This will not be a report on side effects because I have never ta...

This will not be a report on side effects because I have never taken this kind of medication (similar side effects with all lipid lowering drugs). I don't work in the health field.. I am just an ordinary women I my sixties who is discussed at what I see around me and the stories that are told here. The pharmaceutical companies and the brain-washed medical staff has really managed to convince the public, all over the world, that they need to lower their cholesterol levels. Are you sure that they are right? I am not convinced after reading lots of different books (please see suggestions in message November 3rd, 2007). I have also visited many different sites on the Internet with other opinions. Lipitor - and others - are the most prescribed medications in the world. Many users are ignored when they want to discuss benefit/risk or side effects. The situation is the same if you live in the U.S. or in Sweden, where I live. I think it`s time that people educate themselves and make up their own mind about this issue. Also search for "Stopped our statins". There are some very good article under "print articles". You can take them along to your doctor. There is one that I particularly recommend - it`s from the Weston Price Foundation, Dangers of Statin Drugs. In it you will find information about side effects - such as: muscle pain and weakness, neuropathy, heart failure, dizziness, cognitive impairment, cancer, pancreatic rot, depression etc. There is also a lot of information about different studies. Hope I have encouraged you to learn more about this issues. It`s the pharmaceutical companies that have the money - that`s why you seldom hear about different views. Good luck!