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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Stroke/Vertebral Artery Dissection | Slight light-headedness often (not major but simply annoying as I just don't feel right), hard focusing at times, bloating, loss of appetite at times, occassional shortness of breath (although might be from me worrying). | Seems to be pretty unstable in effects. Started taking 6mg/day. Originally it was keeping me at 2.5 (Protime). Then within one week, with no lifestyle changes, it dropped to 1.9 and caused TIAs. Two days ago it was boosted up to 8mg/day which has brought about the mentioned side effects. Are these normal for the higher dose or will they go away. My doctor seems to be unsure of a lot of the side effects as it is such an individual reaction. (So it helped somewhat, but still not very comfortable with it.) | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 3/11/2005 | 3 | LUNG EMBOLISMS THROWN | IF A DRUG IS UNSTABLE AS COUMADIN IS, THE PATRIENT BECOMES THE SAME WAY. FEAR, ANXIETY, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ALL CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL AS THE DRUG. EXHAUSTION IS EITHER FROM THE DRUG OR WORRY. DRS ARE LACKING IN THEIR EXPLANATIONS. WHAT'S NEW???? | TOO UNSTABLE. NO REAL REASONS FOR THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THIS DRUG PROVIDING THAT THE PATIENT IS FOLLOWING THE RULES AS I AM. FEELS LIKE HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. | M | 62 | 2 months | 2/4/2005 | 3 | Spleenic Infarcts | A little bleeding when I brush my teeth. A bit cold, but I live in New England, and was borned in a very tropical city in South America, so maybe it's not the drug that's the problem. Biggest problem with this medicine is that it constantly remains me of my mortality. Not that I though I was inmortal before. I do recomend to try to spend more time with family and friends. I feel fine, the effect is mostly fear of getting a complication. | I still do not know why I developed the spleenic infarcts, all my blood work came back negative. My doctor recommended life long treatment. It's hard to think about a life-time of coumidan. I'm trying to take it one day at a time. I can't complain, had this happened to me in my country, I would have been in big trouble. | M | 32 | 6 months | 12/12/2004 | 3 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Where should I start? Migrane headaches, difficulty swallowing/having to clear my throat constantly, fatigue, numbness of the skin on my hands/extremities, and severe PUFFY EYES! | I take it only because I have to. Since I have so many side affects I'm also worried about jaundice/liver damage | M | 37 | 3 years | 10/19/2004 | 3 | DVT | I'm getting headaches is this normal... and light sensitivity - blood in my nose when i blow my nose now and i bruise easily | this drug scares me b/c i'm afraid if somthing happened i wouldn't be able to clot properly | F | 28 | 1 months | 10/15/2004 | 3 | DVT (3 times)/IVC filter placement | Fatigue, difficulty regulating temperature (either too hot or too cold), mood swings, weight gain, frequent headaches. | I have had to have INR checks weekly for the past 3 years because I can't stay regulated. My target range is 3 to 3.5 and it fluctuates wildly, even though I only alternate 2 and 2.5 mg. Sometimes I just say | F | 36 | 5 years | 10/4/2004 | 3 | DVT (3 times)/IVC filter placement | Fatigue, difficulty regulating temperature (either too hot or too cold), mood swings, weight gain, frequent headaches. | I have had to have INR checks weekly for the past 3 years because I can't stay regulated. My target range is 3 to 3.5 and it fluctuates wildly, even though I only alternate 2 and 2.5 mg. | F | 36 | 5 years | 10/4/2004 | 3 | artificial heart valve | INR levels for past 4 years have been fairly consistent. INR level recommended 2.5-3.5. Wildly fluctuating levels past two months. Wednesday 5.6 discontinued drug for 2 days level 1.9. Next test 5.2 after two days 2.1. Have any others experienced fluctuations? | Constantly feel chilled. Comfort range 70F to 85F. | F | 64 | 4 days | 9/7/2003 | 4 | APS | I have neuropathy (unknown cause) and Coumadin definitely makes it worse. So far I have been on 2mg/day which seems to be the right dose to keep my INR around 2.2. | I tried Eliquis and several other blood thinners but too many side effects and having my blood checked every week or so for the Coumadin is not a problem for me. If I could somehow lessen the pain of neuropathy that would be great. | F | 80 | 4 months 2mg 1X day | 12/25/2021 | 4 | antiphosfilipid antibodies syndrome | memory issues ,slight confusion, joint pain | necessary evil - on for life | F | 74 | 2.5 - 3.5 1X day | 3/23/2020 | 4 | Anti Phospholipid Syndrome | Thinning hair, easy bruising. | I drink alcohol on weekends. Concerns me. | F | 56 | 3 years 7.5 | 1/24/2019 | 4 | Dvt | Fatigue , pain , sleepless nights change in mood etc | Everybody is different and before I started this drug I didn't have any of these symptoms . I have only been taking the meds for about a month and I don't like it but I have to take it for now . Thank God than Jesus is my healer . Blessing and healing to all who are taking this drug . | F | 43 | 1 months 10mg | 10/15/2016 | 4 | Several blood clots in left leg | Burning in legs and butt area loss of hair brittle nails bloated stomach bruising cold tiredness but this drug saved my life | Saved my life but I have to take name brand and it is expensive | F | 73 | 10 years 4mg a day | 3/22/2016 | 4 | Several blood clots in left leg | Burning in legs and butt area loss of hair brittle nails bloated stomach bruising cold tiredness but this drug saved my life | Saved my life but I have to take name brand and it is expensive | F | 73 | 10 years 4mg a day | 3/22/2016 | 4 | Stroke due to dissection | Extreme hair loss, weight gain/bloating, stomach cramps, throat closure, bruising, joint pain, rush of heat followed with left arm numbness and extreme shaking (chills), left jaw numbness/tingling, light headed, dizzy, NO sex drive, fatigue, depression, anxiety, cold, emotional | Coumadin is the ONLY blood thinner on the market approved for a dissection so I'm stuck taking this drug until my left carotid artery heals (hopefully 3 months). I HATE this drug, it was developed in the 1940's to kill rats and now I take it daily. I am a 5 time half-marathon runner and certified yoga instructor, my health and active lifestyle is very important to me so being on this drug makes every terrible side effect that much more worse. Almost every side effect mentioned I have experienced. I started at a Coumadin Clinic today and the pharmacist advised she doesn't see many side effects, I call bull on that. I can't be the only one experiencing all these issues. My INR is all over the place I have varied from 1.7 to 4.3. I have reduced my Vit K intake dramatically, I actually cried at the site of a salad a couple weeks ago. | F | 31 | 35 days 7.5 1X day | 3/14/2016 | 4 | chronic dvt, 4 blood clots | hair loss, weak left leg (no more heels), extreme fatigue, heavy periods, memory loss, nausea, bloating, leg swelling | I tried to take myself off of Coumadin 3 times. I hate the drug, but I love life so I deal with it. Each time I took myself off I ended up with another blood clot in the same leg. | F | 49 | 7 years 10mg 1X day | 8/27/2015 | 4 | Mesenteric venous thrombosis | Hands, legs, and feet hurt. Feels like my bones ache. Pains in arms and legs. Veins get really blue Nauseous a lot. Acid reflux. Chest tight. Can't sleep/ lay on back for a while. So sore when I wake up, or just go from laying down to getting up. Like someone is sitting on my shoulders. Chest Can really feel tight when my arms are up. Or when I'm just standing up. Feels like someone is squeezing my heart Body feels hot to the touch sometimes. Feel pulse in head/ears and whole body sometimes. Lips got tingly sometimes. Yoga helped a lot. | I've been off it for a little over two weeks, and now I'm having annoying pains in my legs again and I have shortness of breath. I have no family history of clots. It's more than likely just for the birth control I was taking, even though I took birth control for over 11 year. I feel like I'm having to start over again with yoga, bc I feel so weak again. Anyone else have some similar reactions with their bodies having to adjust like I do? | F | 30 | 1 years 10mg/day | 6/15/2015 | 4 | DVT | muscle/joint pain. severe headache upon discontinuation | Diagnosed with a DVT after knee surgery. Found a good balance pretty quickly where my INR was just above 2.0 and my dosage was 10mg on the nose. Tested weekly and it never changed even with the occasional broccoli or leafy greens. Had enough energy to keep (light) excercise and working out. I heard that was good to help a DVT dissolve. Close to 3 months I felt the muscle or joint pain kicking in making it harder to lift, so I'm glad the was when my doctor said I could get off of it. NOTE: There might some withdrawal effect from this med, because I had a screaming headache the week following discontinuation (no weaning). I've never had bad headaches or migraines and it was so bad I got a CT scan to make sure a clot didn't travel to my brain. Came out negative, so it must have been the med. | M | 43 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 3/2/2015 | 4 | pe | Super heavy periods, 0 appetite, can't sleep without sleeping pills, arm numbness, hair loss, anxiety, depression. Can't keep my inr where it is suppose to be. I get bad headaches and I bruise super easy. | Without this I know I would be dead. But I'm so ready to be back to my normal self again. I'm always tired and I have 4 kids that doesn't work for me. | F | 29 | 8 months 5 mg | 1/26/2015 | 4 | AFIB | None I can identify. I test at home each week on the same day & time. I call it in to a Company named Alere Home Monitoring. I got the original company name B/4 3 buyouts and consolidations from our daughter who does home health care. All your doctor needs to do is call in an Rx to them and they will send a kit to him to train you on how to use it. Their phone no. is 1-877-262-4669. They use a finger prick to get the blood sample. Also, if you are a little shaky you can support your arm (I use the original box the equipment came in and have taped it closed again, I also taped a white piece of paper over where I set the meter and guide my (with the other hand) finger to the test strip for the blood drop, as the test is movement sensitive while it is being evaluated. I then call it in to the company and if out of limits they contact my doctor, who then tells me to up or lower my dosage. I also, track everything I eat to keep other health life style concerns/problems under control I may have or want to avoid. To better get a handle on controlling my INR/PT/% (depending on which part of the world you live) I have gone to the United States Department of Agriculture www.usda.gov website and looked up "Home and Garden No. 76" which has over 98 pages (35 lines per page)of foods and over 40 nutritional values for each food. One of those is a listing of about 28 pages of foods with Vitamin K. By tracking K I have some control the amount of Vitamin K I take and i | M | 76 | 8 years 2.5to10 | 1/21/2015 |