I tried all the "pill" statins....and the side effects were awful for me. I switched to Repatha, then Praluent because of insurance), then back to Repatha and now again taking Praluent as I noticed my A1C was slightly higher with Repatha. These injections, took my #s down in 1 month and have stayed great. Initial injections caused side effect back pain and then that resolved (but I also have back issues to begin with). I have 4 LAD stents since 2023 and now microvascular so I wouldn't think of stopping.