Jo,
I forgot to add in the above post that since I've stopped the Lipitor, I am having significantly less pain in my neck and shoulders- it's unbelievable. It didn't happen right away- in fact, I've just noticed it in the last couple of weeks, but there is a big difference. I knew that statins could cause muscle pain and damage and I'd had mild aching in my calves, particularly at night, and since it wasn't too bad I'd blamed it on being on my feet alot during the day. But what has been stunning to me is that I'm having so much less pain elsewhere. I used to take Ultracet as needed and am on Elavil and Zanaflex. I haven't had to take Ultracet in several weeks and feel like I could decrease or stop the Zanaflex- that's how much difference there's been for me. I urge anybody who's on this to search for message boards about Lipitor and you'll be surprised how many people complain about shoulder pain, neck pain, loss of memory to the point they feared they were getting Alzheimers, having to be tested because the dr.'s thought they had MS or ALS,etc.

Thanks Tamara-it's nice to see you too! I hope you've been doing better.