[Dennis Kalma]

Peter. sorry, but us old farts also have the brains and experience to discern.

In my case, I got so frozen up that I could barely walk....cholesterol was good though.....got off statins for 6 weeks....problem went away.

Back on to statins at a later date.....guess what, joint pain is back, muscle pain is back....off statins....

You guessed it, pain subsided greatly.

Ezetrol is the latest drug of choice, surprise surprise...guess who has joint and muscle pain? No prizes for guessing right. And Ezetrol is not even a statin. Oh, and by the way, guess who's blood pressure is up above normal now after being below F$&%ing normal for most of my life.

I think these drugs and problems are poorly understood by the medical unprofessionals and they get foisted on us as being the solution to all of our health problems. Now if they sold them for cost, I might believe them, but as you know they are hellishly expensive little pills.

I think that good health practice (watch your diet, weight, exercise, all that) is a good thing, by all means do so. BUT, keep in mind that cholesterol is only one risk factor amongst many.....and the jury of attributability is still out....

Dennis