Originally Posted by WereBear

Just keep one thing in mind, everyone:

STATINS DO NOT PREVENT HEART ATTACKS.

The ONE thing they have been shown to do is very slightly bring down the chance of another heart attack in middle-aged men who have already had a heart attack.

PERIOD.

That's it, that's all, and there's a highly significant chance (at least 1 in 3 and most studies think it's much higher) of very dangerous side effects, which may, or may not, end when you stop taking them.

If this was Vegas, I wouldn't put a nickel on those odds.