Hi
@CosmicHedgehog, Statins will probably reduce your LDL Cholesterol.
They also may give you higher Blood Glucose , muscle aches or even the more serious side effects.
Nobody in here can predict this beforehand, though in the USA there is a product invented by one of the leading proponents of statins which supposedly is quite good at determining if a person is at risk from Statin muscle ache/damage side effects.
I strongly suggest that you make yourself a lay expert on the subject of Cardio Vascular problems. Just because your Medical specialist recommends something doesn't automatically mean that it is the best thing in your case.
I had very serious blockages in 3 arteries 1 @100% and 2 others > 90% blocked. I took the advice to have a 3x CAB and I remember some in the same ward as me were waiting for stents.
It was only after I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes that I started to really question what Doctors told me.
Then I learned to my horror that for me at least:
1. The way of eating that my GP scared me into eating probably pushed me over into being a full T2 Diabetic.
2. The so called healthy diet and 5 a day are amongst the leading causes of Obesity, T2D and High Blood Pressure and may also cause Cardio vascular disease in some people.
3. For people over 65 especially women, those with high LDL live longer than those with low LDL on average.
4. In the USA (and to a certain extent in the UK) many patients are fitted with stents even though there is likely to be no benefit for them (since their plaque is stable and not increasing. Indeed in those cases fitting a stent may cause the plaque to break into fragments which are much more dangerous.
I offer no advice except that you become as much of an expert as you can and don't just accept what is offered.
On a personal note, I got and could put up with some muscle aches which may have been statin induced. But I could not accept higher Blood Glucose and the possibility of brain fog i.e. Statin Induced T2D with increased risk of heart problems, or a statin induced lack of concentration and memory similar to early stages of alzheimers.