COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 3.1 (876 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COUMADIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Atrial Fib | Bruise easily - even from somehting as benign as a massage. | 2 years | 3/9/2005 | 4 | Iatrogenic DVT | Ache all over, shortness of breath, weight gain,fatigue. | 3 days | 5/25/2006 | 4 | Iatrogenic DVT | Ache all over, shortness of breath, weight gain,fatigue. | 3 days | 5/25/2006 | 4 | PEs | itching, loss of sex drive, tongue tingle, lips slightly swollen sometimes. I believe I had a severe allergic reaction from it once. | It does seem to help. I tried to quit it, but after 4 days had chest pains for two days. Decided to go back on it. | M | 4 months | 9/17/2006 | 3 | atrial fib | weight loss, and (possibly related) osteoporosis | M | 3 years | 3/11/2007 | 3 | PE on both lungs & DVT in left leg | Dizzy spells, extreme fatigue, lack of motivation, and weight gain. Ive gained 15 pds in 4 months. | Although this medication is doing its good by alleviating the clots....I wish I didn't have to experience the fatigue and weight gain along with it. | F | 150 days 7.5 - 10 1X day | 6/12/2012 | 3 | 2 DVTs left calf | None | I kept the INR between 1 and 2 for most of the time on general principles (vitamin K must do something good)and recently took it up to the therapeutic range of 3. | M | 5 days | 2/11/2008 | 3 | 2 episodes of partial loss of eye sight - INR was tested it was about 1.00. Genetic issues | Itchy ankle and sometimes tighes reduced sex drive | M | 90 days | 3/6/2008 | 2 | PE DVT | Severe Manic Depression! Hopeless, worried, anxiety. FAT FAT FAT! Gained 20lbs in 6 weeks! Tired, teeth problems, mood swings. | I can't take much more. | M | 6 weeks | 10/15/2008 | 1 | Atrial Fabrilation | Weight gain, lightheaded | I am healed so i am off from coumadin 3 days ago. I wanted to share these. I change my diet, like Bill clinton did. Went unto vegetarian. Most of all, i pray and believe for God healing. I was healed without the medication. You could check with your doctor how changing your diet could reverse your sickness. Do not change your diet without first consult with your doctor. My doctor was impress that my body headed itself. | F | 7 weeks 3mg 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | DVT following back aurgery | Constant nausea from day one. Loss of appetite. Weight loss. | My doctor doesn't believe me and claims warfarin has NO side effects other than bruising. Why do some doctors continue to cling to warfarin, with all its problems, restrictions, etc., when better new drugs are available? | F | 3 months 5 mg 1X day | 11/26/2015 | 4 | Mitral valve implant | She has sores and lesions in mouth, lots of brusing. | My baby will be on coumadin the rest of her life | F | 1 | 2 months | 9/7/2004 | 5 | coronary aneurysms | My son is ALWAYS cold, I have to constantly have a jacket with us. He of course bruises very, very easily especially if his levels are high (which they have only been a few times). He also of course bleeds easily (childhood cuts and bruises are FUN!) Being a child his diet is unlimited, we just have to adjust his medication as needed. He tends to level out, spike, then bottom out and it's time to increase the dosage. | M | 7 | 5 years 5 MG 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 3 | dvt left calf | Bruising, headache, cold all the time, loss of breath, tired, | F | 18 | 3 months 5, 7.5 | 12/4/2011 | 5 | Bi-lateral PE Several | Tingly or pain in arms at random moments. Feeling like I'm not all there in the mind, like an idiot. Pain in knees. Legs fall asleep when laying down. No appetite at all. | I miss being able to eat collard greens, and I hate feeling like my arms are asleep all the time. I'm glad this is saving my life and I am very thankful. These side effects are sort of affecting my daily life. I can't run six miles a day anymore cause I'm exhausted from the medicine. I just am not a fan right now. | F | 19 | 34 days 5-7 mg 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 4 | DVT in leg/ Factor V Leiden Gene | Stomach cramping, very rarely dizzy or lightheaded | I had two clots form within three weeks of each other, the second of which I had just started taking a low dosage of coumadin. I needed angeoplasty twice as a result, and my hemotologist says I will most likely be on this the rest of my life, which I'm not a fan of because of the food limitations and the fact that I can't drink! But I'm willing to be on this if it means I can be alive... my genetic mutation is pretty rare for someone my age, so if anyone out there has any questions for me, ask away | F | 19 | 1 years | 12/16/2005 | 3 | Pulmanary Embolism | I've been really cold/Sometimes my extremeties go numb...but I guess I've always been that way since I'm anemic...I have horrible gas pains and digestive issues... | My I&R levels have been fluctuating...Hopefully I don't have to be on the drug forever so I can go back to my normal lifestyle...I miss Brocolli (I'm only 19) I don't want this drug to control my life =( | F | 19 | 3 months | 9/30/2009 | 2 | PE(left lung)5 DVT(2 arm n 3 leg) | EXTREMELY TIRED,MUSCLE AND JOINT PAINS,SHORTNESS OF BREATH,LACK OF SLEEP,GAIN WEIGHT,MEMORY LOSS,HARD TO CONCENTRATE,SEVERE HEADACHES | I STARTED COUMADIN WHEN I WAS 17..I DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS FEELING WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE MEDICINE..I KEEP GAININ WEIGHT FOR NO REASON...DIAGNOSED WITH FACTOR V AND LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT FOR LIFE...THE LAST DVT ON MY ARM WAS ACTUALLY WHILE MY LEVELS WERE 4.7.....SO CONFUSED AND DEPRESSED I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.... | F | 19 | 2 years | 5/8/2009 | 2 | DVT right arm/ P.E. in both lungs | Depression, dizziness, cold chills and lack of sleep at night but then restlessness during the day. | If anyone knows of a natural aid for depression that will not have any drug interactions, I would like to know. | F | 19 | 1 months | 6/27/2007 | 1 | PE | Dizziness, rashes on hands (skin so thin), no appetite, lethargic. Doctor says it has nothing to do with it! Yeah right! | All side effects started a month after taking the medication. I'm on quite a high dose for my age and I will be seeking help of a Naturopath and Chinese Medicine Doctor for alternatives! | F | 19 | 6 months 9mg 1X day | 8/24/2012 |
COUMADIN (WARFARIN SODIUM): This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. Conditions that increase your risk of developing blood clots include a certain type of irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), heart valve replacement, recent heart attack, and certain surgeries (such as hip/knee replacement). Warfarin is commonly called a "blood thinner," but the more correct term is "anticoagulant." It helps to keep blood flowing smoothly in your body by decreasing the amount of certain substances (clotting proteins) in your blood. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)