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Reviewer: me, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Husband in hospital today with bad chest pain. Started Tricor 3 days ago and he has had ZERO energy, CONSTANT-SEVERE muscle and joint pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, confusion. This drug needs to be taken OFF the market immedietly!
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Reviewer: jerry, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I am hiv+ and thought i was experiencing hiv related dementia until i read all the reviews about memory loss and concentration. I was taking tricor for a year or so but stopped them last week. I have energy now and I can REMEMBER THINGS. I forgot I could feel this good. GREAT website.
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Reviewer: Girlfryday2002, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I am 36 and have been on Tricor for about a year now. I am so tired and find it hard to get through the day. I have had severe pains in my knee and went to the doctor and had a MRI which came back clear other than a slight narrowing of joint space. They put me on an anti inflamatory to see if that helps but the pain is so bad it is waking me up at night. I asked if it was from the medicine and the
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Reviewer: Nan36, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been on Lipitor 20mg. & Tricor 145 mg for a number of years. I am suffering so badly with joint, muscle pain and also LOW BLOOD PLATELETS which is a severe side effect of both Lipitor & Tricor. I also have a lot of the other side effects. I have stopped both as of 3-4-11 and will never go back on. I am taking Omega Q-Plus and watching what I eat and as soon as I can walk better, wi
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Reviewer: taz, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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took this med. for 1 month. Had bad violent nightmares every night, stopped after 30 days and developed bad sore on nose, nightmares stopped after 2 weeks off meds.
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