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 |
| 2 | Pulmonary Embolism | Thinning,dry brittle hair. Weight gain (15 lbs). Decreased tolerance to cold and heat. | Is there anything I can do for the thinning dry brittle hair???? I'm afraid I'm going bald. | F | 42 | 2 years | 8/1/2006 | 2 | TOTAL LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT/FRACTURE | WEIGHT GAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!20+ LBS IN JUST 2MOS SINCE THE SURGERY WITHOUT ANY DIET CHANGE...EATING A LOW FAT/DIABETIC DIET, AMAZING HUH?? COLD WHEN IT WAS NOTICABLY 85 DEGREES OUT AND I HAVE EARLY MENOPAUSE, SO THE HOTFLASHES NEVER STOPPED, TIRED, FATIGUE, INSOMNIA..IT GOES ON AND ON | NO ONE EVER EXPLAINED ANY SIDE AFFECTS OF THIS DRUG TO ME, BECAUSE IF THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT WEIGHT GAIN WAS ONE...I'D TAKEN MY CHANCES...I'VE WORKED ALL MY LIFE TO KEEP/GET MY WEIGHT DOWN AND NOW I'M HEAVIER THAN WHEN PREGNANT THE LAST TIME IN JUST 2 MOS TIME! FOR ME, THE WEIGHT GAIN IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE THREAT OF A BLOOD CLOT THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN...NOW MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS ELEVATED WHICH THROWS IN ALL THOSE RISKS..CAN'T MOVE THAT GOOD DUE TO THE FRACTURE..SO NOW I MUST STARVE MYSELF TO JUST MAINTAIN THIS FAT BODY I'M LEFT WITH AND MY GLUCOSE IS UP TOO DUE TO THE WEIGHT GAIN..ADDED WEIGHT NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT..IS NOT GOOD..SURELY DOCS CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS??? | F | 46 | 5 days | 7/29/2006 | 2 | Atrial Fib | I feel tired, irritable and cold. I have a dull headache. | Intellectually I am glad such medication exists to improve my health, yet emotionally I am having trouble accepting the fact that I have to take anything. Gratiful one moment, angry the next. And this is day two...I need time to find some acceptance in this matter. | F | 43 | 2 days | 6/11/2006 | 2 | Multiple PE's in both lungs | FATIGUE, Weight gain (15 lbs), bruising, depression, chest pains, horrible periods, cold hands and feet. | I am so tired of being on this medicine. No one can tell me anything about my PE's. No blood clot source could be found, no factors in my blood. I am known to my doctors as one of those "freak of nature things" that happen to patients sometimes. I was on birth control when this happened. Thats it. No injuries, vacations, etc. They can't even tell me if I have to be on this for life. Shouldn't something this serious come with some sort of an explanation???? I have visited over 5 doctors, included specialists. They all say the same thing. Ugh. Anyone with feedback, please feel free to email me. Thx | F | 24 | 2 years | 5/15/2006 | 2 | Atrial Fib | I went on medication 3 months ago in preparation for cardioversion. Started at 5 then went to 7.5mg. There seemed to be difficulty reaching target levels. I found I cut very easily (not so much bruising) but did not bleed excessively. I had some shortness of breath but no real problem with exercising. My main question was, did it cause an 8-10 lb. weight gain in spite of an average of 1 to 1 1/2 hours a day of exercise (mainly biking)? If anything, I felt like my hair has gotten a bit thicker. I'm not aware of feeling any colder than usual. | Cardioversion failed and I have gone off medication and onto 1 aspirin a day. | 62 | 3 months | 4/25/2006 | 2 | DVT | I've only been on it 3 weeks and already have experienced headaches, hair loss, weird dreams, very dry skin, easy bruising, depression, thin nails, loss of interest in sex, get cold easily. I've also turned into a major grouch, much to my husband's dismay. | I don't like not being able to take NSAIDs for my fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis because they may interact. I haven't found a satisfactory solution for pain control yet. What do we do with the headaches? Just live with them? | F | 58 | 3 weeks | 3/27/2006 | 2 | TIAs, strokes, PFO | Always cold, fatigue, very heavy periods, weak nails | I've had no success with staying regulated, no matter how well I comply with doctor's orders. I also continue to have TIAs, even on coumadin AND Plavix. | F | 43 | 6 years | 3/21/2006 | 2 | heart attack | Depression, persistent cough, blood in urine, extreeme fatigue, stiff neck, loss of interest in life in general. | Is there a substitute that may minimize these side effects? | M | 80 | 90 days | 2/11/2006 | 2 | atrial fibrilation | Blood clots faster than when taking Ecotrin? Cold, diarrhea, lethargy, some depression though I take Prozac, pressure in upper chest & neck. When increased recently, I started awakening with headaches, though headaches are rare with me. Petichiae or pin-point blood clots are frequent, not to mention spider veins. At times, "brain fog." | I'm drug intolerant and believe this latest medical guideline should be applied according to the individual, i.e.,not across the board. I feel I would do well to return to Ecotrin or go with low dosage of both Coumadin & Ecotrin. When I've had to go off Coumadin for a week, I begin to feel better. | F | 70 | 2 days | 1/26/2006 | 2 | aftrial fibrillation | I just entered my comments on taking coumadin, and where I thought I put the length of time as over 2 years, it came up "2 days." Also, I neglected to mention that I have experienced hair loss. | F | 70 | 2 years | 1/26/2006 | 2 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Bloating, weight gain, heavy periods | I have to take this the rest of my life so I guess I'll learn to deal with these side effects. The doctor tells me coumadin doesn't cause weight gain, but I have gained 10 pounds in 8 months and I'm more active now than I have been in years. | F | 39 | 8 days | 12/6/2005 | 2 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Bloating, weight gain, heavy periods | I have to take this the rest of my life so I guess I'll learn to deal with these side effects. The doctor tells me coumadin doesn't cause weight gain, but I have gained 10 pounds in 8 months and I'm more active now than I have been in years. | F | 39 | 8 months | 12/6/2005 | 2 | stroke | horrible joint pain, extreme hoarseness of voice, sometimes loss of voice, headaches, insomnia, extremely heavy periods, trouble concentrating, high anxiety, issues with my teeth, shortness of breath | This is rat poison! I guess I should'nt expect it to do anything good without causing major problems when its other use is to kill. I have extreme highs and lows in my INR's for all of the 6 years I have been taking the medication. I have had to get my blood tested an average of 1x a week for 6 years now. The most frustrating out of all of the side effects has to be the voice issue. I used to be an award winning speech competitor and now I can barely complete a sentence that anyone can hear, if I dont run out of breath first. I thought something else was wrong with me before coming to this web site and finding that there are side effects to this drug since my doctor kept telling me it was all in my mind. | F | 38 | 6 years | 12/6/2005 | 2 | DVT/PE/Expected Thrombophilia | I am constantly tired, have chronic insomnia, panic attacks, mood swings, depression, bruising, significant hair loss, restlessness | I'm iron deficient, but I'm not supposed to take my iron pills b/c it can interact with the coumadin. Before my GP made the correlation I was told to eat leafy green to up my iron, another thing that can cause blood to thicken. I have been on extremely high dosses of coumadine, currently down to 10mgs. The doctors don't know why my protime won't stabilize, they suspect I might have thrombophilia and that the thing that almost killed me in August, could possibly have saved my life. I'm also a bit at a loss due to the fact that every doctor I have, and believe me there are a lot, talk about their disdain for the drug, but are at a loss b/c they have no alternative. It seems a bit hopeless. | F | 22 | 3 months | 11/10/2005 | 2 | may-thurner induced blood clot & pe | intermittent lethargy, extreme and constant headaches and diziness, just don't feel right. | i would love to talk to any other young females taking this drug. please email me. | F | 26 | 3 months | 10/23/2005 | 2 | PE DVT SUBCLAVIAN THORACIC OUTLET | Always cold, heart pounding, weigh gain, lethary, prolonged(2 week very heavy period) overall sick flu-like feeling. | Difficulty maintaing adequate INR levels even after precisely taking at same time every day. | 40 | 7 months | 9/30/2005 | 2 | Atrial fib, stroke, heart valves | I have a 20 lb weight gain after YEARS of maintaining a large weight loss. Edema. Swollen face (ugh!), legs, body. Hair thinning and weak. Kidney, muscle and joint pain where NONE existed before. Cold intolerance. Dry, itchy skin. Loss of stamina, sex drive, the zest for life. I used to be very pretty and young for my age, but Coumadin has made me look and feel old before my time. | I HATE THIS RAT POISON, but I'm terrified of having another stroke. Catch 22. | F | 52 | 8 months | 7/20/2005 | 2 | DVT from knee surgery | Tiredness, inability to focus, out of breath esp in the heat, painful gas in the morning (after an evening dose). Not able to get things done after about 8pm in the evening... too tired, flat moods. | Almost 6 weeks since my lower-leg DVT. Ultrasound is now negative but that doesn't really reassure the doctor. Doc wants me on this for 4 months. I'm an engineer and having trouble concentrating. | M | 47 | 6 weeks | 7/11/2005 | 2 | dvt/pe | Hair loss, anxeity, cold chills, neck pain, headaches | Have been on coumadin for 4 months. The doctors have been quite unhelpful (ignorant?) in providing information about possible coumadin side-effects. The side effects have caused fear and extreme anxeity, thus further worsening side effects. Now I am on an anti-depressant. | M | 33 | 4 months | 6/8/2005 | 3 | Reason as to why l was taking comad | Bloat up when waking up stomach irritations l hate having to go 2 times per/ week to get my levels to the correct amount for the pass weeks my levels were 1.9 and 1.4 so doctors put me on a 10mg for a few days and have me go back to recheck my levels until they can get it where they exactly want it to be.so now doctors have me on 10mg on one day and 7.5 the next day l have to altenate until doctors feel satified my lnr levels is 2.4 but my doctor wants me to continuel altenating one day 10mg and next day 7.5mg | Is any one out their have to altenate their meds | F | 55 | 6 months 7.5 and 10 | 2/19/2017 |