I had been trying to get Mr G off statins for years, but his cardiologist kept him on them. He has been getting weaker for quite a while. Then he started getting a LOT weaker, faster, to a crisis point. I checked his meds for conflicts and found there was a major conflict between statins and a heart med he had been put on. He is off both now, and getting stronger every day.
Grammy, I have a friend, an older veteran, who was on over 30 prescriptions. A much needed review brought those down to two, and he is doing better.
A lot were meds to handle side effects, that got forgotten about as he moved between doctors, it seems.