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 left leg | Major anxiety, tingle in feet and legs, nausea, blurry vision, eye pain, rapid heart rate, really bad at night!!! Praying things get better. | Buzzing in ears, depressed. | F | 46 | 2 months 2.5 1X day | 2/1/2014 | 4 | DVT both calves/PE both lungs | Insomnia, dry hair, oily skin, diarrhea, belly fat (but not sure if this is related to Coumadin). | So far nothing major. However, my Coumadin clinic has slowly been increasing my dose from an initial dose of 3 mg daily to 12 mg daily. I've only been on the 12 mg dose for a couple of weeks. INR is stable btwn 2-2.2. I do have some insomnia, which was VERY bad when I also had to take injectable Arixtra as an adjunct to increase INR. My doctor prescribed Ambien and this helps. My hair is very dry but so far no major hair loss. I am starting to have oily skin and breakouts, but I'm not sure if this is because of the Coumadin or because of being taken off of oral contraceptives b/c of clotting. Also, my belly is normally a little flabby so I'm not sure if the Coumadin is making it worse yet. Diarrhea and GI upset have been very noticeable. I'm nervous about being on this drug, but so glad to be alive! | F | 37 | 2 months | 9/23/2009 | 4 | Arterial clots | Tired, peeling fingernails, brain fog | F | 62 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 1/3/2014 | 4 | open heart surgery | My eyes will just close for a few mins I would like to know If anyone else has this problem | F | 76 | 2 months 30 -40 | 8/18/2014 | 4 | PE RIGHT LUNG AFTER SURGERY | EXTREME FATIGUE, DON'T SWEAT ANYMORE, DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION, DRY SKIN AND HAIR, ALWAYS THIRSTY, WEIGHT LOSS, LOSS OF APPETITE, RAPID HEART RATE, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH | I know I have to take this so that I can get better, but the fatigue it causes is becoming almost unbearable. I would be anorexic if it wasn't for my boyfriend waking me up and putting food under my nose and even then it’s tough trying to stay awake long enough to eat. I have had problems with falling asleep at the wheel even though I am sleeping 12+ hrs a day. I just wish there was a knowledgeable doctor that could tell me if this is normal. I'm not complaining this stuff saved my life and I have about 6 months to go on taking it. They are planning on running a bunch of blood work to see if this is genetic since it is so rare for someone my age to develop a DVT and then a P.E. | F | 35 | 2 months | 8/13/2008 | 4 | Factor V Leiden | Hair thinning out, dizziness upon standing,chest pains at night,drying of facial skin,times of major anxiety and confusion. | I noticed one more strange side effect since I started taking Coumadin. I have random erections throughout the day and my size has increased. I'm not trying to go off topic here or sound perverted either. | M | 41 | 2 months | 7/10/2009 | 4 | Two Strokes, Factor V Leiden | Extremely cold hands, some hair loss and hair breakage, very dry skin, frequent urination, and weight loss. | So far the benefits have outweighed the side effects. After having two strokes two months apart, I was very afaid of another, and felt it was only a matter of time. Coumadin has allowed for some peace of mind, which to me is so very well worth the other issues. | F | 46 | 2 months | 12/14/2008 | 3 | Pulmonary Embolism | Weight Gain- 17 lbs in < 2 mo, cold all the time but sweating. horrible armpit BO with deoderant, tired all day, depressed, forgetful, foggy mind, heart palpitations, anxiety, shortness of breath, hair is constantly falling out. | Dr.s not sure why I had the PE. 7 weeks before it happen I have abdominoplasty or perhaps from dose of the plan B pill, which is high dose of BC pills 5 weeks before it happen. Dr. wants me to take coumadin for 9 months to be sure. | F | 32 | 2 months | 12/17/2007 | 3 | Left leg/PE | Skin rash, nose bleed one time, anxiety, severe heartburn and gas, weight gain, difficulty waking in the am | I was training for a marathon when this occured. I was on birth control pills and a smoker for 5 years. Family history of blood clots. Found out I have protein C deficiency whatever that is and still waiting on more tests. Getting my blood tested every 2 weeks now. I constantly feel bloated and my things are growing by the minute, even though I am exercising again. Does anyone else have proein C deficiency? How are you losing the weight you've gained? | F | 26 | 2 months | 1/30/2008 | 3 | blood clot | fatigue, bleeding of the gums and frequent menstrual periods, some nausea. | n/a | F | 39 | 2 months | 4/20/2009 | 3 | DVT into PE | nervousness, fatigue...possible depression, possible facial twitches...possible dizziness. NO extreme bleeding, have cut myself in shower, but healed rather quickly. Got a very minor contusion from riding off-road motorcycle...turned into a huge green bruise...seems to be subsiding. | It's been VERY hard to stay in the 2.5 range...right now I'm 4.6...doc had me skip a dose and reduce to 13mg...blood tests every week. Seems to fluctuate with my diet, especially when eating salads. I'm relatively active...I lift heavy weights in the weight room. Can't do much cardio as the torn meniscus (which probably caused the DVT) is still there an bothering me... The reality of death from the PE has me extremely worried about dying and/or having some kind of cancer. I am a father of 3 young kids...8,5,3. | M | 41 | 2 months | 8/23/2008 | 3 | 3 blood clots post surgery | consistent acne breakouts, mind in a fog sometimes, drowsy | I have 3 blood clots post surgery, and I'm told I have to take this 3-6 months (2.5mg - 5mg per day). I CANNOT wait to get off of Warfarin/Coumadin. I used to be acne prone years ago, and now this drug has brought all that acne back. Some days, my mind is kind of hazy, and I get drowsy on occasion, too. | M | 39 | 2 months 5 MG 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 3 | PE | fatigue, chills, insomnia, general feeling of being unwell. Menstruation is extremely heavy and clotty, leaving me light-headed and dizzy. How do you rate something you don't know is actually working without further CT scans or X-rays? I gave it a 3 just to be in the middle. | Was prescribed the med for 6 months for PE's related to an bowel resection. Got 4 months to go. In addition to the fatigue caused by the Coumadin, I also have to deal with fatigue caused by radiation treatment for cancer. The double whammy is about wiping me out. I'm also having problems with short term memory however given my level of fatigue, that may be the cause rather than the Coumadin. There's a daily feeling of light nausea which is really not good since I'm supposed to report anything like that to my GI doctor. As it usually occurs about 2 hours after taking my dose, I'm hoping that it what causes it rather than more problems in my intestines. My cycle has gotten extraordinarily regular, something new since being on the drug. The level of cramping is pretty severe however, but I try to remind myself that it's nowhere near the level of pain I had before or after my surgery. However, if I had to be on this through menopause I might kill someone. On the plus side, I have not had a migraine in 2 months. I don't get it, but at least it's something positive. Since my favorite migraine drug involved aspirin, I'm glad that I haven't had to deal with that or try yet another drug. I'm so over doctors right now. | F | 46 | 2 months 2mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 3 | UE DVT | Tingling (pins and needles) in both hands, arms ache, dizziness, joint pain (not sure, I have RA as well but have not had any joint pain until taking this medicine). Stress as to these things going on... | Since my Hematologist has never heard of anyone else having these side effects, I made an appt with Neurologist because I am worried I have a clot in my brain. Since I see all of you that have so many similar syptoms, I am very frustrated. Dr's don't know why I have clot in my arm and aren't at all being aggressive as to finding out. I feel like I am completely on my own. | F | 46 | 2 months 8.5 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 3 | blood clots | dizziness | M | 58 | 2 months | 6/27/2005 | 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 | Protein K Deficiency | Depression, back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion. I can't say that any of these things are directly caused because I take warifin. I had most of these symptoms beside back pain before going on the medication. After reading the post below I've also know realized that I’m experience above normal hair loss. | I had a blood clot in January of 2007 and diagnosed with protein k deficiency in May of 07. I currently go in every week for blood work and have been jumping all over the charts. Doc says that some patients never get regulated and have to have blood drawn every week for the rest of their lives. I’m praying that’s not me. I am glade to see that some of you only have to take this drug for a limited time instead of the rest of your life. I would like to hear from anyone who is currently taking coumadin/warifin who is trying to get pregnant or has been pregnant on this medication. | F | 27 | 2 months | 7/25/2007 | 3 | pe after hysterectomy, now TIA too | throbbing constant headaches, unquenchable thirst, tired or worn out all the time, achy everywhere, tingly arns & legs, anxiety/roller coaster eeling in my stomach & chest, afternoon nausea, burning in stomach...I could go on and on...I feel like a basketcasebecause I feel plain old yucky all the time; and a hypochondriac as well, because the docs say these aren't warfarin/coumadin side effects...but I'll tell ya, I didn't have this stuff before!! | I have only been on this for two months, supposedly for a 6-8 month stint. I had a hysto due to suspected uterine cancer and got the estriadol patch (HRT) the day after surgery. 2 weeks later I had multiple PEs and ended up in the ER. Now, just had a TIA (mini stroke), and doc says it's not all related...how could it not be! My INR never levels out, and they keep switching my doses around. I had Lovenox shots 3x/day for 10 days in the beginning too. I'm just tired of feeling like I'm a whiner or a hypochondriac!! I want my life back to the way it used to be. I have 4 little boys,and they need me to be constantly on the run with them, not saying "sorry, but mommy really is pooped or doesn't feel very well guys". I know that the warfarin is why I am alive, and I respect and appreciate that, but it seems to me that if ther's so many of us with these same issues, that we could work to find/develop something else that would help MORE than it hurts. I welcome any e-mail f | F | 34 | 2 months | 9/13/2007 | 3 | Pe | Extremely tired all the time, legs hurt and feels like there is something crawling on them. Very dry skin allover.weight gain about 10-12 lbs in last two weeks.Memory problems | I had a surgery while on birth control in 6/07 suffered a blood clot in my right lung. The doctor says I have to take coumadin for 6 months. I just recieved a VQ scan of my right lung and there was nothing left of the blood clot. I hate this stuff because of how I feel but I am grateful that it saved my life. | F | 37 | 2 months | 9/10/2007 | 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 |