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 |
| 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 | 4 | High triglycerites | Constipation | M | 70 | 1 years | 11/2/2007 | 4 | high triglycerides | minor flu like symptoms, stuffy nose etc: Taking 145mg per day in the evening with food. also taking 10/40mg vitorin in the morning. I took niacin prreviously and it made me feel terrible, when I went back to the doctor he said "niacin is a brutal drug" | my triglycerides went from 900 to around 200 I am going to lower my sugar intake and try to get off these drugs. | M | 59 | 1.5 years | 10/17/2007 | 4 | Lower tri's and cholesterol | Side effects are the problem. Muscle soreness i.e sensitivity thru chest and upper back. Making it very painful and difficult to do floor exerices etc. Doctors comment. Don't lie down on floor. And that came from TWO doctors. Now that is ludicrous but for the time being of near 8 months the numbers are terrific for the combo of zetia and tricor.But the side effects are EXTREME. This is from one with a HIGH TOLERANCE of pain. | M | 57 | 8 days | 7/22/2007 | 4 | high Triglycerides | Muscle cramps and over all lack of drive. Sexual desire wanning. Before I begin a round of golf I have to exercise my muscles or they cramp up something awful on the first swing. Also some insomnia. | My latest triglyceride readings have been outstanding. | M | 67 | 2 years | 4/29/2007 | 4 | high triglycerides | within one day of starting tricor had constipation | side effects were tolerable because of reduction of triglycerides and colesterol. Muscle and back pain but i don't think it is from the tricor | M | 61 | 4 months | 3/6/2007 | 4 | Trying to getCholesterol Level down | 145 Mg.'s every evening | M | 50 | 4 years | 1/22/2007 | 4 | Familial hypertriglyceridemia | None - yet I must add that took 2 other types of stains and experienced horrible side effects. I know that stuff was killing my liver, arm pain, sluggishness and feeling of unwellness. So I'm waiting to see if this drug has side effects. | 2 months on Tricor. I have always eating healthy and exercised, not over weight so just cursed with bad genes. Readings at start of meds TG= 1583, Direct LDL = 356, HDL 38 (yeah close to death). Readings now TG = 444, LDL =273, HDL 53 (so I am pleased). SO FAR | M | 50 | 60 days | 11/14/2006 | 4 | High Trigs and Chol/ Low good chol | Thank you all for your feedback. It really helps. I guess people react differently to this med. I just began taking it a week ago. I don't know how it will affect my high triglicerides, high cholesterol and low good cholesterol until I go for lab work in a couple of weeks. The only significant side effect has been pain in both my elbows similar to tennis elbow. However, something really extraordinary has been hapening. I've suffered from mayor depression for most of my life and currently take 2 meds for that (very low dosages) still feeling a low grade depression. I don't know if there is any scientific explanation for this, but I feel my depression lifting. I feel calmer and a sense of wellbeing. This could be a placebo effect, but I began taking tricor without even thinking it would have any effect in my depression or Dysthimia. If there is anyone out there who could explain this, I'll really appreciate it. So... I think I can put up with this elbow pain and continue to experience th | F | 51 | 1 weeks | 10/17/2006 | 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 | 4 | High Tri, LDL, | No major side effects. Came off of Zocor and had severe fatigue and leg cramps to name a few. Gave tricor a shot and cut all of my numbers in half. Also went on South Beach Diet and lost 25 lbs in 4 weeks. Not sure if it was the tricor or the diet and/or a combo of the both of them. | try to change your diet first and don't take with ANY statins as it will kill you - seriously. As with almost all of these drugs, we are all just a bunch of lab monkey's - as long as the lawyers don't start a lawsuit the doctors and the pharm reps willl keep on pushing stuff. | M | 37 | 4 months | 7/18/2005 | 4 | High Cholesterol and Triglicerides | minor cramps in leg and biceps, some stomach cramps, gas, some strange dreams if taken before bed. | M | 50 | 3 weeks | 5/9/2005 | 4 | High Tri's | I have been experiancing leg cramps. I belive it may be due to the tricor. I have stoped the tricor as of today. In terms of results, It was simply amazing, My over all went from 269 to 142 and my tri's went from over 1000 to the 200's. -jamie | M | 25 | 18 months | 12/17/2004 | 4 | high LDL | runny nose | M | 60 | 5 months | 9/30/2004 | 4 | Familial Hypercholesterolemia | None | Really like this medicine so far. Not as many side effects as the statins. | F | 22 | 3 months | 7/9/2002 | 4 | High Triglycerides | None | M | 58 | 3 years | 7/1/2002 | 3 | Triglcerides | Muscle rigidity | At 145mg I had muscle rigidity. Cut the dose in 1/2 and side effects seemed to go away. | 62 | 3 years 75mg | 6/4/2018 | 3 | I'm having some stomach discomfort and nausea, especially in the morning, and I'm not sure if it's related, but I've also had an acne breakout....... | My triglicerides were 681 and my overall cholesterol was 305 when I went for routine blood work about 3 1/2 weeks ago, which is incredibly high and alarming since I'm only 26 yrs old and in good shape and work out and watch my diet, especially when it comes to fatty foods. Both of my parents are on statin drugs because they have high cholesterol, my mother's on lipitor and my father's on crestor, and the doctor said my high cholosterol is more genetic than anything. And btw, I also was misinformed and thought Tricor was a statin drug, the doctor also told me that it isn't in that class. It is in a class of drugs known as phenofibrates (not sure if i spelled it correctly) which also lower your cholesterol, but not a statin drug like crestor or lipitor. I'm going to go back for another blood test in a week and see if my levels are down from where they were a month before I started taking it. | M | 26 | 3 weeks 145mg 1X day | 7/15/2011 | 3 | for ldl coleaterol | I am not sure if my constipation is from the meds or not. My stomach hurts and I have gas pain that has lasted all night and to the afternoon around 3pm | i have had trouble in the past with muscle pain with other meds | F | 72 | 14 days 145 1X day | 9/5/2010 | 3 | High tryglycerides | A few years ago a doctor had me on this. My new doctor has just prescribed this to me as my overall cholesterol level is good (145) but the trsi are in the 400+ range. It had reduced my tris before and to be honest, I do not remember any side effects. Most of what I read here are side effects I already have including arthritis in both knees | My question is when do you take this. I also take Zocor at night and wonder if I should alos take tricor at night or as part of my morning routine which is mostly my diabetic meds? | M | 65 | 3 days 145 1X day | 7/24/2010 |