Statin's
I think some things to keep in mind when discussing or considering statins is that you have to consider all the information. I have been trying them or attempting to find a cholesterol lowing medication for the past six years and have yet to find one that will work for me. It depends on the person, what other medications they are taking, what resistence they have. Initially I took Lipitor 10mg and I did fine for about 18 months, it wasn't until my cardiologist increased the dosage up to 20mg that I began to have the myalgia problems. I think some people can tolerate low dosages of many of the statins. I have tolearated other statins in low dosages for about 2 to 2 1/2 months but when they decide to incrase the dose to aid increasing the HDL since I can't seem to get above 25, I am in trouble in about 1 to 1/2 weeks. I begin to have loss of muscle tone, muscle ache, leg aches, pain, etc. At this point and time I still have the myalgia off and on and I am not taking anything but they won't acknowledge it is from the statins, although I have an endcronoligist who is almost convinced that it can't be anything else. He is appreciative that the patient is educated and takes part in trying to find a solution. He "LISTENS". He relies on the clinical studies, sales reps, and others physician input along with his nursing staff. So that is what I mean. It's the combination of all the information that will help us to figure this out. After all, we all want the same answers. Keep searching. Barb