Time women symptoms and conditions

wow- glad I found you guys! I'm female, 54, thin, healthy, have always exercised and watched my diet. cholesterol went up to 280 a couple of yrs ago- tried more diet/exercise but it only came down to 250, so since then have tried 4 low-dose (40 mg) statins (crestor, lipitor, zocor, and now pravastatin), all of which after 2-6 months made me feel like I was jumping out of my skin and caused chest pain and palpitations that stopped almost immediately when I discontinued them. Also, I've always fallen asleep quickly and now take an hour or more, and recently my fingers have started falling asleep/tingling. I'm stopping the pravastatin today! Maybe 250 isn't so bad, if this is the alternative. Does anyone have any remedies to suggest besides low fat/low sugar diet? I just read that we should avoid reduced-fat milks (I drink 1%) because they contain oxydized cholesterol, which irritates the artery wall.

This is for the women that have had it removed and are still suffering from the alleged side effects (trying to stay politically correct here, so no hate mail lol) - I've been following this blog/post site carefully since i've come across it, and have learned what i feel is quite a lot. The mirena is like any other drug in that it sticks around for a long time even once the source is gone!
from what some people have replied w/ - post removal was a lot like withdrawal from most drugs. the first bit of time you may or may not feel better - but in the overall the symptoms will subside in time. women who had it removed after an extended amount of time, or were super-sensitive to hormonal changes seemed to take longer than others for the symptoms to pass. not to scare anyone, but there have been a few that had it removed over a year ago that are one just now feeling 95% themselves. for the sake of awareness, I'm going to mention that a couple women feel that the mirena has ruined their life, b/c now they cannot safely conceive due to the imbalance and damage it's done. give it time, but you'll start to feel better.

Help me! I have stopped taking Yasmin for about 4 or 5 months because my husband and I want to conceive. I AM STARTING TO LOSE MY HAIR! I am so worried about this as I am losing at least double the normal amount everyday and this has been happening for about a week now. I have noticed the difference as my hair is not very thick. My husband has noticed. My friend says she can't tell, but if you look in my bathroom and my comb you would think I was undertaking radiotherapy. I went to my doctor two days ago and she thinks it could be thyroid or iron problems. She thinks it could be ceasing the pill but is unsure......PLEASE, is there ANYONE who has experienced this? And if so will it stop? I am so distressed about it.