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Q: i am taking tricor and vytorin, i am tired all the time my arms and legs hurt

taking tricor and vytorin for more than two years. I think my physican is over medicating I am tired all the arms and legs hurts

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7/14/09 11:48am

Hi Minnie,

 

The symptoms you mention are known potential side effects of tricor and vytorin.  I recommend discussing with your physician to learn other options.

 

All the best,

Lisa Nelson RD

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7/14/09 5:58pm

i was on tricor myself for few years and  i was getting descoloration of the skin on arm and hand, and pain on my legs also, my doctor told me that it was not from the tricor, but i ask to be taken off and swiched to lipitor 20 mg.everything stop, but recently i stop every pill, i was told by a german doctor over sea some thing every doctor on usa wont tell you, dos pill with statin and other drug will give you  cancer on the liver..yes scary eh, yes they wont go again pfeifer and big drug corporation..here is a natural drug vegetable and rot you cant get a any supermarket, and is chip than thos drug.... buy-linaza-celery-lemon, best if is green-and cucomber,and blend that with water on a blender  drink a cup every morning for fifteen days and do your blood test and see the result stop taking drugs, becouse that is what they really are, good luck.

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