You may experience drowsiness after taking lipid-lowering medications.
There are more types of lipid-lowering drugs, such as atorvastatin, resuvastatin, gemfibrozil, fenofibrate, and so on, which may cause adverse effects, including drowsiness, when taken for a long time.
However, in addition to sleepiness, which may be caused by taking lipid-lowering drugs, it may also be related to other factors, such as high blood cholesterol itself, combined with high blood sugar, high blood pressure, may often be sleepy, drowsiness, body fatigue and so on. Frequent drowsiness may also be caused by certain cardiovascular diseases or malignant tumors.
If you need to take long-term lipid-lowering drugs, you need to regularly observe, such as nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, fatigue and other symptoms, should be taken seriously, and regular checkups; such as serious adverse reactions need to be as soon as possible to seek medical attention. As for drowsiness, it is also necessary to conduct a comprehensive examination and analyze the cause of the disease before targeted treatment.
Lipid-lowering drugs, need to be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adverse consequences.