Jane, like U, I wish I had heard about the side effects of statins many years ago. As U might know, hubby was on Lipitor for over 7 years, had constant pain and muscle aches, but was told it might be arthritis. At that time we had no computer so I knew nothing of statins or any other meds. for that matter.
In 2000 they shoved me on Lipitor and within 3 months I was a wreck, mostly GI problems, they blamed it on nerves. Finally I went to a GI dr. who said it definitely was NOT nerves, and after going thru many tests they finally got me pretty well striaghtened out. Shortly after I went to a new dr. who said he wanted me on Baycol, oh boy, then the fun really began. After 2 months of getting the GI problems back and pains that were so horrid in my back and legs I could barely make it up a flight of stairs, I dumped the pills and said NO MORE!! Dr. told me it was possible arthritis, geez, they use that alot for an excuse, but I called the GI guy back and told him, in turn he called my dr. and said I was NOT able to take statins. The reg. dr. was a bit miffed at me, but I told him, one of these days these suckers are going to be pulled off the market, but his respoonse was..."Oh no, they are the best thing since sliced bread". Hmmm, 7 months after I dumped Baycol, they were pulled.
Shortly after that I and hubby got a computer and I was floored when I started to see sites like this and other info. I found on statins. Luckily I didn't take them long enough to do too much damage, except raise my BP, which always ran about 108-112/ 70-75 to a whopping 160/100. Even the dr. thought his machine went nuts and tried 3 others to be sure. Now I have the wonderful pleasure of being on BP meds., how sweet is that? Hubby unfortuneately has had many problems, and I know if I would have known back then what these pills can do to some people I would have never taken them and would have had hubby off of them alot sooner. Since he has been on statins he developed high BP, Diabetes and permanent PN. Like his cardio man said, if they cause a person to sacrifice their QUALITY of life, they are not worth taking, so he doesn't get on hubby's case to take them.
Yes, there are folks who take them with lil problems, but most folks I know have had very nasty side effects and now refuse to take them. I think since people have learned to do their own research they are getting wise to the fact these meds. can affect many people seriously. I know I will get flack over this post, but that is what we experienced so we refuse to take them.
into Walmart, Giant Eagle or CVS or Ritaid, or wherever every day. I can stand outside any of these especially Walmart and count 100 people fairly quick and I will see no maimed. And IF I do, it might be they have another problem of some sort more than likely. 
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