Vascepa for Hypertriglyceridemia User Reviews (Page 5)
Reviews for Vascepa
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- October 7, 2022
"Vascepa helped lower my triglycerides from 500 to 187. Dr. has me on additional Ezetimibe. Lots of side effects with the second drug. No side effects with Vascepa."
- Bob...
- May 27, 2023
"I experienced stomach upset and HR spikes, so the medicine was stopped."
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- Ken...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 4, 2023
"It lowered my LDL significantly. Easy to take and absolutely no fishy taste. Works great. Happy to have it."
- Dav...
- October 4, 2016
"Just started, have used EPA in the past to lower trigs. Mine are in the 400-500 range right now. I've also started a low carb diet (ketogenic) as this will also help."
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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Ski...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 17, 2020
"Spend $3,800 per month for Otezla to keep control of psoriasis and then take Vascepa and flush that $3,800 as your psoriasis flares worse than ever. Great for triglycerides, real bad for psoriasis."
- deb...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- April 7, 2023
"I started taking 2 g, and after day one, I had severe joint pain and had no side effects. My triglycerides went from 380 to 140 in 2 months. Wow, works great."
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- Yel...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 5, 2020
"Average no 140/60, after a Vascepa 168/70 with 3 meds for HBP."
- Chr...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 24, 2018
"I took Vascepa (1g) daily and noticed that my eyesight was getting worse after 1 week. Then, my eye doctor said I might suffer blindness, so I stopped at week 4."
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"I have been taking Vascepa for three months now, and virtually my triglyceride level didn't change. I had better results with fish oil pills over the counter years ago."