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Started Repatha - Side Effects

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 16 5:23pm | Replies (160)

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@llynch17056

One of the published side effects of Repatha is flu symptoms. Also, joint and muscle pain and back pain. I had back pain so bad that taking a steep hurt my back. I’ve done yoga for over 10 years and my muscles couldn’t hold poses and my joints hurt so much i couldn’t do anything I had been doing. I am off of it for a couple of months and my body is coming back. I can do yoga again and can walk 10,000 steps a day again. Not everyone has side effects. I believe those that tell me they do.

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I don't know your age, but I am wondering if some of these muscle aches and weaknesses are age related, but the statins and perhaps other drugs make these issues much, much worse. I am 66 1/2 - started statin at 64 and suffered increasing pain and weakness and cramps that progressed over 2 years. I eventually got 90% better when I stopped. Everyone noticed my decline is so many areas of my life in my statin years - couldn't do yoga, pick up grandkids, walk up stairs or get out of bed or the car without terrible pain. These are not little things. Quality of life issues big time.

I've done more than one stage 3 drug trial, so let me explain how the listed symptoms work: if you are in a drug trial, anything you say has to be reported, and there's no checking if they are related or not. For example, if you were on the Repatha trial and had intestinal gas one day and reported it, gas would show up forever has a possible complication.

So, as you see here, everyone reacts differently, and I would not worry so much about the long list of potential things and just see how your body reacts.