http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427 Went off simvastatin in March, all pain went away within a couple of months, but muscle weakness in legs remained. In October, found out my cholesterol is sky high, over 325. So Dr. wanted to try Crestor 5 mg. Within 1 week, I had overwhelming fatigue, co Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:12:56 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14336 Good that you stopped the statins again. Any of them will cause side effects. As I suggested before, there are many natural products to control your cholesterol. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14336 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:16:57 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14342 Linda, thank you for taking to time to post your comments on Lipitor. Sadly, you are not alone, but try not to be frustrated cause you will improve over time as long as you stay off any cholesterol lowering drug. Its tough to stay healthy when we cut the j http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14342 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:29:33 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14346 linda you need to remember that the various statin drugs exist just to get a share of the market for various drug companies. they are not really different from one another and there's really no medical need for so many to exist. if you react to one, y http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14346 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:28:54 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14570 There is one extensively tested and proven NATURAL alternative to statin drugs and it is even in the PDR. It has been around for many years. The name is Bioslife Complete. It is an orange flavored drink (powder you mix with water) and take twice a day befo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36427?item=14570