Lipitor and heath

It just makes me want to cry reading all these posts. I to had side effects from this drug but not anything like alot of complaints on here. I only took it for 3 months and after investigating the side effects and the risks verses the benefits I refuse to take it. My Dr. says it it up to me. I went to the National Institute of Heath risk factor calculator and found that lowering my total cholesterol from 254 to 200 only reduces my risk factor 1% over the next ten years. Had I been told that before taking this drug I would never have gotten the perscription. I ask the Dr. why he even put me on it for a 1% risk reduction and he couldn't answer. All I can say is before you take any drug find out risk-verses benefits. If you believe a drug is causing you serious side effects tell your Doctor you want off of it.