New here -- unsure about stuff!

[Guest guest]

I've been taking Lipitor for about a year and a half. I'm just not

sure whether the symptoms I'm experiencing are due to the Lipitor or

just getting older (I'm 43). My legs ache horribly when I climb

stairs (which I do every day, since I commute by subway), I've had

several joint injuries which I've chalked up to over-exertion and

lately I've begun to feel like my fingers don't work quite the way

they're supposed to. I'm on a very low dosage of Lipitor and I'm

under a lot of stress right now, so I know it's possible that I'm just

jumping to conclusions. I'm afraid my doctor will think I'm nuts if I

tell him I'm worried that the Lipitor is causing these things. Also,

without the Lipitor I do have very high cholesterol & there is a

family history of heart disease (although my blood pressure & EKG's

have always been normal). Ideally, I know that I'd eat right &

exercise, etc. but I've had high cholesterol even during my slimmer

periods (and, trust me, being slim isn't my natural state anyway) and

even though I joined a health club last winter, I keep hurting my

ankles, elbows, etc. so I haven't really been going.

I'm not against taking medications, by any means, I've taken stuff for

asthma most of my life, but I'm not sure that there's much point to

taking something for a condition like high-cholesterol that doesn't

actually seem to have any symptoms. Any advice?

Thanks!

Audrey