“A few friends quit they’re statins...leg pains, hyper...”
Only 5% of the people who take statins have significant side effects based on certification data. Of course if you ask 100 people on statins whether they have significant side effects, 95% will say yes.
Your statement is wildly inaccurate. You are parroting the official lies of Big Medicine. Actual rates of side effects are quite high. My own cardiologist told me he could not get out of a chair due muscle weakness on Lipitor. He had to change to Crestor. Yes, that is just one anecdote and doesn’t speak to your 5% claim but the point is, side effects of statins are COMMON.