[QUOTE=finres]That doesn't mean that the side effects will go away that quickly. It could be day, weeks, months, or NEVER. It takes 6 months for mitochondria to turnover. If the statins have damaged them, it will be a mininum of 6 months.[/QUOTE]
Finres,
Thanks for that post!!! Now I understand why it took over 8 months off meds before I noticed ANY improvement in my serious muscle pain and profound weakness after combined Lipitor and Tricor therapy.
For a while, I thought I would never get any better....