I got caught up in the muscle damage side affect of statins, but stopped taking them before permanent damage occured. People on those drugs(lipitor, lovastatin to name two)need to be very careful and monitor themselves cafefully.
You got that right! Doctor's don't give a crap. You can complain of muscle cramps, pain, numbness and they just ignore you. I wound up in ER when on Lipitor (for several of the side effects, the worst being pain in the area of the kidneys, and all the other statins cause such terrible cramps all over the body. Lovastatin (Niacin) caused such terrible flushing. The pharmacist said to stop taking it. When I contacted my Dr's. office he said to wait til my next visit and we'd discuss it. I used to get terrible cramps nearly every night, and now I get maybe 1 every two months.