I have been taking Advicor for a bit over 6 months. When I
first started taking it I had to make a lot of changes to
comply with the drug restrictions, such as no Tums, no
Grapefruit, et al, no Nicain (didn't realize how comman this
is.) I was instructed to take a baby asprin 1 hour before
the pill, and have a snack prior to the pill.
In the first couple of weeks I had very bad side effects and
followed the instructions and went to the ER (it was very
late at night.) The ER took over 3 hours before they could
see me, and by then the side effects had subsided. The DR.
said to take something like Benadryl if it happens again and
to talk to my DR before taking another Pill.
My DR. said to take a full asprin, not a baby asprin, and
continue the treatment.
I have been having mild side effects every night. Sometimes
just feeling very warm. Once in a while it is as bad as that
night to the ER.
Move forward 6 months. I had a real bad reaction. (these are
not in any order) My muscles did something wierd - not sure
what it's called
- looking in the mirror, I could see ripples like a
distorted "six pack" over areas of my body. Opposite my
elbow, the muscle looked like it was swelling. My ears got
warm and it felt like the air presure was changing. Then
they started ringing. My mouth had a bad alkaline taste.
My skin started to turn red and get real warm and itch.
Eventually I had deep purple splotching as well. I got
tunnel vision. I became bloated. I had a general fealing
of discomfort all over my body. I couldn't think straight,
had trouble with equalibrium, and because nasuas. My wife
freaked out as I looked kinda wierd.
I could feel side effects coming on before all this
(warming sensation) and took Benadryl immediately. These
bad side effects lasted for 30 mins or so. I'm still soar
24 hours later.
I called the Dr. but they didn't seem to worried. They just
switched me from Advicor to Tricor. I just got Tricor and I
still have 10 hours before it's time to take it.
I'm having trouble finding much information about these
problems related to Advicor. I am wondering if Tricor will
cause the same symtoms? Are these symtoms just annoying, or
are they leading to serious problems? Should I be worried,
or just take Benadryl before taking these Statins and
forget about it?
Edwin Davidson 31