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Stories from people with high cholesterol and our answers to common questions, organized by situation and medicine. Experiences, not medical advice.

By situation

Statin intolerance
Many people who have trouble with one statin do fine on another, a lower dose, or a non-statin option. See what people in this situation tried and how it went.
6 stories · 3 questions
High Lp(a)
Lp(a) is mostly set by your genes, and no approved drug targets it yet. People here share how they manage their other numbers while new treatments are studied.
1 story · 2 questions
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
FH, an inherited condition, keeps LDL high from birth. Most people need more than one medicine. Here is what people with FH have tried.
4 stories · 3 questions
High coronary calcium (CAC) score or plaque
A calcium scan shows plaque that has already formed. For many people it changes the conversation about treatment. People share how it went.
2 stories · 2 questions
PCSK9 drug denied by insurance
Denials for PCSK9 drugs are common, and many are overturned on appeal. People here share what happened after a denial and what they did next.
3 stories · 3 questions
Just diagnosed with high cholesterol
A first high LDL result can be scary. Read stories from people in their first year, plus questions others asked when they stood where you are.
1 story · 4 questions

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