I took 20mg of lipitor for about 4 years and slowly had symptom...

I took 20mg of lipitor for about 4 years and slowly had symptoms of depression, fatigue, short term memory loss, "brain fog", as well as some added things in the last couple of months like severe neck muscle pain, shoulder pain, back pain, vision clouding in both eyes, unable to lift heavy things, stomach upset most of the time, and leg spasms at night. I stopped taking lipitor over two years ago and all the symptoms have gone except for the shoulder pain sometimes. Also, taking 60mg of Q10 a day helped a lot with the muscle pain and energy level during the long recovery process of about a year or so, although I did feel better only a few days after stopping the Lipitor. Pfizers own web site states "LIPITOR has NOT been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attacks". Why take something that does not do what it was prescribed for and causes lots of really bad side effects? See http://homodiet.netfirms.com/otherssay/chd/statin_cardiomyopathy.htm for Peter H. Langsjoen, MD comments "Statins kill people - lots of people - and they wound many, many more" There are LOTS of web sites that say that we have it all wrong about cholesterol like the following links... http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/cholesterol.htm http://ezinearticles.com/?Cholesterol-Does-Not-Cause-Heart-Disease&id=35406 Also google Doctor Mercola's web site for some really good advice Cutting Down sugar consumption, processed food, and taking maybe 1000mg of vitamin C a day does a lot more good for your arteries than lipitor.