Statins?

[KnottedYet]

High cholesterol is not a disease, and there are several studies that point out we are making perfectly healthy people take statins for no reason than "bad" numbers. Why take a medication for a lifestyle problem?

The breakdown is more important than the total. Exercise raises the "good" cholesterol. Fiber in the diet lowers the bad cholesterol.

For women, in particular, Metamucil appears to have better effect on survival rates than statins. (Statins will lower a woman's cholesterol number, but have no effect on survival rates... useless. Fiber in the diet improves survival rates. The only time statins influence survival rates is if a woman has already had a heart attack or stroke. They do nothing for first CVA or MI.)

If you are already shocking your liver with hit-or-miss dosages 3 or 4 times a week, I would suggest discussing the issue with your doctor. It sounds like you don't want to take it, to the point that you are forgetting to take it. You're just hurting yourself now.

And yes, statins are notorious for messing up muscle.