Agree with Ed, other than cost, Crestor is superior.
I'm on Crestor now and have been for about a year. I'd like to switch to Simvastatin. Do you see any problems? I have a strong heart for a 64 year old but I am a diabetic.
No. My mum just kept us on a good and healthy diet and we all thought that we would not need medication.
I started the statins later on, when I was 24. We bought a house in 2002 and had to go for bloodtests and then the Bank declined my life-insurance cover due to my high Cholestorol. Since then I have been on Adco-Simvistatim and then my numbers got worse and GP changed it to Lipitor and later Crestor and Aspavor.
I am still on Lipitor 10mg and I am 1,67m and keep my weight around 60kg. I used to exercise a lot (Taebo, spinning, aerobics) but since my heart surgery in 2008 I could not get myself back to the gym and became very inactive. Turns out it is easier to become unfit, than fit! And I think that the 5hrs that they have you on life support/bypass, really scrambles with your heart-rhythm and stamina.
I do Kidney-tests every now and then (U & E) as I still take Diuretics (Lasix) and I had an operation about 2 weeks ago and my liver and kidneys were tested and tests were normal. My last Angio was in 2007 and that was normal to.
I just have a liver function blood test once a year. After 5 years it's all going good still. Surely you didn't start taking statins at the age of 5?
Here's an interesting article about a study, the Heart Protection Study 2, which tracked the long term effect of statin use on over 20,000 participants, it's a great read.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/556067
Hope this helps,
Jon