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I appreciate this information! I don’t suppose the new statin was one of the injectables like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153031/

Discussion: How long do side effects from statins last once you stop taking them?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

That sounds so extremely frustrating. I really hope you can get your cardiologist to switch you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116956/

Discussion: How long do side effects from statins last once you stop taking them?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 3, 2024

I just finished reading the book, "A Statin Free Life" by Dr. Aseem Malhotra, that was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1321993/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jun 6 10:44pm

Recall there is a relationship to statin use - statins increase calcification of cholesterol so those,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172759/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

I take a small dose of Crestor. I think it’s tolerated, except I have recently had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1081053/

Discussion: Crestor

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 5, 2024

Oh, I do plan to stay on the Repatha.... and the Vascepa. And I'm taking Zetia,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011930/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 8, 2024

Wow! Did I need to hear that! I am an older RN, who recently attended a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862449/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 19, 2023

I did not have any event. My calcium score was 397. But it was almost all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1276822/

Discussion: Clopidogrel-extreme fatigue

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 8 5:47am

Hello @je9 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. This is a forum where patients share their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/600956/

Discussion: Rosuvastin and severe muscle pain-help please

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 11, 2021

Hi SteveNY, Sorry the numbers have gone the wrong way. So, given all this, what could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984788/

Discussion: Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

@merpreb, Just found this new discussion and appreciate what you wrote and the link you provided....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318979/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Sep 23, 2020

hi- My brother passed away at 57 in july. He was very fit and cycled daily...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964383/

Discussion: CAC score in 95th Percentile - Next Steps?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

Cardiac Cath two days ago. 40% blockage at beginning of D1 artery off of LAD. Cardiologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/907133/

Discussion: 49 yo male 1900 calcium score normal stress test and echocardiogram

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 3, 2023

I was diagnosed with Taketsubo myocarditis after a bad fall and an episode of blacking out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344367/

Discussion: Taketsubo Cardiomyopathy

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: 6 days ago

@naiviv From my cardiologist at Mayo Clinic the benefits of taking a statin if you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169856/

Discussion: Side-effects of statins: Have you experienced changes in blood sugar?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 8, 2024

My cholesterol is always just a little high, but that runs in my family, and nobody...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722975/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 2, 2022

Not sure what statin you are on but you might want to consider red yeast rice...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1267370/

Discussion: Lowering cholesterol with natural supplements - What is safe?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 26 1:20pm

Sorry to hear Reaptha didn’t work for you. It took me 3 months to stop having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152646/

Discussion: Is anyone taking repatha

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 5, 2024

Triathlete/marathon runner and agree elquis destroys muscles and causes a run down feeling. Never napped in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1306844/

Discussion: Pain in leg muscles, tendons, and knees after Bilateral PE on Eliquis

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 18 11:00am

Great post. Are you on statins? What is the negative? I just received a scary 700...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930833/

Discussion: CAC score in 95th Percentile - Next Steps?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 16, 2023