Vascepa for Hypertriglyceridemia User Reviews (Page 4)
Vascepa has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 98 reviews for the treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 39% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Vascepa
- SaneK...
- September 18, 2021
"Taking this $100 a month medicine to lower very high triglycerides. Not able to exercise effectively due to back pain from car crash. Also have high alt and AST from taking prednisone to shrink post radiation tumor. So very high triglycerides came down a some points into 300's after 4 months. So in January 2021, I had my gallbladder removed via laparoscopic procedure. I kept taking Vascepa same dosage 2 pills with first meal and 2 pills with dinner. Then I developed type II diabetes. Now in September 2021, my triglycerides increased to 600's. So I guess it does not work for everyone. The cost may not be worth it for me."
- Seaho...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 2, 2021
"Vascepa had no effect whatsoever on my triglycerides. Super expensive and not efficient. Nothing seems to work for me to lower my cholesterol or triglycerides. Everything else causes terrible side effects. This one didn't, but did nothing good either, except costing me an arm and a leg"
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- johnNH
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 19, 2022
"MD put me on Vascepa as an alternative to Gemfibrozil just to try it out. Did work well on overall triglyceride's but triggered what appeared to be gout in my left big toe. I am already treated for gout so when we did Uric acid level test it was around 5 (which is good) indicating this was not a normal gout attack even though it feels exactly like it. Stopped Vascepa last week but am on vacation so having to walk more than usual so toe pain is taking forever to settle down. Optimistic from reading other comments it will resolve now off of Vascepa. One confusing thing is why this appears like gout but uric acid levels are low so not sure how crystals are forming. Zero help from vascapa online information."
- MMorn...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 8, 2023
"Vascepa lowered my triglycerides, but I had to quit taking it. Caused awful itching and pimple-like spots on my back and shoulders. I wanted to make certain the itching was from Vascepa and not something else, so I eliminated just Vascepa for a week. The itching lessened every day, and the skin is clear after two weeks. Great at lowering triglycerides, but had to quit taking because of itching."
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- Steven
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- June 20, 2023
"I believe my triglycerides went down. It seems the timing of when I started taking the medication coincides with a dramatic increase in joint pain especially in my hips. Although I only take two gelcaps a day. But maybe paired with my hypothyroidism...? I've stopped taking for about a week and noticed a decrease in the severity of pain."
- Sam
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 3, 2023
"Taking 4g of Vascepa along with 200mg of Fenofibrate per day has reduced my triglycerides from +8 to between 2 to 3 (in metric units.) Vascepa didn’t reduce my triglycerides on its own but it somewhat helped. Fenofibrate was an effective medication. The side effects that I think are attributed to Vascepa are constipation, dizziness, and lack of stamina. I am eighty years old but I have been very active and going to the gym for the past 35 years five days a week, two hours per day. I do heavy weightlifting. Yet recently, I feel tired quite faster than in the past. I also experienced shortness of breath occasionally, which I think is due to my mild anxiety. I’m not taking any medication for anxiety."
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- Eric
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 28, 2021
"I was put on this back in May. It's Sept, 2021 now, and I've been to the hospital twice in two weeks with Afib, heart palpitations, shortness of breath. This is the only new thing I been taking. I don't know if it's the culperate. It did its job as far as lowering my triglycerides. I took 4 pills a day, and it went from 1145 to 615 from May-Sept."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 4, 2019
"Lowered triglycerides and plaque. No side effects."
- barry
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- September 28, 2019
"Vascepa Raised my wife's liver enzymes through the roof !"
- OEL
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 2, 2013
"Consistent reduction of trigs, been very happy with the initial results so far."
- wmbill
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- November 3, 2013
"taking to lower LDL cholesterol effective, but many other benefits, chronic back pain gone, dry eyes from contacts gone, and mood elevation, pleasant to take"
- Massulo
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 6, 2019
"Started this drug 3 months ago for high trigs 323. Noticed increased mental acuity and a decrease in the pain in my damaged knuckle. Have not taken blood work yet.. So far so good..."
- abbott
- July 31, 2019
"30% reduction in three months. I have tried all other method for years with poor results. This works for me."
- ZR900
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- January 4, 2019
"This is awesome for me. Trigs are way down, memory is clearer. The memory thing is an unexpected added benefit."
- kevin
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- March 23, 2014
"Amazing medicine. Was having problems with side effects of statins and Lovaza. Vascepa lowered my LDL-cholesterol also and stops inflammation so aches gone and so pleasant to take."
- Chris
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 24, 2018
"I took Vascepa (1g) daily and noticed that my eyes were getting worse in eyesight after 1 week. Then, my eye doctor said I might suffer blindness, so I stopped at week 4. "
- Red...
- February 1, 2015
"I have not gone for a blood test yet since starting Vescepa. But I can tell the difference as far as less pain and no side effects."
- JohnJ
- April 9, 2019
"Used for 9 months. No side effects. Reduced my triglycerides to acceptable levels. Also waiting to see my current A2 levels. They were down when last tested 6 months ago."
- The...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- April 1, 2019
"Was put on Vascepa for high triglycerides, it a good drug no aches and pains"
- Aldin...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 24, 2019
"The Vascepa has been very effective in lowing my triglycerides level, from 240 to 30, just in one month."
- BrianNY
- September 20, 2014
"Great medicine that will help me to live longer. My lipids have improved a lot since I started taking Vascepa 2g."
- Sof
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 14, 2016
"I have been taking Vascepa for three months now and virtually my Triglycerides level didn't change. I had better results with fish oil pills over the counter years ago."
- Mari...
- January 24, 2017
"It did lower my triglycerides but have experienced severe pain in hands."
- HowardL
- August 15, 2016
"Saw immediate results in triglycerides levels. No noticeable side effects thus far."
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"I started on one gram Vacepa twice a day a week and a half ago. My Cholesterol is only 215, but my Triglycerides are over 750. Yesterday I started hurting all over in most of my muscles and joints, even my ear, eye, and bottom of one foot. My hip is in terrible pain, although it was hurting previously, but not this bad. I'm not taking Vacepa again. Terribly expensive even with insurance."