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Statin Intolerance: What did you do?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Apr 28 9:14am | Replies (110)

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I could not tolerate any of the oral statins. Tried them all over a 20 year time span . Tried Repatha and no issues and cut cholesterol by 50% ! Great drug but can be expensive without insurance

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Same for me. I had no side effects on Repatha and it has dramatically reduced all the bad stuff and raised the good stuff. My doctor got me into a program for it at no cost to me. However, one of the “common” side effects is “raised blood sugar/diabetes.” I am very closely monitoring that because I’m not willing to trade high Chlorestrol for diabetes. If my blood sugar stays good, Repatha will be the way for me. I also have a healthy skepticism for the whole Chlorestrol/statin focus.

I do believe that if I can get back on a stringent heart health food diet it will be all I need. I exercise everyday and eat healthy, but not the fully restrictive heart health diet. It has helped in the past, but it’s hard to adhere to.