Side effect patterns in a crossover trial of statin, placebo, and no treatment – This N-of-1 trial, now published in full, suggests the nocebo effect causes most of statins muscle adverse effects.

Side Effect Patterns in a Crossover Trial of Statin, Placebo, and No Treatment – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

See also: #AHA20 – In patients who had discontinued statins because of side effects, a N-of-1 trial of a statin, placebo, or no treatment found that side effects often attributed to statins were the same for those taking a placebo