May possibly be contributing to vitamin D deficiency, are the very low cholesterol levels which can be attained with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, which is something that is now under some heavy speculation. In turn, that deficiency, may seem to play a role in the muscle pain as well as in the weakness that some people may develop while taking statin drugs.
For their production, our most important hormones depend upon adequate reserves of cholesterol. For the synthesis of vitamin D, nowhere is it more important than as the precursor substance.
Link: Can Statin Drugs Cause Vitamin D Deficiency? | StopAgin
