Ah, it sounds like your cardiologist is being proactive, @71young. I imagine you are learning and that leads to more questions. You’ve got this!

I have tried most cholesterol reducing drugs and even spent a few years of bi-weekly LDL apheresis (similar to dialysis process) when drugs either didn’t work or I could not tolerate them. My LDL has never been under control until now. You could ponder how I got to my own successful place with treatment and perhaps run it by your cardiologist.

I take Leqvio. I had discomfort for a night following the first two injections. I was absolutely shocked following my latest one, instead had an all-over feeling of bliss. I am not medical so my perspective is from my life long place of feeling symptoms. I wonder if whatever drugs we are taking change how our bodies function and plain and simple, we are going to feel something. It’s a matter of for how long and if we can tolerate it.

I also take a statin. My doctor told me Crestor stays in your body longer than other statins, 3 or 4 days. It is also stronger than other statins so 40mg is a lot in comparison to the others. He had me start with 5mg two times per week, enough to lower my LDL and have some in my body at all times. It worked like a charm unlike past experiences. This may also be something you consider.

My doctor also handled my side effect concerns in an unexpected but low-stress way that you may want to keep in your hip pocket as an option. I reported swelling/pain and thought it may be from another drug. He told me to draw a stick figure and indicate on it where I was feeling what. I dated it and threw it in a drawer. I discontinued the drug for 30 days then drew a new stick figure and did the same thing. Once I compared the two drawings it was easy for us to recognize the drug had caused my problems.

I am interested to hear what you decide. Will you come back and provide an update?