The medications that change who we are

I do my best to avoid meds because we just don't know the long term reprocussions of taking them. No pain meds stronger than tylenol and motrin; no statins, no steriods...pain mgt through PT, tapping, biofeedback and exercise/diet for other issues.

Had to go thru the statin mambo for the same reasons. Finally Lovastatin got the numbers where they liked them without the effect that zocor or lipitor had.
You definitely do not need the artery plaque buildup with high cholesterol. Your chance for an aortic aneurysm increase greatly. Getting an aortic graft is no walk in the park, believe me.

On edit: as to the article, I haven't felt like killing anybody for a long time and when I showed the wife the article where it said that spouses were killed more often in statin rages, she moved slowly across the couch to her corner. Maybe I can use this to gradually regain control of the TV remote from her LOL.

Good read - thanks Tony.