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pills and high cholesterol medication
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a friend of mine wants to try pills for the first time but is on medication for having high cholesterol and i was wondering if it would be ok for him to still take pills? im not sure of the name of the medication but i'l find out.
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There is also the issue that if he/she is on the drug because they are a heart attack risk then they shouldnt be using stimulants at all.
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Merely as a health issue rather than because of any specific interaction between the drugs, I would highly recommend your friend abstains. Your liver works hard to get rid of toxins after taking pills and from what I can gather from here some of the enzymes in your liver may be inhibited by the medication, making it harder to break down the ingredients in the pills, so your whole system works harder- bad news for someone with a heart condition.
Though I think your advice is sound and I wouldnt think mixing the two is all that wise.
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