I worked in the Pharma industry for a number of years, both as a rep and manager and sold statins. We had to learn about these drugs inside and out as managers and from that experience I can tell you that I will NEVER take statins... body and bone aches, rhabdomylosis, liver damage all are real possibilities.
No one talks about deaths caused by the most popular statins on the market, but they are there.
Additionally, there are numerous studies that show that low cholesterol levels can affect the production and repair of the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers... so one has to wonder if the guideline suggested by Big Pharma and adopted by doctors to get cholesterol levels below 100 can lead to other issues like dementia and Alzheimers?
Sorry about the triple post. Computer got stuck.