Here is another vote for calling your cardiologist and asking for a different statin. When I had my heart attack, I told my cardiologist that I had tried Crestor and Lipitor (from primary care doc) and could not tolerate either so I quit taking them. Cardiologist said "No problem. We'll keep trying different ones until we get one that doesn't cause the pain." Second try was Pravacol which works for me. Lots of exercise, careful diet and I've got decent numbers now. Everybody is happy except my primary care who wants me on Crestor. That's not going to happen.