That statins are indeed known for causing arthralgias and muscle pains, and I’ve seen it happen frequently. But they are a pretty remarkable drug class: cardioprotective in that they stabilizie plaques in your arteries by limiting inflammation, lower LDL, elevate HDL, and now this.
Frankly, I’d just cut through all of the crap and ask for Crestor if your doctor is going to put you on a statin. It’s the strongest statin, so you need less of it to achieve optimal results—and the muscle aches are directly related to dosage of the statin, not its strenght. It also employs the least use of the liver’s commonly used CYP 450 enzymes, so it’s less likely to interact with other drugs.
I’m just a medical student, but I saw quite a few patients who had problems on other statins do quite well with it.