My doctor has recently recommended Lipitor for high cholesterol. My cholesterol was always great now it is 127. I need some education on this but I don't think that is so bad. I do believe diet should be tried first. My other dilema is multiple sclerosis. Early intervention with medication is supposed to keep big symptoms at bay for 15 - 20 years. MS is next to impossible to nail down a diagnosis. My MS is one of those (I am thanking God for the ambiguity). But...the end result of my taking medication or not taking medication won't be seen for a decade or more. This makes the decision making all the more difficult. Medication is all by injection which is more of a deterrent. Nothing is ever simple and as we get older it seems to get more complex for us or our kids.