Quick Answer
Not always. Treatment is matched to your overall cardiovascular risk, not to your cholesterol number in isolation. Some patients do well on lifestyle therapy alone for 6 to 12 months. Others — especially anyone with diabetes, prior heart disease, or familial hypercholesterolemia — benefit from medication earlier. We walk through the evidence and the trade-offs and build the plan together.
This question comes up frequently for patients researching cholesterol care at Good Health NC in Knightdale, NC.
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