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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | AF | None | Must have worked because I did not have a stroke. | M | 57 | 6 months 7.5 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 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 | 5 | none | INR varies upon with diet. Healthy equals thicker, less fruits/vegs equals thinner. I eat healthy and let the dosage increase, as necessary. Absolutely no bleeding issues. Do everything I did previously, including hiking, weight lifting, running. | M | 56 | 480 days 10 1X day | 6/15/2010 | 5 | afib | none that I have noticed | M | 73 | 90 days 5 mg 1X day | 7/2/2011 | 5 | None | Hair Loss: It is most likely genetics Fatigue/ Muscle Loss: You are most likely out of shape due to the fact that you changed your lifestyle due to Coumadin. You can live an active lifestyle with Coumadin if you are careful. Depression: You were most likely depressed before Coumadin...now you have an excuse. Diet: You can eat/drink whatever you want to as long as long as it is factored into your dosage. Headaches: Most likely that is a diet issue. If you eat healthy and are hydrated, you should be good to go. Bleeding Gums: Use a soft bristle tooth brush and have your INR checked...it is most likely too high. For most of us Coumadin was forced upon our lives. Yes it is a pain in the a$$. Yes there will be some type psychological effect, but it is psychological. At some point you will have to let it go and live your life...it is too short to live in a box and blame everything on Coumadin. | M | 39 | 15 years 9 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 5 | Following By Pass Surgery | Weight gain up to 5Kgs Hair thinning Lethhargy Dizziness and loss of balance Blood in urine | Am taking 3mg one night 4mg the next maintaining INR 2.4 to 2.6 hate having to take it but at my age what the heck enjoy glass of good red most nights My best bit of advice to others is a positive attitude it definately helps. | M | 76 | 4 years | 6/20/2006 | 5 | Mechanical Aortic Valve | The medication is literally a life saver. You have to watch your blood levels very closely so your blood does not get to thick or thin. I bruise easily. | It is very important to educate yourself on any drug you are taking as much as possible. I am also a big believer in the self testing machines offered. I manage my own I&R and it works well with my busy life style. My surgeon highly recommended it. | M | 46 | 15 years | 9/19/2006 | 5 | Arterial fibrillation | Cold hands, cold feet. I always shave at night because I don’t have time in the morning to wait for the cut to heal. I get horrible bruises when I walk into furniture…I had dilapidating panic attacks before taking coumadin, thank god those episodes are gone. | If I can help anyone regarding their panic attacks, I would be more than happy to give you my uneducated opinion. Be well. | M | 45 | 1 days | 1/31/2006 | 5 | 3 DVT's (shoulder, knee & ankle) | I've had 3 DVT's over the last 9 years. We're pretty sure they were all sports/contact related. Only downside, this time out, is that I missed 2 months of my most recent hockey season, but I'm back playing now. The upside -- I went back to playing golf during my time off. I have noticed that I can't work late into the evening any more but I'm not sure coumadin is the cause. | I think I'm on coumadin for good now (I was on and then off for the first 2 DVT's) and as far as I know it's working great. The on-going management/maintenance process has certainly improved over the years. It used to take a couple tubes of blood and a couple days for an INR check. Now it's quick and easy, my last visit for an INR check took a total of 20 minutes and most of that time was spent talking to the Dr about other things. | M | 50 | 3 months | 12/15/2005 | 5 | Warfarin | None really. INR has been kept within the region of 2-3. Currently take 5, 5 and 6mg respectively for approx 14 days until next INR test. Regular testing for INR since having DVT in lower left leg Oct. 04. Scan showed clot to be behind left knee. Was given immediate shot of Klexane in abdomen at the hospital and had approx 9 further injections thereafter ( 9 days). Warfarin given as well. | The INR should be within the specific region of 2 to 3. Above 3 and bleeding, bruising may become a problem. Opposite effect below 2. Have been down to 1.9 but Warfarin adjusted accordingly. Unable to comment on Warfarin as such other than problems may occur if INR rises above 3. Last year I had a bad cramp, pulling sensation in my lower left leg which hurt very much when walking etc. Ankle became swollen and red. Indication of DVT. Also pain when foot moved backward and foreward when leg in straight position. Very very important to get help as soon as possible with DVT. The period of ankle swelling also has hard calf condition. Family history of DVT hence prolonged anticoagulant therapy. | M | 47 | 12 months | 10/12/2005 | 5 | 3 DVTs | I'm always colder then everyone else. I didn't think it was the coumadin but now I see it might be that. I also think I get out of breath quickly. I feel like my blood is too thin. Today 7-1-05 It was about 85 degress and really humid. I was cleaning deck chairs with my son and by the time I finished I was sweating profusely and thought I was gooing to pass out. I get out of breath easy I can't walk up the stairs withoug getting out of breath. Yes I am overweight. | M | 49 | 7 years | 7/1/2005 | 5 | DVT (Rt. Calf), PE's (Rt. Lung) | Fatigue, Night sweats & sensitivity to cold. | Got me out of hospital, I'm hoping that I'll just have to take it for 6 months. It's a pitty that there is no alternative to taking this "rat poison". You'd think that in the 21st. century, we'd be able to come up with an alternative. I guess PE's & DVT's are not as "sexy" as Cancer, AIDS etc. | M | 39 | 3 weeks | 12/4/2006 | 5 | Bypass in leg due to thrombosis | I am taking 7.5 mg once daily. I did get very, very itchy -- first, the leg that was operated on, then lower extremities generally and occasionally almost my whole body. It about drove me crazy, because I would scratch and then erupt the skin with bruising and bleeding. This has calmed down but it took probably a good 4-5 weeks. I also found myself bruising very easily -- for example, I brushed up against the edges of some cardboard sheets and my whole arm just erupted in bruises. They did heal substantially within a week or 10 days, though. I am also taking 75 mg of Plaxil and a cholesterol drug, Niaspan, as well as the occasional Vicodin still. | I don't know if it's helping, but I am assuming it is -- I'm just trusting my docs. | M | 55 | 45 days | 1/29/2007 | 5 | heart | M | 57 | 2 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 | 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 | Aortic Valve Replacement | The only side effect that I can with confidence blame on coumadin is that I get cold much easier than before. I'm losing my hair even though there is no evidence of balding on either side. On the good side, bruising isn't as bad as I expected. I don't play with sharp things anymore. | My history is that I was very unstable. For the first few years I was getting tested 2-3 times per week. I've stablized at about once per week, although I occasionally make every 2 weeks and even made it to 3 weeks one time! | M | 51 | 14 years | 4/10/2005 | 5 | Aortic Aneurism/aortic valve replac | Insomnia sometimes, heart races/pounds at night (From 55bpm - 70 bpm), cold extremities some times, hazy vision, migrains during the first 2 weeks, sweat at night on occasion. | I have only been on the drug for 4 weeks but I have noticed a few side effects. The worst of which is the racing heart at night. I'm not really sure why. I'm also on a blood pressure med Metoprolol until I'm fully healed. I feel fine other than the side effects not to mention my second OHS in 9 years. I don't wan't another if possible. I just hope to be able to return to my active lifestyle and lead a normal life of a 41 yo. | M | 41 | 28 days | 4/24/2007 | 5 | Pulmonary emboli | Nothing remarkable. Maybe I have become more impatient but I have always had that problem and think I just get worse with age - not because of Coumadin. | I have been taking coumadin since January 2001 and was supposed to take it for only 6 months. Then I had a second episode of P.E and the standard protocol seems to be a lifetime sentence on Coumadin. They could not find the source of the clots so this was the only recourse. I have not changed my diet and eat lots of greens almost every day. The Coumadin dosage was adjusted to suit my diet. It took a while to stabilize but I have been on 5 mg/2.5 mg on alternating days for about 3 years. Maybe it helps that I execercise for at least one hour every day. | M | 73 | 6 years | 4/21/2007 | 5 | mech heart valve | none | I'm lucky and have yet to have a single real problem past first week brusing while dose was all over the place and also on amioderone. I exercise hard, work hard, ski, bike, and take an occasional bruse that I expected to change my life but I've never had an event more serious than a handnail that bled for 2hrs or 50% more severe bruses when I really banged myself up. | M | 43 | 2 years | 9/2/2007 |
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)