Try different brands of statins. Some of them damn near paralyzed me. Finally got onto simvastatin with low side effects then Atorvastatin which has been perfect. My blood panel numbers are now right down the middle.
It’s a mistake to say no. Statins have a lot of benefits. Please don’t give up.
Bayer had put out a cholesterol lowering drug and it did kill some people. Took it off the market right away.
My husband was put on Lipitor (Atorvastatin) many, many years ago, then when other Statins came out his doctor switched him several times. That is when he started haveing problems getting out of cars and chairs. Doctor finally put him back on the Atorvastatin, but in my book the damage had been done. Also it never prevented him from having blocked arteries.
My LDL (bad) Cholesterol levels has always been high. My HDL (good) have always been low, so my doctor wanted me on Statins. I told her no way. Just a few weeks ago I had my blood work done and my bad cholosterol was only 1 point over the range and my good cholesterol for the first time was several points over the range. I laughed and told my doctor I had been eating eggs and bacon almost every day sometimes twice a day. LOL!!