Lovaza vs Vascepa
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| Omega-3 acid ethyl esters, a type of fat found in fish oil, is used along with diet and exercise to help lower levels of a certain blood fat (triglyceride). It may also raise "good" cholesterol (HDL). In general, this drug is used after your blood fat levels have not been fully controlled by non-drug treatments (e.g., diet changes, exercise, decreasing alcohol intake, weight loss if overweight, controlling blood sugar if diabetic, and regulating your thyroid hormone levels). Lowering triglycerides and increasing "good" cholesterol may help decrease the risk for strokes and heart attacks. Omega-3 acid ethyl esters are thought to work by decreasing the amount of triglyceride the body makes. | Icosapent ethyl is a type of omega-3 fatty acid, a fat found in fish oil. It is used along with a proper diet to help lower fats (triglycerides) in the blood. This medication is thought to work by decreasing the amount of triglycerides made by the body. In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercising, drinking less alcohol, losing weight if overweight, and stopping smoking. | |||
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| Add Lovaza review First 3 months, fine, triglycerides count went down, but then started to have excessive burping and difficulty swallowing,Dr. said stop taking it. Quit about three weeks ago but condition continues. Waiting to see Dr. to proc Amarin's Vascepa lowers trigs as well and does not have afib warning or raise LDL cholesterol like Lovaza. Vascepa has no fish taste/smell as well. Check out buyvascepa .com to compare the two. Now that I have switched over to Vascepa everything seems better. No more fish burps and my trig are lower and my hdl has gone up. joint pain is better because of the anti-inflammatory impact of Vascepa. | Add Vascepa review Love Vascepa, so easy to take, no bad side effects or unpleasantness, lowered my triglycerides and LDL, also got off aspirin for chronic back pain and no more bleeding problems from aspirin. love not having to take those huge fish oil pills all day. this has really helped keep triglycerides in check. been on in it for over a month and couldn't be happier. no side effects at all. glad i asked my doc about it as he was still prescribing that other one with an l. I like Vascepa a lot better than Lovaza. It doesn't give me indegestion, fish burps, and my doctor says it's better for my LDL and HDL levels. | |||
