Some statins are more lipophilic (soluble in fat) than others.
Simvastatin is one of those. But all statins, are implicated in the side effects profiles. Simvastatin was chosen for the early trials for MSers, with the thought it would enter the brain, and help there. This was totally a failure, and the studies were stopped.
All statins block the enzyme in the liver that makes CoQ-10.
It is your choice. But if you don't stop the statin you will never know if your PN is because of it.
Given the tiny percentages of benefit that are now being quoted for them, I don't see people remaining on them once the push from the drug reps ends. Almost everything doctors and patients know about these drugs was Big Pharma driven until just recently.
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