Quote Originally Posted by CL View Post
Must admit this thread has got my attention. I was wondering, if a person has a normal cholesterol value of say 5.5 but is outside the statistical normal range I.e. 5.0 what negative effects would forcing this down below 5.0 with statins produce? Am I right in thinking the body then wouldn't have enough cholesterol for normal functions?
Unless you have known vascular disease - heart attack/angina/stroke/claudication - there is no meaningful benefit from taking a statin. 100 people need to be treated for two and a half years to prevent one event; there is no prolongation of life. I stopped more statins than I started - some nasty side effects, not just the well known muscle aches and pains.