WARFARIN SODIUM Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.7 (60 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WARFARIN SODIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WARFARIN SODIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Blood clot | My stomach is bloated. My stomach hurts. Makes me nauseous. Hate it !! | F | 36 | 1 months 2.5 mg | 10/8/2015 | 3 | PE in right lung | HEADACHES ALL THE TIME! Tired, weakness in legs, arms. Lower back pain, stomach pains, numbness in fingers, toes. dizzyness, foggy feeling. | I understand that I need to be on this for at least 4-6 months to help the clot in the lung. but this is crazy how this drug makes you feel. I'm always dizzy, foggy feeling and having headaches daily. my body aches from head to toe and my knees hurt, arms and legs feel like jello. I get lower back pains, cold, numbness in my fingers, toes. I've informed the doctor and he told me that these symptoms were not from the Warfarin. I told him he was nuts and that they were. I've never had any of these until I took this drug. I'm glad to see that other people are having them also. I only pray I can stop taking this after 6 months. | F | 47 | 2 months 5 & 7.5mg 1X day | 11/16/2011 | 3 | Upper Extremety DVT | Fatigue, Very dry skin on face especially obove eyes, ears, and behind ears. Rash on neck which becomes extremely itchy at night. Sleep loss due to itching. Small rash on wrist but does not itch. | Not too excited about taking this for the rest of my life. Tested + for Factor V coagulation dissorder after my second bout with Upper Extremety DVT. I'm not one for taking meds and will only take One ibuprofin and only if a headache won't subside. This is going to be a life altering experience for me... but now I know I'm not alone. | M | 51 | 2 months 5-7 mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 2 | multiple pe | Tingling face arms legs headaces dizzy constipation | M | 24 | 2 months 5 | 11/30/2014 | 4 | PE in lung | Chills, fatigue, sweat easily. Some of the side effects could be attributed to not taking hormones anymore and dealing with the adjustment. | INR levels have taken a long time to reach 2.0. I am taking 7.5 mg and 10 mg alternating days throughout the week. Doctors and INR nurses had no subtantial reason why my INR was so low. Kept saying it was because I was getting healthy and metabolizing the medicine faster. I will be taking warfarin/coumadin the rest of my life. Would like to talk to other people who have used at a young age and throughout life. | F | 25 | 3 months | 3/1/2007 | 3 | Multiple PEs in both lungs | Severe headaches, lightheadedness, dizziness, mental fog, loss of words | Couldn't be more miserable. I developed multiple PEs after my youngest was born in Jan 2014 and have been on it since then. I will have to be on for another three months. This entire situation has destroyed my life. My postpartum bleeding never stopped and thanks to that my doctor's suggestion was to put me on depo provera which didn't stop it completely and carries a side effect of MORE PEs. Now they want me on another 10 day dose of hormones with the same potential complication. No thanks. My INR has been wonky ever since I first started on this stuff because I am breastfeeding and trying to eat a healthy diet for my baby's sake - yeah right. Like I can accomplish that easily when I'm being warned that I am better off avoiding the veggies I need to be eating. I am just now beginning to experience postpartum hair loss but it's worse than I remember it being with either of my other two children so I am wondering if this is not also thanks to the warfarin. I am so very tired of this drug and I cannot WAIT to be done with it. The day can't come soon enough. I barely feel human most of the time. | F | 27 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 4/4/2014 | 3 | Small PE | Difficulty breathing, fogginess, metalic taste in mouth, anxious, headaches, dry skin, extreme fatigue and feeling of weakness (arms and legs like jelly). | M | 47 | 4 months | 4/25/2009 | 3 | Deep Vein Thrombosis in Right Leg | I started taking this medicine due to a deep vein blood clot found in my right leg. The clot was caused by a perfect storm of events (according to my doctor) - heterozygous for factor v Leiden, on a high estrogen birth control pill, and traveling long distances for work. Once I started taking the warfarin, I sensed that there was/is a correlation to my INR level and how fatigued/light headed/foggy I have been feeling. I have also noticed that I'm forgetful with basic words and overwhelmed in simple decision making situations. I am taking 8 mg and 10 mg alternating days throughout the week. My doctor is having me stop taking warfarin in about a month since my clot has cleared - I can't wait as I hope to return to feeling normal again. I still have a few questions for her, such as when I travel long distances what precautions should I take in addition to the stretching and should I take an asprin a day for maintenance... I have to note that I'm pretty surprised that this c | F | 30 | 5 months 8/10 mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | Several Small Blood Clots in Lungs | Feeling weak, weird pain around my left armpit, chest pain when I press on my chest lightly I can feel the pain, randomly have episodes where my heart starts pounding hard or skip a beat, restless leg syndrome every now and then, joint pain, tired, lightheaded, dizzy, headaches, stomach pain, feeling off constantly | This drug is a nightmare! I have to take this because of several small blood clots in my lungs. I had even worse side effects on Eliquis so I had to switch to Warfarin Sodium. Even on this drug, I feel terrible almost every day. I am constantly in pain and it has affected my life as I never feel like doing anything but sitting down because of the pain. The worst part is the random chest pains that come and go. Of course all my doctors have said it's not from the Warfarin, yet even before treatment of my clots, it didn't give me these issues. I have been on this drug for 5 months. 1 more month to go (hopefully). I can't wait to get off of this drug so I can have my life back. So glad I found this site so I know there are other people out there who have similar struggles with this medication. | M | 24 | 5 months 7.5/10 MG 1X day | 10/10/2021 | 5 | A Fib caused by thyroid storm | Saved my life! I have been of of warfarin for 3 days now and am hoping some of the weight gain will go away soon. | F | 53 | 6 months 9mgs | 9/25/2014 | 5 | DVT + PE | Had absolutely no side effects at all. | The limit of time you have to take it for it to be effective was really stressfull and harmful for my mental state, but the medicine itself had no side effects. | F | 17 | 6 months 35mg 1X day | 10/30/2014 | 4 | vertebral dissections | weight gain of 15 lbs., headache, hypersensitivity and itching in scalp, fatigue, mild mental fog, easy bruising | F | 39 | 6 months | 10/5/2006 | 3 | multiple pe | Tingling, numbness and burning sensation in hands, arms, neck and face. Extremely tired. Headaches almost everyday. Doctors said it was not the med blamed it on anxiety. After stopping the drug a week and a half ago no more symptoms. | F | 29 | 6 months 6 MG | 11/9/2013 | 3 | PE | Muscle spasms, aches, pains, numbness of feet, extreme leg pain & cramping, no energy and sleep tons, loss of appetite , emotional, irritable, hot flashes, chest pains, I've seen 3 doctors who all claim there are no side effects. I quit taking my warfarin for 3 weeks without the supervision of my doctors, all though all side effects vanish my blood dropped to 0.9 took a week to recover from the drop, not sure yet if all these side effects are worth it? | F | 33 | 6 months 7mg | 10/2/2013 | 3 | Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli's | Bloating, exhausted, weight gain, hard to lose weight, legs (calves and knee) feel swollen and tight | I'm not a fan of this drug. After a foot surgery in October 2013 I developed two blood clots in my lungs that were found in November. The Dr. thought that my surgery and birth control pills made this happen. Got put on Lovanox injections for a few weeks then over to Warfarin 7.5mg a day. Seemed to be going well enough, then had an IUD put in for excessive Menses bleeding. After that was put in my INR levels tanked to nothing. For about a month they upped my doses to get the levels better. Now I take 12.5mg a day and 15mg twice a week. I hate it. My hair ( I have long hair) seems to want to shed everywhere, I feel super tired, my vision is pretty wonky sometimes. I feel bloated and have had some weight gain that I can't get rid of. I'm tired of being on it. I'm hoping they let me off of it this week. I'm getting depressed, not sure if that is from the drug or what. So far I should be glad that the Dr isn't having me on it for life. | F | 37 | 6 months 12.5/15 mg 1X day | 4/30/2014 | 1 | Antiphospholip Syndrome | After about 3 months of taking warfarin I began experiencing major headaches. I had a headache everyday. I also began getting sharp stabbing pains all over my head. I have also experienced excessive hair loss. | Since doing some research online I asked my doctor to prescribe me coumadin instead of warfarin. Since changing my medication in the past months, I don't have major headaches any more and the sharp pains in my head have diminished slowly. I'd rather pay the extra money for comoudin then deal with those horrible pains again. The hair loss continues. | F | 29 | 6 months 7 mg 1X day | 12/13/2012 | 1 | Dvt right calf blood disorder MTHFR | Tired all the time, sick to my stomach, vission is terrible, frequent headaches, bloody taste in my mouth and back of my throat 24/7. Dry itchy skin and overall just not feeling like myself. Im praying this clot goes away and that i do not have any after because this med is terrible! Im afraid to do anything because i dont want to fall or cut/injure myself in any way. I just want to be me again :/ | F | 31 | 6 months 5-10mg | 2/5/2014 | 4 | Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli | Hair Loss...a LOT of it, but luckily I have thick hair. | This drug is a lifesaver. I have had no problems keeping my INR stable. I eat a consistent diet and have my INR checked when required, I take my medication at the same time every day. I am so thankful for this medication even though it can be a pain in the butt. | F | 26 | 7 months | 12/13/2005 | 3 | bilateral pulmonary embolism | Shoulder surgery that ended up causing clots in my arm. Then to lungs. Was hospitalized 2 times in a month. Have had the extreme headaches, fatigue, and dizziness. The worst is the bloating! I have been off the drug for almost 3 weeks and still feel miserable. The headaches have subsided and no more dizziness. I was in the best shape of my life prior to my clots and now I can't seem to even find the energy to go to the gym. | M | 39 | 8 months 7.5mg | 12/29/2014 | 1 | dvt and pulmonary embolism | Extreme fatigue, breathlessness, bruising, tearing of skin especially in vaginal area, not hungry. | Having a hard time trying to find good things to eat that don't have vitamin K in them. Have no social life at all because of the extreme fatigue. Dr. said I would have to stay on this the rest of my life, but what's the sense in living if it's only to miserable? I am going to try cod liver oil and vitamin E and see if it helps. Stay away from this drug if you can. | F | 58 | 9 months 5mg 1X day | 8/13/2012 |