Hyperlipidemia refers to the disorder of lipid metabolism in the body, which leads to the increase of blood lipid level, also known as hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidemia can cause atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, pancreatitis and other diseases, which seriously threatens human health.

In order to avoid the harm of hyperlipidemia, patients need to take lipid-lowering drugs in time under the guidance of doctors. There are two kinds of lipid-lowering drugs: one is mainly responsible for lowering cholesterol level, and the other is mainly responsible for lowering triglyceride level.

When taking lipid-lowering drugs, we should be alert to the harm of combined drugs and master the time of taking drugs reasonably. At present, patients still have many misunderstandings about lipid-lowering drugs, which interferes with the standardized treatment of hyperlipidemia. Let's get to know them together.

Myth 1: You don't need to take medicine without discomfort.

Whether a patient needs medication should be judged by a doctor, not by feeling.

Myth 2: Only dyslipidemia requires drugs to regulate blood lipids.

Some people, such as patients with coronary heart disease, diabetes or stroke history, need to take lipid-lowering drugs to control even if the blood lipid test results are within the normal range. For example, in patients with coronary heart disease, the target value of blood lipid control is that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is lower than 2. 1mmol/L, not the normal value on the checklist.

Myth 3: dyslipidemia can be treated with drugs.

Adjusting diet structure and adopting a healthy lifestyle are the cornerstones of controlling dyslipidemia, and it is unreasonable to rely solely on drug treatment.

Myth 4: You can stop taking drugs if your blood lipids reach the standard.

Patients with dyslipidemia or complications such as coronary heart disease should not stop taking drugs immediately after their blood lipids are normal. Except for a few people who can control their target blood lipids for a long time through strict diet adjustment and lifestyle changes, most people need to take lipid-lowering drugs for a long time. Once they stop taking drugs, their blood lipids may rise rapidly.

Myth 5: Lipid-lowering drugs have side effects, so it is best not to eat them.

It is wrong for some patients to stop taking lipid-lowering drugs without the guidance of a doctor, Yamatonokusushi. Most patients can safely use lipid-lowering drugs.