On 28/02/2012 5:41 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> I know this is OT but I don't know where else to post it. A couple of
> years ago, after taking statins for many years to control my cholesterol
> levels, I had to give up because of muscle pain. At my cardiologist's
> suggestion I have tried ALL regularly prescribed statins with the the
> same result. Now a report has appeared blaming statins for memory loss
> and raising blood sugar levels:
>

I don't know of any side effects I am having as a result of taking
statins, but I just had blood tests and my cholesterol level is down. I
was getting side effects from my blood pressure medication. When I saw
my doctor a couple weeks ago he said that I could try not taking it for
a while because my BP was good. I bought a BP monitor and take daily
readings. My BP is running in the normal to optimal range most of the time.