There are 288 ratings for the drug: TRICOR (MICRONIZED) in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for tricor (micronized): 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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3	High tryglycerides	A few years ago a doctor had me on this. My new doctor has just prescribed this to me as my overall cholesterol level is good (145) but the trsi are in the 400+ range. It had reduced my tris before and to be honest, I do not remember any side effects. Most of what I read here are side effects I already have including arthritis in both knees	My question is when do you take this. I also take Zocor at night and wonder if I should alos take tricor at night or as part of my morning routine which is mostly my diabetic meds?	M	65	3 days 145 1X D		7/24/2010 Email
4	High Triglycerides	Possibly fatigue & minor heartburn	I took Tricor a few years back. It took me from 650 to 300 in three months (with diet & exercise), then shot back up to 530 when I went off. Starting back up at 550 and so far no real side effects. Im a little sleepy, but its been a big week ;0)	F	33	4 years 145mg 1X D		7/15/2010
1	High cholestrol	sleepiness,dizziness, body aches, headaches.	I was put on fenofibrate for high cholestrol because I was allergic to zocor and lipitor. The doctor said this drug would not have many side effects because its not a statin, WRONG! First thing I felt was extreme tiredness then headaches, the the kicker was the feeling like I had the flu, this was with body pains all over. I quit, no more for me. I will take fish oil. My cholestrol being high is supposed to be genetic.	F	47	3 weeks 160mg 1X D		6/6/2010 Email
3	High Tryglicerides	The only side effect I have experienced is a rare rash on the side of my arms. I was taking 145mg and the rash will some and go. A month ago as per my request to save money my Dr. change to 160 generic brand and the rash seems to be getting worse. I am still waiting on his decision to see if I should stop taking it.		F	42	3 years 145-160 1X D		6/2/2010
5		brief dizziness (5-10 sec) within 30 minutes after taking.	I have been on and off Tricor for 3 years. It always does what it's supposed to. I went from 1000+ levels to 130 in three months, with 30 min./day cardio and low fat/low sugar diet. Even without diet and exercise, levels were in the low 300's. Also tried Niaspan, but the hot flashes were unbearable (like a full body sunburn). I have tried fish oil, it works, but not as well. For those with side effects, omega-3 fish oil is the best (and cheapest) way to go.	M	40	3 years 145 mg 1X D		6/1/2010
4	Prescribed	None - I have not taken Tricor very long but I have been on Prevastatin for 2 years...	It seems I have more energy after taking Tricor???	M	51	5 days 145 1X D		5/28/2010
2	high triglycerides	muscle pain in arms and legs, joint pain, severe fatigue, nausea	didn't even realize these things could be caused by Tricor till I went to my new doctor last week and told her about them. That's when she told me that these symptoms could all be caused by cholesterol-lowering meds and that these meds deplete the coenzyme Q10 that your body makes. She started me on a coenzyme Q10 supplement- waiting to see what happens. I'm tempted to go off the tricor too!!	F	53	7 years 145 mg 1X D		5/24/2010
3	high triglyceride, high cholestero	I have been having rather strong joint pain.	I think I have come to the conclusion that Tricor has caused me this severe joint pain I have been experiencing over the last few months. Okay, it's either Tricor or Lyrica, and that doesn't seem too possible since Lyrica is supposed to be "for" my muscle pain and neuropathy in my foot and leg (due to a paralyzed foot due to shingles -- yup, shingles). I'll talk to both my doctor (cardio) and pharmacist about this, but I really believe after reading just the first few comments on here that I've pinpointed this joint pain back to when I started to take the Tricor.	F	63	6 months 1X D		4/1/2010 Email
1	High Triglycerides (330)	Muscle burning, muscle pain, extreme fatigue, weakness, mild nausea, anxiety, inability to concentrate.	On Lipitor for about eight years to lower cholesterol from 240 to 160. Always had mild muscle burning & pain, but tolerable. Added Tricor on advice of physician to reduce triglycerides from 330. Combination was very effective - cholesterol to 140, triglycerides to 150. After three months mucle symptoms increased. After a day of heavy physical exertion (shoveling snow), suffered severe and increasing pain, burning, weakness, and fatigue. Terminated both drugs on advice of physician. One week after termination, symptoms are starting to subside.	M	50	4 months 145mg 1X D		3/7/2010
1	High Trigs	Fatigue, joint pains and lethargy.	I have used this medicine for about six months combined with vigorous workout and diet control. The number of trigs definitely lowered but dont know if I can attribute it completely to Tricor. I have stopped taking Tricor, but am still continuing with my workout and diet. I need to check my readings once again.	M	38	6 months 145mg 1X D		3/5/2010
2		fatigue	discontinued after second trial	F	64	90 days		1/30/2010
2	High triglycerides/cholesterol	I took this drug for about 4 years and about a year into it I started have slight pain in my right side under my ribs. As time went on this pain got more often and worse to the point when I was having doubling over pain an hour after I ate. I told my dr and he said that it was my gallbladder. I had it tested and they said that it was barely working. They were talking surgery and I have no Insurance. I looked into the gallbladder in general online and found that meds for triglycerides can cause gall stones. I stopped taking the Tricor that day and in a week, no more pain in the right upper quadrant.		F	54	4 years		1/6/2010 Email
2	High Triglycerides + 1100	I have been on all of the statins for years. My last was tricor which I have been on and off for years. I routinely get joint pains which the physicians could not explain. I had suspected these drugs but was told that it probably was not the cause. After reading this I believe I know better now. I get joint swelling, redness, tenderness and severe pain which clears in about a week. Very cyclic, occurrs around every 7 to 9 months in one or the other ankle, but never in both at the same time. Feet always felt stuffed, stiff and as if pads on the balls of my feet.	I had started on lopid when in was in my late 20's. I had flu symptoms and eventually switch to Mevacor then Lipitor and Crestor. A few years back I was switched to Triclor to try. I have been experiencing joint pain in my ankles ever 6 to 9 months which resembled gout for years. Redness, swelling, and severe pain when streching or moving the joint. It would always affect only one ankle at a time but this last week if finally hit my wrist. I am going to have to get off of these medications because I can't tolerate these pains. I have had multiple MRI on my ankle, shoulder, but the test showing nothing, and the Orthpedic MD could not account for any findings causing the pain and swelling. I had been working out 2 to 3 times a week until last year when I found I had 3 bulging discs. I am now 53, so I think I am going back to Niacin and Fish Oil. I have had this unexplained joint pain for 15 years now, and on occasion had a high cpk reading. I suspected these medicaiton, but now hearing everyone elses symptoms I am convienced. I periodically stop the med due to low back pain, which feels inside and not as joint or muscle pain. If I got muscle pains from working out, I would then decrease my dosage or stop until the pain went away. I now know I am not alone.	M	53	4 years		12/26/2009 Email
3	900+ Triglycereides	Only been on 145mg Tricor for a little over a week. I have dreams that would make Stehpen Kings hair stand up. My skin feels prickly/hot and my joint and muscle pain has amplified somewhat. But what choice do I have? Can not tolerate Niaspan (blistered my mouth). I'm going to stick this out for a month and see what happens. Dramatically, altered my diet and quit alcohol. Lost 10 lbs. my first week. In the gym no matter how much it hurts. Sometimes the cure can be worse than the problem. I'll continue until my numbers come down. More than likely I will only take a half tablet after first month. I need to lose 30 more lbs. Hopefully, that will get me back to normal. No pain, no gain I guess. Thanks to everyone for posting and raising my awareness!	Guess many of should just face some facts. WE ARE GETTING OLD! With that being said, those of us in our forties and up have probably worked long and hard lives. Many of the symtpoms described sound to me as the natural process of aging. For those of you who have suffered severe organ damage, I am really sorry to hear that. I've been HIV+ for 24 years and don't really know what its like to be totally healthy. Pain is just a part of my world...so I guess I can tolerate this med. better than others due to my conditioning to pain. I feel really bad for the younger folks too. What a lifetime battle you will have. Get out and excerise and eat clean everyone. Then get off the darn drugs! I intend to. I want to live. Going to tuff this one out.	M	43			12/17/2009
1	High trig numbers	First a statin/Lopid, which I stopped. Now, after more nagging, just this for four months. Muscle joint aches, weakness, fatigue. And it appears the stuff has suddenly accelerated damage to my kidneys; I was a pretty well controlled diabetic, now my life span may have been significantly shorted by these drugs. And the NEW evidence coming out on this drug (evidence not paid for by the drug companies) shows this drug has ZERO effect on rate of heart incidents! Most doctors these days are stupid self-serving pill pushers. Don't trust them.	IGNORE all the doctors who endlessly INSIST you HAVE to take this drug (and/or statins). They are just legally covering their @sses at the expense of YOUR health. The original published data (falsely concocted by the drug companies) SAY this stuff is effective and that the side effects are minimal. So the doctors HAVE to prescribe it or risk being sued for malpractice. When docs keep insisting you take this stuff, they are choosing THEIR career at the expense of YOUR possible death. This stuff is pure poison and they know it. Don't you take it.	M	56	4 months		12/7/2009
1	Trig	Until I came to this site I had no idea what was going on with my body! I've been having muscle pains in my lower back, numbness and tingling in both arms, all over muscles aches and pain, swelling, & weak feeling. And get this, I began coughing alot (another side effect)...and so I went to the Dr. to find out if I was sick. So instead of going over my new Tricor prescription with me to see if it could be a side effect, she prescribes an inhaler!! Which that in turn made my eyes puffy! Gooood Grief! Seems all my problems were from this drug. I had a pharmacist suggest Fish Oil, Omega 3...so it sounds like that's the way to go. And of course diet!	I just read this article today...so going off the meds tonight & hopefully will feel better in 24 hours!!	F	47	2 months		11/23/2009
1	high bad and good chlesteroel	I have been going to a family doctor for six weeks for feet leg stomach back chest and arm pain. Looking back I was in the emergancy room two times this year with chest pain they could not find a reason for. In decamber 08 I had shoulder surgery for what I was told was arthritis, and I still have the same pains. The bottoms of my feet hurt so bad I cant walk at times, my doctor has taking me off these two drugs and its been three weeks with no releaf. I have had MRIs cat scans bone scans and nothing else can be found. It is making it very dificult I am a active person cant take much more of this!!!!!	Any person thinking of using these two drugs better think hard, the side effects are not worth it!!!!!!!	M	50	24 months		11/4/2009 Email
1	high triglycerides	Wow! Side effects were severe and immediate. Every muscle and every joint in my body experienced severe pain. Could not sleep for two nights. Side effects disappeared within 24 hours of stopping taking the drug.	I must be sensitive to this drug because the side effects were immediate: within 48 hours.	M	64	2 days		10/24/2009
5	High Triglycerides	None. Also taking Niaspin mega dose which causes hot flashes.	To those who are having problems, I am sorry. But please realize that those side effects are identified. It simply means this wonderful drug may not be for you. For those of without side effects, it's a godsend.	M	47	1 years		10/15/2009
1	Hi Triglycerides 875	My side effects started off as mild muscle pain/flu like symptons. I've been taking Tricor 145mg for about 16 months now. I have developed severe muscle pain, mainly in my left shoulder blade area. It is also in my upper arms and and outer thighs. In each area is like a trigger point to the pain and this pain then spreads throughout the muscle. I've had MRI, x-rays, and more and they showed nothing wrong. I'm also fatigued, sensitive to heat, and I can't tell you when the last time I slept all night. I would get awake at least every other hour throughout the night. My urine is getting darker in color the longer I take it. Over the past couple of months I have been experiencing confusion.	I finally decided to look up "TRICOR and muscle pain" on the internet and thank God for this website. I have taken my last TRICOR pill as of today!! This chronic back pain has got to stop. I need sleep. I would like to be able to go outside in the summer.	F	46	15 months		9/25/2009
1	On doctor recommendation	Within 48 hours started having rectal disorder (constantly having to clean myself as if I soiled myself). After about a week, I started having blood in my stools. I thought that maybe I was asjusting (NOT). After third week, I quit taking it as I was bleeding to the point of weekness. The bleeding stopped after a couple days, but I still have trouble with the other disorder. NEVER take this medication. There is nothing it does that is worth all this discomfort.		M	44	3 weeks		9/21/2009
1	High Triglycerides	Weakness, depression, confusion, frozen muscles, drawn up muscles, inability to exercise due to total body stiffness.	This happened over the course of 2.5 years, very slowly, until I was almost unable to walk as my pelvis was pulled out of alignment by muscles that were affected. After going to physical therapy for a couple of weeks I realized that maybe it was the drug and quit taking it. It's been about 90 days since I quit and my body is almost back to normal. I walk with no problems and my depression and confusion is gone. Not a good drug for me at all when it comes to quality of life.	F	54	2.5 years		8/28/2009
1	Trig are high	Both shoulders hurt could not sleep on either side. Then mucsle pain in the right arm. Confusion, weakness, fatigue and anger. Six days into this hellish medicine I helped my daughter move I was so fatigue, joints hurt, couldn't sleep on either side. Screaming at everyone.	I had a doctor give me medicine not tricor that gave me hot flashed and turned me red with itching. Unbearable, when this medicine didn't work he up the medicine (2x) which I was in the emegerncy room with, no double. I refuse to take it so he gave me 145 mg of this hell on earth tricor. I am not going back to this doctor. Thank you all for sharing you experiences with this medicine. Not even the pharmacist could tell me about this medicine. Sad! Very Sad!	F	54	23 days		8/26/2009 Email
2	High triglycerides	taking it about 2 months, began to get hives on arms and stomach; experience numbness at night in my arms and hands, so bad I can hardly sleep (I do take it at bedtime per dr's orders); some finger knuckles completely swollen overnight	I had no idea that these problems might be a result of Tricor until lying awake for 3 hours tonight with arm numbness and itchy hives, and put two and two together. Glad to find this website and see that others have similar problems (sorry to share the pain!). Am going to call the Doc in the morning and tell him I am stopping it.	M	39	60 days		8/4/2009
1	Slightly high triglycerides	Severe sciatica to the point it was incapacitating at times.	Lowered triglycerides quickly, but the severe sciatica pain was too high a price to pay. Better treatment with diet and exercise.	F	75	1 years		7/31/2009
1	High Triglicerides	Swollen hands and knuckles Roving joint pain in wrists shoulders and hands extream pain.fatigue.	Will someone please post how to start a class action against these S.O.B.s There has to be enough of us who are hurting to get one going. They make [Abbott] 1 Billion a year on just this med. Thank heavens for this site,Ive been to three differnt Dr.and found out myself whats wrong.	M	61	6 months		7/29/2009
1	High Trigylcerides	Took Tricor over 15 years. When dosage was tripled, I experienced gradualsymptoms reaching excruciating pain in arms, mainly right arm, leg and rib cage; but basically throughout body. Tricor did bring down my trigylcerides but at a cost of what feels like I'm dying.	My biggest concern is that although I stopped taking Tricor over 6 months ago and am taking a pain reliever I continue to have severe side effects (pain) and cannot lift anything over 5 lbs because I become almost incapacitated for days. Would like to know if someone has recovered after these experiences.	F	68			7/24/2009 Email
1	High Triglicerides	Side effects manifested very slowly. They were a general sense of fatigue, an aversion to exercise and muscle pains. They came on so slowly that I didn't realize it was the tricor until later. The side effects went away, also very slowly after ceasing to take the medication. Controling Trigs with Fish Oil and CoQ10 now. Feel much better.	Also, I was diagnosed with a cardiac myopathy after taking this med for two years. I feel the two may be connected because the heart muscle (that was damaged) is the same as all the rest of the muscles in your body (which many are reporting to be damaged from this med). PLEASE don't take this, look for diet, excercise and supplements instead of taking Tricor.	M	44	2 years		7/20/2009 Email
4	High Trigylcerides	I've been taking 145 mg for about 4 years. Originally my trigs were 330 when put on the med. Then after the first test, they went down to 160. I get a blood test done every 3-4 months. For the last year, with no diet changes or weight changes, my trigs have slowly been creeping back up. I'm thinking the medicine is no longer working for me, but doctor says to keep taking. I started taking an Omega-3 supplement and at the last check, trigs were down 20 pts. I think it was the Omega-3 and not the tricor that helped. I'm going to talk to doctor again about quitting Tricor. I had no bad side effects other than the flu-like symptoms at first. I want to try exercise and good eating rather than taking this too.		F	31	4 years		7/19/2009
1	High Triglycerides	I have been taking Tricor 145 for about 18 months. Over the past year or so I have been waking up each morning the a very stiff and sore back. I asked my doctor about it and he does not think that the Tricor could be causing the problem. He thinks that I am starting to have symptoms of arthritis. Well the last week while on a trip for work, I didn't plan right and ran out of Tricor, and so I did not take it for 3 days while I will still on my trip. I have not refilled the prescription yet and I have now been off it for 10 days. I have noticed it that since not taking it every night that my back pain has stopped, and some of the other muscle and joint pains that I have been having also have seemed to stop or lessen. I will not go back to tricor. I will try and lower my triglycerides with by diet and excerise.		M	36	18 months		7/16/2009
1	High Triglycerides	Knee pain, Right thigh muscle pain, leg weakness.		M	46	60 days		7/11/2009
1	High cholesterol	flu like symtoms, low grade fever, massisve rash after 3 weeks on this drug. Stopped taking and symptoms continue with added roving joint and muscle pain in feet elbows, hands. Pain so bad that I can't move the effected limbs. Pain moves around to different areas after subsiding in effected areas. Can Anybody tell me when relief may begin?		M	59	3 weeks		6/29/2009 Email
1	High Triglycerides	I started taking TRICOR (145 mg) every morning about a year ago. I was okay at first and could continue my two mile a day walk carrying two ten pounds weights. I would go to my office first, which was on the second floor of our building then do my walk. One day after my walk I started walking up to the second floor and my left knee went out. It felt like someone stabbed me with an ice pick. A week later my left hip did the same thing, then my left shoulder. I had to give up all exercise and could not sleep at night because of joint pain. I asked my Dr. if it could be the TRICOR having read this forum. He said no way and, that it was probably due to my weight. I’m 6’5” and weigh 245. I did not like his answer and went to see a sports medicine Dr. He took x-rays of my knees and said they looked to be in great shape with no damage. I also had an MRI of my shoulder and ditto. I then bought a new $3,000 mattress thinking maybe it was our bed. All along, I keep taking TRI	I went back to my doctor two or three more times and he still said it could not possibly be the TRICOR. I finally stopped taking it about a week ago and now I can at least walk around a flat block at a slow pace with minimal pain. My joint pains seems to be slowly going away, but I fear I have done some permanent damage as my back hurts more than ever. I’m sixty-one years old and TRICOR made me feel like I’m ninety-one. I hate my Dr. for doing this to me and will not go back. In my opinion TRICOR can cause very serious problems. The manufacturer says to see your doctor if you have serious side effects. My Dr. turned a deaf ear on my concerns. For some, I’m sure it works. For me it was debilitating and I wish I had taken myself of it sooner.I think doctors are afraid to say anything against this medicine and that to me is a crime!	M	61	1 years		6/19/2009 Email
2	high cholesteroal/triglycerides	I would feel fatigue on what would seem to be random. I'm 35 and I would always be able to explain why I felt fatigue before (went to park, played some sport, walked around the City, etc), however, during my medication, I would feel dead tired and for no reason. It never really sunk in until my sex drive went DOWN DOWN DOWN!! WTF?! I'm so happy to see that it's most likely a side effect. I am taking Crestor, Tricor, Lovaza, but I think I will stop taking this crap now! My wife and I were starting to get scared of my lack of sexual drive, but just this moment, I realized that it's this freaken medication!	I have been taking this medication for 4-5 months now, and will no longer take it. I'm going to concentrate on diet and excercise. Maybe when I'm 70 yrs old I'll take this, but not at 35!	M		5 months		6/18/2009
1	high triglirides	Low red blood cell count	I am a Stem Cell transplant patient and my red blood cell counts have improved after quitting Tricor.	M	48	180 days		6/14/2009
1	Triglycerides	have a lovely rash looks like herpes as stated below, muscles locking up, feel like my skin is crawling all over, skin hurt to touch in certain places.	wonderful drug. I've been on it under two weeks last night my arm muscle locked up and I could not pick up my two year old. I ride a bike at least three time a week so my leg muscles did not really hurt until last night and all hell broke loose. I started getting the herpes rash about three days in, thought it was the niacin I'm on as well. Skin really sensitive to touch especially around genital area. Decided to go the natural route.	M	39	10 days		6/9/2009 Email
2	high tri	Pain in the joints and mussels, sleeping	Three years ago while living in Costa Rica a doctor prescribed Controlip (same as Tricor but 250mg strength) took it for six months, it worked well with no side effects and reduced my triglyceride levels from 1100 to 250. I stopped using it when I decided to change diet and use Omega 3. Six months ago I got a high reading of triglyceride's (I had gone off the diet and Omega 3s) and started taking tricor 148mg 4 months into the treatment my sleeping was messed up, and I couldn't get more than 4 hrs. of sleep a night. 5 months into the treatment my arms and joints started having severe pain. I stopped the treatment a week ago and pain is still there, hope it goes away. This drug is not recommended, and I wonder why the difference in side effects between the Controlip (none) and Tricor (a lot)since they are suppose to be the same fenofibrate?	M	58	6 months		5/29/2009
4	High Triglycerides and Cholesterol	None. Was going to the gym regularly before taking Tricor, and still hitting the spin and kick boxing classes while taking Tricor with no side effects.	I've only been on Tricor for about 5 months, but it's doing it's job, and I'm doing mine by exercising and improving my eating habits.	M	43	5 months		5/27/2009
1	Tricor	It Gives You So Much Pain In Your Legs And Lower Back You Can Barely Walk.	I Would Not Advise ANYONE To Take This Drug. Unless You Want To End Up With Kidney Failure Of Loss Of Your Leg Muscles. I Took The Med' For 4 Years And Now Off 3 Months And Still Have Problems With My Back And Walking Around.	F	62	4 years		5/27/2009
3	HIgh tri/choles	Shoulder/elbow/muscle: pain. But it worked with my girl friend.		M	50	3 days		5/19/2009
1	cholesterol	flu symptoms, extreme chest congestion, chest and muscle pain ( especially in arms and legs ), anxiety, always feeling tired	having tried and had very bad side effects from lipitor and zetia my M.D. suggested tricor. within 2 days of stopping all side effects are diminishing and I feel almost normal again.	M	50	90 days		5/13/2009
1	High Cholesterol	swelling of feet and ankles, back pain, right shoulder pain, muscle weakness in arms and legs, bloating and stomach pain, constipation, weight gain	I have taken Tricor 48mg for over a year and it did lower my cholesterol to a very safe level but so did the other cholesterol medications and I have tried all of them. They all have about the same side effects and make you feel like your way older than you actually are. Lower back pain that is so bad you can hardly stand it and also the ankle and feet swelling that makes it difficult to walk. I have also gained weight with the cholesterol medications and also bloating and stomach pain. I am stopping all cholesterol meds and have started on Fish oil and Flax seed oil and Bayer Heart Advantage. I know this may be a little more expensive but I am fed up with all these meds that make you feel like hell. I have always been a very active person and since I have been taking the doctor recommended drugs my activity level has dropped to nothing. Hopefully I will get back on my feet and start enjoying my retirement without the FDA's and doctors recommended medications.	M	63	12 days		5/4/2009
5	high colesterol	none	greatly improved my blood work. colesterol and triglicerides I love this drug. No side effects. ( A little expensive)	M	67	2 years		4/26/2009
1	High Tris and moderate high chol.	3 weeks into treatment...back muscle spasms/aches..hardly can get out of bed in AM. Although it's not a statin..since I had the same side effects from 5 of those..I am not surprised...Am no longer going to take it or any other "drug". All heart studies normal..so diet and exercise will be my lifestyle..I'm fed up with trying prescription drugs.	probably worse symptoms sooner than the statins I tried.	F	69	22 days		4/20/2009
1	High Cholesterol	A day or so after I began using it, I got a fever blister on my top lip, then days later, on the bottm lip. I have had horrible joint pains in my elbow joints and some chest pain in the muscles. Pain in my hand joints also. Bad fatigue, stomach problems. I think I need to stop this medicine and try something else. Has anyone else has pains in the chest muscles, elbow joints? I can barely move my arms and after reading all these posts, Im afraid it is the Tricor.		F	47	7 days		4/16/2009 Email
1	To reduce my Triglycerides	Pain in my wrists, fingers, and feet; severe weakness, diarrhea, shortness of breath, flue-like symptoms, lack of appetite, abdominal cramps, and paleness.	If you would like to turn your life into hell, do take Tricor. I'd rather control my triglycerides with diet and exercise. If I continued to take Tricor, I'd have ended up in a mental asylum or ER, if not in the grave !	F	55	2 days		4/15/2009
5	Familial High Triglycerides	None, although I did get some eye floaters at one point early on, but they ended up going away.	I've been on Tricor since 11/2005 and I'm still having fantastic results. I'm 40 years old and just had my annual physical- my triglycerides were 123, total cholesterol was 153, HDL was 54, LDL 75. Those were some of my best numbers since I've been on the medication. All I can politely say to those of you that are experiencing side effects, please make any and all necessary life style changes if you haven't already done it.	M	40	3.5 years		4/13/2009 Email
1	triglycerides	began with tingling in arms and stiffness in hip joints; then pain in joints, muscles, low grade fever and weakness.	Side effects started with tingling in arms at night after taking. Progressed to sore hip joints and trouble raising legs. Woke one night after taking meds and had muscle and joint pain so bad I could hardly move. Also low grade fever about 100. Next morn still very painful and weak. Called Dr. to report and she wanted me to wait a week and try again because not sure it was meds with the fever. I replied I had read it from other patients on this website and would not continue it. This was only the 48mg too.	F	64	3 weeks		3/30/2009
1	High Cholesterol	After a week of taking this, I felt fine. I painted a bedroom on a weekend, and the next day felt sore. The day after that, even more sore. My thigh muscles were tender to the touch, almost as bad as riding a horse for the first time. My elbows and knees hurt. My back hurts. As the days went on, I realized it was not the painting that caused this pain. I can't even finish a full shift of work! It feels like my legs want to collapse when walking. It hurts to walk!	I called my doc, and doc said not to take it for a week. If I felt better, they may retry it. I absolutely refuse! I can't sleep either. Every hour I have to move, and the pain wakes me up. No pain killer has proven to help either. I have tried ibuprofen to a few spare codeine's. Not even those helped. Worst side effects ever! I can deal with a minor side effect, but when it screws with your work and daily life, I would rather die of a heart attack. No joke folks.	M	33	12 days		3/26/2009 Email
4	hyperlipidemia	None that I know of.	It worked to get my lipids and cholesterol down some.	F	53	2 years		3/20/2009
1	High triglycerides	AWFUL HURTING FEET	I was getting to the point that I could not walk because my feet were hurting so badly. I was to start therapy this week on both feet. Went to a podiatry doctor.Paid $60 for inserts for my shoes.I had to get PVL done on both feet...showing no problems. I stopped taking TRICOR last week and it is amazing my feet seem to be getting back to normal. I am now taking Zocor and feel really afraid of taking it after reading so many bad comments. If anyone has any help on high triglycerides and minor cholestrol problems please let me know.	F	57			3/2/2009 Email
1	Hi Cholesterol	Started Tricor about a month ago. Noticed some flu like symptoms 2 weeks ago, last week palms of hands, feets and privates started itching. I stopped taking tricor on last Sunday, continued to itch. I went to the MD on Tuesday. He said continue to stay off the medicine and see if that helps. If it doesn't start taking it again. On Wed. my left hand started hurting which I assumed maybe some arthritis. By Friday afternoon both hands, wrists and arms were swollen and hot to the touch. I am 46 years old and feel I tolerate pain above average but this had be the worst pain of my life. I was unable to move my hands and arms. I was unable to remove my clothes, take a shower or place my arms on pillows. We called the MD he started me on Ultram for the pain. It took about 12 hours to get the pain undercontrol. Another 12 hours later and I am able to slowly move my arms above my head and move my fingers again. Last night I too maintained a temp of 99.9. This evening, Sat., I am still in the bed		M	46			2/21/2009
1	High triglicyrides - 879	I was taking Tricor concomitantly with Lopid for nearly two years. Shortly thereafter I was led to believe my body was simply falling apart when the symptoms begin: Peripheral Neuropathy (numbness in the extremities – hands, fingers and feet); severe joint pain; muscle pain and inability to do the functions of daily living (near the end I was unable to button my shirt, turn a door knob or hold a brush to comb my hair). My M.D. first told me I had Carpal Tunnel (I saw a Specialist (Neurologist)) who gave me the most painful test I ever had in my life. He told me I would never regain use of my hands (both) without surgery… I opted NOT! As the pain increased in my muscles and joints my M.D. told me he thought I should see yet another Specialist (Rheumatologist) - $500 later she reviewed my meds and told me to get off of the Lipitor and Tricor. With exercise for my hands (working the flexor muscles) and about 1 year after quitting the meds I regained complete use of bo	One would think these side-effects are rare when it appears more people than not have been subjected to exhaustive and excruciating discomfort. It is sad that those we look to for help are so thoroughly indoctrinated into serving the needs of the pharmaceutical companies than those who their oaths obligate them to serve.	M	55	19 months		2/20/2009
1	Triglycerides	Kidney failure. I am now in line for a kidney transplant.	I was only on this medication 2 WEEKS. Immediately I experienced severe back pain, shoulder and joint pain, ect. I stopped taking it, but the damage was done. Please be aware that doctors are not REQUIRED to report adverse reactions on medications to the FDA. Also, some drug companies do not report these side effects to the doctors or the general public and are not required to do so. Drug company reps will downplay the side effects to the doctor they are trying to market to. In some instances, they actually recommend drugs for uses that are "off label". BEWARE!	M	58	14 days		2/17/2009
2	High Triglycerides	Tension headache for two months since I started taking the meds. Just figured it out that it is the medicine.	No other symptons and it really lowered my numbers which were 800.	F	46	2 months		2/9/2009
1	elevated trig	after 10 days on generic I had unexplained pain above one knee that turned into some itching after a day or so. I awoke the next day to itching on buttock only to discover a blister like rash that in the following day broke out on the same leg. Saw my Dr and was diagnosed with herpes zoster (shingles) I did associate the new med with this outbreak and stopped it only to read later in an ad for Tricor at the very bottom " may cause herpes zoster".		F	72	10 days		2/7/2009
1	To lower my cholesterol	sholder pain, 99 degree temp aches in neck, arms (flu like symptom)Very difficult breathing.	Went to doctor over struggling to breath seemed to mainly effect me in the early morning they took xrays and breathing tests he couldn't find any thing wrong that evening my normal 97' temp stayed at 99' and my arms ached at times like the flu and I have had my shoulder twinge in pain a few times strange to me...this all is adding up to TRICOR 145 MG. that I just started taking!	F	39	12 days		2/6/2009 Email
5	ldl hdl	None	Dropped it down nice and low.	M	52	4 years		2/5/2009
1	High Triglycerides	Never took medication because of concern of how big pharma uses doctors as prescription pushers. I knew my doctor would push a statin drug after the nurse called with my blood test results. So I wanted to get patient info since i had serious suspicions in taking a statin or any rx for that matter. Notice how when patients report pain and other side affects the doc prescribes a hydrocodine to relieve pain, not addressing the cause just the symptoms and usually by prescribing another drug. This is one of the most addictive substances (Opiate Based pain killers)known to man. This is the same old Allopathic school of medicine that doctors are indoctrinated into by utilizing regulatory agencies to control the education of Doctors. The same ones who brought you the cut slash and burn method of cancer control.	additional google searches: Dr. Russell Blaylock M.D. author of Exitotoxins the Taste that Kills, Murder By Injection written by Eutace Mullins, G. Edward Griffin author and lecturer of A World Without Cancer the Story of Vitamin B-17 I would try exercise and diet before taking any medication from a doctor of Allopathic school. Look for a Homeopathic doctor, u know the quacks and charlottins that treat the cause not symptoms with small weakened doses of the infecting agent and especially using nutrition and vitamins to strengthen your immune system. This site is awesome for this purpose. To get info on drugs from real people who have used them and not be limited to web sites and doctors funded by big pharma that spout nothing but benefits for the drug and hide the truth of toxic side effects.	M	29	0 days		2/5/2009 Email
3	High Triglycerides	I've taken this drug for 10 years, along with Niaspan. It worked great. Triglyceride numbers were way down! Within the last 6 months I have developed fatigue, muscle aches and horrible nausea and indigestion. My doctor, after trying everything, wondered aloud whether it could be the Tricor or maybe the Niaspan. After enduring an upper GI endoscopy (which I had to pay for) and finding nothing...I decided to stop taking both drugs. Within 3 days I was feeling like the old me - and I could eat again! Last nite I took a tricor just to see...the first 8 hours were fine, then the nausea and gas returned. I'm off of this stuff. I'm now looking for other options. Thank you for this website.	It's hard to rate a drug that actually worked but made me sick!	F	61	10 years		1/29/2009
1	lower tryglycerides/cholestorol	strange pain in legs...like a restlessness kind of feeling, breathing difficulty, feeling bloated, chest pain, weight gain	Wow! After reading all of these comments, I am stopping the Tricor tonight! Lipitor gave me all the same side effects. What now? Without taking this med, my cholestorol sky-rockets. Any advice?.....e-mail me @ marietrimble@verizon.net(my wifes e-mail)	M	40	4 months		12/27/2008 Email
1	high triglycerides	Roving muscle pain, legs, shoulders, arms, neck, back, bottoms of feet, can't raise left arm above shoulders, getting out of bed and chairs very difficult, feel like I am 100 years old.	I will never take Tricor again. I have no significant signs that I am getting better after stopping drug three months ago. My GP also states the Tricor isn't the problem, but has no explaination for cause. I changed my diet and lowered the triglycerides from 240 to 96.	M	56	9 months		12/8/2008 Email
5	high triglycerides	None at all	I have been taking Tricor for a almost two years without any side effects. I take 160 mg a day. Triglycerides were almost 500 in early 2007 and now they are 220.	F	46	2 years		12/5/2008
1	High Triglycerides	Burning sensation in calves and feet. Overall soreness and pain in feet that makes it uncomfortable to walk.	I started Tricor after I experienced side effects with Crestor. I only made it to 30 days on that one. This drug is just as bad but in other ways. I am going to try plant sterols with a better diet and moderate exercise.	F	43	42 days		12/2/2008
2	High tri's	Roving joint pain over the last couple of years; trouble sleeping due to back pain which then turned into stomach pain which now is gall bladder pain from possible stones (a definite listed side effect)	I have been on this drug for about 8 years. It has brought my triglycerides down from the 400's to the 230 range. In reading the comments on this site I am coming to realize that a lot of the pain issues I seem to be going through are probably a result of the drug although my GP has made the same comments to me that the drug is probably not the root cause. I see him soon and I do not think I want to refill this prescription.	M		8 years		12/1/2008
1	trigclycerides	Right Elbow pain for three months,kept getting worse, sex drive kept diminishing. Constipation, other body aches and pains.	Thank goodness I found this place I will not refill this bottle.	M	42	4 months		12/1/2008
1	Triglycerides	Good Grief, I had just set an appointment today to go see my doctor to tell him I did not like this Medicine (trico) as my right elbow is killing me, my sex drive continues to fade every month, constipation(not even taco bell runs through me like it use too!!) Had some tingling in fingers last week. Lower back pain. The elbow thing keeps getting worse and finally it dawned on me it all happened about a month after taking this crapola. I am on my 4th month. Today will be my last. My trigs were 644 and it did lower it down but not worth no sex drive and bad elbow pain.	After reading all these comments it has royally pissed me off. Word, next time things don't seem right. Go with your gut and look at what has changed recently. It may be the meds you have been prescribed. All I can say is this elbow pain better go away and the sex drive better come roaring back or somebody is going to get a can of it ! Whats worse is some clown from the company that makes this crap is on this site using our comments as hamster clones to make the next set of crap when they pull this garbage from the market after people start dying or become disabled. For you, I have a finger. The middle one!	M	42	4 months		12/1/2008 Email
1	High Cholesterol and high LDL	Severe back pain, indigestion, and metal taste in mouth.		F	48	10 days		11/25/2008
1	High Trigs.	After two weeks on TRICOR 145mg starting experiencing muscle pain. Pretty much all over my body but knees,wrist and chest are the most affected. Didn't attribute the problem to Tricor because Dr. said this med. had no such side effects. Discovered this website (thankfully) and realize he was wrong,wrong,wrong. My 2nd day off and am feeling better already.Hope I make a full recovery. Wondering how long it will take????	Don't take this medication. It is of the devil!!!!!	M	45	1 months		11/25/2008 Email
1	triglycerides, low good chlorestero	Wicked side effects, including nausea, confusion, body ache, digestive distress. Finally, hives, swelling at wrists, sense of impending death.	Specialist in clinic went with the max dose [145 mg. ?] and ramped up my Lovaza to 400 mg/day. After about a week, began with nausea and cognitive distress, some congestive and auto-immune failures. After about 20 days, went into emergency mode. My GP treated me with potent antihistamines, etc. and I recovered. I suspect that there were some short term liver function perversions but recent check indicates OK. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, BEWARE!	M	67	20 days		11/24/2008
1	High Triglycerides and Cholesterol	The only side effect from the Tricor for the first year was minor tiredness and muscle fatigue. During the 2nd year I began to experience joint pain in both knees and then the pain expanded to all joints. By the end of the 2nd year I moved like an old man always after setting (almost total body soreness). The soreness would lessen while moving, but I have a desk job. The fatigue increased and I needed naps throughout the day when possible, but I am still working. Toward the end of the 2nd year the bone pain began. I got fed up and quit taking Tricor.	My triglycerides were around 450 and cholesterol 300. The Tricor dropped the triglycerides to ~150 and my total cholesterol to ~140. My HDL to LDL ratio remained low. The minor tiredness and muscle fatigue could easily be overcome with exercise. When the joint pain began in the 2nd year I did not associate my joint pain with Tricor. I increased my mineral supplements and started taking hyaluronic acid they initially overcame the joint pain and increased fatigue. When I started Trico I could physically work all day, but by the end of the second year I may have had two hours of stamina. When the bone pain began it finally clicked that my problem could be medicine induce. After finding this wonderful website and reading other patient’s reviews of Tricor I stopped taking the medicine. It took eight weeks for all of my symptoms to leave. I feel like a new man. I have moderated my diet and I am now taking Promise Activ Supershots bought in the grocery store and they have prevented my t	M	55	2 years		11/8/2008
1	High Trygl	Flu like systems, low sex drive, shoulder pain(Left Side) Fatigue, Can't sleep.	I have never felt so bad for such a long period of time, in the past month I have developed a chronic cough, this medicine is poision, I just found this site, and after what I have read, I'm done taking Tricore 145mg, I'm going to try the diet path to keep my numbers down, its no where near the misery this medicine puts you through, This stuff needs to be taken off the market. NOW!!	M	40	10 months		11/6/2008 Email
2	high truglycerides	chronic fatigue, daily exhustion, mysterious adominal pains, unable to tolerate sun	I took Tricor for about 10 eyqrs and did not think I had any side effects. The side effects tooks years to add up on me. Finally my liver tests came back and my Dr took me off Tricor about 6 weeks ago. First I slept for 3 days ahd had extreme joint pains. My Dr thought I was nuts and gave me antibiotics for the "flue". But now, I have more energy than I have had in years! I no longer need 2-3 naps a day. I no longer race home to get a nap after work and before anything else. In fact, my hous off work seem so long now that I do not know how to keep myself busy and must restucture my life for this NORMAL ENERGY that I have now. I will never take this medicine again. For the last 5 years, I have had this daily fight to have enough energy to have a decent life. Many times I was so tired at work that I just put my head in my hands and prayed I did not get fired. No one ever suggested that it was the Tricor. I am blessed that my numbers went "bad" and they took me off	F	52	5 years		11/3/2008
1	High Cholesterol	Vertigo, weight gain, always sleepy and fatigued, dizzy spells, pain behind my left shoulder blade, tingling fingers, pain in my heels, sore joints, breathing issues.	Tricor did get my cholerstrol down to 201 from 247, but now I feel terrible. I never connected the side-effects with Tricor, but 2 days ago I stopped taking the Tricor (I also take another medication unrelated to this) and I am feeling much better. I found this website today confirming what I suspected. Some days I felt like I could collapse. I hope I can say the same after a couple more weeks off this stuff. I should not feel this bad at only 40, so I'm glad that there are others much younger here saying the same things.	M	40	18 months		10/26/2008
3	Elev'd Chole/Trigl's 46	Pain in both knees, muscle pain in forearms, general "tired" feeling, awoke dizzy three days in a row.	Side effects came on very slowly,[ taken for approx six months ] which did not give me cause for alarm until the dizziness came on. At that time I began looking for others taking TRICOR, and what they may have to say. TRICOR was succesful in getting my high readings down, however, did not wish to continue feeling bad. Stopped the TRICOR and started feeling better within three days. Just completed a lab report, all the readings are w/n the ref limits. Along with beginning TRICOR, I also started watching the sugars in what I was eating. I also began to ride a bike for approx 30-45 min daily, have lost approx 30 lbs and feel great. Thanks for this sight and the comments of others.	M	62	6 months		10/3/2008
1	triglycerides "too high"	Diarrhea was the first symptom and I had it every day. After taking Tricor for a month I found that my triglycerides were only 50 points lower and my liver enzymes were high. I was taking simvastatin at the same time, which apparently is not recommended. I had a lot of abdominal pain. Still do. I also wonder about my doctor. She said it wasn't caused by the Tricor but all the symptoms fit and they started with the Tricor.		M	57	30 days		10/2/2008
1	to lower cholesterol	I am researching this med for my brother who I am very concerned about. He is "still" experiencing muscle/body aches after taking med for about one week. Flu-like symptoms much better, but soreness remains after 10 days "off" the med. Needless to say ....we would NOT recommend Tricor to ANYONE!		M	44	7 days		9/28/2008
1	high triglycerides and high cholest	I was on Tricor for about two years. After several months started having muscle aches and joint pain (had taken Lipitor and Zocor several years ago and had muscle cramps). Complained to MD and she said it wasn't the Tricor. Continued to gain weight and feel sick. Had 4 colds in six months after 10 years with none. This March my internist added pravastatin! Things only got worse. When I expressed concern, she said, "it can't be the tricor or pravastatin if your CK levels are ok." I finally got fed up and quit both. In six weeks, I felt great. I lost 15 lbs and I feel 40 instead of 90.	Fibrates (Tricor) and statin drugs are poison. There are some MDs that are now saying that lowering cholestrol is not necessarily a good thing and the long term affects of these drugs are going to be bad. I am a nurse and I really research my medications. It's good to listen to your doctor, but don't be afraid to speak up. It's your body.	F	55	2 years		9/22/2008
1	High Triglycerides	Bad experience with this one - chills and flu like symptoms. Stopped taking this after about three weeks. HDL went from 1000 to 226. Have switched to Niaspan. So far so good. Will stay on this for a month till next blood test.		M	48	3 weeks		9/12/2008
1	high cholestrol, triglicyride imbal	I was taking Crestor. My cardiologist was concerned when I told him I was experiencing muscle and joint pain. He ordered that I stop the Crestor immediately. My next blood test showed elevated cholestrol and triglyciride imbalance. I called my internist and he order ed Tricor. After less than one day I have generalized joint and muscle pain. I have osteoarthritis and peripheral neuropathy from diabetes. This new pain is more severe and quite unlike anything I've experienced before. I will not take Tricor again.		M		1 days		8/30/2008
2	High Triglycerides	Dizziness to the extent of vertigo.	I took tricor for five days, until the rooms, bed and highway started spinning. I stopped taking it, and the effects have almost gone, after ten days off the drug. The doctor said that it was unlikely that tricor caused it, but that he felt it was just a coincidence. He suggested that I go back on it. I declined saying that "cause and effect" was a more likely explanation in my opinion than unrelated coincidence. He has now prescribed Lopid, which also has dizziness as a possible side effect. Sometimes, it seems hard to win, doesn't it! I'll give that a try, but with reservations this time.	M	77	5 days		8/14/2008
1	145 mg	Burning skin on face and arms, especially if I went out in the sun at all. Metallic taste in my mouth afterward, and general feeling of lethargy.	My doctor prescribed these when I am already on a statin. I didn't find out until about a month and a half into taking the medecine and the side affects started that I should not take both. The side affects are inconsistent, worse some days than others, so I did not make the connection until I got a pretty severe reaction the second time. I won't take this anymore.	F	49	45 days		8/11/2008
1	high triglycerides	numb, tingling toes little fingers	I stopped taking this medication and feet & hands feel normal!	F	59	6 months		8/6/2008 Email
2	High Triglycerides	Feet and ankles swelling, shortness of breath, constant feeling of being bloated, wieght gain, insomnia and muscle weakness.	My doctor has me on Coreg, Tricor, and Levothyroxine. I dont know if its one or all three of these drugs that are making me feel this way, but I am going to have to make a change. None of these drugs are a cure, merely a treatment that has no end in sight. My intention was to try and lose wieght and get healthy. I am worse now than I was six months ago.	M	45	180 days		8/4/2008 Email
1	High Triglycerides	Stiffness, muscle aches, severe knee pain to where I could hardly walk. Knees swelled severely and had very limited flexibility.	Dr. put me on this to lower my triglycerides and now I think I have permanent damage to my knees/muscles. Have had several cortizone and arthritis fluid shots in my knees (6 in each knee). None of this has worked and doctor is now talking about knee replacement surgery. Never had a knee problem until I took this medication	M	45	8 months		8/4/2008 Email
2	High Triglycerides	At first I was very fatigued but that passed, then this week I started having muscle aches in almost every muscle. I work out with weights 3x/week and rarely have sore muscles.	I told my doctor about my muscle aches and she immediately took me off of the med and ordered a blood test to be sure it wasn't effecting my muscles in other ways. I've been off of it for two days and am already starting to feel better.	F	39	3 weeks		7/24/2008
5	LDL around 140	none	my HDL rose about 5 points after taking the 145 mg. pill for 30 days	M		2 years		7/23/2008
1	hdl and ldl was off.	After taking the Tricor for seven days I got a severe chest pain and had to go to the emergency ward. It felt like my chest was going to explode from the extreme pressure. My blood pressure has been a constont 120 over 70 all of my life. When they checked it at the hospital, it was 217 over 90. They did a angeogram at the hospital and my heart was pretty much normal. I,m 75 years old. I stopped the Tricor and my blood pressure is now back to normal. I don't take the Tricore anymore. It also gave me severe constipation.	I would like to know if anybody else has the same problems.	M	75	7 days		7/22/2008 Email
1	high chol. allergic to statin	cramps in calfs, foot cramps, back pain, and wrist pain		F	68	4 days		7/21/2008
1	Lower triglisorites	After 4 weeks of taking 48 mg tri levles dropped 150 points. Heart doctor was happy and trippled dose to 148 mg a day. After 4 weeks of taking, I have sever pain in my lower back just like passing a kidney stone. Have gone to two doctors and taken x-rays and CT scans for stones but none there. I read your stories and have decided to stop this medication ASAP!! As you all stated doctors tell me it not the Tricor. Sorry but when you can no longer live life normally then it is time to stop this medication. Always been told a doctor will kill you!!		M	43	2 months		7/16/2008
1	High Cholesterol/Tri	Severe, completely dibilating leg pain; overwhelming; knee pain enough for Dr to recommend knee replacement; muscle weakness	After three years; 6-7 drs and/or specialists, finally found Dr who put two and two together, but may now be too late for me. Now off med for >4 months with no improvement; They believe I have permanent muscle damage and may forever have to live with pain of a 9-9.5 on a scale of 1-10. Has absolutely ruined my life. I BEG YOU TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS IF YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.	F	49	3 years		7/2/2008 Email
1	high triglycerides	Bad stomach pains, very dizzy and lightheaded, very fatigued and generally feel unwell.	After six doses at 145mg I am going to quit taking the tricor. I can't continue to function this way. It started just about 3 days after starting the med.	F	34	6 days		6/10/2008
3	High Triglycerides	Has anyone experienced parkinson like tremors, dystonia, or vocal/speech problems?	I was put on Tricor in Nov of 2002 because my triglycerides were 672. I have taken the drug regularily since then and have had my triglycerides drop to 100. However, during that period, I had voice and speech problems like a hoarseness that would not stop. I was diagnosed by an ENT specialist as having Spasmodic Dysphonia, a neurological condition which is only treatable with regular Botox injections into my larynx. I stopped taking Tricor on Feb 23, 2008 and switched to Red Yeast Rice. My blood test last week indicated triglycerides of 179. Interestingly, my voice seem to be improving as well. Anyone with similar situations?	M	58	6 years		6/5/2008 Email
2	Prescribed	Approx. five days after starting, had severe neck & shoulder pain. Thought I had pulled something; saw a chiropractor for three weeks. Got worse and worse. Did some research and found out the nasty side effects and stopped taking it immediately. Took about three days, but now I'm feeling much, MUCH better and have scheduled an appointment to go discuss this with my doctor. I'll diet and exercise instead of putting up with this awful stuff.	Review with your physician BEFORE taking this; make sure you are aware that you might have this kind of reaction.	M	49	30 days		6/2/2008
3	High tris	Not yet, too soon to tell	What my local pharmacist said was the new "Antara" a fenofibrate, in combination with Lipitor does not produce the same side effects as the Tricor and Lipitor combination. Why? don't know. No, you won't find a listing for Antara. My cardiologist is a devoted vegan, fish once in a while, skim milk, no eggs or dairy other than the skim milk. He looks great for his age - 70's - coherent, must know something that the other doctors don't, I figure... After talking with the pharmacist I decided to not take the Antara and Lipitor together, but to separate them by 12 hours. Just to see if I could track which drug was having greater effects upon muscles, if it comes to that...	F	56	1 days		5/29/2008 Email
1	cholesterol	after only 8 doses, I thought I was O.K. (having already experienced severe muscle pain w/Lipitor and bone pain with Zetia). As is my habit, I will park my car and walk to the 1st store I want to go to then make my way back (my version of extra exercise). Did fine until I started making my way back, then all of a sudden my legs felt like wet noodles. Could barely make it back to my car. Went off drug immediately and the wet noodles went away. However, I still suffer some residual muscle pain in upper arms and back from the Lipitor and bone pain between knees and feet from the Zetia.	I have always been relatively healthy and not on medications for extended periods of time until I developed Diabetes Type 2 about 5 years ago. Since then, I have experienced at least 6 different episodes where medicine that seemed to be working for me was pulled by FDA b/c it was killing people or having to get off them b/c of terrible side effects. Thought FDA was suppose to check this stuff out BEFORE these things were put on the market! Also, I was started out on the 145 mg dosage - did not know there was a lower one. Maybe I should have been started on that first????	F	61	8 days		5/9/2008
2	Hyperlipidemia	Soon after starting I had ligament pain (e.g., tennis elbow) at multiple spots. Felt extremely run down--fatigued.	Had to stop.	M	45	2 days		5/4/2008
1	General high cholesterol	Sharp lower back pain, extreme and progressive muscle weakness with muscles eventually feeling like meat, could not stand straight and almost could not walk, eventually almost completely unable to go to the bathroom (urine and feces).	Side effects sharply increased after I'd been on the drug 4 or 5 months and my doctor doubled the dose from 48 to 96 mg. Doctor was not interested in these side effects and prescribed an antibiotic for a urinary tract infection. After 10 days of antibiotics I still could not go to the bathroom, the side effects were getting even worse (almost complete urinary and fecal retention) and the doctor increased the dose to 140 mg. After taking the increased dose once I realized I had to depend on my own judgment and stopped the drug myself. It took 6 weeks for me to feel normal again.	F	55	8 months		4/29/2008
1	HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES	HORRIBLE MUSCLE PAIN IN MY LEGS, HIP JOINTS, BURNING SENSATIONS IN MY BACK AND FEET	ALTHOUGH TRICOR LOWERED MY TRIGLYCERIDES BY 400, AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS I BEGAN HAVING SEVERE MUSCLE PAIN IN MY LEGS, HIPS, AND BACK. MY FEET WERE BURNING ON THE BOTTEM. THANK GOD I CHECKED THIS WEBSITE. I WAS TOLD, OH WELL YOUR GETTING OLDER AND YOUR MUSCLES START TO GET SORE..SO ON AND SO ON.... THIS IS HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PAIN THAT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED!!! I WOULD SUGGEST CHANGING YOUR DIET...AND STAY AWAY FROM TRICOR!!!! ITS THE DEVIL!!!	F	46	6 months		4/28/2008
3	Elevated TG	No side effects	Somewhat satisfied since it didn't lower my TG as I hoped it would. No side effects on 48mg but my doctor raised the dosage to 145mg a week ago. I'll see what happens and keep you updated.	M	37	3 months		4/23/2008

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