LOVENOX (PRESERVATIVE FREE) Reviews (ENOXAPARIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 3.5 (131 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LOVENOX (PRESERVATIVE FREE) with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LOVENOX (PRESER | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Blood clot | BLOODY urine for 5 days and almost had kidney failure, ending up in surgery with 2 stents from my kidneys to my bladder!!!!! HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 70 | 1X day | 8/16/2012 | 1 | Rheumatoid Pluracy | Severe burning at injection site followed by a skin rash. Burning continued and rash grew larger and itching began. | I have no history of clots or high blood pressure. After three days of intense burning, rash and itch I refused injections. If you need it take it. In my case it appears the hospital was pushing lovenox to raise my bill. | M | 69 | 3 days 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 1 | knee replacement surgery | I went into anaphylactic shock on this drug! I had at least 2 seizures, and nearly died. It began with nightmares, then seizure; water standing on my body, trouble breathing; loss of bladder control; milk and coffee tasted thick as syrup; metallic taste; weakness/faintness; fading of vision/light. | For me, this is a very dangerous drug. My doctor had only been using it for 2 months,(I suspect by way of 'incentives' from drug company), and because it was a holiday weekend, he was unavailable to treat me or to tell me to get off the drug. | F | 68 | 5 days | 2/22/2007 | 4 | BLOOD CLOT | VERY SEVERE PAIN BURNING SWELLING AND BRUISING | F | 66 | 8 days | 11/12/2007 | 2 | Hip replacement | The shot burned bad, left bruises and knots under my skin. | F | 66 | 42 days 1X day | 10/16/2020 | 3 | "Monster" clot in surface vein | I've read all the comments to date. No one mentioned bloody urine as a side effect. On my fifth day I awoke to a toilet bowl full of what looked like beet juice! Where did that blood come from. My doctor recommended that I finish my "course' of four more injections, but I chose not to since I was also having mild stomach discomfort. After skipping the a.m. injection, by noon my urine returned to normal. Most of my injection sites developed a small bruise, but one turned into an eggplant sized and colored bruise that expanded even more as it began to fade. | F | 65 | 5 days | 11/11/2007 | 1 | blood clots | Had compartment syndrome in left leg. More surgery. Went off Lovenox then was told to go back on, hematoma in right leg size of entire top and sises of thigh. Anemic. Am not on Lovenox anymore. This is a dangerous drug and should be studied further Also banned in Europe due to severe side effects. | F | 65 | 15 days 100mg 2X day | 5/28/2015 | 3 | blood clots | Lumps, black and blue, and itching at injection site, very uncomfortable. | M | 64 | 2 weeks 100MG 2X day | 4/24/2011 | 4 | DVT, factor five warfarin resistant | stinging during and after administering shot. Some bruising, one bad hematoma. Very helpful advice on this site on how to administer shot and avoid some of the pain. Thanks! | I am warfarin resistant so this is my only option. No bad side effects. Don't love the shots but can easily deal with them. I'll be on lovenox for 3 months then not sure. | F | 63 | 30 days 80 2X day | 10/29/2011 | 3 | Stroke prevention cardiac ablation | I hit 2 threshholds.1) after 4 doses (spaced at 12 hrs.)-chills, nasuea, joint pain,confusion, balance problems. To continue taking I spaced at 18 hrs.beginning w/the fifth dose. 2)at 2 weeks (spaced at 18 hrs.) experienced intense arthritis throughout my body. Have continued with 24 hr spacing. | I also have had bruising, headaches and fatigue. This drug has a half life of 12 hours and stays in an average person's body for 96 hrs.or more. so each additional dose increases the concentration. Spacing more than 12 hrs kept the level from getting toxic for me. | F | 63 | 30 days 60 mg 2X day | 5/5/2010 | 1 | knee surgery | Have had two open heart surgeries to replace the aorta valve. Last surgery in 2005, and have been on Coumadin since 1968 with no problems. Scheduled for knee surgery and cardiologist prescribed Lovenox. Questioned this since have never had to use it before, but was told it's to prevent clots which can occur with knee/hip surgeries. Took first injection had a mild headache - which was unusual since I don't get headaches often. Next shot, the headache continued so I called cardiologist who said it wasn't from the med. Had headache every day..... end result - had brain surgery to remove large amounts of blood. No one listened and no one cared. Be loud, be verbal, and insist that someone listen to you. My life has been forever changed.... and not for the better. | M | 63 | 1 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 2 | Factor V Liden & history of DVTs | when I first started taking it I had tachycardia and high BP and was in the hospital for a week, they said it was because of the fillers and switched me to brand name (Lovenox) I have been on it 7 yrs now, and this has ruined my quality of life! I have severe dizziness and balance issues. I often get faint. I have terrible sweats and heat intolerances. it effects my vision. I get week long headaches. swelling and fluid retention in my feet, legs & hands along with heaviness. weakness and terrible fatigue. TERRIBLE brain fog. anxiety. stuffed nose. low urine output, hyperlypedima. huge hematomas on my stomach. tingling all over worse at higher doses. blood in urine. taste of blood in my mouth. hair loss, dose related. | because of all the side effects I have lowered my dose, so far no clots. I'm going to start taking it once a day at night instead of twice to hopefully sleep through the worst of the side effects since I can be more active during the day. if not I'll lower it again! I have 2 brain aneurysms and even being on it makes me nervous. over time symptoms have gotten worse so I guess my body is just not tolerating it anymore. we weren't meant to be on this that long no information for life long use. | F | 62 | 8 days 80 MG 2X day | 5/2/2021 | 5 | DVT | Bruising at injection sites; some injection sites have hard area; tiredness which may be from decreased activity due to DVT; | Leg had swollen to bursting point when doctor started lovenox injections. Pain intensity began dropping overnight. Swelling is down considerably after 20 days of injections. Added oral Coumadin over past 2 weeks. Don't care for the injections but I think this drug saved my life and prevented a PE. | F | 61 | 20 days | 8/17/2008 | 4 | Pre-electrical cardioversion | Just prior to cardioversion because of my atrial fibrillation, the doctor discovered that my INR was too low, so I received two Lovenox injections in my stomach, quite painful and caused bruising, and then I had to give myself injections afterwards at home, too. Nothing I would ever want to do for long. Had a trans-esophageal echocardiogram prior to the cardioversion and somehow my tongue was traumatized (it looked like I may have badly bitten it somehow, but I was under Twilight anaesthetic) and due to the thinned blood, I bled profusely INTO my tongue and the next day after I got home it looked like a killer whale filling up the whole inside of my mouth (my tongue was black and blue and HUGELY swollen). I went to the ER and the doctor said this was life-threatening, because the swelling tongue could block my airway. However, it stopped short of that. It was a horrible thing to experience, very frightening and prevented me from eating any solid food (there was no room in my mouth | I downgraded the score to a 4 because even though it did exactly what it was supposed to do, I definitely didn't like the idea of having to inject myself with it. And it leaves bad bruises, but they do heal. | M | 61 | 2 days | 2/21/2009 | 3 | full hip replacement | Hard to separate from post-surgery anemia, but did have extreme fatigue throughout treatment. | Used ice pack to dull the post stick stinging which is quite noticeable. Also had headache. | F | 60 | 28 days | 9/7/2009 | 4 | 3 bouts of DVTs & PE | Shots are painful, hard spots around my waist, but the stuff works. | Because of temperature requirements, I am limited where I can travel with lovenox. | M | 59 | 3 years | 7/20/2007 | 3 | IVC Filter | Have been on Lovenox for 4 yrs. after failing coumadin.After bilateral P.E.'s they put the filter in and ever since have been on anti-coags and have felt terrible with flushing, chest pain, increased sweating, heat intolerance,fatigue, diarrhea, etc.I wonder in I just shouldn't go off these blood thinners but I am afraid of the blood clots that can form around these filters. | F | 59 | 4 years | 10/4/2007 | 3 | PE 2 weeks after hysterectomy | pain and discoloration at injection site, hard nodules under skin, loss of energy, anxiety, loss of bladder control | I didn't suspect the lovenox as the cause of energy loss, anxiety, and bladder problems. But as soon as my course of treatment was over, two of the three cleared up. I can only hope that the third one will too! Now on Warfarin, I don't really know how effective the lovenox was. I just know I feel a whole lot better without it. | F | 59 | 2 weeks | 9/5/2008 | 3 | DVT | Headache. Slight redness at injection sites | M | 57 | 5 days 80 2X day | 4/20/2010 | 4 | DVT, Bitaleral PE, clotting factor | Slight injection site tenderness. Switched from Coumadin when my hair was becoming brittle and significantly falling out. After 3 weeks off Coumadin my hair has stopped falling out and texture is almost back to normal. I will put up with injections forever in order to keep my hair! | F | 56 | 2 months 100 mg. 1X day | 9/10/2011 |
LOVENOX (PRESERVATIVE FREE) (ENOXAPARIN SODIUM): Enoxaparin is used to prevent and treat harmful blood clots. This helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. This medication helps keep your blood flowing smoothly by lowering the activity of clotting proteins in the blood. Enoxaparin is an anticoagulant, also known as a "blood thinner." It is a type of heparin. Conditions which increase your risk of developing blood clots include certain types of surgeries (such as knee/hip replacement, abdominal), long periods of being immobile, certain types of heart attack, and a specific type of chest pain called unstable angina. For some medical conditions, enoxaparin may be used in combination with other "blood thinners." FDA Approval Date: 2000-06-02 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)