Originally Posted by metalheart44

You know .... there is clinical experience, there is belief, and then there is science. If you have been on the knife side of the table because of an arterial blockage, then I will take the muscle aches, memory loss, or whatever other side effects one may experience, and be thankful that I am breathing and I will do whatever it takes to keep my ldl/hdl numbers in check. If you are in a different risk category, then you owe it to yourself and most importantly those who may survive you, to do the research of the science literature and find out if stains are appropriate for you. Maybe they are, maybe they are not, but look at the science ... there are a lot of folks and docs who believe or not, but it really is not about belief it is about the science of risk factors, the effectiveness of statins in relationship to risk factors and what chances you are willing to take if you don't lower your numbers, however you do it ...