Ezetimibe combo is king for lowering LDL fast. Add red yeast rice + a little berberine, niacin (flush type works better for HDL), cardarine for lipid profile + endurance, omega-3 (EPA/DHA), and CoQ10 to protect mitochondrial health when on statins.
Stay consistent with hydration … around 50ml/kg or minimum 1 gallon/day … and do daily fasted cardio (LISS, 20–30min). Nothing extreme, just move.
Do this for 4 weeks straight and retest your labs. My own markers changed massively and energy levels improved a lot … you’ll feel it too.
Thank me later.
Can taking these meds counteract the effect of lipids on string orals like anadrol? Or would it be a waste of time? I assume they will tank no matter what taking something like anadrol I’m just curious if these would have any positive effect at all on lipids during the cycle. Even if I can save 4-5 points I’d be happy. My assumption is they won’t work but Iv never tried any of these types of meds while running orals since I usually run them moderate short term (4weeks), but I’m always lookin for ways to improve longevity
Yeah, they absolutely help … but they don’t prevent the hit, they just reduce the damage.
Rosuvastatin + Ezetimibe is actually one of the best combos you can run for lipids:
Ezetimibe stops cholesterol absorption in the gut and Rosuvastatin lowers liver cholesterol production.
So yes, they will improve your HDL/LDL numbers even while on Adrol, 4-5 point difference you mentioned is realistic….but don’t expect miracles.
No I hear you but I’ll take whatever I can get! Lol. Any side effects I should look out for mixing those 2? Never taken anything other than an AI but now as I get older I’m starting to dive into making my cycles as safe as possible. I don’t run orals long or often but I do like them as a kick starter. My next run is going to be bumping my test to 500 with 300 eq and 25 Anadrol daily for 4-5 weeks depending on bloodwork . Just placed an order for both h if these meds, appreciate the info
They’re a pretty classic combo, bro. Docs love pairing rosuvastatin + ezetimibe because they work synergistically … one blocks cholesterol absorption, the other reduces production. Solid one-two punch.
Ezetimibe is usually super well tolerated. Almost nobody has issues.
Rosuvastatin is the one you actually need to monitor:
Pay attention to muscle tightness / weird soreness, slight fatigue can happen for some, and yeah … better avoid alcohol while running these and cycling.
• Eze: 10mg daily (simple, just take it)
• Rosuva: Start 5mg, then bump to 10mg if needed based on bloods
I’d pull lipids around week 4–6 of your cycle so you can adjust before things go sideways.
Hope the cycle treats you right, brother man.
Stay on top of the markers and you’ll be good.
What can happen with the Rosuvastatin? Will it over correct your lipid levels? Or are you just talking about bad side effects in general
This --. I have shit genetics for LDL ( I believe I'm a hyper absorber of dietary cholesterol) my LDL was 260 eating 8 eggs a day. I dropped to 2-3 eggs a day and it went down to 160... Still way too high. I added ezetimibe and RYR (basically lovastatin) and it went down to 80. Swapped the RYR for 5mg of Rosuvastatin, and I will get bloods pulled again in the next couple weeks. Studies show 50 percent reduction on average just from low dose Rosuvastatin and ezetimibe. Also to save money you can run 5 mg ezetimibe as well, the studies on that show basically 1-2 percent difference from 5 to 10 mg. So far I have had zero noticeable side effects from any of these.
The niacin flush is brutal man. When I take it I do one of the doses right before bed and usually get to sleep before it starts, but every once in a while it must metabolize a little faster than normal and it hits me right when I’m drifting off to sleep. And then I’m up for another hour itching uncontrollably lol. Or sometimes It'll wake me up in the middle of the night and I’m up for a while itching. The morning dose I’ll take with a baby aspirin which prevents the flush. My body never seems to get used to niacin. Always get the flush. But it does do a very good job improving cholesterol. It’s about the only natural supplement that will increase HDL.
Red yeast rice will lower your LDL significantly. and you’re already taking c0q10 which is important to take with RYR. But most brands of RYR are useless so you can’t just buy any of it. This brand has been tested to be legit. 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at night for 2400mg a day.
https://www.swansonvitamins.com/p/healthy-origins-hpf-cholestene-red-yea...
ezetimibe Or even better, combo of pitavastatin + ezetimibe.
Or maybe just 10mg cardarine a day.
We take blood pressure meds. We shouldnt be apprehensive to also take lipid control meds while blasting. If needed of course.
That being said your HDL/Triglycerides ratio (which they say is the better marker for CVD these days) is great. So you probably have nothing to worry about.