Tricor vs Zocor
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| 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. | Simvastatin 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 prevent strokes and heart attacks. | |||
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| 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 ... | Add Zocor review I have been on this med for little more than a year. I started having sever heartburn after just a few weeks but did not associate it with Zocor. I then started to have foot pain so bad I could hardly walk. I have spent countless amounts of money on shoes and pain relieving devices that have not helped at all. Some days I am so exhausted I cannot move. Recently I missed two days of the Zocor a ... is it true that zcor is no longer on the market? the generic gave me bad effects!please email me at stac.m@aol.com side effects I have been taking zocor for a few years now and just in the last two years I've started to have deep bone pain in legs and arms. I was put on Zocor and immediately knew something was wrong. Within 24 hours, I noticed my thought process was cloudy. Although, I wasn't sure what med was causing it as I was placed on Zocor, a bloood thinner and BP meds at the same time. Six months later, after fighting the cognitive issues, I developed pain in my feeet and ankles that progressed up my legs about 4 to 6 inches per day. On the ... | |||
