I've kept good records of the what and when things were done or taken over the years. I stopped Vytorin 10/10 – 1 HS on Sept. 8, 2014. The liver panel was checked a year later. HDL down 23 points, LDL down 28 points, Total down 48 points and Trigs down 187 points. Don't ask me why. I've been checked six times since then and numbers remained pretty close to what it was after stopping Vytorin. My husband's Triglycerides were over 1000 (before we met) and he had a heart attack--had stints. Since then he has always been on 2 statins. In 2008 he had everything checked and all was good. Three years ago he had open heart triple by-pass. Sharing is a good thing but it should be between you and your doctor to decide what to do. Did I do the right thing? Who knows, but my prayer is yes. Blessing to you all.