TriCor and Coumadin

[Karlynn]

Just got back from the cardio. Cholesterol still up, wants me to try TriCor since Provachol and Lipitor gave me muscle issues.

However - I got home and checked it with www.warfarinfo.com and found this -
http://www.warfarinfo.com/fenofibrate.htm

Now I don't have an issue with starting it and monitoring my INR and lowering my dose. But I would like to know if anyone else has been on this drug and what their experiences were.

 

[Ross]

I'm scared to death to go get mine done. I'm already eating 8 different pills a morning.

 

[Karlynn]

From what I've read, it sounds like TriCor really jacks up the INR. So if I forget a day my INR(after adjusting for the TriCor) will start swinging all over. So I'm calling my card tomorrow and tell her to go back to the blackboard on this one.