Thread: Cyclosporine and Cholesterol
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Old Wed Dec 8, 2010, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by triumphe64 View Post
Mine got worse, but I thought it was because I wasn't getting the same type of exercise as I used to.
Lack of exercise will lower your HDL (good) cholesterol. LDL will increase with a diet high in saturated fat or with cyclosporine, apparently. So ultimately, your overall cholesterol ratio will be worse.
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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