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 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 | 3 | | 11/14/2004 | 3 | M | 41 | | 10/13/2004 | 3 | HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES | MUSCLE PAINS AND FATIGUE | M | 50 | 30 days | 8/21/2004 | 3 | High Triglycerides | Taking Tricor. Weird dreams, slurring speech, problem sleeping, forgetfulness, grouchiness. It began after I was changed from 67MG a day to 134MG a day.I am going to stop for a week or two and see what happens | It did wonders for cholesteral. Even at the 67MG dose. The triglycerides were still slightly high causing him to double the dose. | M | 46 | 9 months | 6/17/2004 | 3 | Lower cholestrol & triglycerides | Muscle pain in legs. Increase in existing knee joint pain. Seem to have difficulty in concentrating | Within days after going off of Tricor, muscle pain went away. Knee joint pain decreased to level prior to taking Tricor.. | F | 60 | 4 months | 4/26/2004 | 2 | High tryglycerides | Both shoulders pain, lost muscle, and weakness. Even cannot hold a cup of water. | I visited chiropractor for suspected injury. But the X-ray shows nothing wrong. I visited neurologist. No confirmed answer. After reading these web pages, I finally realized the side effects. I took Tricor for about 13 years. It worked for me to reduced my triglycerides to 175- 200 range. Then switched to the generic version of Fenofibrate 3 years ago. As it is finally caused my shoulder trouble after 16 years, I hope this can help others. | M | 55 | 16 years 145mg 1X day | 4/9/2017 | 2 | high cholestrol | I am having allergy like symptoms as well as a rash on my neck. Has anyone else had the symptoms. They have become increasingly more noticeable in the past several weeks. The medication has worked well up to now and I am not certain the medication is causing the symptoms. | F | 67 | 3 years 45 1X day | 4/15/2012 | 2 | High Triglycerides | Dizziness. Numbness in legs & arms. Sore/tendor feet. Severe pain in Achilles tendon. Low energy. Rapid Heartbeat. Anxiety. | Before Tricor I ran 6 marathons. Since starting on it I have run 0. It zapped my energy and has ruined my legs. I have constant trouble with my Achilles tendons. Dizziness and anxiety are also a normal part of my day. My numbers have dropped but it just doesn't seem worth it. | M | 41 | 3 years 148 1X day | 3/27/2012 | 2 | High Triglycerides 204 | dizziness, pain and numbness in both arms, headaches, muscle weakness, anxiety, depression, nausea | My doctor prescribed me this and Crestor because my triglycerides are in 204 and cholesterol in 230 (LDL 157, HDL 32) I took the Latin American version of tricor (controlip 250mg) is the same fenofibrate and after 7 days I suspended this drug because Istart to feel a terrible pain in my arms and shoulders and other horrible side effects and I didn't even took Crestor because the side effects are WORST, I rather do exercise and have a good diet diet instead of taking this thing and after reading all these reports of side effects I will send the bottle straight into the garbage can. | M | 33 | 7 days 250 MG 1X day | 4/20/2011 | 2 | Loss of sex drive. Initially I had minor muscle cramps after working out but those symptoms went away. | There seem to be very few comments on loss of sex drive but a few. | M | 55 | 30 days 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 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 | muscle pain in arms and legs, joint pain, severe fatigue, nausea | didn't even realize these things could be caused by Tricor till I went to my new doctor last week and told her about them. That's when she told me that these symptoms could all be caused by cholesterol-lowering meds and that these meds deplete the coenzyme Q10 that your body makes. She started me on a coenzyme Q10 supplement- waiting to see what happens. I'm tempted to go off the tricor too!! | F | 53 | 7 years 145 mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 | 2 | fatigue | discontinued after second trial | F | 64 | 90 days | 1/30/2010 | 2 | High triglycerides/cholesterol | I took this drug for about 4 years and about a year into it I started have slight pain in my right side under my ribs. As time went on this pain got more often and worse to the point when I was having doubling over pain an hour after I ate. I told my dr and he said that it was my gallbladder. I had it tested and they said that it was barely working. They were talking surgery and I have no Insurance. I looked into the gallbladder in general online and found that meds for triglycerides can cause gall stones. I stopped taking the Tricor that day and in a week, no more pain in the right upper quadrant. | F | 54 | 4 years | 1/6/2010 | 2 | High Triglycerides + 1100 | I have been on all of the statins for years. My last was tricor which I have been on and off for years. I routinely get joint pains which the physicians could not explain. I had suspected these drugs but was told that it probably was not the cause. After reading this I believe I know better now. I get joint swelling, redness, tenderness and severe pain which clears in about a week. Very cyclic, occurrs around every 7 to 9 months in one or the other ankle, but never in both at the same time. Feet always felt stuffed, stiff and as if pads on the balls of my feet. | I had started on lopid when in was in my late 20's. I had flu symptoms and eventually switch to Mevacor then Lipitor and Crestor. A few years back I was switched to Triclor to try. I have been experiencing joint pain in my ankles ever 6 to 9 months which resembled gout for years. Redness, swelling, and severe pain when streching or moving the joint. It would always affect only one ankle at a time but this last week if finally hit my wrist. I am going to have to get off of these medications because I can't tolerate these pains. I have had multiple MRI on my ankle, shoulder, but the test showing nothing, and the Orthpedic MD could not account for any findings causing the pain and swelling. I had been working out 2 to 3 times a week until last year when I found I had 3 bulging discs. I am now 53, so I think I am going back to Niacin and Fish Oil. I have had this unexplained joint pain for 15 years now, and on occasion had a high cpk reading. I suspected these medicaiton, but now hearing everyone elses symptoms I am convienced. I periodically stop the med due to low back pain, which feels inside and not as joint or muscle pain. If I got muscle pains from working out, I would then decrease my dosage or stop until the pain went away. I now know I am not alone. | M | 53 | 4 years | 12/26/2009 | 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 | 2 | high cholesteroal/triglycerides | I would feel fatigue on what would seem to be random. I'm 35 and I would always be able to explain why I felt fatigue before (went to park, played some sport, walked around the City, etc), however, during my medication, I would feel dead tired and for no reason. It never really sunk in until my sex drive went DOWN DOWN DOWN!! WTF?! I'm so happy to see that it's most likely a side effect. I am taking Crestor, Tricor, Lovaza, but I think I will stop taking this crap now! My wife and I were starting to get scared of my lack of sexual drive, but just this moment, I realized that it's this freaken medication! | I have been taking this medication for 4-5 months now, and will no longer take it. I'm going to concentrate on diet and excercise. Maybe when I'm 70 yrs old I'll take this, but not at 35! | M | 5 months | 6/18/2009 | 2 | high tri | Pain in the joints and mussels, sleeping | Three years ago while living in Costa Rica a doctor prescribed Controlip (same as Tricor but 250mg strength) took it for six months, it worked well with no side effects and reduced my triglyceride levels from 1100 to 250. I stopped using it when I decided to change diet and use Omega 3. Six months ago I got a high reading of triglyceride's (I had gone off the diet and Omega 3s) and started taking tricor 148mg 4 months into the treatment my sleeping was messed up, and I couldn't get more than 4 hrs. of sleep a night. 5 months into the treatment my arms and joints started having severe pain. I stopped the treatment a week ago and pain is still there, hope it goes away. This drug is not recommended, and I wonder why the difference in side effects between the Controlip (none) and Tricor (a lot)since they are suppose to be the same fenofibrate? | M | 58 | 6 months | 5/29/2009 | 2 | High Triglycerides | Tension headache for two months since I started taking the meds. Just figured it out that it is the medicine. | No other symptons and it really lowered my numbers which were 800. | F | 46 | 2 months | 2/9/2009 |