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Hello @rdavis1018, Welcome to Connect. I think it's best to discuss it with your doctor before stopping taking the statin. I did have a long discussion with my doctor several times about the neuropathy side effects of statins and told her I would rather work on my cholesterol numbers through lifestyle changes since I already had neuropathy and didn't want to make it any worse. I'm not sure which statin you are on but you might find this related discussion helpful:
-- Statins that won't cause/worsen neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/statins-that-wont-causeworsen-neuropathy/

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@johnbishop yes I’m aware that there are serious issues with suddenly stopping statins so I’m not going to do that. I plan on contacting them on Monday to make an appointment to see if she could possibly switch me to something. That’s not a statin or if we should just gradually take me off of it and I can try dietary and changes an exercise as an alternative