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Q: High cholesterol and MS
asked by: sallyally on June 12th, 2008
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I have heard that the body naturally releases more cholesterol when the spinal cord is being attacked, as in MS. Anyone heard of this? My cholesterol went up at the same time I began having MS symptoms. I don't want to go on medicine to lower cholesterol if it is helping me get no new leisions in the past 4 years.
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Dr. Nikola
replied on June 16th, 2008
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The level of blood cholesterol is controlled by the liver and has nothing with any brain disorder including multiple sclerosis.
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ChorusGirl
replied on March 18th, 2009
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High cholesterol and MS
I ahve recently had a reading of very high cholesterol and have been experiencing many MS symptoms, I am awaiting the results of an MRI. I ahve read that cholesterol is a major component of myelin. Would this account for the huge increase in my cholesterol levels?
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zigemyster
replied on March 19th, 2009
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Re: High cholesterol and MS
ChorusGirl wrote:
I ahve recently had a reading of very high cholesterol and have been experiencing many MS symptoms, I am awaiting the results of an MRI. I ahve read that cholesterol is a major component of myelin. Would this account for the huge increase in my cholesterol levels?


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Stillwalking
replied on November 19th, 2009
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High cholesterol and MS
High Cholesterol and MS.
Recently I have read that cholesterol helps the synaps in the brain connect. I have been diagnosed with MS almost 25 years ago, later many MRI's have been taken as confirmation. Almost every three years since 92. I have had problems like blind in one eye and not being able to use my legs, or walking drunken. I never drink alcohol. Everytime everything has come back in use. Sometimes it took more than five years, but everything always comes back to be used. Doctors in The Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam can confirm this.
Is it maybe because of my very high cholesterol? Total more then 7. Both HDL and LDL are high.
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