I came off statins in May last year. Since then I have had 3 cholesterol tests, and each one has got better, better than when I was on statins. All I have done is eat low carb with more and more fat as time progressed. Oh and I've also lost a lot of weight, so may be that helped too. But that is just how it worked for me. Others may be different.
I came off statins, not because I had side effects, I didn't, but because of the potential rise in blood glucose levels. My husband is not diabetic but is on statins. He has to have a blood glucose test annually because he is on statins, no other reason.