[Sue Perkick]

No they can’t. My husband has suffered with this for almost 2 years. Doctor said there’s nothing she can do. “Benefit outweighs the risk” I’m not so sure. Mine is elevated & I will not go on them. Ever. The side effects are brutal.

[JTHomes]

Yeah, I was being ironic. Drug companies have a foolproof business model. Find a drug that affects an easily testable number, baseline an acceptable range for that number so that a significant number of people will be above or below enough to "require" treatment. Make billions selling the drug. Then sell more drugs to treat the side effects of the first drug.

I'm not a doctor, but I've read what some doctors who haven't drunk the statin cool-aid claim total cholesterol under 300 shouldn't be treated with drugs, or anything for that matter. It simply isn't a problem. In any case, krill oil, flax oil, oatmeal, exercise seem to have a good track record for lowering cholesterol. Magnesium, exercise, garlic and sunshine can help with high blood pressure. Best wishes for your husband's health.