My doctor put me on Lipitor because he said I wasn't the type to change my lifestyle [Confused]

I would be walking along and my right leg would give out and I would have a really hard time walking on it. Then, I'm watching television and the ad comes on about Lipitor and a serious side affect being muscle weakness!

My doctor said 1000mg of Fish Oil (twice a day) and 500mg of Niacin (twice a day) has proven to work, lowering cholesterol. Exercise is important too...something I don't do but need to.

When you take the Niacin, be sure to also take tylenol. It will keep the "body burn" to a minimum.