I am at this dilemma.. My cardiologist had prescribed a very low dosage of statin after my TIA, 10mg every other day but I simply cannot tolerate it. My legs and knees hurt so much its hard for me to go for my daily walk, which is the only exercise I do. My total cholesterol wasn't even high, at my last physical in Nov, before my TIA, it was under 200. My LDL was 100 and my HDL was over 50. I have always eat a very healthy diet, lots of veggies and no red meat only lean protein like chicken breast, salmon and plant protein. I'm not diabetic, or overweight,. I do not smoke. I'm seeing my cardiologist tomorrow, hopefully we can find a solution. I've also been put on a blood thinner Zeralto, some of the side effects is muscle weakness and leg pain so I'm asking, is it that or the statin that's causing the joint and leg pain or the blood thinner?