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Not sure if the incidence is low, 6 of my extended family were placed on statins and had the same reactions I had, namely severe muscle pain, severe joint pain and significant (20lb) weight gain. I have tried every statin there is as my cholesterol is almost off the chart (but no family history of heart issues, resting heart rate of 53 etc etc).
Personally, considering the arguments I have had with the medical profession about this, it makes me feel like it is a good solution for people who have multiple heart related issues (e.g. family history, overweight, smokers etc) but it is overprescribed for most people. I was asked by one doctor "why aren't you dead yet?" purely on the cholesterol measurements and by at least two other physicians who said that I was in effect committing suicide by refusing to take statins.
Thankfully I don't have the same issues as you with health insurance, but the times when I have been an employee and apply for extra coverages, I either get refused or surcharged so much that it is pointless.
And just in the way of defence, we tried varied doses, all the corollary drugs, the one with the weight gain (Lipidil Micro), I lost the weight within a few months of getting off of the wretched stuff.
D.
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