 [ Symptoms ] my wife is 72 and was diagnosed with afib 3 years ago is it advisable for her to be on a statin medication now   her health has been good in general except for age related issues like arthritis and some hearing loss she has never had any heart problems before the afib never any high blood pressure high cholesterol or anything else her last cholesterol level was 186 triglyceride 128 hdl 68 non hdl cholesterol 118 and ldl 92 i would like to know what the recommendation is for a person with this profile should they be taking a statin medication as a prophylactic measure  [ Disease ] hi these are side effects of hashimotos with hormonal disturbances persistent fever for 6 months needs medical attention a detailed blood check up with hormonal assays lfts complete hemogram and whole body scan is necessary to find out the site of focus of infection blood culture will be helpful thanks