REPATHA Reviews (EVOLOCUMAB)Average Rating: 1.9 (235 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REPATHA with similar:
Type: Biological Drug
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REPATHA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | HIGH CHOLESTEROL | GASTRO PROBLEMS (UPPER AND LOWER), DIZZY, WEAK, BLOOD IN URINE, BLOOD PRESSURE SPIKES (ESP AT NIGHT), EYE ISSUES | Always healthy - this medicine has made me sicker than I've ever been. I can barely leave my house. Apparently it is going to take months to leave my system. This is abysmal | F | 64 | 6 days 140 2X M | 4/19/2024 | 1 | Genetic predisposition | Horrific!!! I feel like I have been poisoned! Extreme pain everywhere. Mental health issues that I've never had. Extreme fatigue, depression, crying, joint, muscle and body pain, stomach ache, chest pressure and pain, high blood sugar, sore throat, headache, feeling like I am in a dream. Just awful! I only took one shot and will never take again! Please do your research before you take this poison. I wish I had! | F | 49 | 14 days 140mg 2X M | 4/14/2024 | 1 | High cholesterol | Fatigue, muscle weakness, flu like symptoms, low mood, lethargy. | Symptoms have gradually got worse the longer I have taken Repatha. I persevered, but have finally decided to stop taking the drug. I hope I get my energy and mojo back! | F | 65 | 8 months 140 1X O | 4/8/2024 | 1 | hypercholesterolemia | I'm no longer taking this medication. This drug ruined my life. | Terrible. I no longer trust the pharmaceutical industry. | F | 66 | 0 days 2 shots/mo 2X M | 3/13/2024 Patient History | 5 | High Cholesterol | I'm no longer taking this medication. No side effects at all. Just need a new Rx from Cardiologist. Repath ad lowered my Cholesterol significantly from 230 to 100 or lower can not recall, but she wants me back on it,because I cannot take statins, and nothing else worked. | F | 65 | 40mg 2X M | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 1 | Can't tolerate statins | I'm no longer taking this medication. Stopped taking Repatha after 2 doses because of the muscle pain, etc. | I've now been off for about 2 months and still have muscle and joint pain. The leg pain is somewhat improved, arm muscle still aches and knees are still achy. I will not go back on this med. | F | 75 | 1 months 140mg 2X M | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 1 | In addition to statins to lower cholesterol | Joint/ muscle pain.Severe neck head pain.migraine blurred vision insomnia night sweats.Extreme lethargy and breathless. | F | 73 | 2 years 30mgs 2X M | 3/4/2024 | 1 | I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and the first thing I noticed with Repatha was tendonitis in BOTH arms--wrists, elbows, and shoulders at the same time. After a couple of weeks that stopped, but my fingers swelled up so I couldn't wear my wedding ring, and my hands started to go numb. Also, I ASKED to take this drug due to my very high cholesterol (familial hypercholesterolemia) and statin intolerance, hoping it would reduce inflammation. Instead, it DOUBLED my high-sensitivity C-reactive protein from 7 (already bad) to 14. I stopped taking it on October 1, 2023, and as of Feb. 15, 2024, my CRP finally dropped back to 7 and I can wear my wedding ring some days. | This drug was intolerable, and the side effects I had were NOT the ones that were listed. | F | 63 | 2 months 2X M | 2/20/2024 | 1 | Cholesteral and Triglycerides | Drug worked great at bringing cholesterol numbers in line, but after about 3 months I had sever and worsening joint pain. I got to the point I couldn't hardly walk anymore so I stopped taking. I had similar problems with statins. about 4 weeks after stopping most of the sharp pain has disappeared however I still have residual constant joint pain. | If you have had issues with statins, be aware you may with Repatha also. | M | 65 | 7 months 140 mg 2X M | 2/15/2024 | 1 | hgh ldl | horrible new back pain, flu symptons, bowels, gas, joint pain, tiredness, sleep disturbance, stomach injection pain. Horrible. Sugar level went up. .2 from being proclaimed as diabetic. | I felt worse on this medicine than before. Totally disrupted my daily schedule and routine. Pain constantly. Felt terrible 24 hours a day. I got scared of how poorly I was feeling. Everything changed. Nothing was pleasant. Terrible results and doctors don't want to hear it. I stopped the injections and it's been a month. Just now subsiding the issues. | F | 75 | 6 months 140 1X O | 1/31/2024 Patient History | 1 | High lipid levels | Stomach inflammation. Cold sweats . High BP and heart rate. Weakness. Muscular twitches. Swollen glands | I hoped this drug would be the one for me. Had horrible side effects after just one shot. The benefits doesn't outweigh the negatives for me. Feel like I'm stuck because I don't tolerate statins. It's been 3 weeks and I still having some side effect issues. | F | 50 | 1 times 140 mg 2X M | 1/24/2024 | 1 | Familial high cholesterol | Raise blood sugar, uric acid, anxiety, high blood pressure, swollen finger joints in cold weather, very easy to get bacterial infections, cellulitis, uti | M | 67 | 1 years 140 mg 2X M | 1/18/2024 | 1 | high LDL | terrible itching behind my eaers and head | took predisone did not help | M | 81 | 24 days 140 mg 1X day | 1/15/2024 | 3 | Swelling, soreness and itching are increasing at the varied injection sites with each subsequent injection. I apply ice, which so far has reduced the swelling and soreness within three days | My first post Repatha blood work showed remarkable results. Total cholesterol went from 200 to 96, other numbers similar. Should I be concerned about the swelling and soreness at the injection sites? | M | 78 | 80 days 2X M | 12/21/2023 | 2 | Elevated cholesterol | Nearly uncontrollable diarrhea within hours of first injection. | This is my second try on the drug. It does dramatically lower my cholesterol levels. However, I end up pooping like a goose. My cardiologist is super, but clearly didn't check the published side effects when I reported my experience. Because there it is, | M | 72 | 3 days Standard 2X M | 12/20/2023 | 1 | CVD | Was on statins before. Unable in tolerating them like many people. Was put on to Repatha. Later i was diagnosed with pheriphial neuropathy. Suspected this drug. Stopped it and legs went back to nornal some months later. Learned a lot since then. Lowering ldl medication is nothing but a scam. It does nothing for reducing mortality rate as stated by medical journals. It all has to do with bad animal based diets such as meats dairy processed junk. Eat whole food plant base and you be fine. Do your resrarch on this. You be very surprised on how food affects your health | M | 69 | 3 years 140 1X O | 12/5/2023 | 1 | to lower cholesterol | Terrific pain in leg and could barely walk. Suffered for 6 months with terrible pain. Nothing helped. The concept is good but the problem has debilitating side effects so in essence it is useless for 2/3 of the people taking it with long lasting problems | I told the Doctor right away and the genius said the other Doctor was taking it and had no problem. I called the company who made the drug and they told me I was the only one who had a problem. | F | 74 | 2 times 2X M | 10/17/2023 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Disabling hip and leg pain developed gradually to the point I could not walk. | Repatha worked well to greatly reduce my cholesterol. Unfortunately, I developed hip and leg pain that disabled me after the third monthly injection. Tylenol did not help and I ended up unable to walk for over a month. The drug stays in your body for 60-90 days and it took all of that time to be able to walk (and even then with some residual pain). | M | 72 | 3 months 1X M | 10/6/2023 | 1 | Cholesterol high | High glucose level Neck and shoulder pain Cramps Body pains | Anxiety concerns | F | 70 | 2 weeks 30 mg 1X day | 8/19/2023 | 2 | High cholesterol | Severe Joint and muscle pain, depression, injection site pain | Symptoms happened within a few hours after injection. Severe pain in shoulder joint which left my arm useless. Have now been referred to pain specialist. | F | 73 | 1 months 140mg 1X M | 7/30/2023 |
REPATHA (EVOLOCUMAB): Treatment of certain patients with high cholesterol FDA Approval Date: 2015-08-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)