I took one injection 4 weeks ago. About the 4th day in I started having facial flushing and severe nasal congestion and discharge like a bad cold. I was several weeks post sinus surgery so I returned to the ENT and they concurred it could be an allergic reaction because I was very inflamed. I also had some low back pain similar to what I had with statins, just not as severe. I’ve slowly returned to normal over a month. I deferred the second shot and see my cardiologist today. It does have a very long half life. After 8 months of no treatment, my lipids were not that bad. 227 total with LDL 85. ratio of 2.9 so I can’t rationalize quality of life limiting side effects to take these meds.