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 |
| 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 | 2 | Blood clot in left leg | Bloating, joint pain, weight gain. | It does not allow me to take my regular medication for arthritis. | M | 52 | 3 months 5mg 1X day | 8/21/2012 | 2 | DVT LEFT INNER THIGH/ LARGE | Fatigue is extreme. In the beginning, until just recently (1-2 wks ago) I felt nausea. My endurance is poor and my Drs. have still not been able to achieve a theraputic dose w/out sending my INR to 5.0. Skin heals extremely slowly. I dont like this drug BUT my clot has reduced by abt 45%. | F | 52 | 6 months From 5-15 | 8/8/2012 | 3 | DVT April 2010 and again Nov 2011 | fatigue and breathlessness; loss of energy and stamina; light-headed and dizzy even for light exercise; symptoms in feet and legs but not sure if these are side effects of warfarin | On warfarin for 6 months (May - early Nov 2010) and had severe fatigue and breathlessness. Still had some problems Jan 2011 so went back to doc, who arranged blood tests, and in the end was diagnosed with CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia), Symptoms slowly faded away and felt I was getting back to normal, until Nov 2011 had another DVT, in the other leg. Had daily heparin injections for some weeks until Jan 2012 when started back on warfarin. Within a week or two, noticed breathlessness and fatigue started again. Doc has said I shouldexpect to stay on warfarin permanently now. | M | 59 | 7 months 12 mg 1X day | 8/4/2012 | 2 | DVT & PE | Freezing all the time, weight gain, heavy periods, fatigue | Was in the hospital for 2 weeks on heparin, 10 mg coumadin and receiving shots in my belly twice a day. In those 2 weeks, I put 9 lbs on. I've taken one lb off since my release. There has been no change in diet or exercise to explain this. The fatigue has gotten better, but I am still not my old self. My DVT & PE are unexplained and looks like there is no end in sight for this med as my INR goes up & down so often. I can be at 2.0 on a Monday, 3.9 Friday and 1.2 a few days later on Monday again. I'm so over it all!! | F | 35 | 6 months 10 1X day | 7/19/2012 | 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 | 3 | I got a PE | I get tingling in my feet, shortness of breath and chest pain at times, weekness as well. | F | 43 | 1 days 9 1X day | 7/12/2012 | 1 | Dvt/PE X2 | Awful! FREEZING FREEZING FREEZING all the time! Numb painful arms. I finally convinced my Dr. to switch me to XARELTO I am hopeful I feel better on this! | BAD stuff moved to XARELTO!!!! | M | 41 | 1.5 years 10 1X day | 7/10/2012 | 1 | PE | Headaches face breaking out up and down INR. I am talking with doctors due to my PE being associated with hysterectomy I am negative for all tests. My daughters are all testing positive so we are trying g to figure out what to do. My conclusion is coming off the rat poison and gettin on with a normal life again. I worry more about the effects of Coumadin than the PE I had symptoms of DVT that my doctor ignores that is why I ended up with it. I know te symptoms and I have Lovenox on hand. Quality I'd life at his point for me is my objective. | F | 41 | 2 months 3-5 | 7/8/2012 | 2 | left leg DVT with massive bi-lat PE | Horrible! 152 at Christmas in Dec 2011 DVT & PE Feb 2012 ---left hospital at 170 after 9 days on Warfarin (Coumadin) after 8 days requesting salads, fish, fruit. Upon being home, ALL I want to eat are salads, steamed vegetables, salmon, peaches. Went from 5 cups coder day to ZERO! Now, drinking ice water. Now it is June 2012---187 lbs!!! Diarrhea; forehead/hairline hair loss; weight gain all in my stomach area; loss appetite; increased depression; fatigue; lethargy; etc! Have suffered with Major Depression since 20---am now 48 years old, 2 teenaged daughters, a fantastic & supportive husband and cannot believe what this DRUG has done to me---as much as I certainly appreciate that it has kept me alive, I wish the Warfarin/Ciunadin Drug Companies would come CLEAN with the REAL side effects---especially for women in 40's and early/mid 50's! The physicians say "no correlation with this sudden mid-section weight gain! You MUST JUST be eating a lot!" I have 1/10th appetite I USED to jave befor the DVT/PE & when I DO eat, it's veggies, salads (no dressing), fish, water, peaches in natural juices! I am NOT EARING BUSHELS of vegetables/fruit, either! I have no appetite! I'm just praying that I can come off of this HORRIBLE drug---one year as I tested positive for Leiden ago toe V (a generic blood disorder that can thicken your blood & make you prone to leg clots). I'm discourages, depressed, uncomfortable, developing rashes due to weight gain, | F | 48 | 6 months 8mg | 7/3/2012 | 1 | Blood clots after c-section | Major weight gain! Depression and tiredness, weak immune system.. | I have hated being on this drug. Talk about trouble loosing the baby weight! My doctor insists that Coumadin has nothing to do with my wieght gain- absolutely NOT true. I went on this medicine a week after giving birth and can't loose any weight. I eat right and exercise. Does not matter because my dosage is so high it does not impact anything I do. I am on 15 MG a day. I went to the beach and forgot to take my medicine for four days and lost 5 pounds. Prepare to gain a lot of weight on this medicine. I have two months left and I am counting down the days till I get off! | F | 33 | 4 months 15MG 1X day | 7/2/2012 | 2 | heart failure | skin on arms and hand very black. skin very thin. difficulty in keeping inr.s level good. | M | 82 | 4 years 2.5 to 5mg 1X day | 6/19/2012 | 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 | pulmonary embolism | I have constant fatique , stomach aches , diarreha, headaches , and a prolonged menstrual period. I also have hair thinning . I still get constant cramps in my legs and now everything I eat upsets my stomache . I keep telling my self that I am taking to save my life . | F | 45 | 6 weeks 6 to 9 mg | 6/10/2012 | 5 | Bloodclot in left leg | Hi I was paralyzed in car accident they just found it after all this time I was in and out the hospital all the time but I keep havin chills and very bad sweats is that normal. | F | 40 | 2 months 10mg | 6/4/2012 | 3 | Mechanical AVR | LOT OF WEIGHT GAIN, feeling tired, bloatiness, a generalized feeling of not feeling well as time has went along after the first 6 months or so. Depression at times. | Have to be on this the rest of my life. I wish I had received a tissue valve now instead of a mechanical valve. My father got a tissue AVR valve and does not have to take blood thinner. He has not experienced the weight gain that I have. I cannot eat a lot of vegetables (dark green especially as my blood thickens too easily). I hate the coumadin!!! | F | 60 | 4 years 3 - 4 alt 1X day | 5/29/2012 | 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 | 1 | heart | weakness fatigue stomach ache bone pain alot of side effects all because of coumadin.I never knew how bad coumadin was until I took it myself.I would never recommend to anyone.I wish they would take it off the market. | M | 49 | 6 days 50 mg | 5/27/2012 | 3 | DVT AND PE AFTER C SEC | TIRED, HAIR LOSS, WEIGHT GAIN, HEART FLUTTERS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH CHEST PRESSURE, NUMBNESS IN ARM, MEMORY ISSUES. | ITS SCARY, I HAVE ALWAYS WEIGHED 110-115 NOW WEIGH 155 AND HAVE WEIGHED UP TO 163. I HATE THE MEMORY ISSUES AND ITS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NO ENERGY AT ALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DOC ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS AND I GET THE SAME ANS ITS NOT THE MED. AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS A FOREVER THING FOR ME TOO. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE A WALKING TIME BOMB WITH OUT IT. SO WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE? | F | 42 | 8 years 9 1X day | 5/23/2012 | 3 | DVT | Cold, tired all the time, heavy periods, hair loss, weight gain, general feeling of being unwell | I have been on Warfarin for 6 years after having a DVT in left leg, groin to knee which happened after breaking my ankle. I have been given all the usual tests and have Lupus Anticoagulant which make me prone to clots. I am on this for life now and although it does save your life I dont believe taking rat poison ever day can do you any good at all, no other option but to continue.. I hope they will switch DVT patients to Pradaxa but not sure if it is licenced for that yet. Comforting to know others feel the same and I am not going mad. | F | 47 | 6 years 4mg 1X day | 5/8/2012 |