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 |
| 3 | PE | Unable to clear my head, tired, low energy, cold hands and feet, awaken easily at night. | Symptoms first arose at night in the hospital. Told by Drs that coumadin does not cause these side effects. Evaluated for other causes of side effects during hospital stay(two echocardiograms, holter monitor, numerous blood tests, abdominal CT etc.). Every test came back well within normal range, but effects persist. | F | 42 | 14 days | 3/14/2006 | 3 | Bilateral pulmonary emboli | Cold hands/feet and general intolerance of cold. I've always run a little on the cold side, but it's really starting to drive me nuts. Plus the usual bruising. I've fallen hard on my knees twice since I started taking it, and the first time they were sore for a good 6 weeks afterward. Heavy periods. | They they the PE was caused by BC (there's another side effect report to make, eh?). I only have to be on the Coumadin for 6 months, and I can't wait to get off (4 mos to go!) The DR has been s-l-o-w-l-y upping my dosage since I started 2 months ago, and my INR isn't any higher than when I started--1.6. I currently take 7.5 mg 4 days/wk and 5 mg 3 days/wk. | F | 37 | 2 months | 3/9/2006 | 3 | APS,MTHFR.Protein S deff. | Hair loss,headache,I cant lose weight,ditzy,tired. I have to be on it for life.taking 10 mg mon-fri. and then 11mg sat & Sun. I want to find a way not to take this drug. With three blood disorders it is hard. The Dr. wants me to be thin I just had a baby 8 weeks ago and need to lose the weight . What does everyone do for birth control? Please e-mail me any suggestions with the weight thing...... | F | 35 | 7 weeks | 3/8/2006 | 3 | Factor V Leiden /strokes | fatigue, weight gain, when cold hard to get warm, but hot most of the time | F | 51 | 4 years | 1/7/2006 | 3 | 2 strokes | headaches, weight gain, swelling, tired | F | 43 | 4 months | 12/29/2005 | 3 | DVT calf area | mild and severe headaches and loss sex drive. Increase in weight, but think it is due to inactivity. | Great to find this site. Been looking to see if I am the only one w/ loss of sex drive. Feel better to see others have headaches as well. Doc said coumadin will not cause headaches. | F | 41 | 3 months | 12/26/2005 | 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 | 3 | PE - multiple clots in both lungs | No major side effects except I'm sensitive to cold. Could be just the changing season, but no one else in my house seems bothered, and I'm freezing! | INR has been pretty stable. If it's high, my MD just has me skip a day now. Not sure if that's typical, but it seems to work. | F | 42 | 3 months | 10/23/2005 | 3 | DVT in right leg | Lack of energy, slight weight gain, gas, severe headaches, brain feels foggy - difficulty concentrating and remembering | I've been on it for 30 days and my levels haven't stabilized yet. So glad to find others with my symptoms. I have scheduled an apt. with a hematologist because my DR. doesn't seem to know too much about DVTs or coumadin | F | 37 | 30 days | 10/17/2005 | 3 | PE | - MASSIVE hair loss (yes, I counted one morning over 1000!!!) - Weight gain - 10 lbs in 4 months and I only eat about 1200 calories a day and never junk food, bread, etc. - Depression - Either too tired or can't sleep or both! | I would probably be dead without it, but sometimes I feel so depressed, and my hair loss is so obvious that I wonder if it's worth it. The "specialist" prescribed the birth control pill as HRT - 3 months later I was in the hospital with a massive PE. | F | 50 | 4 months | 10/4/2005 | 3 | DVT | I have gain weight, about 15 pounds since May, and I can't loss it. Also, my hands and feet are usually very cold. | F | 34 | 130 days | 9/21/2005 | 3 | budd chiari syndrome | i get cold easily and have awful heavy periods that last longer than normal | I had this rare disease that clotted my vein to my liver and caused me to have liver disease which led to me having a liver transplant. I am ok now and the disease is gone , but they don't know how this happened and though rare it could reoccur , so now i have to take coumadin lifelong. The thing that bothers me is the heavy periods if anyone has had this problem please contact me. i want to know if there is anything that i can do or take to make it more normal. | F | 25 | 2 years | 9/21/2005 | 3 | Stroke | Severe headaches, trouble with cold feeling in hands and feet, some weight gain and fatigue but that can be residuals from the stroke. | My major concern is the headaches. Their severity leaves me exhausted for at least 24 hours after. Does anyone know of ANY pain reliever (besides Tylenol which does nothing) that can be safely taken? If so feel free to e-mail. | M | 37 | 7 months | 9/5/2005 | 3 | PE in both lungs | Thank you God! I found this site when experienceing fatigue, unable to sleep, light headedness, stomach upset, bruising, etc and being told by my doctor that there is nothing wrong with me, I'm just depressed and full of anxiety. I was told there are no drug side effects. Of course there will be some depression caused by serious health issues. This is after only 2 office visits. I'm fighting for RESPECT. | How many people actually ever get off this drug??? | F | 54 | 2 months | 8/17/2005 | 3 | DVT | Hair loss, weight gain, feet turn blue, excessive sweating, chills become noticable if air temperature drops to 72 degrees F. | Wish there was a better oral blood thinner than this, because aside from the side effects, there's a long list of drugs and foods that can increase or decrease coumadin's ability to thin the blood. Maybe at some point AstraZeneca's blood thinner | M | 44 | 4 years | 8/13/2005 | 3 | Paget Schroetter Syndrome | I've had a headache since taking this and was told by my doctor that I'm making it up (nice huh?). Recently I've gained weight, which is strange because as soon as I learned of my impending surgery, I began eating healthier and increased my exercise routine. It's reassuring that I'm not the only one feeling this way! | This drug is helping me, but has way too many side effects and limitations. | F | 26 | 2 months | 8/11/2005 | 3 | blood clots | dizziness | M | 58 | 2 months | 6/27/2005 | 3 | blood clots lower left leg | ill,tired mostly for about week during my peirod. I just want to sleep during this time and feel terrible. | F | 45 | 4 months | 6/8/2005 | 3 | DVT/PE | Feeling cold but that got better with time, to a point. Thirst or sore throat with higher doses, 15 mg/day. Some weight gain and swelling in the face/eyes. Difficulity sleeping at higher doses. Makes you feel fuzzy or in need of coffee to stay sharp and alert but coffee doesn't help the fuzzy feeling. | No problems with bruising so far. No hair loss that I can tell. VERY difficult to regulate, I bounce from .8 to 2.6 to 1.2 to 3.6, it's never right. Can't take any pain medicines that actually work and tylenol is a poor pain reliever at best and really toxic to boot. I can't really think of anything good to say about Coumadin at this point in time. | M | 36 | 5 months | 6/1/2005 | 3 | dvt lower right leg/due to chemo | headaches, have been her largest complaint. She has been on average dose of 7.5mg to 5 mg per day. Since Jan. 05 | Just got a pt/inr home analyzer. Just looking for some other self test folks to relate to. They are telling my wife she could be on this for at least 3 more years. There is no way my wife is going to go to some clinic bi-weekly for her pt/inr for the next 3 years. I do know my wife pretty well after all she has gone thru from her battle with cancer. So we got a in home test analyzer and the Dr. is willing to let us call in the results and then he will prescibe the amount of Coumadin for the week. | F | 42 | 5 months | 5/30/2005 |