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Posted 11/9/2023 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
My Trigylcerides are high 286... but my cholesterol is normal...Some are saying it is because of ADT?
Posted 11/9/2023 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
Steve0,
During my 18 mths on ADT, I had one Triglyceride measure that was 259. The others were between 80-115. My doctor chalked it up to whatever I had eaten prior to the one test. He wasn't concerned and sure enough my next test went back down.

Hope that helps,

Dave
Posted 11/9/2023 11:52 AM (GMT 0)
Who are some? Friends, doctors, scientists? To what does the doc that measures your tri attribute it? To what extent have you assessed your sugar and simple carb intake?

A lot of different reasons for higher tri when total cholesterol is normal. Learn what they are and assess each with your particulars.

Clearly when you mess with hormones a lot of things can happen, but I think it is too simplistic to just blame the meds. Millions have used the same meds and if it is the sole cause we would all know it.
Posted 11/9/2023 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
Additional to sugar and simple/refined carbs; overweight, low exercise, alcohol consumption and autoimmune conditions can lead to high triglycerides with otherwise normal cholesterol.

about two years ago my cholesterol and tris were high and I started a statin. This lowered my cholesterol, but tris stayed too high. Though I always had relatively low sugar intake (no sweet tooth), I eliminated most all sugar including fruit juice and lowered my daily carb intake to under 100 grams (greatly reducing bread, potatoes, rice and pasta) and my tris plummeted to 100. A1c also has dropped.
Posted 11/9/2023 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
steve0 - 1) were you fasting before lipid blood test and 2) what are “normal” cholesterol levels? Usually a doctor will tell you what you should do and retest at some point if a number is way out of whack.

I have been taking a proactive approach to this due to risk factors. In my case, statins work and reduced all lipid levels to low numbers. I also watch sugar and carbs closely due to A1C concerns more so than heart but they help everything along. Add weight control and exercise to this and the doctors are happy and stop telling me to do all those things.

There is little question that ADT and various drugs & supplements can have adverse effects on the various health parameters, both alone or in combination. Verify that you have a problem and then look at ways to mitigate it.
Posted 11/9/2023 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
My triglycerides have been high all of my adult life.generally in the 2-300’s depending on how I am eating/carb intake. Cholesterol never a problem, I assume the high TG is one of the causes of my having coronary artery disease.
When I was about 4-5 months into ADT, my TG shot up into the 500’s, with no increase in cholesterol. My diet was no different than it had always been. My cardiologist said he believed it was related to the ADT, and the resulting crashed testosterone. My RO said the same thing, and in fact he tested my lipids at the start of ADT for a baseline.
ADT is known to mess with your lipid numbers. So I believe there is your answer.

After ADT ended, my TG slowly came back down, and is now 180 .
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