[tflabo]

Yes I too refuse to take statins. After taking Crestor I had muscle and joint weakness/pains. Scrooge that.. Now I just take a low dose BP med, baby aspirin and eat balanced diets (red meat and butter included). Make some green smoothies and drink red wine. When the body can’t hack it anymore its time for the human junkyard called the cemetery. We all check out sooner or later

[spokeshave]

Yes I too refuse to take statins. After taking Crestor I had muscle and joint weakness/pains

Ha...and Statins cause "impaired decision making in elders" according to the Feds

New Warnings on Cholesterol-Lowering Statins - WebMD www.webmd.com/.../new-warnings-on-cholesterol-lowering-stainst...

WebMD

Feb 28, 2012 - FDA: Popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs must carry warnings that ... Brand name and generic versions of statin drugs must carry these warnings on their labels, the FDA today announced. ... "We want health care professionals and patients to have the most ... Memory loss and mental confusion.

[Rockingham]

There are studies that indicate that even when taken with care, statins do not on the average seem to result in longer life because deaths from other causes rise for those on statins. Most notably, deaths by accident and violence rise, apparently due to personality changes.