TRICOR (MICRONIZED) Reviews (FENOFIBRATE)Average Rating: 1.9 (325 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRICOR (MICRONIZED) with similar:
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| 2 | High tryglycerides | Both shoulders pain, lost muscle, and weakness. Even cannot hold a cup of water. | I visited chiropractor for suspected injury. But the X-ray shows nothing wrong. I visited neurologist. No confirmed answer. After reading these web pages, I finally realized the side effects. I took Tricor for about 13 years. It worked for me to reduced my triglycerides to 175- 200 range. Then switched to the generic version of Fenofibrate 3 years ago. As it is finally caused my shoulder trouble after 16 years, I hope this can help others. | M | 55 | 16 years 145mg 1X day | 4/9/2017 | 1 | High triglyderide | Severe muscle myopathy: | M | 56 | 16 years 145mg 1X day | 6/9/2017 | 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 | 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 | 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 | High Triglycerides | I was about 30 years old when my doctor put me on Tricor. Shortly after I started taking it, I developed muscle pain all over my arms and legs, which have become so severe that it has ruined my life. I kept telling the doctor, but she kept convincing me that it was not the Tricor. After many years of Tricor, I finally stopped taking it last year, but the horrible muscle pains remain. Now, no doctor can help me. DON'T ever let any doctor convince you to take this or any cholesterol meds. | F | 39 | 8 years | 8/29/2007 | 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 day | 5/24/2010 | 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 | 1 | Elavated Triglycerides | Dabilitating fatigue, Extreme Pain in back, Legs & Hips and Tail Bone, anxiety, Depression, Very Bad Stomach pain! | I am setting here writing this at 2:00 A.M. having severe stomach pain and after reading Post on this site I am really ticked off at my Drs. I have a severe heart condition with two triple by passes. The first was 1989 the second 2006 Family history of High Cholesterol & Triglycerides. Started having pain in legs back and hips shortly after starting Tricor. I complained to the Dr. and was told it was not the Zocor or Tricor! The pain in my legs became so bad they operated on my back. This did nothing! They said I needed to see a "pain" Dr. After a short period of time and a spinal block he could not help much. I was getting weaker and pain was unbearable. So he said I needed a Morphine Pump. That was four years ago. I had to have the pump replaced in 12/06 due to low battery (another operation)I take 20mg of Morphine a day and still suffer pain in Legs, Hips and Back.So I have taken Tricor for at least 6 years now and have had 3 operations due to the effects of this medi | M | 60 | 6 years | 1/24/2007 | 1 | Triglycerides | I am the same person who wrote the post below this one. I forgot to mention that I acn no longer get around and have to use a Power Chair for mobility. | M | 60 | 6 years | 1/24/2007 | 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 | 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 | 5 | High triglycerides (700-800) | Mouth sores when I overdo the salsa (highly acidic) at my favorite Mexican restaurant. | As long as I keep the intake of acidic foods reasonable, no side effects. Has reduced both triglycerides and cholsterol numbers to well within normal range. | M | 55 | 4 years | 12/31/2007 | 5 | ldl hdl | None | Dropped it down nice and low. | M | 52 | 4 years | 2/5/2009 | 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 | 4 | Trying to getCholesterol Level down | 145 Mg.'s every evening | M | 50 | 4 years | 1/22/2007 | 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 | 3 | high triglycerides | I've been taking tricor for over 4 years, along with zocor and zetia. I'm not sure if it is the tricor or not, but I cannot increase my stamina, no matter what I do. I have a very physical job, and have, in the last 6 to 9 months started experiencing joint pain in legs and ankles, along with a drop in stamina. | i get blood tests every 4 months, the doc says they come out fine, but he always asks me to retake the creatine test (kidneys, i think, not related to tricor). i've decided to skip my tricor for a month and see if I get any relief, i'll let you know | M | 46 | 4 years | 1/19/2007 | 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 | 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 |
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)