I have tried various statins, and get that awful muscle effect from many of them...so I am on two mild drugs, one of them zetia which works in the intestines...I also take CoQ10 as directed...but I have been on these drugs for many years and have only had severe cognitive difficulties the last 3-4 years...
It would be very dangerous for me not to be on anti cholesterol drugs, due to very high numbers and a family history of heart disease...