Heart Bypass Surgery

In a message dated 12/18/2001 1:34:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, bill-dot@... writes: From what I've read about niacin, you have to be careful when you are also taking any of the statins. I take 40 mg of lipitor and 2000 niacin per day and it works ok for me. My cholesterol lowered from 210 t o140. My Dr hasme do periodic blood tests and has warned that for a small number of people can cause muscle aches. He says if that should happen to stop taking niacin. HarryK