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Reviewer: T Martin, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)
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My Cholesterol was 275 when my sister told me about Red Yeast Rice. I went to Wal Mart and started adding the capsules, 2 a day, to my routine. Over the course of one and one half years my Cholesterol has dropped to 220. It may even ber lower since the last test was 8 months ago. A healthy and natural way to get heart healthy with no side effects.
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Reviewer: phil, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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have been taking for 6 months and have decreased my cholesterol leve to 167. taking fish oil also and the combination seems to help greatly. used lipitor and ended up with real bad pain in my legs so they are a no no.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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I have taken red yeast rice and fish oil for 3 months and reduced total cholesterol from 291 down to 207, with HDL holding at 70 and LDL reduced from 210 down to 127. I had very slight and short-term muscle pain in upper arm, but that is no longer present. I tried this at my internist's suggestion. All the best to everyone reading this. Take good care.
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Reviewer: dusty295, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Consumer)
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my cholestrol went down 100 point!!! I don't have the aches and pains I did with other statins, like lipotor
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Consumer)
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Dose of 1800-2400mg a day reduced overall cholesterol from around 230 to an average of 173 consistently over seven years duration. LDL levels were reduced from around 160 to between 95 and 114 over the same seven yr period. HDL levels were not increased. There have been no adverse side effects.
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