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re: Anyone taking Repatha?
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:11 pm to sidewalkside
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:11 pm to sidewalkside
quote:I guess if you took it, it’d might make you straight?
I heard it makes you gay.
PS: You’re already taking a different “it” on the reg.
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Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:19 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Might want to look into aged garlic as a supplement for any statins. I was on very low level dosage of BP medicine, but discovered aged garlic and have since dropped the medicine (lasartan pill once every two days). The aged garlic worked very well for me. According to AI, it can't replace statins but can help.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:22 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Only blood pressure medication can make you gay
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:32 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
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I’ve taken it for over 2 years and have zero side effects. My cholesterol levels are now excellent. I have high cholesterol due to genetics, because I’m not overweight, eat healthy and exercise. I took statins prior to Repatha, but had some side effects. It’s kind of expensive, my insurance pays some and my pharmacy gets a coupon from the manufacturer, thus making my out of pocket only $25 per month.
About the same story except I've been taking it since it came out, was part of the clinical trials. Wonderful drug, changed my life after 7 heart attacks. BUT, you have to take a statin with it or it doesn't work. Usually low dose.
Highly recommend it.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:38 pm to jeffsdad
Did a CAC test earlier this year and got a high score. Kinda shocked. Stress test was fine. My labs are good and I stay healthy. Lp(a) is high. Met cardiologist last week and he wants to put me on statins or repatha. Conflicted. Thought I was doing good!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:41 pm to OldHickory
What was your LDL? My cholesterol was 208 and my LDL was 110 went I ended up having 5 emergency bypasses.
Statins didn't work. Repatha did. Now chol is 140 and LDL 60 or lower
Statins didn't work. Repatha did. Now chol is 140 and LDL 60 or lower
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:48 pm to Jizzy08
I think the insurance is dependent on your diagnosis. Familial hypercholestemia I think is the diagnosis. It would save a lot of lives if people with that diagnosis got on it sooner.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:56 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Get a new doctor who doesn’t parrot what the drug reps preach.“High cholesterol” is not the evil that has been portrayed and is only a part of the disease process.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:58 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
I’ve been on it a year now. I tried every statin available and couldn’t tolerate it. Since I’ve been on it my life has gotten exponentially better. The leg cramps are gone and I can do anything I want.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:18 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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et a new doctor who doesn’t parrot what the drug reps preach.“High cholesterol” is not the evil that has been portrayed and is only a part of the disease process
Are you a doctor or otherwise medically trained to give advice like this?
Posted on 6/25/26 at 8:20 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
I took it for 2 years after a heart attack. Only physical side effect was occasional runny shits for a day or two after each injection. Got my “bad” cholesterol down into the 20s. Also got my “good” cholesterol way too low and ended up having to go on testosterone shots. Cholesterol affects hormones. Insurance stopped paying for both and both are really expensive. Now I’m living with slightly high cholesterol and slightly low testosterone. It’s a toss up to me.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 8:22 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Repatha was hoped to be revolutionary, but what followed was lackluster. Stockholders were foaming at the mouth at the results of the low cholesterol results in the teens. But what they found was that it did not reduce cardiac events in a linear fashion.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 8:50 pm to dallastiger55
quote:
Looking for another statin other than Lipitor
Try Zetia
Posted on 6/25/26 at 9:08 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Posted on 6/25/26 at 9:34 pm to Sweep Da Leg
It's in the internets!
It must be true!
It must be true!
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:30 am to N2cars
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BUT, you have to take a statin with it or it doesn't work
not true at all. Most arent on a statin with it. Yes it can lower it even more but for most its plenty
Yes, taking Repatha (evolocumab) without a statin is highly effective and completely safe. As a PCSK9 inhibitor, it works differently than statins, lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol by up to 64% and significantly reducing cardiovascular risks
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:35 am to dallastiger55
Not sure where thst came from...
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:43 am to Rust Cohle
Repatha is considered to be a very effective drug in reducing cholesterol, therefore, ultimately reducing cardiovascular events.
This isn't even debatable, as multiple studies have come to that conclusion.
IDK about the "stock performance", but you'll live longer if you take it.
This isn't even debatable, as multiple studies have come to that conclusion.
IDK about the "stock performance", but you'll live longer if you take it.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:04 am to N2cars
I had bad whiplash and some other old injuries that the month after taking Repatha I was in severe pain all day
It’s like it took all of my pain in my body from a two to a six
How is that even possible?
It’s like it took all of my pain in my body from a two to a six
How is that even possible?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:38 am to Warfox
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Why would *high cholesterol* be a surviving genetic predisposition after so many thousands of years? Perhaps we are finally living long enough, on average, for its negative consequences to surface?
I would assume since it's effect isn't felt until after sexual maturity and most have reproduced, it hasn't been weeded out. I am not a science guy, however.
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