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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Deep VEIN Thrombosis | Without coumadin, I will die. I hated this drug at the beginning.I've lost my hair at 39, my figure, my fun personality, and dear friends. It killed many good fun things around me and .YES!, Its rat POISON. Is anyone still working a high profile job? I 've had to for our family medical. I can't do it anymore. I have fainted at work, costantly fatigued, I don't trust myself, I'm in chronic pain. How much wosre can this get??? I've been on coumadin treatment for 11.6.years . I will be on it for the rest of my life.As long as I can afford to pay for it. I feel and understand the pain everyone of you is goiing through. | F | 51 | 365 years 7..5 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 1 | DVT/Lungs filled with clots | Massive hair loss. Depression. Mental fatigue. I also have fibro myalgia. I have taken coumadin for forty years! I have had many surgeries and I think the coumadin is responsible. | Last month I had to be off the 10mg. that I take every day for yet another procedure. I felt better after two days. I haven't felt that good in 15 years. I could go and play with my grandson. It was wondrful! I told my doctor who said coumadin had no side effects. I felt better every day for those five days you can't make me believe it was a five day miracle! I am going to try again tomorrow to talk with my doctor and hope that he can change my meds. | F | 59 | 40 years | 1/16/2008 | 3 | dvt, p.e. | coldness, weight gain, bloating, | anyone with any feedback? | F | 51 | 33 years | 4/29/2007 | 5 | 4-pe, 6 dvt, family history | I am cold all the time. Occassionaly, I do get headaces and feel light headed. I easily bruise and at times my coumadin has been too high and required medical attention. | I am a lifer when it comes to coumadin. I cannot survive without it. I understand that it has many side affects, but they have been manageable for me. Besides, it sure beats the alternative! | F | 48 | 32 years 5 mg 1X day | 12/5/2011 | 5 | mitral valve replacement | bruising, cold all the time trouble keeping INR theraputic, diet restrictions are the pits. I love my spinach,asparagus and broccoliand a quarter cup is just a tease. | My sister died while on plavix I'm not saying it killed her but her quality of life was not as good while she was on it as mine has been on coumadin. I understand the young womans concerns about pregnancy and coumadin I was on it during the first 4and 1/2 months of my first pregnancy and was fortunate enough to have a healthy son. The reason I stopped taking it for the second half of the pregnancy was that they found out it wasn't needed with porcine xenografts. I worried thru the whole pregnancy then had another child, another pig valve, another child, then an artificial valve was installed necessitating coumadin again. the birth defects that can happen from Coumadin are horrific and pregnancy should be avoided at all costs. We were lucky not everyone is, but all in all I give Coumadin a big thumbs up. | F | 54 | 30 years | 12/6/2006 | 4 | Factor V lidden | The blood bank bruises my arms they go in then they half to wiggle and twist the neddel to finely get blood flowing I look like I have been in A dog fight. | M | 70 | 30 years 7.5 MG 1X day | 7/23/2010 | 3 | Mitral valve replacement (twice) | Depression, anxiety, weight gain, severe fatigue, disturbed sleep and a lack of concentration. I have been taking wafarin for 27 years and I have found that the longer I am on drug the worse the symptoms seem to be getting. It has been sheer determination on my part to try to lead a normal life. | This drug did save my life and for that I am extremely grateful! The side effects have either not been sufficiently researched or ignored. I have been told by my Dr's on numerous occasions that there is no alternative for me. I have done what I could to alleviate or minimise the side effects, not to mention the money that I have spent trying to "heal" myself :0)The side effects can be debilitating at times. I think it is time that the manufacturer does something about it as there are more of us that suffer from the side effects than those that don't!! | F | 41 | 27 years | 12/23/2008 | 5 | Mechanical Heart Valve | Out of range sometimes, but no real side effects. Learned to avoid cranberry juice. That's about it. | I've been taking warfarin for 26 of my 44 years on earth. No real issues. I test weekly with a home monitor and adjust dose as appropriate. | M | 44 | 26 years 5 mg 1X day | 11/29/2016 | 4 | A-fib, Stroke, Mech Heart Valve | Spacey Feeling, Chilled Easily, Dehydrated Skin, Frequent Episodes of Internal Bleeding, Short Term Memory Loss, Absent Mindedness, Tiredness, Bruising, Excessive Bleeding, Heavy Periods | I have been on Coumadin for over 21 years for Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke/TIA history, and a mechanical heart valve. My target INR is 3.5, which may explain the unpleasant side effects. When my INR is at target range, I do not suffer strokes, TIA’s, or clotting near the valve, which is a blessing. But, high fluctuating INRs, do cause frequent internal bleeding episodes. Because I work full time, this is a major inconvenience. At this point, I have no other choice but to continue this medication. In all honesty, I am thankful for this medication, but if stopping it was an option (and I have been tempted), I would do it in a heart beat. | F | 48 | 21 years | 11/28/2008 | 4 | Mitral Valve re-placement | Hair loss with good re-growth (not balding), fatigue if dosage is missed, issues with memory (could be due to aging)and depression (stuck with this for the rest of my life - no wonder I am depressed), issues with bleeding and had 2 strokes - blot clots at the base of my brain. | Wonder drug, I am still alive, but much prefer the Heprin needles I took when I was pregnant. No brusing,no bleeding and its just the best. But has very damaging effects on ones bones. Oh and very expensive $12.00 per needle per day. | F | 41 | 21 years | 1/4/2010 | 4 | Atrial fibrillation | bleeding, fatigue, itching, rash | I was taking coumadin (Wafarin) for over 20 years. For the first 13 years my biggest problem was excessive bleeding if I cut myself and occasional nose bleeds. In the last 7 years I noticed dark spots appearing on my skin whenever I’d bang against anything. I became more fatigued. I developed a rash. I had unbearable bouts of itching. My mental capacity diminished to the extent that my neurologist told me I am losing it. I understand I am 86 years old. Within the passed three months I was hospitalized twice for two bouts of rectal bleeding. Each time the doctors could not find the immediate cause though they did decide the risk of stroke was less then returning to the hospital for a third bout of bleeding. Since I have been off the medication I have more energy and more interest in the world around me. There is enough of a change in my demeanor for friends and family to comment. My overly thin skin is free of black and blue marks. I do not know if my itching and rash will disappear but I certainly hope so. I take one full aspirin a day and so far it has kept me from a stroke. I decided in the hospital that the risk of a stroke was more acceptable than the risk of bleeding every five weeks. I spoke to my doctor about what I believe to be Coumadin’s side effects and he stated that with certainty that these are not side effects of the drug. I can state with the same certainty, he is wrong. | M | 86 | 21 years 3 mg 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 2 | DVT | I have been on coumadin for almost 22 years. I think of coumadin as both good and bad. The good is that it has saved my life. The bad is the side effects. When I first went on coumadin I began having trouble sleeping, which has still continued. I do not have the energy I once had. I have also felt like I have ADD while on coumadin. To summarize: anxiiety, lack of energy, sadness, and yes at times depression. I asked for almost twenty years if there were any side effects of coumadin, to which my hematologist said no. Finally, a primary care doctor informed me that there may be links to coumadin and depression/anxiety. He began to study this after his mother went on coumadin and he noticed the effects on her. | There is yet to be any other alternative for people with DVT. I am 100% convinced that there are grave side effects. (lack of energy, sadness, and depression/anxiety) | M | 38 | 21 years | 4/28/2008 | 5 | I have afi | Black n blue easy bleed longer | It helps | F | 65 | 20 years 2mg | 10/23/2017 | 5 | I have afib | Black n blue easy bleed longer | It helps | F | 65 | 20 years 2mg | 10/23/2017 | 4 | Ileo femoral DVD, left leg | I had a massive dvt when I was 23... Fit and highly active, unexplained, so they put me on long term warfarin. I've been a little irresponsible with inr and missing dosage, and as a result, they're moving me to a new drug. | Personally, I would like to think that some of the ailments being described are as a result of warfarin, especially weight gain! Before reading this site, I had heard that warfarin can cause water retention but I would heavily discourage you in taking diaretics as this is in part what helped make my dvt so big. Evenso, my experience of the last 20 years is this: if you are getting headaches, chest pain or any other non-normal events, either see a doctor, or remember that you have suffered a life threatening event and anxiety is a natural reaction to this. I used to wake up in cold sweats believing that I was having a PE or something. This happened for years, even now sometimes. Just take a deep breath and relax. Take more exercise, do something at least once a day. I play badminton at least 3 times a week and feel good for it. But I do still get anxious. It's only natural and can cause all sorts of phantom symptoms. Good luck to you all. | M | 43 | 20 years 8mg/day 1X day | 7/16/2012 | 2 | Valve replacement | Extreme fatigue, weight gain, blurred vision, extreme leg pain, cannot sleep and now nose bleeds | I have been on comadin for 20 yrs after a aortic valve replacement. I did not have any side effects at all at first, but now I am experiencing them. Also, my protime numbers are off the chart, from 2.5 - 4.0 in a matter of days. What is wrong? Has my body had enough of coumadin? I am seeing my cardiologist within the next month, maybe he will have answers. | F | 57 | 20 years 5 mg 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 3 | DVT | Initially, for about the first three years my extremities were very cold. Now, I do not have that effect. However, I can say that I have suffered bouts of anxiety/depression over the years from coumadin. My doctor would always say that it was all in my mind. Recently, I have seen a different doctor that explained that there is a link between coumadin and anxiety/depression. He has placed me on an anti anxiety drug. I think it is somewhat working. | Coumadin is a very strong drug, and other people need to be educated about it. | M | 36 | 19 years | 10/25/2005 | 5 | atrial fib., stroke | Frequent bruising, often spontaneous. Nose bleeds. | I started Coounadin in 1992. At that time I was monitored at a finger-stick INR clinic. When the clinic closed in 2003 because it was losing money under the federally regulated system of reimbursement, I went off Coumadin, stayed on baby aspirin one a day. My INRs fluctuated too much. Then I had a stroke in 2005. I decided to go back on Coumadin, found the one and only Coumadin Clinic in a doctor's office in town. Then I had some coronary drug-eluting stents put in. That cardiologist put me on Plavix in addition to Coumadin and aspirin. He instructed me to keep the INR between 1.8 and 2.5. I weigh and measure vitamin K foods, and take 2.5mg. Coumadin daily. Well, the stents are still patent after almost 3 years. And no new stroke, yet. Ginger potentiates warfarin unpredictably. Amiodarone raises INR off the scale. Once a month INR monitoring is usually not often enough, for me, at least, in spite of measuring my food. Too many other oncontrolled variables. Patients who can | M | 79 | 18 years | 1/5/2008 | 3 | Two artificial heart valves | I have been on coumadin for roughly 16 years and the more time that goes by the more I hate being on a blood thinner. Not that I have a choice, but my hair is INCREDIBLY thin. I eat a very healthy diet and even take supplements and basically my doctor said I would just have to live with it because Coumadin can have that effect. | While growing up I was under the impression that I could still safely have children, just as long it is planned and I get onto heparin for the first trimester. Now I've been told that it's extremely risky having a child when you've been on coumadin for awhile. My doctor actually told me I should look into adoption because monitoring my pregnancy would give him grey hair and be extremely high risk. | F | 28 | 16 years | 10/13/2007 | 1 | Blood clots | Was in a car wreck, got 3 bad blood clots | Had to be take off of Coumadin, put on heprin to therupedic level. Then drs ended up putting me on Eliquis. | F | 60 | 16 years 5mgs | 2/23/2018 |
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)