LOPID Reviews (GEMFIBROZIL)Average Rating: 2.5 (44 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOPID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOPID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | triglycerides over 2000 | rectal bleeding, bloody nose, abdominal cramps, extremely tired, soft stool, rushing after eating, headache, gas, some diahreah. | Just hated everything this medication did to me and how It made me feel. My system just hated it from day one. | M | 34 | 4 days | 1/26/2008 | 1 | Familial Hyperlipidemia | Showed no side effects until my first gall bladder "attack". Eventually had to have it removed. Weeks after the surgery a new doctor told me it was probably due to the Lopid and put me on Lipitor. | Did work to lower my triglycerides and cholesterol. I was just one that could not tolerate it. (Taken 1991 - 1994). | M | 53 | 3 years | 10/17/2007 | 4 | high trigclerides | None | Lowered my Tri's from 750 down to 120 | M | 51 | 3 years | 7/30/2007 | 1 | high triglercerides | Severe pancreatitis with 12 days in hospital(6 in ICU). Would NEVER EVER TAKE IT AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT!! | F | 47 | 8 days | 3/6/2007 | 5 | High Triglycerides | Muscle aches | Triglycerides went from 798 to 54 in two months time. Also diagnosed with Type II diabetes and drastically changed diet with a rigorous exercise program | F | 44 | 5 months | 11/20/2006 | 1 | High triglycerides | Headache, cramps in my feet and muscle aches in my legs. | I was told this would not harm me like Lipitor did since I was no longer taking a statin drug. It seems to be once you have taken a statin and experienced damage from that other meds will do the same thing to our bodies. | F | 49 | 7 days | 8/31/2006 | 3 | triglycerides between 400 and 650 | extremely tired, once I had abdominal discomfort | In 30 days, reduced trigycerides (a several year problem ignored by previous doctors at my HMO) from 413 to 85. Increased HDL from 49 to 67. BUT...I simultaneously changed my diet from sugar, sugar, and more sugar and high carbs (grains including bread, noodles, rice, etc.) to a diet where I tried to eliminate ALL sugar and eat carbs very sparingly....AND I started taking a fish oil supplement AND I bought motion control sneakers to start walking every day. Don't know what was the Lopid and what was the diet and fish oil and exercise but the doctor says it was the Lopid. | F | 81 | 30 days | 8/17/2006 | 1 | High triglycerides | Severe muscle cramps! Shortness of breath. | I have controlled triglycerides before with diet and exercise. Knee surgery interferred. I will stop pills and get back to diet and exercise. | F | 60 | 1 years | 7/26/2006 | 4 | High Cholesterol | I had gotten a rash from this medicine, I was itching constantly! | I will never take this med again. | M | 27 | 3 months | 6/26/2006 | 3 | High Cholesterol | None | Although I never had any side effects, after taking it for eight weeks my cholestrol went up from 227 to 249. Trigs were lower but not as low as tricor. Now on Vytorin, have to see how that works out. | M | 43 | 60 days | 6/22/2006 | 1 | cholesterol and triglycerides | it made both my cholesterol and triglycerides go higher than they had been before I took any medication | I'll never take it again | F | 22 | 1 months | 2/5/2006 | 1 | High cholesterol, triglicerides | All the symptoms of drug induced lupus: joint and muscle pain (neck, back, knees, feet, hands, hips), sleeplessness(had to sleep sitting up because of the pain), depression, curled up fingers on both hands, trouble walking, zipping my coat, got worse as the day progressed, severe fatigue, pains internally on right side...felt like I was 90...doctor talked about steroids...Saw article about lopid effects and decided on my own to stop taking it and see what happens...all symptoms stopped within 2 weeks of discontinuing lopid.....Doctor insisted lopid was not the problem. I changed doctors. New doctor wasn't convinced- tried me on it again a year later as "an experiment".....symtoms started mildly within 2 weeks....stopped taking it immediately and will never take again!!!!! Proof!!!! | F | 50 | 1 years | 10/19/2005 | 3 | triglycerides over 1000 | headache, nausea, blured vision, red eyes | I was feeling okay until I started taking this stuff. I hope these side effects quit soon! | M | 53 | 2 days | 9/30/2005 | 3 | high triglycerides | Lowered triglycerides from 400 to 220 but experienced muscle pains in lower back and had leg cramps. I would recommend watching out for side effects as soon as drug is started. | F | 69 | 5 months | 3/28/2005 | 4 | CHF & COPD | None | M | 70 | 3 months | 3/21/2005 | 5 | High Lipids | Actually, none. This med helped to drop my Tri's from 1620 to 200 over a period of time. I cannot tolerate any type of Statin drug so this (or Niacin) was my choice. | F | 66 | 4 years | 2/14/2005 | 3 | High triglycerides | lightheadedness; muscle aches | Lowered triglyceride level from 1386 to 220...but I don't feel quite right. | M | 46 | 16 months | 1/12/2005 | 3 | triglycerides | bloaty, gassy | Does this stop? | F | 50 | 8 days | 12/27/2004 | 1 | | 11/14/2004 | 5 | triglycerides | none | has helped lower triglycerides from 1250 to 350 in 5 weeks | M | 48 | 6 weeks | 9/16/2004 |