If you have been asking yourself why you feel worse since starting your cholesterol medication, you are not alone. Dealing with statin side effects in women - such as debilitating fatigue and muscle pain - is a common frustration that often goes ignored at the doctor's office. You went to the doctor, got your labs back, and walked out with a prescription for a statin. You did what you were told. But a few weeks in, something feels off. You are more tired than before. Your muscles ache. You are dragging through the day wondering if this is just aging - or if the pill that was supposed…