Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia in October 2024. I went through a cardiac workup for pain in my left arm and found this out.

My cardiologist put me on a statin (rosuvastatin), baby aspirin and telmisartan. Then, for my cholesterol, I was put on Repatha injections twice a month as well as ezetimibe, and my lipid panel went down into the normal range. However, I am gaining a small amount of weight. They added weekly Wegovy injections for two weeks now, and there's been no change to my weight.

Also: Multivitamins have been shown to be contaminated with metals

I am wondering if all these meds are necessary and if they are too much for my liver to take. My father passed away from liver cancer after taking cholesterol medication

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