Statins hurt more people than they help. They were not even developed for random people's high cholesterol, they were for a specific group that have inherited high cholesterol.

Side effects can be muscle pains, high blood sugar, gastric problems and pseudodementia.

You're better off cutting out sugars because it causes malformed cholesterol transporters that get stuck and create plaque. I don't know if trans fats are legal there, but if so, they shouldn't be eaten.

The sleepiness from carbs is because statins can cause a prediabetic state and even diabetes.