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Sue225.. Thank you so much for your advice. My cholesterol was all within range until I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/298584/

Discussion: Need help to lower high cholesterol & high triglycerides

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: Mar 9, 2020

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https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/260391/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jul 9, 2019

Hi @poppy55 I so, so dislike that your quality of life has dropped this much, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308949/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced depression after taking praluent?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: 1 day ago

Red yeast rice extract was recommended by my gerontologist some years ago as a substitute for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687978/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 9, 2022

Hi janell hope ur well and thanks for messages and ask me anything it may help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308799/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced depression after taking praluent?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: 1 day ago

I understand your concern. First who is your doctor? To interpret your cholesterol values against your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075635/

Discussion: What statin (if any) have you taken long term?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 27, 2024

I did exercise for many years and did not help me to reduce my cholesterolat all....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/102536/

Discussion: Supplements vs statins - which is more effective?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 13, 2016

This thread is so helpful, @steveny. I'd love to get an update on where you are....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1253932/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 9 12:19pm

I’ve read numerous books, the latest one Blind Spots, that actually lay out the whole statin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188541/

Discussion: Started Repatha - Side Effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

@mayofeb2020 Has the pravastatin lowered /not lowered your cholesterol? (Have you been on it long enough...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/298585/

Discussion: Need help to lower high cholesterol & high triglycerides

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: Mar 9, 2020

Unfortunately low density lipids are the fats that are sticky and. clumps in our arteries. And...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1039115/

Discussion: Statin Intolerance: What did you do?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 23, 2024

@proteusx Have you considered Repatha or Vascepa? The cardiologist put me on both of those as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012099/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 8, 2024

I have high-ish cholesterol and the genetic marker for heart disease and cannot tolerate any statin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723616/

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

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 4, 2022

After years of being told to take them, I finally gave in when my Total Cholesterol...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128589/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

I understand where you're coming from. I trust my doctor. It's just that when I read...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835913/

Discussion: Has anyone seen a reduction in their CAC score from taking vitamin K2?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 1, 2023

I cannot take any statin because it has adverse reactions to another condition I have. I...

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Discussion: Repatha as a treatment for high HDL Cholesterol

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 1, 2019

Exaclty what I had- check out my post today2 hours ago · Coronary artery Ectasia (CAE)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/213296/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 17, 2018

I'm trying to get Leqvio and have checked all the side effects. Nothing comes up for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168213/

Discussion: Is anyone on Levqio

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

Same here. Athlete in school then adult softball 6 months out of year through my 30s....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014185/

Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 12, 2024

I stopped taking statins after prescribed back in 2017 because it was causing severe muscle aches....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766017/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Oct 27, 2022