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I react to everything and statins made me feel like life wasn’t worth living, not depressed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145105/

Discussion: Started Repatha - Side Effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 21 1:33pm

Sounds like you are doing everything right. Dietary cholesterol in food doesn't cause heart disease, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1140687/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 13 12:15am

You might check my name and posts on my CAC testing and actions taken. What are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153410/

Discussion: CAC Score - Should I be concerned?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 7 9:22am

I couldnt take statins any longer and was put on a new drug nexlizet. My. Cholestoral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748234/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 11, 2022

You’ve got this! I am in the camp of having a heart to heart with your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747814/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 10, 2022

steveny, The Brits would consider our common circumstances ... and stand tall, then say, "Right." Meaning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729269/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 21, 2022

If you have only borderline cholesterol i dont know why you need to take anything only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723187/

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

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 3, 2022

I haven't explored them but there are plant sterols that some people take instead of statins....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723027/

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

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 2, 2022

Given your knowledge of potential side effects, your last quest is perplexing callalloo. You are asking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722667/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 1, 2022

I posted this on another thread. I would ask my doctor exactly what statins do and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722552/

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

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 1, 2022

There are people who simply cannot tolerate statins. I'm one of them. I have tried every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722551/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 1, 2022

All statins can decrease st memory

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722359/

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

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jun 30, 2022

Foods like tofu, lentils, beans, soy milk, eggplant, okra, oatmeal, barley, nut butters, almonds, walnuts (all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718862/

Discussion: High Cholesterol: how do you control it?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 19, 2022

Sodium is one of the easiest electrolytes to get out of balance, usually low. Because of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718262/

Discussion: Hyponatremia: Anyone else have low sodium?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 17, 2022

No evidence of supplements helping. I am a cardiologist and got my calcium score just casually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829435/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

SteveSH, I answered on another post to you ... to my knowledge, once calcium is present,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/828271/

Discussion: High CAC Score and Current Status

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 19, 2023

If you have good insurance and/or can afford the injectable cholesterol lowering medication like Repatha it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823770/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

I was allergic to statins, as a result I experienced awful pain in my arms. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823096/

Discussion: I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

decopainter, I am assuming you tried several different statins? There are several versions. How about injectables...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822860/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

MY SPOUSE GOT THE ADVISE FROM HER DOCTOR. MEDICATION WAS WORSE THAN NOTHING. YOU DON’T HAVE...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822353/

Discussion: I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 7, 2023