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@llynch17056
Glad to hear that I'm not alone in finding that Repatha side effects came on more slowly. As with other statins, after 6-8 weeks, I'm again experiencing muscle weakness and working so hard just to expand my rib cage to breathe. Those side effects went away after stopping the other statins and I'm considering stopping Repatha now. I will give it one more shot this next week and hope that magically the side effects go away. This past week I've been thinking about the fact that I only weigh 100 pounds (and am short, so not skinny!). I think most meds are designed for males almost twice my size. Where are the studies on women of small stature? That was just my rant - not expecting you to have the answer.

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@ohallk so sorry I had to stop the Repatha. It was poisoning me. Really scared me.

@ohallk Thanks for saying what I often think. I often growl to myself that a dose is too big for me, too much. I am supposed to be tall and fat in this society, I guess. Sorry, I am petite and frail. Nobody would think of giving all adult humans the same size shirt, why this one size fits all thinking about many meds?