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Started Repatha - Side Effects
I had terrible side effects with statins (any statin, any dosage). For about 30 years my doctors have pushed statins and
I have resisted. Finally I agreed to Repatha. The first week I had zero side effects. With my second dose, 2 weeks in, i woke up and my joints and muscles hurt a LOT.
1. Does this side effect go away?
2. What do you know about the recent information that the Repatha trials underreporting deaths from cardiac events while taking Repatha.
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I am trying to follow my doctors orders with the medication‘s and have been successful doing that and gotten my numbers down really low and as he says superbly! However, the emotional piece is difficult as it was quite a shock. I am researching and reading ahead, everything I can about. Coronary artery disease. I have taken great measures with my assets and put everything in to a trust and a will, and have POA‘s set up for my family. I now have a fiduciary, financial planner, an investment broker, and that stuff is all put in the trust too! I am in the process of clearing out my house. Getting rid of junk. I am always other people other centered And I have always tried to make things easier for everyone else, lol
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It sounds like you are doing everything you can. What are you having difficultly dealing with?
The uncertainty, if I am going to have a heart attack and when would it happen. Or a stroke. It’s a mental processing.
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2 ReactionsAll my doctor said was if I can’t take statins or Repatha then he “had nothing for me.” Ugh. I said,” but YOU are my cardiologist and I can’t take those drugs.” He just kind of shrugged. I need a new cardiologist.
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1 ReactionI’m 77. I have reached the age that if I died today no one would say “awww, she died young.” People die at my age all the time for many different reasons. A couple of years ago I downsized and got rid of LOTS of stuff. I am organizing. I have spoken to my daughter about where things are. What to do about my dogs. Made a will. Consolidated my finances. Made sure she is beneficiary on all my accounts. I have longevity in my family. My grandmother passed at 98 in her sleep and my mother died of Covid at 94. But, they didn’t have CVD.
I need a doctor that isn’t a statin pill pusher. Someone that statins are not their only show. I just need to know how much at risk I actually am. I eat clean, heart healthy, I’m not over weight, I exercise daily.
We sound so similar! My grandma died when she was 96 and I take after her physically in genetics and stature. I am so glad I found Repatha medication! I actually feel better. Those statins were awful feeling and painful for me.
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1 ReactionI am 66. The score of 0 was at age 65. I also had this test done about 10 years ago, also 0. I would think I wouldn’t need to take anything, and just let my number be high if it isn’t hurting me. Cardiologist says I likely have this score because I’m 128 pounds, have a good diet, and exercise daily. He says the high cholesterol and high blood pressure make me a moderate risk for stroke/heart attack.