Cholesterol Med
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
March 18, 2017 12:07pm CST
It seems that most of the people on this planet have high cholesterol these days and are on a variety of medications. I'm unfortunately one of them. The first one that I tried was the generic simvastatin which caused severe leg muscle cramps. The newer one that I'm on; the generic atorvastatin calcium has been much better.
Out of all the possible statins on the market at least mine only costs $2.00 for a 30-day supply. Well now there's a new one called Repatha which not only decreases the bad cholesterol but also cuts heart attacks by 20%.
It is a self-injecting med that you do every two weeks; but guess what? It's not covered by most insurances. The cost? $14,000 per year. That's roughly $538.46 per shot. I don't think so.
Following a better diet is the best alternative of all.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50292)
• United States
26 Mar 17
Hopefully you can get it under control naturally.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Mar 17
I hope so too @Tampa_girl7 ; I'm just falling apart at the seams.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Mar 17
I'm afraid so @sol_cee ; although I have to say, it's been a long time since I walked through the doors of any fast food joint.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
19 Mar 17
Oh dear wow that is crazy expensive..it is too bad you could not get it Nanette.
I was advised to take cholestoral meds too a good few years ago, but was so afraid of the side effects, did not follow through.
My prescrip would have been cheap yes, I can't recall the name of it.
But what I did was lose a ton of weight and I have not had my cholesterol checked , but I need to.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Mar 17
You can't say most have this problem - there are two of us right here who have excellent levels, thank goodness.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Mar 17
That is excellent @AbbyGreenhill . The thyroid controls so many things.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 17
Yes you are lucky @jaboUK ; must be the good foods you're eating. Hopefully since I've changed my diet, I won't need the meds for very long.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Mar 17
I am on one of the cheap ones too that is 4.00 a month, I hope that mine will be down the next check up and I can get off them, I do not like taking pills.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Mar 17
I'm like you @andriaperry , I hate taking pills.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
18 Mar 17
Who would want to have to self-inject when they could just take tablets?
