The JUPITER Study: Should everybody take Crestor?

I looked up the price for Crestor 10 mg on drugstore.com. It was $111 for 30 tablets. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 Simvastatin 10 mg for $8. If it turns out that one statin is as good as another, I'm going for the generic!!

Why not take an aspirin?

They tell you to take a baby aspirin a day for your heart anyhow.  A lot cheaper than Crestor, and not all the garbage side effects.

That the drug company sponsored the study should tell you something about their results.

wow. i started on crestor four weeks ago.  i had a  relatively normal cholesterol; but have a strong-family history of heart disease with sudden cardiac death/and malfunctions of all sorts; in the 40-50 yr time frames.  My bad cholesterol was only 114.  Now it is 72. I was "talked into taking this; by my german cardiologist; whom i have always felt is a bit of a health nut.." SO,  I began this ALREADY having plenty of myalgias; tons of physical-fatigue/angina/enlarged organs;spleen-liver-pancreas- and severe inflammatory responses throughout my entire body; though; i eat great; vegen and only mildly obese.  I tried all the healthy things i could and ate a diet to fight inflammation with okay results.  BUT; i felt nauseated when first starting it-however; I found by taking it at bedtime the non serious side effects were diminished. I felt my heart moving-without pain a few days at first; then the angina stopped.  Finally,  I had my  3-cardio/rheumatology/gi-check ups this week; including a blood test to measure inflammation-a ct scan w/contrast; and ekg.  ALL my organs are back to normal size.  My inflammation is normal-probably the first time in 3 yrs. My HTN is on 1/2 the dose of diovan.  My joints are feeling good and I am feeling -less congestion and friction in my chest wall-and less inflammation in my ribs;I can move-now and I now feel like exercising regularly---i have started swimming again after 20 yrs...wow- and over all -i cannot say i have felt this-good in years. I have had MCTD ( form of lupus) since my 20's. I am now 47 and feel like i might even one -day be off of disability. now; i am telling my kids 24 and 27 whom suffer from connective tissue inflammation that effects they already.  wow. i pray  if this isn't the perfect drug then i hope they will keep working at it til they get it right for all.  I don't care what it costs.  I feel its worth it.42