Hi Jeff @jeffrapp, My primary care doctor wanted me to take a statin to help lower my cholesterol. In my case, I made the decision not to take it and work on lowering my cholesterol through lifestyle changes. This was shortly after I received my initial diagnosis of idiopathic small fiber PN and started doing some research on what helps and causes. I had neuropathy long before being diagnosed and at one time was on a statin in my 50s for high BP but my meds were changed after I participated in a Mayo Clinic heart study and my diagnosis changed to primary aldosteronism and I was given spironolactone instead of the statin if I remember correctly. I had found articles discussing statin induced neuropathy which I discussed with my doctor as the reason to not take a statin to lower my cholesterol and to figure out how to do that without meds. Here's some of the research I found:

-- 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