TRICOR (MICRONIZED) Reviews (FENOFIBRATE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (325 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 4  High Cholesterol No negative side effects to date. After two months, my cholesterol levels are down. I have not changed my diet so im faily comfident the meds are doing their job. Other meds had various negative side effects. This is the only one that I have found that I can take. M 47 2 months
3/31/2008
 1  high triglyderides colitis after taking the recommended dose of tricor for 4 days I became ill. When I had a bowel movement I discharged a lot of blood. This went of for most of the day. I spent several days in the hospital. after many tests I was diagnosed with colitis. Nobody knows why. I finally read the side affects of tricor. Colitis. F 57 4 days
3/13/2008
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 2  cholestrol (TC and LDL) severe muscle pain/constant fatigue after taking the medicine (tricor 145 mg) for cholestrol (TC 235, LDL 153). Also feeling of bloatness in stomach area even without eating. Going for my blood tests to test for liver activity next week. Had similar problems with crestor when first started , turned out high liver activity (very high AST levels) were damaging so stopped that one. Let us see what comes out of this one M 37 2 months
3/2/2008
 1  High Triglycerides Headaches, Sore all over, nausea and PVC's. One day I was sick and throwing up and very tired. I went to see my MD, but had to see the PA. I asked if this could be from the Tricor and they said no. but it was. When the PVC's started I got really scared. They started about 10 days after I started taking Tricor. I went to the ER and the PVC's had stopped for the time being. I was referred to a Cardiologist and got a Holter monitor. I showed I had the PVC's, but not to worry, I was only having 3-5/day. I did not want any. The only thing I attributed this to was the Tricor. I went off the Tricor by myself and the PVS stopped in 2 days and I have been fine since. This medicine is horible. I now take Omega 3 pills. M 38 2 weeks
2/25/2008
 1  high tri glycerides Sore back, neck and shoulders; headaches almost daily; weakness; trouble sleeping even though I was exhausted all the time; joint pain in knees and wrists I have been on Tricor for less than 30 days. I started feeling back pains almost immediately when starting medication. I thought this was just stress so I went to a massuse multiple times. Back pain got worse and the past week I have barely been able to sit for long without extreme pains in back and knees. I have trouble falling asleep almost every night, never had this problem before. I do not feel "normal" at all and I can barely walk a long distance when just before I started medication I was able to run 3 miles. This just does not seem right at all. F 24 30 days
2/20/2008
 5  High Triglicerides--2800!!! no negative side effects Have been taking Tricore for more than 2 years now with no negative side effects (have a heredetary problem that causes high triglicerides). Had problems with Lipitore and switched over to Tricore. Best thing I ever did. Got my triglicerides under control too. M 35 2 days
2/14/2008
 1  High Triglycerides extream pain (burning) on the bottom of my feet, very sore muscles,depressed, could just get out of bed,my entire body is sore, headache so many things happened to me after I took the drug for 6 months. I had never taken a drug before and I am 65yrs old I stopped taking the drug for 2wks, after a doctor's visit last week he lowered the dosage but I stoped taking it as of Sat. I know this is what is making me so sick. I have read so many web sites regarding this we all have same problems, we can't all be wrong. My doctor never offered a diet changed, exercise, nothing just the Tricor. I will be changing doctor's after 8 yrs and taking charge of my own health. F 65 6 months
2/3/2008
 1  triglycerides & recent heart attack After 3 pills, I broke out in an extremely itchy rash from head to toe, and the skin on the bottom half of my face became red, hard, and BURNED. I felt worse than I did during my HEART ATTACK! All of this was AFTER I had warned my cardiologist that I'm allergic to more meds than I can take. Doctors must have a secret rule to NEVER tell patients about side effects, and when patients come in with side effects, they just deny deny deny that the meds they prescribed could possibly cause these problems. Doctors will not admit they made an error because they know they'll then be open to malpractice suits, so don't expect them to ever agree that their med made you sick. I asked my primary doctor (not my cardio) to switch me to Niacin/Niaspan. I think all of these unnatural chemicals they're sticking in us are making us MORE sick, not less. F 42 3 days
2/2/2008
 1  High Cholesterol My boyfriend started taking this med about a week ago, he hasnt experienced many side effects, at least he didnt know it untill now...He had been having the feeling of being sick all the time, almost as if he was run down or lacking energy, and having muscle pains and tightness. we had never thought to check out the side effects on the med, untill he had a problem in the sexual department. I decided to look up the side effects on the internet, and found this site.. Needless to say he wont be taking them pills anymore, and he wont be seeing that dr. either. thank you all for your comments...and helping me realize what was wrong. The dr prescribed tricor without even giving him a chance for diet and exercise to see what would happen. I wouldnt give this med to my dieing dog! M 30
2/1/2008
 1  335 triglycerides Weakened muscles in right arm could not pick up a gallon of milk, very bad weakness in my right leg I would stumble when I would get out of bed in the morning. Horrible pain in right foot, would hobble around like I was 80 years old. F 32 1 years
1/15/2008
 4  Plaque found in Arteries No side effects so far Cholesterol was high - Started exercising and watching diet. 2 years ago. cholesterol went down a little bit. Had a CT Scan and it found some plaque forming in arteries. Doctor prescribed Tricor. Quit smoking 12 days before taking Tricor, haven't smoked for 42 Days. Before Tricor LDL 154, HDL 33, Trig 107 After 30 days on Tricor LDL 139, HDL 37, Trig 68 Doctor now wants me to take Zocor in addition to Tricor. Don't think I want to. M 41 30 days
1/9/2008
 1  Triglycerides 350, LDL >120 After about 5 weeks, elbow joints got extremely sore. After 3 months, burning during urination. Was tested for bacteria and was negative, but after 3 days of water only, I found had become sensitive to caffeine. Med was changed to Advacor and problems went away. Now I am taking nothing. The right elbow eventually lost about 35% of motion. Pain is gone, but I can't fully extend or flex the right arm. Shaving the right side of my face is hard to do. No joint pain before using this medication. The Tricor lowered my Trigylcerides to 140 and lDL to 45 range. Good results if not for the side effects. M 54 6 months
1/4/2008
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 1  elevated triglycerides severe pain and weakness in shoulders and muscle aches in arms. I've been to orthopedic dr and he sent me to physical therapy because of pain/weakness as it got worse. Not able to sleep because too painful to lay on side. Decided to go off Tricor 2 weeks ago and starting to feel stronger and less pain. Muscle spasms have almost stopped. Dr. told me it was impingement but felt more like arthritis, bursitis, or tendenitis. Physical Therapist was stumped. He said it wasn't any of the above but had no answer. F 57 1.5 years
1/2/2008
 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
 1  High Triglycerides I posted earlier about Tricor ruining my life. I found that the AMA outlined the need for extensive bloodwork to be done before Tricor is prescribed. My doctor only did a blood test to check Cholesterol. I believe that Tricor messed up my Immune system and gave me Psoriatic Arthritis. I have contacted a few lawyers about suing the Dr. who prescribed this, but it is so difficult to prove the causality. It seems that many people have suffered from this drug, is there any posssibilty of starting a Class Action Lawsuit? I'm 49 and probably doomed to be rubbed out by Psoriatic Arthritis. M 49 7 months
12/31/2007
 1  High Triglycerides I had quite a few side effects from this medication. I know they were caused by the medicine because I took myself off of it and within 72 hours most of the side effects either were gone or were improved. The main problems follow in no particular order: 1. Sun sensitivity which caused me to get sunburns on cloudy days -- being of Mediteranean ancestry, I've never burned before even in the mid-summer sun. 2. I gained 25 pounds in 5 months without changing my diet or my daily workout at the gym (all of it around my mid-section). 3. Extreme pain in my shoulders to the point where I could not lift my arm over my head without severe pain. 4. I constantly felt bloated, as though I had over-eatern. 5. Fatigue, both mental and physical. This started within a few days of being on the drug. 6. After a couple of weeks, I began having an inability to stay asleep despite the fatigue -- I would sleep for about 40 minutes, then wake up for 5 to 10 minutes before falling asleep again and repea I started with triglycerides that were nearly 200 points too high. The medicine did lower the triglycerides by about 100 points in the 5 months I was on it, but the number was still over 100 points too high. I took myself off of the medicine 4 weeks ago and now most of the side effects are gone. The feelings of bloating and fullness went away after about 48 hours and the inability to lift my arm above my head went away in 72 hours. The sun sensitivity ended in around 72 hours as well. I have lost 12 pounds in the 4 weeks I’ve been off of the medicine, again without changing my diet or my workout routine. The headache pattern is back to normal now. I am able to stay asleep at night, though I am still feeling fatigued. My shoulder continues to have general achiness and pain, but full range of motion has returned and I can lift weights or my children without pain from these activities. The pain is dull and not constant, centered in my shoulder underneath my shoulder blade a M 36 5 months
12/30/2007
 1  high triglycerides vertigo, dizzy, sharp shooting pains in my legs and feet, almost immediately after starting to take Tricor. This is the 2nd time I have tried this medicine with added symptoms this time. I stopped taking it 3 days ago after taking it for 2 weeks. I was beginning to think I had something terminal that had just shown itself. F 60 15 days
12/18/2007
 1  no Oct 15th : Blood work came up 513 (fasting) triglycerides. Doctor did a second one next day after results(after lunch) and it came up 550. He prescribed Tricor. Did not get the medicine. Did slight changes my diet..30 minues of running every day. Dec 4th: Second test...Triglycerides come up 151 and cholestrol is 149. I am a vegetarian. Asian Indian. Old Diet : Wife does not make oily/spicy food. Breakfast : 2 Bread Slices with Jam and Butter Lunch : Decent proportion lunch Snack : 7 to 8 buscuits/cookies and sometimes chocolates. Tea 2 times a day with 2 table spoons of sugar each time....sometimes cake...sometimes deep fried indian dishes before dinner. Dinner : Heavy with lots of carbs....fruits....go out and have indian food. Basically uncontrolled diet and weighed 150 pound New Diet (and still 150 pounds): Breakfast : bowl of ( Oats + flakseed + strawberry + blueberry) Lunch : Decent proportion lunch / 2 Dinner : 3 phulkas (thin wheat bread) and with lots M 35 0 days
12/6/2007
 1  High Cholesterol Severe neck, shoulder, upper & lower back, knee & leg pain. Sever cramping in feet, legs, around knees, arms & stomach. Headaches. I started TriCor on 10/18/2007. I also had a flu shot & pneumonia shot on the same day. On 10/19/2007 I woke with bad pain from my head, down the left side of the neck, left shoulder & down the left arm. This pain I figured was because of the pneumonia shot I received the day before in my left arm. The pain only lasted a few days. On 10/23/2007 I woke with this same pain going down my right side. This pain only got worse. I went to the doctor on 10/30/2007 & he put me on percocet every 6 hours for pain & also gave me a shot in the side. The pain med did not last 6 hours so on 10/25/2007 I started to take 1 1/2 pill every 6 hours. I saw the doctor again on 10/30/2007 & by then the pain was going down the right leg too. I was also having cramps unlike any I had ever had in the knees, legs, feet, arms & stomach. On 11/7/2007 I had a cervical MRI. The MRI showed several problems. On 11/26/2007 I finally got into my neurosurgeon. We decided to try physi F 53 49 days
12/5/2007
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 1  high tri wrist pain,severe leg,hip,ankles muscle in legs feel like rubberbands,burning gout like symptoms,unable to lie on side, pain in legs wake me every hour, have to use my hand to lift leg off bed, i can walk after standing a minute or so. weakness in leg muscles cant climb stairs or ladder, i paint for a living and this has been terrible, feels like legs will give away.had to sit down after climbing one set of stairs, was on tricore 6 wks. started symptoms in 5th week, stopped tricor, that was the only new meds i had started on so i thought it must be the tricor, i remembered reading side effects page about muscle pain in joints, have been off tricor for 5 days now and feel better,dr gave lortab for pain and said symptons will subside, i,m praying that they do, thanks for all u out there that have confirmed my fears and that i not going crazy with this pain. M 60 6 weeks
12/1/2007

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