http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37935 I started taking Lipitor in 2004 and by 2008 was taking 40mg daily. I'm not sure exactly when certain symptoms manifested themselves, as looking back they now seem insidious, but I do know they became bad enough in 2008 I went off the drug myself, especia Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:37:54 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37935?item=15911 I also stopped taking this dangerous drug "cold turkey". My dr. encouraged me to take another statin even when I told him I stopped taking the poison because of the many side effects. I still have some side effects and I told my dr. that I am taking natu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37935?item=15911 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:52:40 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37935?item=15921 Thanx for taking time to post. Your story is so familiar among millions of statin users. You are certainly not alone in your experience. As far as life expectancy goes. The GISSI-HF study in canada showed no difference in mortality between statin and pl http://www.medications.com/effect/view/37935?item=15921