New Med - High Cholesterol Message Board

talp · 03-03-2006, 12:33 PM

Has anyone used the med Triglide? My dcotor wants me to start taking this and I was hoping someone had some experience with it.
It says it is a fenofibrate - Is that different than a statin? I was on Lipitor for about 8-9 months and developed muscle pains in my shoulders and would prefer not to be on a statin if possible. Since being off Lipitor for two months now, my levels have all went way up again but just a little skeptical about these type of meds.

GLSheridan · 03-12-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by talp

Has anyone used the med Triglide? My dcotor wants me to start taking this and I was hoping someone had some experience with it.
It says it is a fenofibrate - Is that different than a statin? I was on Lipitor for about 8-9 months and developed muscle pains in my shoulders and would prefer not to be on a statin if possible. Since being off Lipitor for two months now, my levels have all went way up again but just a little skeptical about these type of meds.

While I've never used this medication, I can tell you that it's not a statin drug. It's in the same class of drugs that includes TriCor, so hopefully, you'll experience no muscle pains.

vipergg22 · 03-12-2006, 03:08 PM

Tricor is not a statin , it is a fenofibrate . Sounds like triglide is the same as tricor except that you can take it anytime as opposed to haveing to take conventional fenfibrates with food .

JJ · 03-12-2006, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Melvi

Did your doctor tell you this? I thought TriCor was a statin (yes, its used to lower triglycerides) so I looked it up on the net and got several links where it says that Tricor is a statin, and to watch out for muscle pain etc.

No, as Vipper said, Tricor is not a statin, but yes, U can get almost the same side effects as a statin. Here is the definition I found for it:
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Tricor is the brand name for one version of fenofibrate. It is a medication used in to control high triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in patients where diet changes alone have not been affective. It is available in 48mg and 145mg tablets.
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Seems most people have problems if Tricor is taken with a statin, as some drs. do combine the 2 types of drugs to lower cholesterol and Trigs..

Hope this helps.....

vipergg22 · 03-13-2006, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ

No, as Vipper said, Tricor is not a statin, but yes, U can get almost the same side effects as a statin. Here is the definition I found for it:
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Tricor is the brand name for one version of fenofibrate. It is a medication used in to control high triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in patients where diet changes alone have not been affective. It is available in 48mg and 145mg tablets.
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Seems most people have problems if Tricor is taken with a statin, as some drs. do combine the 2 types of drugs to lower cholesterol and Trigs..

Hope this helps.....

There in lies the problem if you have ever read the side effects and warnings they specifically warn against mixing fenifibrates and statins as the risk outweighs the benefit . Why would doctors even do that ???? I think I would rather have a little higher heart risk that the severe muscle and liver problems that these drugs can impose .