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Is anyone on Repatha for cholesterol...
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 23 8:18am | Replies (163)Comment receiving replies
I started Repatha in September.i was very concerned that I would not be able to tolerate it since I had such a bad reaction to statins. I had no issues with the first 2 shots, but by the third I started experiencing breathing issues. I wasn’t sure it was that, so I did my 4th shot on schedule, but I contacted the cardiologist office and they told me to skip the next 2 injections. I wasn’t sure afraid I would lose whatever gains I made, so I did the shots anyway. Happy to report that although my breathing is still a little labored my bloodwork on Monday showed my cholesterol dropped from 184 on 9/8 to 126 on 12/8 . I’m thrilled.
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I had breathing issues with oral statins and now after 3rd Repatha injection, I'm again finding that I am struggling with my breathing and resulting fatigue. I am normally very active and i find that i huff and puff after just going up one flight of stairs - or - it just takes so much energy to expand my diaphragm to breathe. No muscle aches or anything like that (at least not more than usual). I will take my 4th shot and do labs. rI hope my cholesterol levels drop as yours did - and that the labored breathing will lessen.
@reillyg1013 That is a low cholesterol number. The normal total in the 60's was 350. So I'm happy with any number in the 200's to 300. We're supposed to have cholesterol. It's the LDL and inflammation that hurts us. I'm taking Repatha; I have Familia Hypercholesterolemia which is not fun.
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@reillyg1013 i had no issues. The first couple of weeks, but then I started having trouble breathing shortness of breath. Unable to lay flat or on my side . Increased blood pressure, blood sugar and heart rate. now have a rhythmia