TRICOR (MICRONIZED) Reviews (FENOFIBRATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (325 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRICOR (MICRONIZED) with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRICOR (MICRONI | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | decrease triglyceride | 1).Increased insomnia problems, but I think the Tricor is exacerbating this condition; 2).Painfully urinated. | Very cautiously for tricor!!! | M | 43 | 65 days | 2/8/2007 | 1 | Triglycerides(2400) | serious joint, muscle pain,lower back pain. Used with zetia. Elevated CPK levels(400),elevated liver enzymes. Felt like someone had beaten me up. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. If your on it then get the standard blood work run to check the CPK's, and liver. If you experience pain, GET OFF OF IT. I did!! Only pain left is the lower back pain | M | 43 | 1 years | 6/20/2005 | 1 | High triglycerides (1800) | muscle weakness, shakiness, fatigue, anxiety, occasional slight numbness in tongue and slurred speech | high dose used. side-effects persisted more than one week after stopping, still unresolved as yet. | M | 43 | 3 months | 12/24/2004 | 1 | hypertriglyceridemia | Severe joint and muscle pain in the legs. Worsening of knee pain. | M | 43 | 6 days | 9/11/2004 | 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 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 | To lower Triglycerides (549) | I was on Tricor for 6mos. (145mg) and experienced severe muscle weakness and cramping to where I could not walk, legs felt like Jello. It spread to different parts of my body including joints. Also experienced severe vomiting, nausea, loss of appetite, dizziness, severe headaches, body felt bruised and battered. My family said I have not been myself- ie, grumpy, angry, forgetful. I was an active person prior to taking this medicine and I am still experiencing most of these symptoms (although not as severe) after 4 months of going off the drug. After seeing many doctors and ER visits (cat scan, MRI, EKG, EMG testing,testing,testing) nothing was found except elevated CK (275) and liver tests. | Although Tricor did lower my Triglycerides, the severe side effects are not worth the risk. What concerns me the most at this time is: 1. Will these symptoms ever go away or is there permanent damage. 2. The fact that Doctors so freely prescribe drugs that can devastate ones life without weighing the options. Please contact me if you would like to share the length of time it took for your side effects to subside. Best regards. | M | 44 | 6 months | 10/14/2005 | 1 | High Chol & Trig | Took for first month without side effects. Second month started having severe sore muscles in arms and legs but didn't think it was related to the med as it was Ok the first month. Decided to stop taking it and arm pain is gone, but leg pain has not gotten better yet (almost 1 month). In fact, my knees are so bad now I can hardly walk! I wonder if the weak muscles have somehow caused some damage that may not go away. | Thought I had bone cancer! NO JOKE. Knees and bones between knees and ankle hurt so bad I can hardly walk or sleep. Terrible medicine for me. | M | 44 | 60 days | 4/5/2008 | 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 | as many others have stated this drug has some nasty side effects, and I just realized that after many trips to other specialists that my problems are probably related to tricor use. Headaches almost daily, fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, nausea have all been a part of the last 2 months. | I started tricor in late April and started noticing the more severe effects in late July. Have noticed that for some people symptoms have improved quickly after stopping and have lasted much longer for others. I was taking 145mg. day and stopped taking as of today. My tri's were at 190 in late August and the side effects seem to be far outweighing the benefits. Would like to hear about symptom recovery times after stopping from others. | M | 44 | 4 months | 9/20/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | high cholesterol -- familial | weight loss, made cholesterol numbers worse | Personal and family history of high cholesterol and inability to tolerate statin drugs. Was delighted that I could tolerate Tricor without the leg cramps, fatigue and bloody diarrhea caused by other statins I've tried for years and had high hopes for Tricor. In the first two months of taking it I lost about six pounds without trying too hard beyond eating healthy and exercising moderately and I experienced no negative side effects. Since I tolerated this drug so well, I was shocked and disappointed to learn that at three months my cholesterol numbers had gone up and after seven months had increased even more on Tricor, Total Chol. from 243 to 275, LDL 164 to 204, and most surprisingly, HDL dropped from 39 to 33 (Physician had said at very least HDL should rise on Tricor). My triglycerides did not really improve either, going from 202 to 190, a very modest drop. My physician has thrown up his hands and is sending me to a regional medical school for further evaluation. | F | 45 | 7 months | 6/20/2006 | 2 | high cholesterol -- familial | weight loss, made cholesterol numbers worse | Personal and family history of high cholesterol and inability to tolerate statin drugs. Was delighted that I could tolerate Tricor without the leg cramps, fatigue and bloody diarrhea caused by other statins I've tried for years and had high hopes for Tricor. In the first two months of taking it I lost about six pounds without trying too hard beyond eating healthy and exercising moderately and I experienced no negative side effects. Since I tolerated this drug so well, I was shocked and disappointed to learn that at three months my cholesterol numbers had gone up and after seven months had increased even more on Tricor, Total Chol. from 243 to 275, LDL 164 to 204, and most surprisingly, HDL dropped from 39 to 33 (Physician had said at very least HDL should rise on Tricor). My triglycerides did not really improve either, going from 202 to 190, a very modest drop. My physician has thrown up his hands and is sending me to a regional medical school for further evaluation. | F | 45 | 7 months | 6/20/2006 | 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 | 1 | High Triglycerides - 1052 | Upper abdominal pain, shortness of breath upon minimal exertion, painful joints and muscle cramps, poor sleep due to waking with, sometimes severe, stomach pain and stiffness throughout my ribcage. Also had abdominal distention and bloating for no reason. | I just recently quit taking TRICOR 145mg qd. Finally realized it may be causing my problem when I did not take it for a couple of days due to fasting for different test, i.e. HIDA scan, upper GI and small bowel follow thru. I repeatedly asked my docs, Cardio, general and GI if any of the meds I was on were causing my problem they all said NO! I am going to investigate this further to see if I will have any lasting effects. I hope this helps in making decisions about taking this drug. By the way, since Sept 2006 when I started taking this med I have had numerous blood tests and my triglycerides have come down, but only to 347 last chk. I also Take Omacor 2g qd. | M | 45 | 4 months | 1/24/2007 | 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 | 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 | 1 | After 5 years, I thought I would die one day. I had horrible pain in right shoulder, both biceps. Thought it was arthritis. Finally, it was fenofibric 35. Stopped immediately. After a month I now can sleep a full night. Almost all pain is gone. | M | 45 | 5 years | 9/6/2017 |