Heart & Blood Health Support Group | Page 47

@dianempx You sound just like me. My Lp(a) was 600 — the doctor who ran the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515081/

Discussion: Elevated Lp(a) levels - does Repatha help?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 26 11:33am

hi @keithl56 - my score was 2316 so my cardiologist gave me lipitor 20 mg and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130050/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 23, 2018

So I have the echo report but I don’t know what the key metrics are, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/731726/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 28, 2022

Hello Sue, You can watch an excellent and revealing documentary on cholesterol on line but only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/298586/

Discussion: Need help to lower high cholesterol & high triglycerides

Support Group: Heart Rhythm Conditions

Posted: Mar 9, 2020

I've been on 10mg Zetia and 20 mg statin, now they doubled the stain to 40mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130012/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 30, 2018

I, too, have struggled with statins. I was first put on Lipitor about 30 years ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011103/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 7, 2024

I decided to “just say no” and gave up the Atorvastatin. I feel great and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752402/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

@colleenyoung I have shared my story but with new people on board I will share .Back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/674598/

Discussion: Women and Heart Health: Have you got a story to share?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 24, 2022

my doctor wants me on crestor with a cholesterol of 215. I am recovering from base...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/260382/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jul 9, 2019

I have a calcium score of 131.45. Presently taking blood pressure med, and just started med...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/213341/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 17, 2019

Also, here’s an excerpt from one study if interested. It’s a retrospective case analysis, which is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1291295/

Discussion: Any link between dry eye and high cholesterol?

Support Group: Eye Conditions

Posted: Apr 27, 2025

This is a follow-up post. I have been formulating some questions to ask a cardiologist on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130124/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 14, 2018

My first Calcium score was in 2004 at the age of 47 and it was high,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130021/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 18, 2018

Hello @kishanvasekar, Thank you for taking the time to share your story, and for your participation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/199006/

Discussion: Complications with Statins

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 9, 2018

I understand completely. I had an emergency angioplasty on July 17th and then was thrust into...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115259/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

I should add that I have a disagreement with Amgen re recommended LDL levels. Amgen has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/261295/

Discussion: Repatha as a treatment for high HDL Cholesterol

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 22, 2020

I would suggest talking to your doctor about getting a CT angiogram of your arteries. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1310522/

Discussion: 774 calcium score terrified what’s next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 22, 2025

My Lp(a is 559.9 nmol/l. Yeah, I’m very concerned.😟 Tried to get into a clinical trial...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144102/

Discussion: Anyone else out there with extremely high lipoprotein (a)?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

@jlharsh Not exactly ..but I think it was a medium range dose...definitely not the highest. A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1550784/

Discussion: Has anyone else had rare reactions to statins?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 14 10:29pm

@molliecarey1664 I went off every-other-week LDL apheresis treatments after trying Repatha and Praluent, a process that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530203/

Discussion: Repatha, side effects and what comes next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 18 7:10pm