What are symptoms of High Cholesterol?
September 3rd, 2007 by 
Eric
Unfortunately, symptoms of high cholesterol usually are very rare. Blood test is usually carried out to determine the levels of cholesterol. The symptoms are actually from the end-result of high cholesterol for health issues such as coronary disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Each of these health issues will be explained further below:
Coronary Disease – the primary symptom of coronary heart disease is called Angina (also know as chest pain). A feeling of “pressure” or “squeezing” is usually felt by patients. These types of feelings can spread to other parts of the body, such as the jaw, neck or arm. However, these feelings are usually located in the chest region.
Other symptoms include nausea, shortness of breath, sweating, light-headedness or dizziness and heart palpitations. Angina can be directly correlated to coronary heart disease and should be taken seriously. In some circumstances a short period of rest will reduce or eliminate the pains. However, whenever you feel any chest pain or any of these symptoms, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Stroke – there are four main symptoms associated with stroke and it is a very sudden event with little or no warming.
* Patients feel sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side the body.
* Unable to speak or understand what is going nearby and causes confusion.
* Sudden inability of vision in one or both eyes.
* Dizziness, loss of balance and lack of coordination.
In addition, there are other symptoms related to stroke, they are nausea/vomiting, fever, fainting, convulsions and sometimes more serious coma.
Peripheral Vascular Disease – this disease involves arteries being narrowed or blocked which carry blood around the body. This is very serious because it slows blood down or even stops it from flowing completely. When this happens, there will be numbness and/or tingling in the lower extremities. A cold sensation might be felt and open sores or ulcers on the lower extremities might not heal properly.
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