Originally Posted by
donheff
I have borderline cholesterol numbers and would get pushed toward statins by most doctors. But I don't think the trade-off in muscle soreness that I experienced years ago when I used them was worth the marginal benefit they provide. I dropped them and never looked back. My GP agrees with my decision and doesn't push them. I did lose about 18% of my body weight about six years ago which more than makes up for the tiny risk I am adding by forgoing statins.
I did the same thing and I'm happy to be off of that rollercoaster of try this one, try that one, and the constant blood checks to make sure the pills aren't killing me.
And I think they were. I felt generally awful while on them. Like a really old man. My muscles ached terribly while on that stuff. Well, my heart is a muscle, so what was it doing to that? Likely more damage than the "problem" those tiny pills were trying to fix.
I now do intermittent fasting, load up on vitamin C and Hawthorne berries, exercise regularly and I feel great. I am now borderline high cholesterol, but otherwise very healthy. Good enough for me.