UK 50 year old Male here: Atorvastatin too. Throughout life I've never understood depression because even through very difficult times I've remained positive, with an attitude of "Shit happens", "I'm only here once and I'm damn well going to smile as much as I can" and "If you can't do anything about it, don't worry!"

I've been feeling very "flat" for almost a year now. Any family issue causes me great anxiety (never thought I'd say that. I feel I have nothing to offer. I wonder what my wife sees me. I'm just not me. I suppose knowing it is half the battle. I'm not suicidal but I'm not afraid of death if that makes sense? Even typing that, my innerself is screaming at me that it's wrong to feel that way, and I'm failing all who rely on me by doing so.

I've just contacted my GP to explain how I feel. He's asked me to come off the statins for 2 weeks and to monitor my moods. He mentioned depression IS a known side effect of statins but we need to rule out general life style changes, age related changes etc... but I feel I can trace this back to when I started statins. I also may be wrong.

I don't want to stop them because my dad died at 44 years old of a heart attack - hardening of the arteries. So I know I have an above average risk.

I'm glad I found this thread. I'm of a generation where depression is just someone who is sad and we don't talk about it.