Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms.

[Maru Kitteh]

15. It's not like taking an antibiotic,

which is to say, you can't take statins for a while and make your cholesterol "go away" in the same manner you take an antibiotic to clear an infection. Unless your diet and activity level is dramatically different than it was when you had high cholesterol, in the absence of statins, the high cholesterol will almost certainly return.

You mention you are on a low dose, presumably something like 20mg of simvistatin or something similar. Perhaps you could talk to your provider about cutting that in half. You may still see an acceptable reduction in your serum cholesterol while cutting the amount of medication you are taking and thereby preventing unwanted side effects like fatigue and muscle pain.

Just a thought.

Congrats on your lower numbers. May you enjoy continued health.