Does anybody have experience with the injectable cholesterol meds

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Here are some posts from @Thas about his experience with psck9s. I don’t know if they are in chronological order or not.

Anyone use Praluent or Repatha?

My endo is trying to get my insurance company to approve a prescription for the PCSK9 inhibitor, Praluent to lower my cholesterol. Not because my cholesterol is particularly high, but because I have a strong family history of adverse affects from statins and have already demonstrated my inability to take Zetia. My doc gave me a month’s supply (two injections) worth of samples. These are the SCARIEST injections I’ve had to give myself – and not even because I’m already somewhat “needle-phobic…

LDL Cholesterol

Both my parents had bad side effects from statins, so I have been determined to stay away from them as much as possible. Diet and exercise helped some for me, but lately, that has been failing to make the difference my doctors (and I) want. Six months ago, my Lipids Profile was: Total: 242, Trigs: 62, HDL: 54, LDL: 170. Keeping my BG in check (low carb eating and A1c in the mid-to-low 5s) has helped at least with triglycerides. All that said, I did try - at my endo’s insistence - a very low…

Meanness in the Management of Diabetics

Your posts come across as bitter and as though you think you know everything. Maybe someday a doctor will save your life…maybe not…your bitterness helps no one!