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 |
| 4 | DVT throughout left leg/pelvic area | Feeling cold, itchy skin, easily bruised, fatigued (taking repliva for low ferritons and saturation), somewhat heavier periods, rollar coaster ride of physical, emotional, and financial issues related to this life changing thing, loss of appetite whenever dose is increased. | 'Taking coumadin for almost a year, since 1/31/07. At present Taking 12 1/2 mg of coumadin; INR levels go up and down regularly. Have to wear compression stockings and now support wear for protruding veins in pelvic area. I hate taking medicines and having to be tested regularly. I do what I have to in order to try to live. Ultrasounds show DVT still there. | F | 51 | 11 months | 1/20/2007 | 4 | DVT Left Leg | Headache, chest pain (could be anxiety, worrying about whether the clot was going to go to my lungs), cold hands. No weight gain or hair loss yet. | Was taking Lovenox injections for 5 days; the chest pain has subsided since the Lovenox injections have stopped. | F | 39 | 6 days | 12/19/2006 | 4 | DVT right leg and PE in both lungs | I have experienced weight gain even though I have decreased my calorie consumption and resumed exercising. Since I've been on coumadin I've gained 10 pounds in two months. I have stomach pains and feel constantly bloated. I've also noticed that I have been experiencing thinning hair loss. | I take 5 mg every day and my INR has been steady. I am currently being tested every 3 weeks and am expecting to be on the drug for 6 months. | M | 47 | 2 months | 12/10/2006 | 4 | PE in Lung | Itchy skin that resembles chicken-pox after a while, fatigue, dull pain in chest, shortness of breath,nausea, and headaches. I don't know whether to attribute the side effects to the medication or the condition or having underlying asthma. | VERY ITCHY SKIN!!! MY ARMS LOOK LIKE IM SUFFERING FROM ANOTHER BOUT OF CHICKEN POX. I SHOWED MY DOCTOR BUT HE SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE MEDICINCE. I THINK HE WAS ONLY ASSESSING FOR THE EXTREME SKIN REACTION CALLED NECROSIS. BUT I FOUND INFORMATION THAT COUMADIN/WARFARIN COULD CAUSE HIVES THAT RESEMBLE CHICKEN POX. I'M STARTING TO HATE THE LOOK OF MY ARMS BECAUSE OF THIS. I ALSO FEEL LIKE THE PILLSBURY DOUGH GIRL. MY THIGHS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY BIG IN A MATTER OF TWO WEEKS! SO THERE IS DEFINITE WEIGHT GAIN. ITS STILL PRETTY EARLY BUT I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I DONT EXPERINCE ANY ADDITIONAL SIDE EFFECTS. MY INR LEVELS HAVE BEEN BUT QUITE RECENTLY THEY DROPPED, SO WE WILL SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. I AM BEYOND SCARED ABOUT BEING OFF THE MEDICATION BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CONSEQUENCE AND THE FACT THAT ITS UNKNOWN WHY THERE WAS A BLOOD CLOT IN MY LUNG IN THE FIRST PLACE. I DID NOT MEET ANY OF THE RISK FACTORS WHICH WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A PE AS WELL ALL ADDITIONAL TESTS THAT WAS TAKEN WH | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 12/4/2006 | 4 | DVT and PE | No real side effects from coumadin. I am a medical doctor and was just dianosed with DVT and PE. So I have some interesting insight on this issue. Maybe I can help give others some assurance. I think a lot of the symptoms other persons here are reporting are indirectly related to the coumadin. Weight gain is likely due to a reduction in physical activity due to the problem for which the coumadin is being taken. Dvt and pe do cause limits in activities. It is likely your doctor has kept you out of work and advised rest. This reduction in activities without a subsequent reduction in food intake probably led to increased weight. The fatigue and lack of energy could likely be caused by the anxiety and stress and depression we all felt when given our diagnosis. One minute most of us were healthy the next we are being told we have this new condition which no doubt will change our lives either short term or forever. Headache, body aches and a host of other symptoms can result from somatiza | I have been getting headaches and my temper is shorter than usual. I tend to think its indirectly related to the DVT and PE and more likely due to all the chemicals that are floating around in my body and not from the coumadin. Chemicals with long names. Leukotrienes, histamines prostaglandins, reactive substances which are helping my body heal from the PE and DVT. Just like when you have a cold. All those substances which fight the cold virus also make you feel miserable. They make your head, your whole body hurt. Even your hairs sometimes hurt. The same thing happens with blood clots and all the substances your body makes. If you've had surgery for valves or bypass that also causes pain. Inmobility causes pain. Not being able to do the things you enjoyed causes pain. The depression of being ill causes pain. Maybe its not the coumadin. Talk to you doctor. Ask. Hope this information is of use. God bless you all and may God ease your pains. | M | 52 | 7 days | 12/3/2006 | 4 | TIAs | Bothered by very bad taste in mouth most of the time and nausea sometimes, especially after eating a lot of dairy foods. Would like to hear from anyone experiencing these side effects. | M | 66 | 1 months | 12/1/2006 | 4 | TIAs | Bothered by very bad taste in mouth most of the time and nausea sometimes, especially after eating a lot of dairy foods. Would like to hear from anyone experiencing these side effects. | M | 66 | 1 months | 12/1/2006 | 4 | Mechanical Aortic Valve | Excessive fluid build up in my lower legs. Pain in both knees like a burning sensation. | I've been on different doses of coumadin since Mar 2003 and it seems like when I have to take 5mg or more per doctors orders I get an excessive amont of fluid build up in my lower legs. I also get moderate pain / burning in my knees that can be overwhelming to the point where I have problems with climbing stairs and other daily activities that require "bending the knees" Has anyone experienced these side affects since taking coumadin? My email address is [email protected] | F | 49 | 3 years | 11/20/2006 | 4 | DVT | Weight gain at least 15lbs in three months, cold all the time, hands and feet are always freezing. not much brusing | i dont like having to remember to take it everyday but i am greatful to be here. so it is a part of life for me at least for now. it is comforting to see that others have experienced weight gain as well. i was so worried and unsure as to why i had gained so much wieght in so short of a time period. i have been told that it has a high sodium content which makes you retain water. doctors may say it is not a side effect but i say they have never taken it themsleves. how else can you explain 15lbs in three months with no change in diet. i also hate having to get my boold drawn all the time. the lab techs have a hard time finding my viens now too many needles. | F | 20 | 3 months | 11/20/2006 | 4 | clots after chemo for bowel cancer | hairloss, numbness and tingling in feet and hands. Finger tips extremely sensitive to heat. This drug is exacerbatiung the peripheral neuropathy brought on by oxaliplatin (chemo). | I'm glad I'm only on this drug for 6 months | F | 59 | 1 months | 11/6/2006 | 4 | DVT | Migraines,hot flashes even though my legs,arms,feet & hands are cold, anxiety & depression, aching joints,weight gain of 5 pounds,blurred vision once in a while,difficulty in obtaining the correct INR, thinning of hair on the top of my head, constantly tired, | I had an extensive DVT from the groin to mid calf, the drug has saved my life, I've been on it for 4 months & it's a very slow process for the clot to decrease. My leg is still swollen & I still have a throbbing pain. It seems like it is very difficult to regulate. My INR has only been at 2.50 one time in four months, it varries from 1.30 to 4.64. Very frustrating. | F | 54 | 4 months | 10/27/2006 | 4 | Multiple PE's & DVT in left thigh | Hair loss, anxiety (due to PE I'm thinking), heavy heart beats/rapid heart beats in the evening, tired and weak sometimes dizzy | I think it's starting to work b/c I can stand on my leg a bit longer and I don't have as much chest pain... but I wish you could know "for sure" that it's working! | F | 25 | 3 months | 10/26/2006 | 4 | mechanical mitral valve | I get very dizzy and headachy when my INR is high. I also get visual disturbances, clear-like spots that impede my vision when my INR is high. It is very hard to regulate even though I stick to the schedule prescribed. | I would rather die that have a stroke, so I am very good about taking it exactly as prescribed, but, it is not as easy as talked about before my surgery. I resent the fact I need to do this after being such a health-nut and eating and exercising the way I should my whole life. It is though the price I pay for being alive! | F | 54 | 2 years | 10/24/2006 | 4 | aeortic valve replacement | minimum sweating, 95% loss sense of smell, lack of concentration, cold feet while in bed at night | Lost a Brother in Feb. from too high a dosage to regulate blood thickness pre surgery to regulate heartbeat.Massive bleeding in the brain. My loss of smell happened about 6 months after starting drug. I can not say it was the coumadin for sure, but my Dr. hinted that it might be. Still have fluctuating readings on blood thickness. I would like to be able to test myself. Any suggestions? | M | 70 | 5 days | 10/17/2006 | 4 | artery dissections | weight gain, headache, hypersensitivity and itching in scalp, fatigue, mild mental fog, bruising | F | 39 | 6 months | 10/5/2006 | 4 | DVT, PE, anticardiolipin, AFib | I seem to be very cold, no weight gain or hair loss, but my periods are very long, and I sort of feel depressed/anxiety all the time, sort of like impending doom. I know that sounds dramatic, but I guess I am just depressed and worried from everything that's happened. I am just lucky to be alive! I am very tired all the time, and it seems my skin is very dry, itchy and pale. I don't know if this has anything to do with the Coumadin, but I seem to be developing a lot of bad acne. I am also very worried about having children since being diagnosed with having anticardiolipin and atrial fibrillation. I am worried that I may have a heart attack or something!! | Does anyone else experience these things? Or the skin changes on this drug? I don't mean to sound vain, but the acne really upsets me b/c my skin has alwys been clear. | F | 30 | 7 months | 9/27/2006 | 4 | PEs | itching, loss of sex drive, tongue tingle, lips slightly swollen sometimes. I believe I had a severe allergic reaction from it once. | It does seem to help. I tried to quit it, but after 4 days had chest pains for two days. Decided to go back on it. | M | 4 months | 9/17/2006 | 4 | Recovering from DVD | Hi Various side-effects including tiredness and nausea. The entire set of presently available food supplements seems to augment the 'blood-thinning' action of Warfarin. I want to take pycnogenol but I know it'll increase my INR value and the clinic will try to prevent me using this valuable supplement. In this connection, Warfarin is a nuisance but one must have it. Can't we have a better - more user friendly anticoagulant? Aspirin is just useless. | M | 70 | 2 years | 8/19/2006 | 4 | Clot at base of brain | Cold hands and feet; weight gain; depression; generalized pain all over; insomnia; hot flashes; headaches; numbness in hands and feet. | I only have to remain on Coumadin for several weeks and I realize the necessity, however I am so very tired all the time and look forward to feeling better. It is so hard when your mind says "go" and your body says "no". | F | 52 | 2 months | 8/15/2006 | 4 | DVT/Factor Five Leiden | Since taking coumadin I have had episodes of increased water retention, sudden weight gain (about 10 pounds in 1 month)and being extremely tired. Basic knowledge is that there will be increased bruising, which I've only had a problem if my PT/INR is too high. | While discussing these concerns with my doctor, he says that their not related to the medication or coagulation problem. It is good to hear that others have had the same issues. Thank for sharing! | F | 26 | 2 months | 8/15/2006 |