Not a statin but is a cholesterol-lowering medication.
Many of the existing statin-based arguments against lipid-lowering therapy will apply.
I take a statin myself, as does my 100 YO mother (for the last decade and a half or more).
My wife and I both have taken all kinds of statins. Neither of us saw any benefits. The only results I saw was severe leg pain.
Seeing some results with fish oil. But the best results have been from exercise and dropping 40 lbs.
Seeing cardiologist on Tuesday. Will ask about repatha. My pharmacist, who handles my blood thinner treatment, mentioned repatha last week.
“Many of the existing statin-based arguments against lipid-lowering therapy will apply.”
What arguments are those? I ask because my cardiologist wants to double my Crestor dosage because he wants to lower my LDL. On the other hand my HDL is uncommonly high and my primary says I shouldn’t worry about it.