I just thought of one, and it affects everybody taking any of the statins for colesterol.  The statins deplete something called "coenzyme Q10.  This coenzyme depletion can, and often does, cause flu like symtems.  The VA won't prescribe it and it costs anywhere from $15-$30 per bottle depending upon the mgs and quantity.  It costs me about $40 per month out of pocket. (lowdog, Georgia)
 

So there you have it.  This problem is a known fact and the VA knows it and refuses to do anything about it.  You can find Q10 over with vitamins and supplements in any drugstore.  It ain't some hoodoo, voodoo, bullshit, shark cartilige kinda thing.  It is real and we are getting fucked dead in the red.  (lowdog, Georgia)