TRICOR (MICRONIZED) Reviews (FENOFIBRATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (325 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRICOR (MICRONIZED) with similar:
Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic
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Results are sorted by Gender with females listed first (reviews with no gender reported listed before females). Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRICOR (MICRONI | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | High cholesterol/trigs | So far I have not had any side effects. I am tired a lot lately but think it is due to not resting enough. No nightmares but did dream all my tulip bulbs sprouted two weeks after I planted them! LOL | I will continue on Tricor until my first blood work up in 2 1/2 months. If no results then will consider getting off the medicine. | 39 | 2.5 weeks | 12/1/2005 | 3 | | 11/14/2004 | 3 | Triglcerides | Muscle rigidity | At 145mg I had muscle rigidity. Cut the dose in 1/2 and side effects seemed to go away. | 62 | 3 years 75mg | 6/4/2018 | 2 | triglycerides | I have numbness in my shoulders that is very disturbing. Also gas. I've been on it for two weeks.I don't know if I'll continue. I haven't tested yet. | 49 | 14 days | 2/24/2006 | 2 | Tricor | Terrible leg pain and a numbness in my elbows. Very strange feeling. | I've been taking Tricor for four days and it feels like my legs are on fire. I take it before bed and then toss and turn trying to fall asleep thru the pain. A friend who takes Tricor said her leg pain subsided after a couple of weeks. Don't know if I'm willing to wait that long before stopping this drug. | 49 | 5 days | 7/29/2007 | 5 | high triglycerides | Occasional gallbladder pain. Occasional abdominal discomfort. Neither annoying enough to make me want to go off the drug. | My triglycerides at their worst were over 350. [Rest of my cholesterol readings have always been normal.] Gemfibrozil made things worse and gave me intense gall bladder pain. Lower dosage (80 mg) of Tricor worked for awhile and then stopped. I've now been taking Tricor 160 mg for 18 months and my triglycerides have been well within normal. Overall, I am very pleased with my results with this drug. | F | 49 | 18 months | 1/4/2005 | 5 | High Triglycerides/Cholesterol | After the first few days that I was on TriCor 145 mg I had some muscle cramps in my right leg for several days. I stayed off the med for a week and tried the TriCor again as ordered by my doctor. I have been on this med for almost two months and have not had any side effects. The only thing I changed was to take the TriCor in the evening after dinner instead of in the morning after breakfast. I just got back my blood test results and they are truly amazing! My triglycerides went down from 368 to 70, and my total cholesterol also went down from 240 to 182. It's truly a miracle drug. Hopefully I won't get anymore leg cramps, and that it was just a coincidense of that happening. | Try it.....it's worth it! God Bless. | F | 52 | 2 months | 5/5/2005 | 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 | 5 | High Trig.- Family History | For a short time I would have headaches after taking the medication, but they have gone away. Also have had a loss of appetite. | Hoping it will bring my Tris down from the 900+ that they are. I've also incresed my weight traing and jogging to stop the on set of muscle weaking. So far I feel great. | F | 30 | 4 months | 12/15/2006 | 5 | High Triglycerides | None | My numbers went down considerably after just a couple of months on meds. All my numbers are within normal ranges now. | F | 35 | 4 months | 3/13/2007 | 5 | high triglyceride level | none | F | 37 | 2 years | 2/27/2004 | 5 | high cholesterol, high LDL | no side effects | I was taking a statin, Lipitor, and after 12 years on this statin I developed a rash that covered my body and it's taken 4 years to bring my itching to a livable level. I had to be on an immune suppressant for 1 year in order to get the rash under control. | F | 69 | 2 years 48 mg 2X day | 11/28/2010 | 5 | high cholesterol | None! Except improved regularity. | dropped total cholesterol from 302 to 212, LDL from 220 to 135 in 3 months. Fantastic. Taking generic. | F | 55 | 4 months 134 1X day | 4/30/2011 | 5 | High triglycerides | I was hospitalized in ICU with my triglycerides at 8,100. I was at the point where my heart had stopped after two weeks and ICU. I was given this medication every day three times a day. This medication has saved my life and I feel miserable if I do not take it . I won’t go a day without it! | F | 39 | 7 months 48mgs | 5/6/2019 | 5 | High triglycerides | I was hospitalized in ICU with my triglycerides at 8,100. I was at the point where my heart had stopped after two weeks and ICU. I was given this medication every day three times a day. This medication has saved my life and I feel miserable if I do not take it . I won’t go a day without it! | F | 39 | 7 months 48mgs | 5/6/2019 | 4 | cholesterol | None,except) I reach dough hole I could afford them I was put on pravasatin but I started to h,aving panic attack scary. | F | 65 | 10 years 145 | 12/14/2014 | 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 | 4 | High Triglycerides | Blurred vision. | I had heart spasms all the time before taking this drug. Not sure what the connection could be, but they have almost come to a dead stop. Used to get them as often as 15 times a day. And they woke me up out of a dead sleep. Now nothing. | F | 58 | 2 months 145mg 1X day | 5/2/2011 | 4 | sick from lovaza | ill pucking and nauseaus to lovaza | no side effects | F | 63 | 2 weeks 160 mg 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 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 day | 7/15/2010 |
TRICOR (MICRONIZED) (FENOFIBRATE): Fenofibrate is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It works by increasing the natural substance (enzyme) that breaks down fats in the blood. Fenofibrate belongs to a group of drugs known as "fibrates." Lowering triglycerides in people with very high triglyceride blood levels may decrease the risk of pancreas disease (pancreatitis). However, fenofibrate might not lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of fenofibrate. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. Consult your doctor for more details. FDA Approval Date: 1999-06-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)