Zetia and Tiredness: What Users Say

• Fre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2019

For High Cholesterol "I cannot take statins as they tank my depression. I am a disabled veteran and have had my depression under control for several years now. My general practitioner at the VA put me on Zetia for cholesterol. I took it for approximately 4 days. My depression got so bad that I stopped it today and notified my psychiatrist and my general practitioner that I was stopping it as of today. I spent the last two days crying because I felt so bad. I also was extremely tired, and my joints and muscles were hurting. This is just how the statins affected me. If you suffer from depression, run away from this drug as fast as you can!! It works very quickly and can catch you completely off guard!"

• one...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 18, 2018

For High Cholesterol "Couldn't take statins due to multiple side effects. Took Zetia for 6 weeks before realizing it was causing severe nausea on a daily basis, constipation, extreme tiredness, excruciating hip pain, hot flashes with profuse sweating, as well as gastritis. I've been off Zetia for two weeks and I'm still having the awful sweating flashes, constipation, hip pain, and tired to the point I fall asleep for about 30 minutes when I get home from work every day. The nausea is finally gone and gastritis has improved. I hope all this goes away soon!! I'm miserable! I will not take meds for cholesterol again. I'm going to go back to Krill oil and flaxseed oil."

• bob...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 17, 2020

For High Cholesterol "I started taking Ezetimibe in Feb. 2019. I cannot tolerate statins. After 10 months, I started to develop joint pain, muscle weakness, a runny nose, and was very tired. I checked my blood pressure. It was 213 over 120. I decided that Ezetimibe could be the problem. I stopped taking Ezetimibe. After 2-1/2 days, my blood pressure dropped to 152 over 94. I feel 100% better. There is a question that my liver could have been damaged."

• Nun...
• March 5, 2014

For High Cholesterol "Dizziness, tiredness, runny nose, sore throat, cough, diarrhea, generally feel bad."

• tom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 30, 2020

For High Cholesterol "Started on Zetia on top of Crestor. Still taking it, but the vivid, wild, and bizarre dreams at night are awful. Wake up exhausted. I'll continue, but we'll see for how long."