@katydid77. I stopped Crestor on August 15. Did ALL the pain go away? No. I have been having leg and hop pain and would like to rule out the fact that Crestor made it worse. My cardiologist agreed with the understanding that if my cholesterol spikes up, we will have to revisit statin again. Before statin, my cholesterol was under 200 to start and my HDL is over 60, LDL was 100,and Triglycerides was under 150, that's why my GP did not see the need to put me on statin. Crestor did reduced my cholesterol, no doubt about that even though it was only 5 mg. My concern with statin is that it could cause blood sugar to go up, the last thing i need is to be diabetic. Mind fog is also a common side effect. I'm very sensitive to medication, so that's why i am concerned. My annual physical is in November and I'll have another lipid test. Crossing my fingers and toes for good results.