Started Repatha - Side Effects

Thank you. More validation. Many people take it without side effects or with side effects that go away. Mine progress until I am afraid that to continue will cause me permanent harm or even death. The deterioration is intense.

I’ve read numerous books, the latest one Blind Spots, that actually lay out the whole statin myth. EVERYONE is automatically put on statins. Sometimes a high Cholesterol number means NOTHING. Sometimes it does mean something, but you have to go way beyond the numbers. My dad had heart disease and died of a heart attack at age 82. I am 77. I do a lot more for heart health than he did. I think I have the gene, I’m guessing, i haven’t been tested. I eat heart healthy fresh organic foods, do yoga, get between 8,000-12,000 steps a day, monitor my sleeping using meditation, and I’m content. If I drop dead at 82 living my best life I am ok with that. I sure don’t want to live to 90 bed ridden and in chronic pain from cholesterol drugs. I am not advocating either way, just go beyond the numbers.

HomeAgain: I'm betting that your lifestyle is far different from that of your dad. My mother died at age 34 of heart failure, similar age to her sister, and my father passed at age 70, also heart related. I've seen studies saying lifestyle beats genes 75% or more, which is where I focus at age 69. I am on the 3 drug regimen (statin/ezitimibe/Repatha) with no side effects and amazing blood results. Along with my diet and exercise, I'm OK with whatever happens.

I wish I could take those drugs. I went through a bout of insomnia and got Ambien. I couldn’t take that either, immediate hives. I am very sensitive to drugs and topicals, too. I just have to rely on my lifestyle helping.

I even tried CoQ10, same side effects as statins. Ugh.

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Has anyone else had moderate digestive and gastrointestinal issues? My situation is getting worse by the injection at three months. Breathing is improved and new blood work soon to check progress.