I am 55 years old. I had open Heart surgery when I was 41. In the...

I , too, was a victim of Lipitor for 8 years. I could no longer stand the side effects. I am taking natural products to lower my cholesterol with no side effects.
Unfortunately, the drs. don't know anything about the side effects. They rely the drug co's, who don't care except the $.
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You need to work on the triglycerides by taking chromium GTF (glucose tolerance factor) and raise you HDL, the good cholesterol by taking fish oil supplements and natural vitamin E. Also if you continue to take these drugs you need to supplement with CoQ10. The increase in shoe size may be related to ligaments loosening in your feet.