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I’m taking niacin because every statin on the market gives me muscle aches (the liver damage warning symptom).

The liver pathology is separate and distinct from the muscle pathology.

Order liver function tests before starting statin therapy, 12 weeks after initiation, with any dose increase, and periodically for long-term maintenance therapy.

A drug handbook said at 6 - 12 weeks for 6 months, then periodically.

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The liver pathology is separate and distinct from the muscle pathology.

Yep, but the muscles ache due to the bloodstream accumulating toxins the impaired liver either dumps into the bloodstream or can no longer filter out.

At least that's my understanding.

"Doc, it hurts when I do this (take statins)."
"Well, don't do that!"