Bempedoic acid/ezetimibe for High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous User Reviews
Brand names: Nexlizet
- GRa...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 10, 2021
"I am in my mid-50s and consider myself to be in good health. I eat well and exercise regularly, however, high cholesterol runs in my family, and my father had a heart attack at 58 years old. He was 99% clogged in his major artery. My cholesterol has always been a little high, and I have been on a statin for the last 10 years or so, however, my LDL has been hovering around 100 for the last five years. My doctor did not like that, combined with my family history and my high blood pressure. He wanted to add something to my statin therapy. He suggested Repatha, but I didn’t want an injection. I countered and asked if I could try Nexlizet, and he said sure, he already has some statin-intolerant patients on it. Well, it didn’t take long. Out of nowhere, my total cholesterol was under 100, and my LDL was under 60 (both for the first time in over 5 years). No side effects either!"
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"Have been on Nexlizet for 7 weeks. Things were going well up until about the fourth week, then started to have muscle and ligament pain in my lower back. A few days later, started to have stomach pains and a bit of brain fog. I had blood work done, and my LDL went from 94 to 62. Doc was very happy with the results. Other than my LDL, which has never been above 95, my cholesterol numbers have been good my whole life. A heart attack 17 years ago, with no cause determined, put me on this path of never-ending cholesterol-lowering drugs, with all having severe side effects. I am 66 and just plain tired of it, looking for a life!"