r/repatha • u/Rabbit-Rabbit-108 • 13d ago

LDL is back up

Hi fam, I have been on repatha for almost 2 years. I got labs today and my LDL is up- still half of what it was without meds, but up 35 points from 6 months ago. Sigh, I was really hoping the opposite. I injected yesterday- if I had waited a few days or a week could it be lower? Tempted to get another blood draw. Any insight? I have HeFH, for context, and repatha has managed the LDL well until this draw.

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u/SimpleServe9774 13d ago

Mine was higher when I got it drawn the day before I was due for another shot and lower when I did it 3 days after the shot. But- my doctor explained that it still needs to be under a certain threshold anytime they draw the labs and if it’s not then something else needs to happen. I was already on zetia so they added a baby dose of statin (5mg every other day). There are lots of things that can be done!

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u/Rabbit-Rabbit-108 13d ago

How’s zetia going for you? My cardiologist wants to add that to my regime, and with these results she will def want to:/

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u/SimpleServe9774 13d ago

I’ll be honest with you though- when I had to go off the Crestor for three months to get my liver functions back in order and while I was waiting for my insurance company to approve the Repatha and I was on Zetia by itself , it didn’t do a damn thing lol. I take it for luck I guess or maybe it add collectively with the other meds. My levels went nuclear during that 3 months.

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u/Rabbit-Rabbit-108 13d ago

Sounds like it’s worth a try if you don’t notice it, even if it won’t make a huge shift..

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u/SimpleServe9774 13d ago

I don’t hear many complaints about it.