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 bad and good chlesteroel | I have been going to a family doctor for six weeks for feet leg stomach back chest and arm pain. Looking back I was in the emergancy room two times this year with chest pain they could not find a reason for. In decamber 08 I had shoulder surgery for what I was told was arthritis, and I still have the same pains. The bottoms of my feet hurt so bad I cant walk at times, my doctor has taking me off these two drugs and its been three weeks with no releaf. I have had MRIs cat scans bone scans and nothing else can be found. It is making it very dificult I am a active person cant take much more of this!!!!! | Any person thinking of using these two drugs better think hard, the side effects are not worth it!!!!!!! | M | 50 | 24 months | 11/4/2009 | 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 | 3 | High Chol | severe shoulder pain and bicep muscle pain. I have been off the drug for 3 weeks now with no improvement | M | 49 | 1 years | 8/20/2005 | 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 | high triglicerides | constipation, bloating, severe back pain | I started taking Cimbalta at the same time, which I should have spaced out for my fibromyalgia. The Cimbalta is supposed to be for muscle pain/aches, but it's not doing anything I believe because of the Tricor | F | 49 | | 9/20/2007 | 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 | 2 | Prescribed | Approx. five days after starting, had severe neck & shoulder pain. Thought I had pulled something; saw a chiropractor for three weeks. Got worse and worse. Did some research and found out the nasty side effects and stopped taking it immediately. Took about three days, but now I'm feeling much, MUCH better and have scheduled an appointment to go discuss this with my doctor. I'll diet and exercise instead of putting up with this awful stuff. | Review with your physician BEFORE taking this; make sure you are aware that you might have this kind of reaction. | M | 49 | 30 days | 6/2/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol/Tri | Severe, completely dibilating leg pain; overwhelming; knee pain enough for Dr to recommend knee replacement; muscle weakness | After three years; 6-7 drs and/or specialists, finally found Dr who put two and two together, but may now be too late for me. Now off med for >4 months with no improvement; They believe I have permanent muscle damage and may forever have to live with pain of a 9-9.5 on a scale of 1-10. Has absolutely ruined my life. I BEG YOU TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS IF YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. | F | 49 | 3 years | 7/2/2008 | 1 | 145 mg | Burning skin on face and arms, especially if I went out in the sun at all. Metallic taste in my mouth afterward, and general feeling of lethargy. | My doctor prescribed these when I am already on a statin. I didn't find out until about a month and a half into taking the medecine and the side affects started that I should not take both. The side affects are inconsistent, worse some days than others, so I did not make the connection until I got a pretty severe reaction the second time. I won't take this anymore. | F | 49 | 45 days | 8/11/2008 | 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 | After about 5 months on Tricor, I began having pain in my arms, unable to lift things. I have always been very strong, but felt like I had been hit by a truck. I finally stopped taking it...I have no idea what my triglycerides are like now. The pain seemed to move all over my body, and eventually the ball of my left foot was very painful. I went to a foot Dr wh did an MRI, and said I had inflammation and should see a Rheumatologist. I have since been diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis, and I blame Tricor for messing up my immune system, but I have no proof. | My Dr. did not even consider diet changes, always had 3-4 drug reps waiting in the lobby, and in my opinion, should be prevented from practising. | M | 49 | 8 months | 4/4/2007 | 1 | Cholesterol | Pain in shoulders and arms,tiredness,dizziness | never attributed my dizziness to the drug until reading some of the other syptoms. Thought it might be low blood sugar. Thank you for posting other patients thoughts. | F | 49 | 1 years | 4/28/2006 | 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 | 5 | +1200 triglycerides | gas, mild intestinal cramping, diarhea, constipation. Seems to have increased symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. | Since I started taking it trigs and cholesterol have dropped to 150ish. Having been on Lopid and another similar drug before, Tricor has a lot less side effects. I had to quit the other meds because it messed up my digestive system. Take metamucil regularly to help. Have not had any muscle problems that seem to be common, I do have a physically active job and work out with weights regularly. | M | 48 | 2 days | 6/5/2007 | 4 | High Triglycerides (>5200)at worse | Elevated liver enzymes. (I've a history of liver problems.) No other adverse side effects I'm aware of. | This drug has aided in lowering my Tg levels from above 3200 to about 1320, the levels were higher in the past. At the same time I've been reducing my weight and exercising, but I was doing that before. Weight went from 206 to 187 over same time frame. | M | 48 | 4 months | 4/20/2008 | 1 | High Cholesterol and high LDL | Severe back pain, indigestion, and metal taste in mouth. | F | 48 | 10 days | 11/25/2008 | 1 | High Triglycerides | Bad experience with this one - chills and flu like symptoms. Stopped taking this after about three weeks. HDL went from 1000 to 226. Have switched to Niaspan. So far so good. Will stay on this for a month till next blood test. | M | 48 | 3 weeks | 9/12/2008 | 1 | Tricor 145 mg | Same as other posters, I had flu like symptoms & discontinued use. Total fatigue, headaches, joint pain, nausea. Wouldn't recommend this med to anyone. | F | 48 | 19 days | 6/1/2007 | 1 | high trigliceride; high cholesterol | vertigo; excruciating headaches; weakness; muscle and joint pain; nausea | will stop the medication - get more exercise, watch diet instead. this is not good | M | 48 | 4 weeks | 10/8/2004 | 1 | Lower Cholestrol | Leg & muscle pain,vertogo, feeling sick all the time. | I stopped taking tricor and after a very short time, I felt better. After just two weeks all the pains and feeling sick has gone. I feel good agin. I will never take tricor agan. | M | 48 | 3 years | 11/30/2004 |