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Icosapent and Heart Palpitations: What Users Say

Brand names: Vascepa

Heart palpitations: mentioned by 5 users (4.0%)

Based on user experiences from 125 Icosapent reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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joint pain 9.6%
pain 8.8%
muscle pain 8.0%
diarrhea 4.8%
heart palpitations 4.0%
shortness of breath 4.0%
constipation 3.2%
gout 3.2%
back pain 2.4%
bloating 2.4%

Reviews for Icosapent

Showing 5 reviews tagged with "heart palpitations". Clear filters to view all 125 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • MS ...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 2, 2015

For Hypertriglyceridemia "I was recently prescribed Vascepa for high triglycerides. I have been highly impressed with its ability to stop inflammation and pain from my multiple sclerosis. I am eagerly waiting to see how well Vascepa lowers my triglycerides at the next doctor visit. This medicine is great and minus the issues associated with DHA. Meaning no a-fib or palpitations and tachycardia. As pure as pure is and well worth the money! Vascepa is a wonder drug. Thank you, Amarin Pharmaceuticals."

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  • MS ...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 2, 2015

For Hypertriglyceridemia "I was recently prescribed Vascepa for high triglycerides. I have been highly impressed with its ability to stop inflammation and pain from my multiple sclerosis. I am eagerly waiting to see how well Vascepa lowers my triglycerides at the next doctor visit. This medicine is great and minus the issues associated with DHA. Meaning no a-fib or palpitations and tachycardia. As pure as pure is and well worth the money! Vascepa is a wonder drug. Thank you, Amarin Pharmaceuticals."

10 / 10
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  • MS ...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 2, 2015

For Hypertriglyceridemia "I was recently prescribed Vascepa for high triglycerides. I have been highly impressed with its ability to stop inflammation and pain from my multiple sclerosis. I am eagerly waiting to see how well Vascepa lowers my triglycerides at the next doctor visit. This medicine is great and minus the issues associated with DHA. Meaning no a-fib or palpitations and tachycardia. As pure as pure is and well worth the money! Vascepa is a wonder drug. Thank you, Amarin Pharmaceuticals."

10 / 10
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Frequently asked questions

  • Eri...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 28, 2021

For Hypertriglyceridemia "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, and shortness of breath. This is the only new thing I've been taking. I don't know if it's the culprit. It did its job as far as lowering my triglycerides. I took four pills a day, and it went from 1145 to 615 from May to Sept."

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  • Eri...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 28, 2021

For Hypertriglyceridemia "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, and shortness of breath. This is the only new thing I've been taking. I don't know if it's the culprit. It did its job as far as lowering my triglycerides. I took four pills a day, and it went from 1145 to 615 from May to Sept."

6 / 10
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