Is she kidding?  I have been suffering from awful pains in my legs day and night for almost 3 months.  Did the necessary blood tests and they say my cholestoral has gone up and my good went down.  So now the Dr. wants to double up.  I just can’t do it.  The leg pains are telling me that the meds and my body are not coexisting well, and probably doing damage to my muscles.  I’ve been doing research and have found that every cell and system in our bodies need cholesterol and as we age like everything else our systems and cells aren’t operating at top levels anymore.  PD is prevalent at this age and the brain needs the cholestoral more than ever. Statins are not good for PD patients, they have lost dopamine and the loss of Cholestoral in the brain could be another strike in this situation. Some research says an elevated level is needed in aging.  I’m not ready to get on this statin phamecutical gravy train ride until more research on the aging  brain and cholestoral’s part in protecting it, is more clearly known.  So for now a substitute needs to be prescribed for this aging brained lady with known SVD or White Matter Disease.  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224204806.htm