My second trip to this forum. A couple years ago, I developed pl...

I would suggest that you stop taking this dangerous drug before you have more side effects. This poison can cause MANY problems. There are many natural products and alternatives to control cholesterol, if necessary. . . . .your body/mind need cholesterol to function.

" Debilitating and crippling" are words I hear often describing the side effects from statins. By the way, did you notice what you said when you stated that "its not worth it to take this substance ... just to be able to eat whatever you want." This is one of the dangers of statins. Some people use it as a license to eat whatever they want. In other words, people will make less healthy choices under the belief that the statin pill is protecting them.

Bobby, there's no question that is the effect for many people - self included. When I first started taking Lipitor, I had gained only about 15 pounds, but the Doc said 230 was too high, and let's try this wonder drug. Sure enough, I came down to 170 in a couple months, liver was OK, so he pronounced a "cure."
So I went back to eating too many carbs, and even a little sugar now and then, and, two years later, gained 30 lbs. Numbers were still around 180, but felt worse and then all these problems.
I forgot to mention, since I've been on this drug, sores don't heal, or take many months. I used to be a very fast healer, then I read that one of the functions of cholesterol is promote scab production and healing - so there you go.
I am weaning myself off - is there a problem going off cold turkey? Anyone know? I figure I'd cut dose in half for a week, then halve it again, then quit.

You didn't ask me, but, I stopped this poison "cold turkey" .. . . the sooner the better.