Hi ... before I started taking meds for cholesterol a decade ago, it was very high ... 300++. I've been taking max dose of statins and niacin since heart attack in '94.
Dx'd with ALS 2 weeks ago by 6th neurologist (bulbar symptoms so far ... speech is almost unintelligible, swallowing very tricky, choking and coughing, double vision, blurred vision, shortness of breath, had respiratory failure in December with entubation, but lungs are OK now). Have lost 25 pounds since symptoms started 2 1/2 yrs ago, but have kept weight steady since January with cheesecake and Ensure.
I cut back on niacin months ago, as I could not swallow all those stupid pills ... 4 a day ... but still taking highest allowable dose of statins. Last time I had cholesterol checked (a year ago), it was right where the doctor wanted it ... about 150, with very high "good cholesterol." But as has been said elsewhere, that's not my primary concern!
You finally get your cholesterol down, and you get hit by a bus. ...
Beth