COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)

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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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 2  Clots in leg /PE both lungs I have horrible dreams, pissed the bed, body aches, anxiety, depression, sudden memory loss, lack confidence suddenly, can't sleep right anymore, hot, dry skin, weight gain already, dizzy spells, blurred vision at times..... I am so depressed......I have been told I will be on this the rest of my life. Changing social life habbits such as drinking is one thing that is hard enough at my age, but the dreams and now pissing the bed in my 2 hours of sleep is not a side effect that I will accept. My work quality has rapidly declined because I can't focus and my confidence level has dropped so much that it makes no sense to me. I am about to stop taking the rat poison already and just take whatever happens. If anyone has any suggestions or other options please let me know. M 36 4 weeks
9/30/2009
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 2  DVT/PE Panic Attacks, Sweaty Feet and Hands, Confusion, Not able to Concentrate, Sunburn Feeling on the Skin, Shortness of Breath, Water retention and Feeling like passing out at times. Nobody wants to listen. I broke my ankle had surgery and developed a clot three weeks later went to my lung. I was on Lovenox and then Warfarin since. At first I was resistant and after taking 15 MG it boosted the level and then I started feeling these systems. Nobody Listens when you tell them your having this problem because they said the drug doesn't cause these systems. I went to emergency room a few days ago because of this and they found nothing wrong with me. Blood was okay, Heart okay and the CT proved the blood clot in my lungs was gone. My doctor wants me on this for a year. I don't know if I can take it for that long. I thought maybe my body would get used to it. F 38 3 months
6/24/2009
 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
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 2  DVT in right calf Aches, flu like symptoms, loosing sense of smell and taste. After about four months on 15mg warfarin a day, I am loosing my sense of taste and smell. No other factors have changed. The anticoagulation clinic I work with does not recognize almost all of the symptoms reported on this website or ones I have reported to them. They also seem very unwilling to consider something other than what they believe to be true. M 55 5 months
4/20/2009
 2  Bilateral PE Major weight gain, extreme fatigue, hair loss, numbness, memory loss, severe headaches daily Although I am happy to still be alive, I'm getting very frustrated with not only the side effects but with my doctor telling me they aren't side effects. Look at this site alone and tell me that we are all just crazy?? I've also been on Cipralex for depression/anxiety and I'm stepping down from that med now to see if it's causing any of the symptoms. I'll let you know in a few weeks. F 43 7 months
4/3/2009
 2  DVT/Protein C Deficiency very lathargic, achey muscles and joints, difficulty getting up after sitting for more than a couple of minutes, my brain feels like mush, I am so tired all of the time. I was prescribed coumadin after developing a DVT in my right leg. Further tests show that I have a protein C deficiency which means I will require life long therapy. I have taken this drug for over a year now and the side effects seem to be getting worse. After reading comments on this sight I feel a little more confident about insisting that my family doc refer me to a hemotologist. I was told that this drug has no side effects....well we all can't be wrong. If you also are being treated with this drug due to a protein c deficincy I would love to hear from you. My email [email protected] F 49 1 years
2/20/2009
 2  PE steady weight gain, brusing clots are cleared after 6 months of therapy, off the drug, but still can't lose the weight despite watching diet and working out 6 days / week. F 42 6 months
2/18/2009
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 2  DVT/PE after ankle surgery Extremely itchy skin on my entire body to a level that I simply cannot take anymore; major weight gain (12-15 lbs in 2 mths); thankfully no hair loss or lethargic feelings as many others have described. It's just this dry itchy skin that is making me feel like I'd rather be dead from a blood clot than alive on coumadin!! (jk) Four more months of this drug is going to be impossible. I've tried both the generic and the brand; they both have the same issue. The coumadin is doing what is supposed to do from an efficacy standpoint; they just to need to make a non-itchy version. I saw a dermatologist who tried to say it is not from the coumadin, which is just a complete joke in my opinion. A topical drug called clobetasol does provide some minor relief, but you need about a bottle a week just to make being alive bearable. M 37 70 days
2/5/2009
 2  atrial fibrillation I have posted before, but now 7 months into 5mg of Coumadin, nothing has improved. Lethargic, tired much of the time, hard to get motivated, foggy brain. Aches and pains in joints and neck seem to have increased, and leg cramps have also kicked in. Some sleeping difficulty. Summer now, but the freezing cold hands and body is probably the worst side effect. Almost impossible to get warm in winter. When I first took Coumadin (Warfarin) the pharmacist handed me four A4 pages about the medication. It lists 19 major serious side effects, but hair loss, feeling the cold, and others mentioned repeatedly on this site, do not get a look in. Why? I read one paragraph with interest: "This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Others may occur in some people and there may be some side effects not yet known." A medication/poison which has been around for so many years, this is a disgraceful admission. If anyone has an alternative to taking this drug, please email me: [email protected] M 65 7 months
1/31/2009
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 2  Blood Clot in Brain Weight gain, cold hands and feet, bruising, nose bleeds, decreased ability to concentrate, severe acne. I started taking coumadin in January of last year for a blood clot in my brain due to birth control and a blood disease. It took till December for my body to accept it and my INR to remain the same, or close to, at each blood test. Now I can go every other week instead of every week. Yay to no more bruises on my arm! I am taking 8 to 9 mg a night. The side effects i feel were never described to me. The weight gain is unreal! I am a teacher and I am always on my feet. I excersize daily, however I have gained at least 20 lbs. I never had more than one zit at a time and now I have severe acne. I am having trouble seeing the silver lining of this drug when all it is causing me now is angst. F 27 1 years
1/15/2009
 2  pulmonary embolism dizziness, memory loss, fatigue switched to Arixtra - one shot per day - and I feel infinitely better. It's like I got my brain back!! I could not have gone much longer with the coumadin - it was getting more and more difficult to think. it is so worth giving yourself a shot once a day to be able to live a normal life. also has no food interactions like the coumadin does. F 41 2 months
11/22/2008
 2  P.E Excessive hair loss,Depression,Dry Skin,Major Headachs, Confusion,Dizzy,Memory Loss, Problems with my speach at times, Tired alot i broke my r ankel and it set up blood clots and went to my lungs and iv ben on coumadin now 5mo and been in the hospital 3times they cant get my level right they keep up and dowing my meds when I go into the hospital im there at least 7-8 days im up to taking 13mg now and my level still isnt right im tired of this id like the Doc. to give me answers of why my level want get right but cant get any. F 32 5 months
11/14/2008
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 2  Aortic Valve Replacement Constantly fatiqued I sometimes feel like I am in shrink wrap.Joint pain and upper body aches.it seems my mind wonders easily.I get cold very easily I have good days and bad days,Iwish I could predict them M 54 3 years
10/29/2008
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 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
 2  DVT and Pulmonary Embolism First the good things. My calves and legs seem more limber. Probably because I had clotting in them for years so the coumadin may be helping there. But I have noticed an immediate drop off in my ability to maintain concentration. I am now quite scatter brained, and my head has this light feeling now like a baloon with just a little too much air. I would rather have a clear brain and good concentation so I think I am going to quit coumadin and move to things like tumeric and yoga. I make a living with my mind. M 43 5 days
10/12/2008
 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
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 2  DVT,PE, genetic clot tendency What is the benefit of this process, reporting my side effects without opportunity to feedback and support from other folks on Coumadin? A 'side effect' for me is the lack of useful information. My doc sees deep fatigue as related to menopause, my doc sees being cold all the time as menopause, my doc sees constant sweats as menopause (haven't had menses in over three years). . . anything I report, she writes off as menopause. She insists that are no side effects to coumadin and no alternatives for me to take. She refuses to help me access reliable information so I can consider alternatives. So, okay, she doesn't want to risk malpractice by helping me make an informed choice about my body and my life and my wellbeing? If docs can't help me figure this out, who can? Quacks who throw up websites and scare me about rat poison? I feel light, disconnected from my body, I am sure it is the coumadin. I can't take this the rest of my life and I totally am not going to. I was in a he Here is a response to the person who said she has a problem getting her INR tested when she travels. I carry an order for the blood test with me, from my doc. Then I go to almost any clinic that does blood draws. They take the blood and phone or fax the results my coumadin clinic back home and then my coumadin clinical pharmacist contacts me if I need to change my coumadin dosage. It is easy to handle INR while traveling if you have doctor blood draw order. You might have to pay cash to the business that draws your blood . . . or you might get lucky and find a place that takes your insurance. Once you are stable, geez, you don't need a test very often, once a month, right? I don't have a blood clot and no signs of one. But I have tons of side effects and I aint going to live with them 'for the rest of my life'. Apparently, I have a genetic predisposition that gives me a slight tendency to clot. I got my first clot at age 52. At the time, I weighed 330 pounds and had uncontrolle F 54 2 years
4/7/2008
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 2  Factor V Leiden / DVT Hair loss, depression/ loss of ambition (not to mention scholarships...), fatigue, leg, muscle and joint pain, LONG periods, dry mouth, disrupted sleep patterns (either can't fall asleep, or can't get enough), scratches and bruises take WEEKS to heal, always FREEZING, can't lose initial weight gain. taking 15 mg 4 days a week, and 20 mg 3 days a week. this seems high to me... but GP is monitoring on hematologist's suggestion. i was told that i would have to take this drug for merely 6 months, but doc keeps increasing dosage and time lengths. please email any suggestions or tips! F 20 18 months
3/30/2008
 2  Embolism in my lungs The primary side effect is a very unwanted weight gain. The surface of my body feels very hot and sleeping is difficult. I really do not know how long I can withstand the discomfort this medicine causes - even if it means loss of life. I was diagnosed this past Christmas (2007) while traveling in Switzerland - the medication I received there did not affect me as the American version of Coumadin seems to. I did not experience the weight gain or the burning skin in Europe. M 69 49 days
2/27/2008
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 2  atrial fib tired, cold hands, not sleeping, sinus/eyes feel full, mind in a fog --seems to effect thinking analyzing I take 7.5MG for 5 days and 5MG for two days--they keep changing as blood count never gets above 2.2 sometimes 1.8 --also take 50mg of toprol-metroprolol. I exercise daily & play 4 wall handball weekly but lately have been running on empty tank. Fear I may black out driving or baby sitting grandkids. Still work FULL TIME. blood pressure/pulse okay even when tired--for first time in my life relatives &-- people at work even say i look tired--totally confused & worried--meeting with doc 1/30--want to try going off meds for month & see how my body feels--MANY PEOPLE ARE WORSE OFF THAN ME BUT WHEN IT IS YOU NOTHING ELSE MATTERS--BE WELL--THANKS FOR THIS SITE M 66 4 months
1/26/2008
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