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 |
| 3 | High triglicerides | I did have some periods of the vivid dreams, and some insomnia. however I am a shift worker and I don't have normal sleep paterns anyways. | After 6 weeks on the med . my triglygerides are down. But DR is going to increase the dosage. And he is adding a prescription for Crestor. Note: it took me lots of serching to find any web-info on this Med. Because here in Canada it is sold under the name "lipidil". | M | 37 | 6 weeks | 10/5/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | my mood swings are rediculous, I anger quickly,Im basically cranky. As far as sleep goes, I dream like a maniac, crazy dreams, my sleep pattern is all out of whack, leg and foot pain wakes me up, I get a charlie horse's that will bring tears to your eye, finally fall asleep about two hours before Im supposed to get up. Going to bed isnt something I look forward to, it has become a toss and turn marathon, I would rather fall asleep in the recliner. | I cant imagine that there isnt a drug available that doesnt screw with you like this one does. | M | 56 | 5 months | 10/5/2006 | 3 | high cholesterol | general malaise, shortness of breath, hot flashes (body core), headaches (migraine like) | M | 47 | 10 months | 9/22/2006 | 1 | High Triglycerides (768) | About 30 days into the regimen Tricor 145Mg I started experiencing, what I thought was lower back (coccyx region) pain. At first I associated it with overextending myself with exercise or lifting even though I couldn't recall doing anything of the sort. Within 5 days of steadily increasing arthritic type pain in lower back and hip joints I got to the point that I (almost) couldn't walk. Within 3 days of stopping the medication I was 80% better. | It has been 4 months since stopping the Tricor and I refused to TRY anything else. I still have left hip joint pain 24 x 7 though it is not bad enough to keep me from activities. WHEN WILL THIS PAIN GO AWAY???? | M | 37 | 30 days | 9/7/2006 | 1 | High triglicerides | Weakness in the arms, pain in the jaw area which radiates to the neck and face. Prior to taking this medication I had no such pain. | F | 42 | 30 days | 8/25/2006 | 1 | 350 count Triglycerides | Within 3 weeks of taking Tricor I was experiencing neck and back pain, headache, coughing, strange sensations in my chest, nausea, indigestion, sleep disturbances and heightened anxiety. Within 2 days of stopping it the side effects were almost entirely gone. | I will never touch this stuff again. Ever. | M | 40 | 3 weeks | 8/17/2006 | 1 | High triglycerides | Muscle weakness and fatigue in arms and legs. Felt like I was carrying lead when I walked or moved! Secondary to the muscle weakness/fatigue, insomnia set in! Mood changes as well. | F | 29 | 21 days | 8/17/2006 | 5 | high triglycerides | Anxiety attacks, body pain, hot flashes, flu like symptoms, headaches, cramps | Have not taken the medicine for almost 2 weeks. Still feel terrible and will never take another medication like this EVER. | M | 42 | 8 days | 8/12/2006 | 5 | High Triglycerides | None | In 3 months time: Tri's went from 1859 to 111 Cholesterol from 347 to 190 | M | 35 | 3 months | 7/17/2006 | 1 | Elevated Triglycerides | I've been taking TriCor for 12 days now and 2 days ago I started developing a severe stomach pain. It feels like very persistant gas pressure but it never goes away. I can press on the upper part of my stomach and it actually hurts all the way down past my navel. I missed two days of work thinking that I had a "bug", but I'm pretty sure now that it's the TriCor causing the problem. The only other thing that I've noticed since taking the medicine is a backache, but that could just be radiated pain from my stomach. | I will no longer take this medicine. I'd rather live without the pain. | M | 47 | 12 days | 7/14/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol | I was extremely dizzy after taking this medication for two weeks. I also could not stay awake when ever I sat down. | I was taking 48MG's once daily at bedtime... this drug did not work for me at all! | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 6/26/2006 | 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 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 | 1 | High Triglycerides and Cholesterol | At first I gained weight and seemed to store it in my waist. Later I developed pain in my joints (fingers), felt tired and had leg and foot cramps. I had been taking TriCor for 4 years (160mg and then the 145mg micronized) before the 'arthritus' showed up. The doctor I was seeing blamed my Psoriasis for the arthritus pain. | I changed doctors and was taken off the TriCor and started taking niacin and fish oil. I have been off the drug for three weeks and I'm beginning to be able to make a fist and hold a pen again. My feeling tired is also disapating. I just hope I didn't do any permenent damage to my body. | M | 49 | 4 years | 6/12/2006 | 2 | High Cholesterol & Triglycerides | One and a half hours after taking the drug, which is usually in the evening, I would feel like my chest was tightening up & it seems there was a mucus plug there that I needed to cough out. I coughed most of the night after taking it. The cough is very dry, non productive. I'm skipping it tonight to see if things change. I also get a nagging headache after taking it. I had been on Tricor 48 & the doctor increased my dose, that's when I began having problems with it. | F | 69 | 6 months | 6/6/2006 | 1 | Hypertriglyceridemia | This is a followup to an earlier posting a year ago. I am still not back to my baseline state of health. The weakness in my legs has persisted to the point that I no longer am able to ambulate any appreciable distance without having to rest. The Achilles tendinitis that was brought on by the administration of TriCor, has not been amenable to any medical modality that has been tried. It has been a year since I stopped taking this terrible drug (likened by one poster here as Drano, appropriately so), and I feel it has severely negatively impacted my health for the rest of my life. | With the comments here, it is hard to believe that something has not been done about this medication as of yet. | F | 58 | | 6/2/2006 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Knee pain and leg weakness; sleep disturbance; vivid dreams every night with very early awakening. In three months on Tricor (145 mg) I have gone from easy ambulation to being a near-invalid, seldom leaving home due to knee pain and leg weakness. Have also experienced unexplained dizziness and constipation. Have leg and foor spasms that also awaken me. | My doctor gave me samples for 3 months. This week he called in a prescription. Pharmacist caught a drug interaction with Lipitor I was taking. Doctor never mentioned potential problem. | M | 60 | 3 months | 5/27/2006 | 1 | hi triclycerides | Have been taking Tricor and Zetia for 3 years with severe joint pain in feet and shoulders. It does its job but I find I can't live with pain like this as I get older. The doctors find nothing at the 3 mo. bloodwork and no arthritis. It feels like my whole body has been attacked. Also have cramps in my legs. | Those of us who are suffering from this pain need to tell these doctors to try something else and not be so quick to put us on it in the first place. | F | 60 | 3 years | 5/10/2006 | 1 | High Triglycerides | Complete body muscles & joint pain, heavy dreaming all night long, very exhausting. nauseau, dry mouth awful headaches, abdominal cramps, gave me a stomach ulcer, had to eat every l to 2 hrs. | message via phone to Dr. that I stopped taking Tricor and why, received 3 phones from Dr's worker relaying that I probably have a virus and it was just a coincidence thatI had just started Tricor. Ten plus weeks later my muscles & joints are in a mess. I believe in using the good commonsense God gave me and stop it forever. Doctors need to pay attention to what their patients tell them, unless this is a method of thinning out the population, cause it will kill you. If I have to resort to a cane, guess I'll need to start or join a class suit. | F | 72 | 8 days | 5/9/2006 | 1 | High cholesterol and triglycerides | Within 5 days of starting the medication the skin was peeling off of my tongue. I quit taking it and my tongue started getting better within 2 days. | M | 60 | 5 days | 5/5/2006 |