62 here - was prescribed statins years ago for high cholesterol. I stopped taking them. Feeling fine, no symptoms whatsoever of heart problems. I’ll take my chances.
Good for you.
I was on statins for a while. My cholesterol level was 259 when I started and fell to about 220 with the statins. After taking them for a couple of years I decided they might be having unpleasant side effects, so I stopped taking them. I felt fine with no symptoms whatsoever of heart problems.
That is, until two years ago when I ended up in the hospital for two weeks with pneumonia and a minor heart attack. Tests showed blockages of up to 90% in cardiac arteries. My quadruple bypass was very successful and recovery only took the normal 10 to 12 weeks. The various scars on my chest are really quite minimal.
Now my statins have resulted in a cholesterol level of 125 and I keep my fingers crossed that further blockages will be avoided.
If you really want to avoid heart disease, choose your grandparents wisely. If they had heart disease, then you need to keep a close eye on your own condition.