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Interesting, thanks for the additional information Henk @tys. I took statins for blood pressure for quite a few years when I was in my 40s then I did a Mayo Clinic heart study and they determined my high BP was caused by hypertension and changed my meds to Spironolactone (aldosterone receptor antagonists). I had always thought in the back of my mind that my idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy was caused by statins and did a lot of research on them but it could just be a case of genetics and old age since I'm 77 🙂

The implications of statin induced peripheral neuropathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103035/

Statin Neuropathy Masquerading as Diabetic Autoimmune Polyneuropathy
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/8/2082.1

Statins Have Unexpected Effect on Pool of Powerful Brain Cells
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/2051/statins-have-unexpected-effect-on-pool-of-powerful-brain-cells.aspx

Medication Induced Neuropathy
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-003-0043-8

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John,
I am beyond grateful for the links you have posted re: statins/potential for toxicity. Darryl