Statin Side Effects — Deep Research Review (Mechanisms, Incidence, Management, and the Role of Ginseng)
Summary (TL;DR):Statins are highly effective for reducing cardiovascular events, but like all medications they have adverse effects. The most commonly discussed are muscle symptoms (SAMS), mild liver enzyme elevations, a small increase in diabetes risk, and rare serious events (rhabdomyolysis, clinically significant liver injury). Recent large analyses show that true statin-caused muscle pain is less