Natural cholesterol remedy damages muscles
At the recommendation of my doctor, I began taking red yeast rice to lower my cholesterol. I had already tried niacin without success.Within a month, my arms started to hurt. Soon the pain was so bad that I stopped taking RYR.

Grifols Study Suggests Repeated Plasmapheresis May Reduce "Bad" LDL Cholesterol Levels While Increasing "Good" HDL Cholesterol Levels in Some Individu
MADRID, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grifols, (MCE:GRF, MCE:GRF.P and NASDAQ:GRFS), a global healthcare company that specializes in the production of biological medicines derived from human plasma, presented study results today suggesting that the plasmapheresis process may reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol as well as total cholesterol in individuals who have high baseline levels.  The study also suggests that plasmapheresis could increase levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol among individuals with low baseline levels.

The People's Pharmacy: Is memory loss linked to cholesterol drug?
My doctor prescribed Vytorin for high cholesterol. While my cholesterol went from more than 350 to 190 in five weeks, I ended up having an eight-hour episode of transient global amnesia (TGA).

Study: Cholesterol drug lowers clot risk
ORLANDO, Fla. - Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.