Crestor vs Tricor
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| Rosuvastatin 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 belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps to prevent strokes and heart attacks. | 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 belongs to a group of drugs known as "fibrates." It works by increasing the natural substance (enzyme) that breaks down fats in the blood. 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 risk and benefits of fenofibrate. | |||
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| Add Crestor review Family hx of high cholesterol - suddenly mine spiked so they put me on Crestor. I kept saying on knee hurt - MRI - nothing. My bones felt as if they were on fire after the slightest bit of exercise. Weight gain - they said it was post menopause. Insomnia which I never had, constantly clearly phlegm from my throat, and exhausted like I couldn't believe. The doc kept telling me it was my age...Whe ... I suffered acute liver failure and severe muscle pain in my legs requiring hospitalization after 3 months on Crestor. It took several months for the muscle pain to diminish. Crestor is hazardous to your health. I have been on crestor 20 mg for 1 1/2 years. I just recently read the reveiws and see that others have the same problems that I have while taking crestor. My muscles are like jelly, brain fog, headaches,& nausea. I am going to ask to be taken off this medicene. Been on crestor for 2 months and now been to ER once and urgent care with symptoms I had no idea was crestor related. Pain in legs, nausea all the time, strange dreams memory problems. I am also on blood thinners and this drug has major interaction with warafin. Today I am going off this drug after reading all of the reviews cant believe the dr put me on this. I have been on statins for years but on crestor 40mg for 12 months. I've experienced major fatigue and brain fog and dose now reduced to 5mg plus another drug. Feeling better after only 1 week! | Add Tricor review mu mom has taken this drug for years with good result ...now they gave her a generic and she started having more urine ...smelly urine and she hears the neighbor talking to her even though hes not there...what the heck!this started when she switched will see if back on name brand resolves issues I took Tricor for more than a year but recently the pharmacist refilled the prescription with Finofibrate 48 mg that has Abbot logo on it. This is some knid of generic drug. Tricor (Finofibrate) reduces the Triglycerides however, I have started to see the side effects now. I have muscle pain in my fingers, shoulder and legs. My eyes feel dry and sometimes the vision is not clear. I am going t ... Have had levels between 300 and 600 before using this treatment. Afterward, levels have been between about 50 and 150. after starting TriCor I had muscle pain, joint pain, began clenching at night. had a hard time doing exercise due to the pain. I went off on my own and the pain stopped. I am a Type 11 diabetic and my doctor put me on this because my Tri. was starting to go up. I beged him not to as I have not herd good things about this. I told him with my diabetic diet and exersice I wanted to be retested in a f ... | |||
