I know what U folks are going thru, as my husband has severe neuropathy in his feet, legs and is now spreading to his hands. He was on Lipitor for almost 7 yrs., kept getting all sorts of pains and aches, pulled muscles etc. etc. We never questioned the statins till they put me on them in 2000. I got extremly sick, GI problems, then the pains and aches within 3 months. They switched me to Baycol and it got even worse, but the dr. said it "was me". .. :rolleyes:

I barely could go get my mail and walk back to the house, and prayed I would make it up the 8 stairs to get back in the house. Needless to say I ditched them.

Hubby now has type 2 diabetes, but not until 3 yrs after taking Lipitor. Whether it brought it on or not, I don't know, but the pains and aches started long before the diagnosis of diabetes. He was on Lopid for 2 years and had no problems, but the dr. insisted he take the Lipitor, it was his cardio man that finally took him off Lipitor and now, he will take nothing. Like he said, enough is enough, and now he takes so many meds, this place looks like a pharmacy.

Yes, there are people who can take these things and do just fine, but there are those of us who just can't tolerate them. I see alot of folks post about taking COQ10, which drs. should tell U to take if on a statin, but very seldom do, and the folks that take it say it has helped since going off statins. Maybe U could give it a try and see if it helps.

Best of luck, I know what your going thru, and it isn't fun.

When they shoved me on Baycol, I told the dr.....Someday this stuff is going to be pulled off the market, and he told me..NO WAY. Geez, it got pulled about 7 months after I stopped. I must be physic..... :D