Drug Ratings for PLAVIXAverage Rating: 2.3 (514 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PLAVIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Had a stent put in | Chest pain right shoulder and arm | None | M | 70 | 10 days 75 | 4/5/2017 | 2 | lad blockage 2 stents | Chest pain fatigue, constant depression | Forgot to take it one day and felt free of chest pain and slept well , no depression , anxiety gone | F | 62 | 6 months 75mg daily | 3/22/2017 | 1 | PFO closure | Blood in urine No energy Stomach pain, chest pain, upper back pain, dry eyes with contact lenses on. | I took on in the hospital it was a yellow pill made by mylan. No side effect on the first day. Outpatient pharmacy at hospital gave me 3 days with pink pill inside bottle from accord as a vendor. This is not good medication. On day three I took just baby aspirin I had full energy all day and no pain on my body and no blood in urine. I took Plavix in pink pill color at dinner and after 1.5 hours there is blood in my urine. | F | 50 | 3 days 75 | 3/12/2017 | 1 | Because of stents | Nausea, unusal bleeding from everywhere including lungs. Weakness, exhaustion, stomach pain. Blood clot in legs, chest etc Etc etc | Hellish drug!!!!! | F | 70 | 1 months | 3/12/2017 | 1 | stent to diagonal | within an hour or so of taking the loading dose (four tabs) before stenting I had a fainting fit almost passed out felt terrible. Since then have had series of similar attacks with hot flushes and panic attack symptoms. These have become more and more frequent - now every three or four days - very debilitating. | I am on these for 12 months - can't wait to stop to see if all this goes away !! | M | 87 | 9 months 75mg 1X D | 3/8/2017 | 5 | Poor circulation in legs | Before starting this medication I could not walk 50 feet without have to stop and rest. After about 3 weeks of taking medication I now can walk at least a 1/2 mile before any leg pain start, also I had a bad ABI test that is when dr put me on Plavix and low dose aspirin (already taking aspirin) I had a angiography done on legs and results came back mild leg vein damage. | Seems no side effects other than stopping bleeding takes a bit more time. | M | 60 | 1 days 75 MG | 2/17/2017 | 1 | quad by-pass 15 yrs. ago plus 6 sti | Chronic muscle and joint pain. Legs so weak can barely walk. Shortness of breath. Significant short term memory loss.low level nausea every day. Severe fatigue. Absolutely no energy. | I have suffered these symptoms for 15 years. Have been to numerous Drs. Trying to get a diagnosis for my misery. Heart Dr. Says none of my medications would cause these side effects.After reading many patient reviews I now believe it's been Plavix all along.I am going off to see if health improves. So tired of feeling like crap every day of my life. | F | 62 | 10 years 75 mg | 2/13/2017 | 1 | quad by-pass 15 yrs. ago plus 6 sti | Chronic muscle and joint pain. Legs so weak can barely walk. Shortness of breath. Significant short term memory loss.low level nausea every day. Severe fatigue. Absolutely no energy. | I have suffered these symptoms for 15 years. Have been to numerous Drs. Trying to get a diagnosis for my misery. Heart Dr. Says none of my medications would cause these side effects.After reading many patient reviews I now believe it's been Plavix all along.I am going off to see if health improves. So tired of feeling like crap every day of my life. | F | 62 | 10 years 75 mg | 2/13/2017 | 3 | I have stent | Chest pain and arm pain | After one year I stop to take plavix I have no more chest pain | M | 60 | 1 days 77 mg | 2/12/2017 | 1 | Blurred vision | Blurred vision extremely tired | F | 67 | 3 days 75 | 1/29/2017 | 5 | coronary artery disease & stents | easy bruising | M | 71 | 9 years 75 mg 1X D | 1/26/2017 | 5 | Stroke | My husband took this for 11 and a half yrs,righteously.He got lung cancer and they stopped his plavix for radiation treatment and for a port.T hey had given him 6 mo.to a year and he died 15 days later.I know it was because he stopped the plavix.He was doing fine before that.A and I found out afterwards that you are not suppose to stop taking any blood thinners when starting radiation, that's according to the drug safety council.I know drugs don't work on every person the same but this drug worked for him till they stopped it.People should know you can't just abruptly don't stop a drug you have to be weaned slowly.They said it can cause stroke or heart attack if you do. And that's exactly what happened to him. | This drug worked for him 11 an a half yrs.All drugs don't work for everyone but it worked for him as long as he wastaking it. | M | 69 | 10 years 75mg | 12/27/2016 | 2 | 2 stents | I think it causes irregular heart beats. Also have numbness on the side of my right face that no one can figure out. | M | 62 | 2 years | 12/27/2016 | 1 | Stent | I have severe headaches from the time I wake up until I go to bed. Very restless, can't sleep. Please help. I take plavix and baby aspirin daily. My doctor said I need to stay on this to keep the stent from blockage. | F | 43 | 2 weeks 75 mg | 11/6/2016 | 1 | heart stint procedure | My Dad took this stuff for about a year and it has almost killed him. He has suffered immensely with all kinds of side effects like nausea, extreme stomach aches vomiting anemia, internal bleeding. This stuff needs to be taken off the market! What's wrong with doctors anyway! You trying to kill off our elderly?! When I get old I will NOT take all that crap....I'll just take my chances on aspirin or something. Wow... | The crap sucks! Needs to be banned! | M | 78 | 1 years 30 mg | 10/21/2016 | 1 | Stent in LAD | Had green laser done 10 years ago to fix BPH in prostate . Started Plavix after stent DES July 1 2016 after one stent. Was ok until I started seeing small blood clots in urine now and then . Urologist did cystoscopy . Problem bleeding coming from blood vessels hanging from prostate after laser for bph. Doctor said Plavix thinned blood enough to make those vessels bleed.Two weeks later I hemorrhaged . My cardiologist and urologist both said I can't stop Plavix . I called the support number on my stent card. I have the newest Resolute Medtronic stent. They would not offer advice as to stopping but directed me to the acc aha website. The latest report from March 2016 showed patients on Plavix for 3 to 6 months did no worse after discontinuing Plavix than those who took Plavix for 12 months. I stopped the Plavix after 3 1/2 months. Just taking baby aspirin . | This medicine is brutal. I had two brain surgeries in April 2015 after getting a bleed slipping on black ice. Not chancing my brain bleeding from taking this medicine. | M | 67 | 3 months 75 mgr | 10/21/2016 | 2 | 2 Stents in the LAD artery | Headaches, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue. Dr. says Plavix is necessary to prevent the stents from clogging with blood clots. Will be on it for one year along with daily baby aspirin, then only aspirin. | M | 60 | 5 days 75 MG/day | 10/14/2016 | 3 | 72 | 1X D | 9/27/2016 | 1 | Mom had TIA | Mom took this meds and went from walking to barely standing and confused and mood swings all the time. Plavix did lower her BP to normal range and stay normal for 3 days and it was a half pill! This meds is dangerous to older ppl. Meds are strong so I wouldn't advise taking it everyday. Her doctor would not take her off of it. He saying oh u have Parkinson's and gave her meds for that which made her sleepy all day.I took her to doctor where I live. Aspirin is better with less side effects. She began to walk better after 2weeks and have more energy. She only take apsirin 2-3 times a week. I took her get blood check and she was fine. Please listen to your body this meds kill u quicker. If u have to take it I suggest every other day. Get regular blood testing 2-3 months to make sure it's fine. | My dad was on Plavix and aspirin guess what he did in March brain stroke! Had I knew what I know now I would have taking him to doctor where I live. Doctor doesn't seem to care anymore! Please eat right exercise know where ur health stand get 2nd opinion. | F | 70 | 1 years 75mg | 9/26/2016 | 4 | Heart attack and stents | Bruising and bleeding more than normal | I was on plavix for six months after heart attack at 51. 3-1/2 years later a stent clogged and had another heart attack. Dr put me on plavix permanently and nine years later i feel great and no more heart attacks. | M | 63 | 9 years 30 mg | 9/10/2016 | 1 | Blocked arteries due to heart attack | Red dots on arm and body,lack stamina,gum bleeds | Won't recommend to anyone, Worse drug stick to asprin | M | 1 months 75mg | 9/8/2016 | 1 | Stents x 2 | Fatigue. Memory loss zero energy dizziness | M | 16 days 40 1X D | 8/30/2016 | 1 | Stroke | Extreme fatigue, confusion, nausea and slurred speech. The worse symptom was burning joint and bone pain. Beginning with the arms, it felt like my tendons were exploding along with fractures all along the bones. The burning pain was constant. I couldn't open a door or bring a glass of water to my mouth without assistance. Much to the dismay of my doctor, i took myself off this horrible drug and am now taking a baby aspirin. | It has been 5 months off Plavix and with the exception of soreness in my joints when i flex (i have the feeling that will be permanent), all previous symptoms have cleared up. I asked my doctor why i needed be on these drugs? My weight, heart, cholesterol, overall health...everything was fine but, my electrolytes were dangerously low causing palpitations which i believe lead to the stroke. Shouldn't i be taking supplements for that and a good diet/exercise regimen instead? His reply was its no longer about what caused the stroke, its about risk and prevention and wanted me to resume Plavix along with adding Lipitor to my regimen. Folks, trust your instincts and take your lives back. Question everything and don't be afraid to look for another doctor if you feel yours isn't working in your best interest. | F | 53 | 1 years 75 1X D | 8/28/2016 | 2 | Drug-Eluting-Stent | Loss energy, joint pain, blood in urine, depress, nosebleed... | I had been taken Brilinta for a month and have switched to Plavix for 3 weeks due to side effect with Brilinta (abdomen pain)... Life 's terrible with this medicine. Doc wants me to take it 12-30 months!!! I will try to stop it asap, I can't bear it! Anyone who has stopped it, please give me an advice. Thanks, Jimmy jimn817@gmail.com | M | 52 | 21 days 75 1X D | 8/3/2016 | 4 | stent | bruising, fatigue | Its only been a little over 3 weeks, but my arms are so bruised they would scare children and old people! I am experiencing some fatigue especially in the a.m. However, thankfully I feel pretty good otherwise and I attribute that to the fact I am continuing to exercise one hr. per day 5 days a week with weights, stretches and walking/jogging which I have been doing for the past 41 years. Also, with my wife's cooperation I am on DASH diet. The blender drinks she makes help a lot! I called my cardiologist and complained about the bruising and fatigue and she practically pleaded with me not to stop the Plavix, saying it would be only for one year. I intend to go off it by stages at that point and let the DASH diet do the rest. Mostly though I'm thanking God for an already long life. | M | 83 | 29 days 75 1X D | 6/9/2016 | 2 | stenosis | Weakness on left side of body..pain in left shoulder and arm, left side of neck, severe headaches left cranium | F | 71 | 6 years 75mg daily | 6/8/2016 | 2 | Repeated TIA's | Bruising to back of legs daily or every other day, ‘easily bruised’ in general. | I am currently in the process of changing my medication through the chemist as I am on this medication for life and the side effects are becoming more aggressive, daily I am displaying all the signs of poisoning. | M | 50 | 15 1X D | 5/30/2016 History | 1 | corronary stents | tired, lightheaded, dizzy | incredibly tired...always lightheaded, no energy.. also causes intestinal problems, constipation. it took about 2 or 3 weeks to feel all those side effects. Doctor says it is not Plavix causing this !!... it's got to be the Plavix | M | 53 | 3 months 75 1X D | 5/26/2016 | 2 | Stent for only 40% blockage!!!!! | Dizzy a lot!!!!! Right Upper Quadrant tenderness and kidneys tender. Family Doctor and Cardiologist said it is not due to Plavix but I never had any pains before stent. Also, platelets and white bloods cells markedly different from before. Please comment or email. I'm afraid that Plavix is killing me and no one wants to listen. | Stent should never have been placed. I thought that I only agreed to heart cath to determine why my BP was elevating for no reason. I was knocked out and stent was placed. I found out after review of angiogram by non-interventional cardiologist that I had no more than 40% stable plaque. Can anyone help???? | M | 61 | 3 months 75mg 1X D | 5/24/2016 | 1 | Balloon to clear artery. | Weakness legs and arms jerking.heart burn feel like stomach is spasming | Hope they are not forever | F | 69 | 1 months | 5/18/2016 | 2 | Heart stent and pacemaket | Cold hands and nose, bruise easy, tired all the time, and vision not right. | I want off of it NOW! | F | 58 | 10 months | 4/28/2016 | 3 | Stents | Brusing | None | M | 66 | 4 days 30 mg | 4/17/2016 | 1 | stent placed in RCA 10/31/15. | TOTAL loss of energy. Could barely get out of bed, so could only rarely go to cardiac rehab.My doc would no budge on this. Pharmacist suggested I take half the dosage, which barely helped. Stopped the med 8 days ago and still having the same issues. I was on the med for 5 mos. Never had BP issues and still don't. Can anyone tell. me how long it took for these horrible side effects to wear off? | Will never take again. | F | 65 | 5 months 75mg | 4/14/2016 | 2 | Stents put in heart after attack. | Light headedness, always cold, blurred vision and loss of taste. | F | 79 | 75MG 1X D | 2/22/2016 | 3 | TIA AT WORK, LEFT VERTEBRAL STENOSI | Constipation, slow bowel activity | F | 55 | 3 months 75ng | 2/9/2016 | 1 | Probable TIA | Much higher glucose, terrible brain fog, total lethargy (Zombie like state), swelling, headache, mild nausea. | My cardiologist told me to replace baby aspirin with Plavix. I'm quitting this miserable drug and going back on 81 mg. of aspirin. | F | 67 | 5 days 75 mg 1X D | 1/17/2016 | 1 | Heart attack with stent | Allergic skin hives/rash. Extreme low energy. Bloating. Blood shot eyes. Very bloody stool and blood leaking from rectum. | Doctor failed to recommend anything for the obvious Allergic reaction issue so I started 24hour Allegra/Claritin on my own. In less than 48 hours noticed dramatic improvement. By day 3 with allergy meds and Plavix I was able to tolerate the drug well with only occasional bouts of stomach upset and less extreme evidence of blood. Cardiologist wants me to continue as long as possible. | M | 58 | 2 years 75 1X D | 12/29/2015 | 1 | 2 stents | Legs feel wooden. Ostropath told me all my leg muscles are tight. Sprained right knee ligament 5 months ago, v sliw healing, left knee joint is now giving trouble. Have been on for one year and have taken myself off it, now take Apirin an Q10 plus Serrapeptase. | F | 70 | 1 days 1X D | 12/12/2015 | 2 | Pipeline Brain Stent | Extremely tired, cough and sore throat. Also taking 325 mg of aspirin. Very scared Dr will insist I continue taking this after my 6th month checkup. | F | 68 | 60 days 75 mg 1X D | 12/4/2015 | 2 | Post TIA attacks | I had 4 TIAs on the same day and was put on Plavix. I was already taking 81 mg aspirin before I had them and the hospital doctor told me to keep taking the aspirin with the Plavix. On my first visit to the neurologist, I was told to stop aspirin because taking with Plavix could cause bleeding in my brain. It seemed I did OK over several months' time except that I also took Clonidine around lunchtime and about 50 minutes later, I am useless. Now I am noticing I'm getting very tired BEFORE I take the Clonidine. My legs and arms feel like weights are tied to them and I cannot think clearly enough to take care of paperwork. Sometimes I get a strange feeling running all over my body after taking Plavix. When it's time for Clonidine, it's a double whammy until late at night. I am also getting bruises and my skin looks like crepe paper. My teeth have discolored over this past year and I can't help but feel it is due to one of these medicines. | My TIAs weren't due to blood clots, but caused my BP shooting up. The neurologist said I would never have the TIAs again if my BP was kept under control, which it is now. Don't really understand why I was put on Plavix, but asked my doctor about going back to aspirin three days ago. She said when I decide to go off of it, to take two 81 mg aspirins for a few days, then go back to one. I am fed up with the life being zapped out of me day after day, so I plan to start back on the aspirin soon. | F | 66 | 1 years 75 mg 1X D | 11/19/2015 | 1 | heart stents | I have acid reflux. After 6 weeks of taking plavix, I got a serious stomach bleed. Had to be rushed to hospital. Informed by doctor to get off plavix. When I had 2 more stents years later, I told the doctor I couldn't take plavix. His answer was: a heart attack or stomach bleed. He told me I had to take plavix. I didn't. Stents are fine. | M | 67 | 6 weeks 30 mg 1X D | 10/28/2015 | 4 | 72 have four stents .no side effect | M | 72 | 1 days 75 mg | 10/11/2015 | 1 | stint | This stuff gave me a seriuos sore throat and runny nose | M | 55 | 1 days 75 mg | 10/10/2015 | 1 | bad palpitations plus thick blood | This stuff has made me really tired and SERIOUSLY depressed also has done nothing to reduce palps. | M | 58 | 6 weeks 75 | 10/1/2015 | 1 | for possible stroke and chest pain | upon and after taking this i've noticed terrible headache,chest pain followed by anxiety and panic.i'm planning to stop using this drug.starting now. | better research for an alternative drug that does not mess with your quality of life. | M | 40 | 5 days 75mg | 9/21/2015 | 1 | tia | hives, burning feeling under skin around mouth nose and chin. headaches bruising even if I'm touched dizziness tired | Told by neurologist to take this for 3 months then aspirin. I'm ready to drop off this med now because these side affects are making me crazy irritable and depressed | F | 62 | 1 months 75mg 1X D | 9/12/2015 | 3 | TIA 4 years ago | Cured all symptoms of the TIA, I was told by my doctor that I would probably be on Plavix for the rest of my life. After 2 years I started having abdominal/bladder area pains only at night. I had ultra sounds, MRI's but nothing showed up. THEN, I was scheduled for some minor surgery and was told to get off Plavix for 6 weeks. After 1 week of being off Plavix, the pains went away ! After the 6 week period, I went back on Plavix and the pains started after 1 week. My doctors and surgeon did not know of any side affects like this, but I am taking myself off this drug and I will start an aspiring regimen | If you have any pain on the right side of your bladder while lying down, these are the same symptoms I have and I would like to hear about it !! | M | 61 | 4 years 75mg 1X D | 8/28/2015 | 2 | because of a stent a year ago | shortness of breath,dizzyness always tired,confused ,light headed,anxiety.bleeding | I had a stent last aug /2014 I was put on effient and baby asprin once a day just this month the dr switched me to Plavix don't no why he just said it was cheeper I think he's afraid to take me off cause I think I had a mild stroke or the stent is closeing up | M | 48 | 1 months 75mg/daily 1X D | 7/25/2015 | 3 | 3 stents | tired difficulty sleeping | M | 65 | 6 months 75mg 1X D | 7/24/2015 | 1 | TIA/Stroke | PLEASE READ. This website saved my sanity and quality of life...I will explain. I had a TIA and immediately was placed on plavix. All evidence of my TIA was gone within 48 hours and I felt back to normal. I was told that Plavix is easily tolerated with little to no side effects. After my TIA I spent the next three weeks feeling back to myself but for anxiety after what I had been through. Then...BAMMMMM! CRUSHING, TERRIBLE LIFE ALTERING FATIGUE. I could barely leave the house. When I did I worried I could not safely drive home. This was not "tired"...this was something completely different! I had never felt like this. I contacted my Neurologist and was told fatigue is common in people who have suffered a TIA or stroke. She reassured me it is normal, and not due to any medications. I took her at her word. Then I started to experience tingling in my extremities and my face. Over the next month the quality of my life deteriorated. I went from being an act | PLEASE READ UNDER THE SIDE EFFECTS SECTION. | F | 68 | 2 months 1X D | 7/16/2015 | 1 | stent , drug eluting | Loading dose of 300 mg gave me such headache I felt like vomiting. You want to kill yourself at the thought this could be irreversible. Actually, it is irreversible in the sense that the drug never comes off its target. Off-target information is lacking. On target information is worrying as the receptor is a bit everywhere in your body, including the endothelial epithelium. Are my arteries going to heal better if I get rid of possibly essential dominos? Didn't think so... Anyway, I was given two tablets of panadol and the pain disappeared within the hour. Nobody at the hospital would mention that what I went through was probably a side effect. Surprisingly, I got very little attention at that stage, as if a code of silence prevents talking about these issues. Is that the price to pay to keep the medico-pharma complex running? Small price for the complex; rather large price for many of the patients who take this type of poison. Good thing about the drug is that you are not hungry, so I am loosing weight, which I can afford right now. Having gone through some of the literature, it is not clear why not to stick to aspirin. There is 100 mg of it in my tablet, so let' go to 200 mg per day, and reach a better outcome than current dual platelet therapy. Eat garlic, cut added sugars totally, eat less, exercise much more, and move on with your life. The day after receiving the first shot, I had some memory issues. My urine smells weird. The price of the drug represents a good mot | M | 41 | 5 days 175mg | 5/15/2015 | 3 | To prevent blood clot | Heart beat | F | 68 | 2 months 75 mg | 4/19/2015 | 5 | heart attack...2 stents in may 2014 | SEVERE FATIGUE. Joint and muscle pain and weakness. I just found out I have 4 broken bones in my spinal cord. Also just read an article that plavix makes us 50% more likely to develope osteoporosis. If someone would have told me the risks of taking plavix I would of never took it. I'm only 34 years old and feel like plavix has put a hamper in my life. I had no problems before I was on plavix. And I've read just HORRIBLE things online about plavix...watched a ABC special on plavix...the dangers of plavix!!! Be careful everybody | M | 34 | 1 years 75mg | 4/17/2015 | 1 | 2stents-arteries of abdominal aorta | Exhausted, sleepy, depressed, slight headache, no appetite, weight loss, urinating very frequently causing that to irritate cystitis of my bladder. Also severe brusing, hands, arms, legs. | Not thrilled about Plavix. Surgeon said it would only prevent blood clots 20%. Don't feel it's worth taking for 20%. | F | 67 | 6 weeks 75mg 1X D | 4/11/2015 | 2 | Sticky blood | intense pain behind ears | dunno if its the plavix | F | 55 | 7 days 75 | 3/24/2015 | 2 | Massive MI, not sure why | Memory fog, I have complained from day 1 about the fatigue which is horrible. Leg weakness feels like I'll just fall down, stomach upset, bloating, odd chest pains. | I've always been very fit and work out regularly, had unexplained heart attack and stent. Was thrown a whole list of drugs after stent, quit taking others but the aspirin and the plavix. Horrible bruising and weakness, but Dr. swears it has saved me from further complications. | M | 42 | 1.5 years 75 1X D | 3/3/2015 | 1 | dr. prescribed for a mini stroke!!! | After 25 days, I am scratching all over my body, my eyelashes itch constantly! | Before taking Plavix, I was on an aspirin daily, now I have scratched my skin horribly, it is constant, I am unable to sleep, I am uncomfortable nightly, even my scalp! | F | 49 | 1 days 75 mg | 2/25/2015 | 4 | 4 seperated times for stents | Severe headache, confusion and memory problems, abdominal cramps, blood pockets inside mouth, spontaneous bruising | Every time I have been restented, I start having a different type problem with this drug. This time is the worse and my cardiologist doesn't think it is the plavix. I am stopping it again, and searching for a different cardiologist. | F | 56 | 4 months 75mg | 2/7/2015 | 3 | Stent X 5 | 15 yrs of plavix. Bruising..bleeding..skin covered in brusies..memory loss. | M | 66 | 10 years 75 | 2/5/2015 | 1 | Blood clots in left arm after IV | Bruises all over my body, joint pain, skin feels bruised, tired, cold, very weak. I stopped taking it four days ago and I still feel horrible. I still have the blood clots in my arm | I wish I had never taken it | M | 39 | 21 days 75 1X D | 1/14/2015 |