I am 56 year old New Zealander, had stent inserted 1 year ago. W...

I am 56 year old New Zealander, had stent inserted 1 year ago. Was first put on Lipex, after 6 months on that would have welcomed departure. Came off it voluntarily and problems went away. NZ is too mean to provide Lipitor with out a fight, so after much cajoling my doctor finally got permission to provide me with it. At first it was fine, but slowly the same symptoms as with Lipex returned. I have every single symptom I have read about here. Joint pain, short term memory loss, nausea, swollen ankles and by association I am getting pretty depressed. I had to come off beta blockers for similar reasons. Finally this week I have developed kidney pain and have decided that that is it. Lipids are out for the duration, I am told that half an onion a day will reduce your cholesterol naturally, so that is where I am going. Thank you all for providing me with proof that these drugs do not work for all of us.