171 is not that high for triglycerides. Really high numbers go up to 1000 (highest in those young people taking Accutane!!)...but many have high triglycerides.

Mine hover around 150. They used to be near 400, but fish oil took them down.

There are two forms of LDL... the regular tests do not distinguish between the two. Regular LDL is not thought to be as dangerous as VLDL which is a tiny fat globule which can get into the insides of blood vessels. So asking for a breakdown test to see how much of that high LDL is really the dangerous kind, can help you decide about that Crestor.

Fish oil is very good for lowering triglycerides, but it does not do much for LDL levels. It might help raise HDL some too.

http://patientsville.com/medication/...de_effects.htm
This website gives alot of information gathered on side effects reported for drugs. Some are FDA medwatch reports as well.
Crestor is the only statin that had deaths reported during its clinical trials. And for a long time Consumer watch groups tried to get it taken off the market. In fact the company who makes it didn't even research it much....after it was released it cause many liver damage reports, and it was discovered THEN that doses for Crestor have to be adjusted for certain patients with liver enzyme anomalies, which are more common in Asian patients. So it has a built in toxicity potential other statins don't have. Not all persons who react this way are Asian however, so it is like Russian Roulette, IMO.
http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/cr...r-failure.html
The various risks are detailed accurately at this link.

Since Cymbalta is also liver toxic, I'd not take it with Crestor.