Why would you want to treat a number instead of underlying causes?

http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2010/7/21/statins-and-the-cholesterol-hypothesis-part-i.html

http://www.archevore.com/panu-weblog/2011/2/14/a-quick-post-on-fh-and-statins.html

Statins block the production of LDL in the liver. Blocking the body from doing what it thinks needs to be done has consequences. The consequences are an undersupply of cholesterol. Cholesterol has a TON of functions in the body:

-Part of the structure of every cell membrane (It's required to build and maintain cell structure - it's especially important for the myelin sheath protecting neurons)
-Makes vitamin D from sunshine.
-Precursor molecule for bile (to digest fats and absorb vitamins A/D/E/K).
-Precursor molecule for all steroid hormones, including the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, as well as the sex hormones progesterone, estrogens, and testosterone, and their derivatives.

With so many important functions, do you really want to block the production of it?

Also, cholesterol medications do not have any science to back up that they change anything other than cholesterol levels. I have yet to see a study that shows that ANY cholesterol medication changes overall mortality rates, even if they do "reduce triglycerides" or LDL.

One exception might be the pharmaceutical fish oil on the market, though I haven't researched the difference between that and other fish oils on the market. Also, niacin has been used, which is a B vitamin.

Lastly, a month on Paleo may not be enough time to lower triglycerides, and your post said "a bit too high." How high, and how much did it reduce in that month?

Unless you're knocking on death's door, yes, your cholesterol meds are completely unnecessary.

ehh.... statins are horrible, did you read the side effects. Also that 180 or 200 limit is an arbitrary number that was pulled out of the air and has no scientific backing. It probably was the pharmaceutical companies that recommend doctors give statins even preemptively (doctors probably get a kick back) We have a doctor that is a friend of a friend and he didn't try to shove statins down my mom throat when her cholesterol was 249 (now its 211 with eating 3 eggs fried in pastured butter or beef tallow a day with ketogenic paleo) however on the flip side my Aunt went to a new doctor with a cholesterol of 185 and gave her a prescription for statins , she didn't take it and the doctor put a report in her file for non-compliance..... really?

Anyway I am rambling...also there is also scientific link to high serum cholesterol and increase of heart disease/attack. There are even tribes that have an avg cholesterol of about 250 and they have way lower incidence of heart disease/attacks than people in the US.

as far as trig, people seem to have success with ketogenic paleo. I'd look into that.

I'd poke around this website it is a Dr. Duane Graveline on Statins its awesome