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@mecozine hello and thank you for sharing your situation as I had a negative experience with 20mg Rosuvastatin and all the cramping. My "new" cardiologist put me on an injectable statin called Repatha 140/ml which comes in a "pen" form and I inject it every 2 weeks into my thigh or abdomen similar to those diabetic insulin pens. SO far zero side affects and no cramping at all with Repatha which was a pleasant surprise. It is slightly more expensive at $60 per 2 month supply vs the traditional statin pills but for me its been worth it. I also still take the 81mg bayer baby aspirin as a precaution. For 82 your calcium level is actually pretty low (i'm 54 and mine is nearly 1000!!!) but you should also get your cholesterol levels checked especially LDL which is what Repatha will most significantly impact/reduce.

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@ johnv66 / just to prevent confusion, let me point out that Repatha is not a statin. It is a PCSK9 inhibitor. That class of drugs works differently from statins (from Drugs.com: “Its mechanism involves binding to and blocking a protein called PCSK9 (Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9) in the liver.”)
I’m glad it has worked well for you.