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From: nose@nbires.UUCP (Steve Dunn)
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Subject: Blood lipids & thiazide diuretics (update)
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Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 14:30:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 14:30:43 1986
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A while ago there was a discussion on the effects of thiazide diuretics
on blood lipid levels in which it was stated that a 5-10% rise in lipid
levels occured.
  The last time I went to see my doctor, I asked him about this and
he said that later studies showed that after an initial rise,
lipid levels returned to previous levels after about 4 months. I'm sorry
to say I don't have any other reference for this. In my own case testing
showed my blood lipid levels to be "better than average" - I've been taking
thiazide for about 4 years. 

              -Steve "Chainsaw" Dunn