Rita,
I went on statins years ago, my family doctor, this was before I had a (several) cardiologist, put me on a statin (baycol as I
recall which was then taken off of the market, I don't recall the reason, heart problems?). I responded well, dropped from a total 240 to 180 right off the bat. I used Lipator for years, but the cost encouraged me to me change to a zocor generic, same or better. My total runs around 150, sometimes lower, especially when I was still "running".