C'mon JuicyJ, you're a moderator and a staff member, you're good, you know your own answer here.
In my opinion? Never take anything the doc says is ' the current recommendation' unless the doctor also recommends it, personally, for you, and can provide a logical reason. Sometimes we forget that the doctors are also being pressured to get all their patients to fit into neat condition:treatment:medication boxes and may need to be able to report, for example, 'we have recommended and prescribed statins for all our diabetics'.
Personally, I was recommended statins by a doc who went through my lipid panel with me. And they did actually produce an improvement. The side effect of frequent muscle cramps though was not worth the tiny improvement (IMO) so I quit. My GP, OTOH, keeps pushing blood pressure meds at me (also 'recommended' for all type 2), and I keep telling her I'll take them when my bp is above normal, not before.
If I were you? Research, double check your lipid panel, and make your own decision. Is your cholesterol out of control, or are you ticking along nicely?