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Repatha
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Took my biweekly Repatha injection this morning. How many other people here are taking Repatha for cholesterol?

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president Biden has made deal to lower costin some drugs ...repatha is ones

Cholesterol Question
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I have high cholesterol and wonder what you that have it does for it. I don't want statins and they want me to take Rapatha shots. any thoughts or experience with that?thank you

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Repatha has worked great for me...been on it since Sept 2019

Curious To Know What Type Of Cholesterol Medicine Have Your Doctors Prescribed? The Cholesterol Medicine Prescribed To Me Causes Joint Pain
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I had a triple bypass. Will be two years on Mother’s Day that I had my heart attack. Current medication causes bad joint pain. I’m also one of those unlucky people who have neuropathy. I have a doctors appointment this week and want to discuss that with my doctor but curious to know what others have experienced and if you even, take the cholesterol medicine

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I'm a same no issues 40 MG for me

PCSK9 Drugs, Repatha/Praluent
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Hi,
I have been taking the new class of pcsk9 drugs for over a year now, along with a statin, and over the past 9-10 months have experienced chronic tingling in my fingers, reduced circulation in my fingers and feet, and a degree of chronic numbness in the bottom front of my feet, including some of my toes. Anyone else on these drugs and experiencing the same symptoms? If so, what have you done?

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Dear Freelander, I see your post here is quite old, but in case you are still around, let me just respond that, yes, I developed peripheral neuropathy while taking Repatha. It is a diagnosis of… read more

Lipitor
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Does Lipitor and a Pace Maker regulate one's Heart Beat together?

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I am not a medical doctor ... but Lipitor reduces cholesterol and triglycerides. A pacemaker synchronizes your heart rhythm. They are used together in some cardiac conditions but have different… read more

Lipitor
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Does Lipitor and a Pace Maker regulate one's Heart Beat together?

I Have Been Dealing With AFib For About Two Years..has Anyone Taken An Airplane Flight Since Being Diagnosed With AFib??
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I have heard of people having heart attacks after a flight because of the compression put on the heart during flight

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I live in California and have flown to Hawaii, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania in the last two years
I have AFib, Diastolic Heart Failure and Mild to Moderate Emphysema. Was diagnosed March of 2019.… read more

Hi Everyone......Just Wondering If Anybody Has Been Prescribed Repatha For Treating Cholesterol....and What Your Experience Has Been?
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I had joint issues and GI issues. Stopped taking it.

Had A Heart Attack In January 2017, Prescribed New Drugs At Discharge, ...had Bad Reactions
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is this a common problem for new heart patients ? why do they add so many at one time and at max dose !!!???

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Some doctors throw a lot of meds at you at once and it does make it impossible to monitor how they are all affecting you. I see a Heart Specialist now and he gives me a medicine and expects to get a… read more

I Am Wondering If Anyone Has Suffered Severe Muscle Pain That Has Been Attributed To Statins?
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I have been taking statins for four years without any seemingly big side effects. However, in the last six months, I have developed severe pain in my hips and legs, enough that I cannot sleep without pain medication. Can it be the statins?

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I had muscle pain and leg cramps from all of the statins that I tried. The last time I took a statin was in 2012.