Trying to diagnose my problem with muscle problems has been dismal and I stopped taking lipitor 5 days ago when I felt I had to do something drastic. Initially discomfort, then pain, was in my neck. Over the last year it moved into my shoulders, then through my back muscles, into my buttocks, then into legs and recently also into my arms. I am a 64 year old female and I just can't continue to function properly with this complaint. My doctor has not even suggested that it might be lipitor but nothing else has worked out. I'm still really miserable. How long before some improvement and how much COQ10 should I take? (I was on 10mg lipitor for about 2 years)