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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Loobles" data-source="post: 598082" data-attributes="member: 119208">Funny you should mention this because this is one of my areas of concern. I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I have been asked to go to the GP tomorrow to discuss my results (I'm taking that isn't a good sign), so I'm arming myself with as much info as possible in the meantime.Thing is, my mum took statins and I remember her always complaining about her legs and body aches. Now, I'm very overweight and I can ache enough as it is without adding to it, so that's one strike against taking a statin. Quite honestly, the side effects terrify me and I'm dubious about the clinical evidence that they work - I mean, to what extend was it skewed by pharmaceutical companies etc. I don't know, I'm just not convinced the ends justify the means. If I'm offered them tomorrow, I'm going to ask to see how it just reduces naturally over the coming weeks/months as I've already made a bunch of dietary changes, mostly lowering my carb intake.As Harpar says, it's a personal decision, and the way I feel right now I think I'll be exercising the right not to take them.</blockquote>

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