@jlharsh I guess I need to start with a little history. For the past year I hadn’t been feeling myself, low energy, burning muscles and “winded” more than usual. As I mentioned earlier I’ve been very active throughout my lifetime and run many marathons on down to 5k’s. I’ve been a triathlete and now bikepack and take long distance bike trips. So I realized something wasn’t right. I started out with my primary physician who then referred me to have an ekg and stress test. I had a litany of blood tests done and my cholesterol levels were all good. My LDL was at 72 last it was taken prior to my angioplasty. EKG, stress test and other tests taken were not alarming. I wore a Zio heart monitor patch for 2 weeks and then after the advice of an electrocardiologist a CTCC scan of the heart. It indicated issues like AV block in the lower chamber, LVH left ventricular hyperteophy and then what they estimated was 75% blockage in LAD. I had a angiogram a week later which indicated 85% blockage and they placed a stent in the artery. I was placed on 75 mg of plavex and 75 mg of rosuvastatin plus 81 mg aspirin. I took the rosuvastatin for 3 weeks before I began to complain about the chronic exhaustion and muscle pain I was experiencing. It took 3 days before cardiology got back to me and prescribed 75 mg alirocumab (praluent) I took my first injection about a week and a half ago and will take second injection this Tuesday. I’ve been experiencing the same fatigued as I had when on rosuvastatin and also experiencing some depression. Now I’m not sure if the depression is a result of the praluent or a product of the fact I feel so fatigued all the time and not doing nearly the things I love to do. I still force myself to get outside and walk my 6 miles a day and usually feel better after completing the walk. I haven’t been able to do my weight training that I do every other day.
I must digress and mention that my cholesterol levels are within suitable levels total cholesterol at 139, triglycerides 47, HDL 54 and LDL 72. I have not had my post-op office visit yet so there are so many questions I have. My belief is that it’s my inability to deal with high levels of stress which have caused the plaque build up and also familial history of heart attacks and heart disease. Sorry for the long and drawn out diatribe.