COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)

Average Rating: 3.1 (876 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
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 3  artificial heart valve INR levels for past 4 years have been fairly consistent. INR level recommended 2.5-3.5. Wildly fluctuating levels past two months. Wednesday 5.6 discontinued drug for 2 days level 1.9. Next test 5.2 after two days 2.1. Have any others experienced fluctuations? Constantly feel chilled. Comfort range 70F to 85F. F 64 4 days
9/7/2003
 5  DVT weakness, lethargy, exhaustion on extremely high dosage of coumadin (16mg per day); has reduced number of daily headaches as a benefit F 32 2 months
7/14/2004
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 5  DVT (lower left leg) Feeling noticably colder. I used to be able to wear short and t-shirts to air conditioned work place now I freeze if I don't wear at least jeans, and my hands are still getting cold even with that. It takes some getting used to to start taking meds every day, especially something as tightly regulated as coumadin M 29 3 months
7/16/2004
 5  amputee, dvt tenderness of skin, no bruising, swelling or other visual signs. F 65 9 years
8/15/2004
 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  heart M 57 2 months
9/19/2004
 4  Double Stroke Bruising very easily. Although this drug is great for extending ones life, it alters what life they did have extremely simply because of the side affects. M 36 4 months
9/19/2004
 5  heart valve replacement Often feel chilled to the bone. Tired. Use to have a lot of patience and now get quickly frustrated. Bruise easily. Sick to my stomach all of the time. Take it to keep alive, however, long for a day when I am not sick to my stomach and feel cold,tired and edgy. Wish someone would find an alternative or a diet list. M 58 7 years
9/24/2004
 3  DVT (3 times)/IVC filter placement Fatigue, difficulty regulating temperature (either too hot or too cold), mood swings, weight gain, frequent headaches. I have had to have INR checks weekly for the past 3 years because I can't stay regulated. My target range is 3 to 3.5 and it fluctuates wildly, even though I only alternate 2 and 2.5 mg. Sometimes I just say F 36 5 years
10/4/2004
 3  DVT (3 times)/IVC filter placement Fatigue, difficulty regulating temperature (either too hot or too cold), mood swings, weight gain, frequent headaches. I have had to have INR checks weekly for the past 3 years because I can't stay regulated. My target range is 3 to 3.5 and it fluctuates wildly, even though I only alternate 2 and 2.5 mg. F 36 5 years
10/4/2004
 3  DVT I'm getting headaches is this normal... and light sensitivity - blood in my nose when i blow my nose now and i bruise easily this drug scares me b/c i'm afraid if somthing happened i wouldn't be able to clot properly F 28 1 months
10/15/2004
 3  Aortic Valve Replacement Where should I start? Migrane headaches, difficulty swallowing/having to clear my throat constantly, fatigue, numbness of the skin on my hands/extremities, and severe PUFFY EYES! I take it only because I have to. Since I have so many side affects I'm also worried about jaundice/liver damage M 37 3 years
10/19/2004
 4  Stroke I am extremly cold now when I'm not excersising. That's the only one I can pick out though. I started it about the same time I started Neurontin (for seizures), so some of the initial side effects may have been confused with neurontin side effects My blood's all normal now, no more blood clots in my brain! F 20 2 years
11/12/2004
 3  Spleenic Infarcts A little bleeding when I brush my teeth. A bit cold, but I live in New England, and was borned in a very tropical city in South America, so maybe it's not the drug that's the problem. Biggest problem with this medicine is that it constantly remains me of my mortality. Not that I though I was inmortal before. I do recomend to try to spend more time with family and friends. I feel fine, the effect is mostly fear of getting a complication. I still do not know why I developed the spleenic infarcts, all my blood work came back negative. My doctor recommended life long treatment. It's hard to think about a life-time of coumidan. I'm trying to take it one day at a time. I can't complain, had this happened to me in my country, I would have been in big trouble. M 32 6 months
12/12/2004
 4  I had DVT when I was 14. longlasting bruising. Especially if I accidently hit my leg or arm to a chair or a table the bruise gets too dark and stays for years. Really I am not exagerating. F 26 12 years
12/25/2004
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 4  Sinus Venous Thrombosis Tiredness, light dizziness, upset stomach, lack of appetite. All of the symptoms mentioned above do not always persist but rather come and go. If anyone else is suffering from the same side effects, I would appreciate if you contact me via email and share that with me. M 27 2 months
12/27/2004
 4  dvt/pe/ivc filter placement hair loss, loss of appetite and weight, also fatigue Although I am very comforted by the thought of all the benefits coumadin has provided me, I am having a hard time dealing with hair loss. It is also discouraging to me given the fact that I will remain on coumadin lifelong. Please contact me if you have the same side effects. Also does the hair loss continue or will my body adapt to having the coumadin in my system? F 31 1 years
12/30/2004
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 3  LUNG EMBOLISMS THROWN IF A DRUG IS UNSTABLE AS COUMADIN IS, THE PATRIENT BECOMES THE SAME WAY. FEAR, ANXIETY, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ALL CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL AS THE DRUG. EXHAUSTION IS EITHER FROM THE DRUG OR WORRY. DRS ARE LACKING IN THEIR EXPLANATIONS. WHAT'S NEW???? TOO UNSTABLE. NO REAL REASONS FOR THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THIS DRUG PROVIDING THAT THE PATIENT IS FOLLOWING THE RULES AS I AM. FEELS LIKE HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. M 62 2 months
2/4/2005
 5  Atrial Fib Bruise easily - even from somehting as benign as a massage. 2 years
3/9/2005
 3  Stroke/Vertebral Artery Dissection Slight light-headedness often (not major but simply annoying as I just don't feel right), hard focusing at times, bloating, loss of appetite at times, occassional shortness of breath (although might be from me worrying). Seems to be pretty unstable in effects. Started taking 6mg/day. Originally it was keeping me at 2.5 (Protime). Then within one week, with no lifestyle changes, it dropped to 1.9 and caused TIAs. Two days ago it was boosted up to 8mg/day which has brought about the mentioned side effects. Are these normal for the higher dose or will they go away. My doctor seems to be unsure of a lot of the side effects as it is such an individual reaction. (So it helped somewhat, but still not very comfortable with it.) M 34 6 weeks
3/11/2005
  

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)

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