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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | mitral valve replacement (mech) | extreme weight gain and abdominal bloating!! thats the worst. my cute little old clothes. this sucks!!!!!! LOL. when sitting 4 short periods, getting up really hurts your legs and toes. oh yea and alot of gas also. guess its worth it in the end. dont like being chubby!!!!!! | F | 42 | 3 months 10-15 mgs 1X day | 1/8/2012 | 4 | DVT in Left calf | WEIGHT GAIN and always feeling bloated is the most obvious for me and the most aggravating side effect. Fatigue, irritability and acne are the others I've noticed as well. | The side effects come on slowly. I was noticing my clothes fitting tighter and more pimples on my forehead and then started asking myself what I've been doing differently and taking warafrin (coumadin) is the ONLY change I've made. I cannot wait until I'm off of this drug. It's helpful but at the same time it's effecting my daily life. | F | 32 | 5 months 5mg 1X day | 12/7/2011 | 4 | DVT | Thinning hair; forgetfulness, and frequent nosebleeds (1 or 2 per day) that stop in few minutes so I don't go to ER although I'm very concerned something is not right. | I just want to know why I get so many nosebleeds and my INR level is on the low side 1.8 to 2.3. | F | 46 | 3 months 7.5mg 1X day | 12/4/2011 | 4 | Atrial fib | My mother in law sometimes gets diarrhea . She says her fingers hurt. Shes been walking slower than usual. She says she thinks its arthritis. Her bilrubin was elevated today to 3?? | She says she feels good, she has alot of energy. I think she is doing very well. | F | 81 | 2 years 2.5 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 4 | Atrial Flutter/Afib | Foggy memory, especially short terms as I notice I forget days of the week and events. I have to write things to do list. Heavy menstrual. Brusing on arms and legs which occurs every now and then,ice packs helps. | I'm active person,no drinking/smoking - heavy exercise and caffeine I think put me into Atrial Flutter. Cardioversion twice in 2 mos. I'm researching that magnesium supplement is good for the heart & muscles. I'm also anemic and take Iron & Vit D and Vit C. Will start taking CQ10 and high quality Fish Oils as I want to be off coumadin. IMO, with any drugs its okay to be on meds temporarily depending on what you have it can save your life! DO LOTS OF RESEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE NATURAL HERBS/SUPPLEMENTS, tell your doctor what your plans are and to work with you to monitor changes. Found this forum helpful, thank you for sharing and GOD Bless us all! | F | 49 | 4 months 6-8 1X day | 10/17/2011 | 4 | 2 pulmonary embolisms | Easy bruising, slow healing. After a recent accident, I was off coumadin for a week and healed really fast. After I went back on it, healing stopped. When I took it at night, I had sleep problems, so I take it in the morning. I bike 20 miles a day and have, if anything, lost a bit of weight. I eat lots of vegetables and my dose deals with that. My INR is pretty steady 2.5-2.7, except when I travel and it goes either up or down to the edge of my range and sometimes beyond. | After my first PE, I was on Coumadin for a year and a half. Since the second, 10 years later, I have been on Barr Warfarin for five and a half years. The symptoms have been similar for me. My hair has gotten a bit thinner and more fragile, but I attribute that to aging. | F | 60 | 5.5 years 5 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 4 | dvt | fatigue | M | 60 | 36 days 10 mg 1X day | 9/20/2011 | 4 | LL DVT/Bilat. PE/Pulmonary Arrest | Weight gain, hair loss, dry skin, low energy, forgetfulness, fogginess, heavy periods | I had a DVT in my left leg and bilateral pulmary embolism. I went into Pulmonary/Cardiac arrest in the ER due to BC pills. I was given Factor V and heparin. I had massive blood loss and had to have a transfusion. I was in ICU for 11 days. My Hematologist wanted me to be on the Coumadin for 2 years. I am at the 22 month mark and have been given the go ahead to go off of it. I will be off of it for 4 weeks and then have testing to see if I have a tendency toward clotting. If I do, I will be on Coumadin for the rest of my life. If I don't, I am hoping baby aspirin. I am thankful I found this site as I too thought I was the only one. I am anxious to see if the symptoms go away and how long it takes. | F | 47 | 22 months 6 mg 1X day | 9/13/2011 | 4 | DVT | I am foggy at times and seem more forgetful. I am bloated most of the time. I know this medication has and is saving my life so I will put up with it for now. | I also have arthritis in my left knee and can no longer take the anti-inflammatories. I do get 2 Excedrin, twice a day for pain. This is not enough. I got the DVT from birth control pills. | F | 56 | 6 weeks 7.5 or 10m 1X day | 8/30/2011 | 4 | DVT left calf | Posting this message to report that Coumadin made by Bristol Myers does NOT give any side effects to me (took yesterday and today 7.5 mg). However, Warfarine made by Barr gave me headache, dizziness, mood swings, forgetfulness, made me feel as if I have a hangover. I took Barr/warfarine for 3 days before switching to coumadine and I had side effects only on warfarine by Barr. | This is my 2nd DVT, First was in 2007 in the same place (some doctor screwed up my laser venous ablation and made me predisposed for DVTs in the left calf), and I also took coumadine without any side effects in 2007. Please switch to coumadine and report if you still have the side effects mentioned above. | M | 41 | 12 months 7.5 mg 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 4 | Stroke - DVT in brain | Hair loss, increased libido, numbness in toes, VERY heavy periods nearly to point of hospitalization, coldness | Started taking after stroke eventually connected to Factor V Leiden inheritance in connection with birth control consumption. Had been completely healthy prior & took no meds at all until began birth control to regulate periods after pregnancy. Took a month to regulate INR, but has been really stable and I feel really good since. But, I have also regulated my diet & have been eating very well compared to prior to stroke, and have been staying active. I feel keys are to totally avoid fatty foods and really eat balanced - I can really tell I feel aweful after eating poorly. Stinks but it really has helped do what it should. No weight gain - actually loss - but I think that is because of my diet. Usually only tired during heavy blood loss during cycles. When tired - REALLY tired. | F | 38 | 3 months 2.5-5 mg 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 4 | I had a saddle pulmonary embolism. | was taking forever for my pt/inr to get up before they would let me leave the hospital! finally, it spiked... then, after being home, it would not stay up... i have been losing massive amounts of hair...after reading others posts, i now know why:) i have also been in la la land here recently, i think i know the reason for that too! went off warfarin yesterday for an upcoming surgery to remove my IVC filter... this morning i was extremely dizzy.. went on web to try and find anyone else who had this problem. feeling better this evening... will be going back on warfarin after filter is removed. | have been on warfarin since being hospitalized with the saddle p.e.... will be on for about 1 year. | F | 33 | 4 months 10mg 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 4 | DVT left leg PE | Very tired, muscular aches, mental fog, itchy skin, increased sensitivity to sun, pins and needle feeling in hands and feet, random odd pains, nausea initially | Pleased to have found website, after a rather frightening experience, and realise that the side effects (?) I am experiencing are not out of the ordinary. Having trouble getting my INR in range. I have not noticed any hair loss and am hoping I don't! I generally feel rubbish: exhausted, lack of motivation, pre-occupied with worrying over every ache and pain and just not my normal self. However, the warfarin is a must. Got very burned (raised pimply rash, very red, sore) from the sun on my arms before I realised about this side effect - be careful! | F | 41 | 30 days 4.5mg 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 4 | PE & DVTs, Thrombophilia | foggy brain, headache, achy joints w/ numbness & tingling in hands & arms in mornings, mild to moderate hair loss, irritable, depressed, fatigue & not sleeping well | disipated clots & prevented further clotting | F | 41 | 2 years 2.5-5MG 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 4 | Blood clots in my heart | Extreme Weight Gain, Fatigue ,Muscle aches all over, big bumps & dark bruising from soft hits, feet and calf pain especially when walking. | I've just recieved a kidney transplant in Feb. 2011 and started the coumadin about a month or so later due to the findings of a couple blood clots in my heart. Although apparently coumadin is "saving my life", this weight gain has caused major depression. Also all the WEIGHT GAIN seems to be in my BELLY. Anyone who wants to talk, feel free to email me. | F | 23 | 3 months 7.5 to 10 1X day | 5/29/2011 | 4 | Pulmonary Embolism | Slight hair loss (nothing noticable to others), feeling really foggy and forgetful all the time, sluggish, joint pains, increased libido, felt physically worn out. | I had a Pulmonary embolism after having surgery, and was on this medication for exactly 6 months. It took about 3 months to get a stable INR, and at that point I was taking 7.5 mg a day. I did notice more hair loss than normal, but nothing severe. I felt stupid all the time, especially at school, because I just could not remember things and couldn't focus - this improved as soon as I was off the drug. It did not cause me to bruise that much. I did feel very sluggish, and almost like my body was giving out, I just didn't have energy and my joints ached. I actually had increased libido, unlike others have said. Might have to do with the fact I was 21. Periods were the worst side effect, because they were really heavy and after I came off of this drug I found out I was now anemic. Overall my experience on this drug was fine. Given the reason that I was on it is pretty scary, they did their job with managable side effects. | F | 22 | 6 months 7.5 1X day | 5/21/2011 | 4 | DVT/PE from sports injury | I had some of the strange numbness in the hands that others have described. I gained a bit of weight but I think that had more to do with the period of forced inactivity while my level was being regulated. I bruised fairly regularly from some very minor bumps. I had a few nose bleeds. I bit my cheek and it bleed for hours. I felt tired often and my sleeping habits changed. It was a means to an end. I am off of it now and it cleared out a fairly massive amount of clots in my leg. | I took this initially with 2 x daily injections of Lovenox to reach a therapeutic state sooner. This shortened my hospital stay drastically. However, Lovenox is extremely expensive if you have no insurance or bad insurance and not every pharmacy carries it. | M | 30 | 6 months 6mg-8.5mg 1X day | 5/19/2011 | 4 | mechanical AVR | have gained 20 pounds in 2 years, hair thinning, tired and shortness of breath with exertion. Have noticed increased anxiety - uncertain if this is medication or result of health related circumstances. | Home meter has helped me be more in control of my health care. Would love if Pradaxa could replace coumadin for me. A Fib patients look into that option! | F | 46 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 5/9/2011 | 4 | Factor V Leiden | acne increased | at my age shd not be getting acne. have changed makeup, skin cleanser, avoided chocolate (a trigger for me), watched diet, etc. & still get one new large blemish as soon as old one heals. very frustrating. | F | 69 | 4 years 3 mg 1X day | 3/25/2011 | 4 | PE both lungs | My fingers get cold very quickly, and I am very moody, irritable, and depressed lately. Extremely so, but may not be related to the Coumadin. | F | 22 | 2 weeks 5mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 |