Well, darn! Maybe I'll try my 5 mg twice a week and see what happens. The 5mg daily quickly dropped my levels from almost 300 down to 178. I'll never understand why they start people on 20 and sometimes 40mg.
The leg "pain" I've always developed while on statins is a nerve pain in the front of my thighs. At higher doses it was there all the time and I noticed it even when simply walking. At this lower dose of 5mg I have that same pain, but only with certain movements (mainly where weight is on one leg with knee bent.) I always wonder if I should avoid that movement while exercising/playing, etc. Or should I do the opposite and practice working thru the pain. It is sharp enough to cause my leg to immediately retract or collapse.
Years ago I had some dry needling done, but never really sure if it made a difference.