Angioplasty ke baad statins se legs jal rahe hain, koi natural option hai ya doctor ki baat maanun?

Guys, need your advice. Post angioplasty, doctor has put me on high dose statins. LDL came down from 190 to 80 in 3 months, which is good, but the muscle pain is killing me. Specially in legs, feels like I ran a marathon when I just walked to the car. Also feeling a bit foggy mentally. Office me focus nahi aa raha.

I want to talk to my cardiologist about reducing dose or switching to something else, like maybe Ezetimibe or just lifestyle changes. But my wife says "doctor ko challenge mat karo, woh jaan bachaye hai". But yaar, quality of life bhi toh chahiye.

Has anyone here successfully controlled cholesterol without statins? I am doing strict diet now - no oil, no maida, only oats and dalia, and walking 40 mins daily. Will that be enough to keep LDL under 100? Or am I being stupid and should just tolerate the pain?

Also, someone told me about red yeast rice and berberine. Is that effective or just another fad? Please share your honest experiences. Don't want to end up in ICU again but also don't want to live like a zombie.