... The Tricor does bring down the Tri's but for a while I was drinking with it so they never quite made it under 150. ... (11 replies)
... Thanks for the reply...thanks for the info as well. I have done quite a bit of research on the internet about the cause and cure for the triglyceride issue. I opted to try a vitamin regimin instead of the tricor. ... (30 replies)
... If this was me, I'd severely restrict wheat products, desserts, and anything with a high glycemic load. And I know many people consider wheat healthy, or it's a 'healthy grain', but it really isn't. ... (30 replies)
... I have tried Niacin. Once! I woke up shaking, skin turning red, nauseous and itching badly. I felt so horrible I almost went to the ER. ... (6 replies)
... fish oil, garlic, policosanol, psyllium fiber, and chromium pic. ... (11 replies)
... Happy to hear that. As I told you before, I was
on Lipitor for 2 years; at the time couldn't figure
out where the aching was coming from. Just felt
like it was my middle name. Ha! Than I had a
problem with liver enzymes; had to go off and after
that cleared up they put me back on it. Later
switched me to provachol - bad news, too, and than
put me on tricor, which... (28 replies)
... which is alot of my reasoning to not take drugs that may compromise kidneys and liver. ... (30 replies)
... I, too, was on tricor for several months. ... (16 replies)
... I was unwilling to take the meds my doctor recommended..tricor. My family history includes a long line of kidney disease, which tricor can affect kidney function. ... (3 replies)
... I, too, have been on statins, but no more. Lastly,
back on Tricor. Garlic is excellent and so is
CoQ10; at least 150 mg. Non flush niacin would be
very good for you. Policosanol, you would need to
take 20mg. of a day. In taking the non-flush niacin,
we take 500 mg. a day. They, too, can be obtained
on the net, along with the Policosanol. Good Luck,
it can be an... (4 replies)
... I believe Tricor is a fibrate, which is suppose to be good for trigs. They tried hubby on it but he is like me, has lousy side effects with these drugs. ... (16 replies)
... I am on a low carb. my trigs are at 300. Total cholstrol is 260. I want to take some Garlic,Vit E, and other antioxids. I work hard, and play hard. tricor is not a statin. or is it? ... (16 replies)
