Re: Tricor / narcolepsy
- From: "Bill" <xxx@xxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:25:07 GMT
<edavid3001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been taking Tricor since May of 04. At first I had some
> sleepyness / dizzyness but it kind of went away after a short time.
> This was the original formula that had specific food needs, which I
> followed.
>
Dizzyness is listed as an adverse effect of Tricor.
Bill
> While taking it in the morning I ended up getting more sleepy and dizzy
> so I move it to nights. This went okay for a while as the side effects
> were gone by the time I awoke.
>
> I am now to the point where I am very dizzy for the entire 24 day
> period. I am having almost narcoleptic reaction - where I catch
> myself starting to drift off, even with a full nights sleep (8 hours.)
>
> I narrowed it down to Tricor as the cause by testing over a week. On
> the days on which I skip a dose, I notice a major positive difference.
>
>
> As this is more dangerous than the possibility of that which Tricor is
> trying to prevent, especially while driving, I have discontinued my use
> of Tricor.
>
> I will talk to my Doctor soon, but was wondering if there is any
> documented cases of this with Tricor? I didn't see anything on the
> Internet. Will my Doctor think I have/am hypochondriasis.
>
.
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