hi

I have been on statins now for many years. After a blood test for a traffic accident I was dicovered to have a cholesterol level of almost 11.0.
In the first place the medics tried to treat it with diet and exercise but after six months there was no improvement. The doctor said that my high cholesterol must be genetic. I called my sister who then went for a test and she was almost as high as me. So it looks as if the doc is right.

So I went on to statins and have proceeded over many years from 5mg to 40mg today.

I have also proceeded through several different brands; the latest two have been Simvastatin and Atorvastatin.

Very recently my doctor took me off Atorvastatin and put me back on Simvastatin ( having taken me off it earlier because my reading was going up). After 3 months back on Simvastin I was over the target and put back on to Atorvastatin. My level is now under target.

During all this time I have suffered no noticeable side-effects on any of the brands or dosage levels that I have been on.

Other than having to remember to take them I have not really noticed that I have been taking them.

Incidently my wife has recently been diagnosed with high choloesterol and she has been put straight on 40 mg of Simvastin. Last week she had a check and only today we have been for her to have another test as the first one was found to be high. Unlike me my wife had not suffered from cholesterol until she was 69.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

MikeL2