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 |
| 1 | High Trigs | Fatigue, joint pains and lethargy. | I have used this medicine for about six months combined with vigorous workout and diet control. The number of trigs definitely lowered but dont know if I can attribute it completely to Tricor. I have stopped taking Tricor, but am still continuing with my workout and diet. I need to check my readings once again. | M | 38 | 6 months 145mg 1X day | 3/5/2010 | 1 | High Cholesterol | My father (over 70) took this medication and immediately experienced flu like symptoms. High fever, weak, "not himself." Stopped medication. Three months later he died. Never felt himself "since tricor." Enough said. | M | 38 | | 11/9/2006 | 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 | 5 | High Triglycerides | None. | In five weeks, TG went from 1460 to 460. | M | 39 | 5 weeks | 2/2/2006 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Elevated Triglycerides | Tiredness - especially in the morning, all over muscle weakness, eye pressure and I am thirsty all the time. | I have lost 80 lbs in the last few yrs and am 25 lbs away from being medically "fit" for my height. Before starting Tricor, I walked on the treadmill for 60-90 mins 4-6 nights a week. I ate about 1200 cals a days, mostly fruits, veggies, cherrios and fish. My overall cholesterol was 188, bad cholesterol was 92, good cholesterol was 44 and my Triglycerides were 319 - which is why I prescribed Tricor. I give you the background of my activity level because 3 weeks after starting Tricor and I have no energy, My muscles feel weak and I just want to lay down. I have been this way for 3 days. Almost immediately after starting Tricor, I have been craving fatty food. That is unusual for me. But worst, is the pressure I am feeling behind my eyes. I am going to talk with my doctor this week, but I really think Tricor is the cause of me not feeling well. I am only 39 and very healthy - except the Triglycerides. Maybe there is an alternative out there for me. | F | 39 | 3 weeks 48mg 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 2 | High Triglycerides | At first I was very fatigued but that passed, then this week I started having muscle aches in almost every muscle. I work out with weights 3x/week and rarely have sore muscles. | I told my doctor about my muscle aches and she immediately took me off of the med and ordered a blood test to be sure it wasn't effecting my muscles in other ways. I've been off of it for two days and am already starting to feel better. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 7/24/2008 | 2 | High Triglycerides/Cholesterol | HORRIBLE TASTE IN MY MOUTH/DRY MOUTH. Has anyone else had this? It's almost a metal taste. It's miserable. And I yawn, huge yawns at work all day, mostly in the afternoon. | Worked on my cholesterol counts, but I can't handle the taste in my mouth. | F | 39 | 2 months | 6/20/2007 | 2 | High triglycerides | taking it about 2 months, began to get hives on arms and stomach; experience numbness at night in my arms and hands, so bad I can hardly sleep (I do take it at bedtime per dr's orders); some finger knuckles completely swollen overnight | I had no idea that these problems might be a result of Tricor until lying awake for 3 hours tonight with arm numbness and itchy hives, and put two and two together. Glad to find this website and see that others have similar problems (sorry to share the pain!). Am going to call the Doc in the morning and tell him I am stopping it. | M | 39 | 60 days | 8/4/2009 | 1 | Triglycerides | have a lovely rash looks like herpes as stated below, muscles locking up, feel like my skin is crawling all over, skin hurt to touch in certain places. | wonderful drug. I've been on it under two weeks last night my arm muscle locked up and I could not pick up my two year old. I ride a bike at least three time a week so my leg muscles did not really hurt until last night and all hell broke loose. I started getting the herpes rash about three days in, thought it was the niacin I'm on as well. Skin really sensitive to touch especially around genital area. Decided to go the natural route. | M | 39 | 10 days | 6/9/2009 | 1 | Triglycerides we're 1300 | Back in July 2020 I had throat swelling with jaw and ear pain, which I initially thought was a bad tooth. Dentist said don't worry I'll figure it out. So after 2 root canals and 2 crowns later, guess what swelling still there. Fast forward starting having lots of cramps in abdomen not related had to have a hysterectomy. So I forgot to take my fenofibrate the night before surgery ( Not intentionally) and when I was in the hospital over night after my procedure I wasn't given my medication. My throat was sore after surgery but not like it usually was so I said I'm not going to take my fenofibrate for the next couple of days. And guess what swelling disappeared after 5 days of not taking. I need a more natural approach I already eat better and exercise so I will do this on my own. | F | 39 | 2 years 145mg 1X day | 3/2/2021 | 1 | total chol. 264, trig. over 400 | Horrible pain in the lower part of my back upon awakening, very bad pain and tightness in legs. Some constipation, even though I drink a high fiber drink everyday. | I only took Tricor for 4 days and today would be the 5th, but I'm not taking it anymore! I was doing an herbal total body cleanse and I believe the reason for the elevated chol. & trig. as it was helping to flush things from my body and it had to be elimated via the bloodstream. Tried to tell my doc that, but she insisted I give Tricor a try and she promised me that it didn't have the effects like Vytorin did...I tried that a few years ago and during a month of taking it I'd had the above "side effects"...only it also took away any energy, felt very tired all the time. (Within a day of going off Vytorin, I felt 110% better all over, including increased energy.) | F | 39 | 4 days | 6/2/2007 | 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 | 1 | To lower my cholesterol | sholder pain, 99 degree temp aches in neck, arms (flu like symptom)Very difficult breathing. | Went to doctor over struggling to breath seemed to mainly effect me in the early morning they took xrays and breathing tests he couldn't find any thing wrong that evening my normal 97' temp stayed at 99' and my arms ached at times like the flu and I have had my shoulder twinge in pain a few times strange to me...this all is adding up to TRICOR 145 MG. that I just started taking! | F | 39 | 12 days | 2/6/2009 | 5 | Familial High Triglycerides | None, although I did get some eye floaters at one point early on, but they ended up going away. | I've been on Tricor since 11/2005 and I'm still having fantastic results. I'm 40 years old and just had my annual physical- my triglycerides were 123, total cholesterol was 153, HDL was 54, LDL 75. Those were some of my best numbers since I've been on the medication. All I can politely say to those of you that are experiencing side effects, please make any and all necessary life style changes if you haven't already done it. | M | 40 | 3.5 years | 4/13/2009 | 5 | brief dizziness (5-10 sec) within 30 minutes after taking. | I have been on and off Tricor for 3 years. It always does what it's supposed to. I went from 1000+ levels to 130 in three months, with 30 min./day cardio and low fat/low sugar diet. Even without diet and exercise, levels were in the low 300's. Also tried Niaspan, but the hot flashes were unbearable (like a full body sunburn). I have tried fish oil, it works, but not as well. For those with side effects, omega-3 fish oil is the best (and cheapest) way to go. | M | 40 | 3 years 145 mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 3 | Very High Triglycerides | Joint Pain especially in my hips and sometimes in my hand. This med always makes me figity and toss and turn which is bad since it's taken at night only. | F | 40 | 2 years | 8/20/2007 | 1 | High Cholesterol | Vertigo, weight gain, always sleepy and fatigued, dizzy spells, pain behind my left shoulder blade, tingling fingers, pain in my heels, sore joints, breathing issues. | Tricor did get my cholerstrol down to 201 from 247, but now I feel terrible. I never connected the side-effects with Tricor, but 2 days ago I stopped taking the Tricor (I also take another medication unrelated to this) and I am feeling much better. I found this website today confirming what I suspected. Some days I felt like I could collapse. I hope I can say the same after a couple more weeks off this stuff. I should not feel this bad at only 40, so I'm glad that there are others much younger here saying the same things. | M | 40 | 18 months | 10/26/2008 |