This link gives the ranges for familial genetic hypercholesteremia.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/121298-overview
You are not eligible for that diagnosis with your untreated numbers.
The drug companies have worked tirelessly to get the definition retooled to convince doctors to give statins to just about everyone.
The new drug agents are only indicated for patients with really high numbers. I, too, have no clue as to their safety either.
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