Originally Posted by MikeVega

I've been fighting it for some time now but I can't get the cholesterol down enough on my own not to take it. Heart conditions and high cholesterol runs in the family and my Current cholesterol is 260 .. it was 291 about 10 months ago but i was able to get it down a bit .. not enough.

the other thing i have to look into and treat is that my blood glucose count. it should be between 70 and 150 mg/dL. the nurse on the phone said mine came in at over 1000. I have to take the Lipitor for 3 weeks and then fast the day before testing.

I'm going to make some big life style changes .. I'm only 31 and i need to be around for a bit .. I'm 5'9" and 205lb .. i want to get down to about 175/180 lb just joined the gym a few days ago and I've been running 45 mins every day and start weight training again tomorrow ..

anyone else taking Lipitor? what side effects can i really expect? the list is very long on the script.