Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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HORRIBLE BREAKOUT I have heart disease and cholesterol of 151 - every statin has horrible side effects on me so cardiologist wanted me on Rapatha but insurance would only over Paluent. I've tried 4x now to go along with cholesterol meds and this did it in for me. I injected in my right thigh abt 9pm, woke up at midnight with stomach pain so severe I thought about the hospital- it finally su ... Show Full Comment

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HORRIBLE BREAKOUT I have heart disease and cholesterol of 151 - every statin has horrible side effects on me so cardiologist wanted me on Rapatha but insurance would only over Paluent. I've tried 4x now to go along with cholesterol meds and this did it in for me. I injected in my right thigh abt 9pm, woke up at midnight with stomach pain so severe I thought about the hospital- it finally subsided. 2 hours later I awoke to a horrible itching on my right calf and turning the lights on looked like a horrible bite or infection. By the next morning my left leg broke out in a severe dark purple bubbled rash all over. Then my torso broke out with shingles. Multiple visits to my GP and dermatologist and all concur this was absolutely thr Praluent. Looking online, rashes and shingles can be side effects. My dermatologist said it made me break out in exczema, psoriasis and shingles at the same time. Im on high doses of Prendisone and topical heavy duty steroids and an anti-viral. When this is finally passed I'll be scarred to remember all of this. My cardiologist said Praluent is "typically well-tolerated" and wanted to try me on Rupatha- no way, period.
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Reviewer: Coop, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Only took 1 75 mg shot. Experienced runny nose, diarrhea, nausea, back,stomach and hip pain. Also raised my bp 10 points. I already take 5 bp meds. Not taking another shot. Had high hopes for this drug as cannot tolerate statins.

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Only took 1 75 mg shot. Experienced runny nose, diarrhea, nausea, back,stomach and hip pain. Also raised my bp 10 points. I already take 5 bp meds. Not taking another shot. Had high hopes for this drug as cannot tolerate statins.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was hesitant to take this drug because it said it could cause muscle pain. Been there, done that and ended up in the hospital with Rhabdomyolisis twice. My doctor assured me that this drug could not cause Rhabdo. The day after I took this shot, I had bronchitis which turned into Pneumonia. 5 days later, I got severe muscle pain in my right arm. It has been over 6 weeks since I took the shot a ... Show Full Comment

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I was hesitant to take this drug because it said it could cause muscle pain. Been there, done that and ended up in the hospital with Rhabdomyolisis twice. My doctor assured me that this drug could not cause Rhabdo. The day after I took this shot, I had bronchitis which turned into Pneumonia. 5 days later, I got severe muscle pain in my right arm. It has been over 6 weeks since I took the shot and I am still weasing and still have arm pain.
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Reviewer: Goat, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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My LDL went from 120 to 37 over the first two months, which would be great by itself, since cardiologists believe plaque regression occurs below 70. BUT I had an adverse reaction. All joints in my body swelled and ached, particularly fingers and knuckles. And I developed symptoms of OCD - intrusive thoughts- that I'd never had before. I stopped taking the stuff 6 weeks ago and the joints a ... Show Full Comment

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My LDL went from 120 to 37 over the first two months, which would be great by itself, since cardiologists believe plaque regression occurs below 70. BUT I had an adverse reaction. All joints in my body swelled and ached, particularly fingers and knuckles. And I developed symptoms of OCD - intrusive thoughts- that I'd never had before. I stopped taking the stuff 6 weeks ago and the joints and OCD have not returned to normal. I am not a doctor, but I suspect that LDL plays a positive role in maintaining cell health and removing too much of it is a bad idea.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I Took Praluent for about a month, and before this had no heart Problem, but after taking Praluent the first two week I suddenly had bronchitis, and with in a month I had Pneumonia which is one of PRALUENT'S side effects(influenza)

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I Took Praluent for about a month, and before this had no heart Problem, but after taking Praluent the first two week I suddenly had bronchitis, and with in a month I had Pneumonia which is one of PRALUENT'S side effects(influenza)
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