Fish oil with omega-3 fatty acids can help keep triglycerides under control. Ask your doctor whether you should use prescription fish oil. Omega-3 acids from plant sources like flaxseed may help beside following the guidelines mentioned in the previous question
if these measures failed ,then the doctor will prescribe you different options depending on your cholesterol profile and readings .
Well if you have another risk factor beside the high triglyceride like a heat disease ,smoking ,diabetes.high blood pressure ,..any of the risk factors that may increase the percentage of getting a poor circulation and developing clots ,then your doctor may prescribe a medicine beside the guidelines mentioned before such as:
People with heart disease and high triglycerides may need medication to bring down their levels.
THE first option in case of only high triglyceride more than 500 mg or less than plus risk factors with normal LDL and cholesterol level is
>>>Fibrates it lowers triglycerides. They modestly improve cholesterol levels, too.
THE other option is Niacin can lower triglycerides by up to 50%. It's available as a non-prescription supplement and as a prescription drug.
IF you have a high LDL beside the high triglyceride then the choice is directed towards the use of
>>Statins are the standard drug for treating unhealthy cholesterol levels to reduce 'bad' cholesterol level and reduce your risk of heart disease. They also lower triglycerides.
Remember that to stay healthy and keep your triglycerides down, you still have to focus on improving your lifestyle,contact your doctor he will prescribe depending on different considerations .
cholesterol levels has side effects related to liver enzymes and muscle pain so if you can lower triglyceride without medicine it will be a good option if not then of course the use of medicine will be more important than the side effects seen .
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