Bonnie, did you ever have a cardiac calcium test? It’s a scan to see how much plaque is in your veins and arteries. Maybe you are one of those people who produces cholesterol no matter WHAT you eat. My cholesterol is always over 200 but the scan showed the amount of plaque I have is low. Just a thought.

Speaking of estrogen……. I wonder if that’s part of my cholesterol problem, too. I have been suffering with BAD menopause symptoms for YEARS! Tried many things suggested by my GP and gyno and none helped me. Finally just had a hormone profile done and have really low estrogen and progesterone - I KNEW IT!! I will be getting oral and topical HRT.

Low estrogen causes inability to sleep. Or, adds to it, anyway. I have that problem, too.