COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)

Average Rating: 3.1 (876 Ratings)

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COUMADIN  (WARFARIN SODIUM):  This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. Conditions that increase your risk of developing blood clots include a certain type of irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), heart valve replacement, recent heart attack, and certain surgeries (such as hip/knee replacement). Warfarin is commonly called a "blood thinner," but the more correct term is "anticoagulant." It helps to keep blood flowing smoothly in your body by decreasing the amount of certain substances (clotting proteins) in your blood.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  PE Big time acne!! weight gain, especially in the middle section. Feel bloated all the time plus hungry! Extremely fatigued and moody. Cant get my level stabilized. It went from being low to being too high that caused blood in my urine. Cant wait to get off of this....question is will I ever be to lose the weight I put on? This sucks!! F 38 3 months
16mg
4/2/2012
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 2  Blood clot in left leg Bloating, joint pain, weight gain. It does not allow me to take my regular medication for arthritis. M 52 3 months
5mg 1X day
8/21/2012
 2  2x multiple pulmonary emboli At therapeutic doses severe fatigue / feel like I have not slept (although I have)/ irritable/ distracted. F 41 3 months
17.5mg SID
11/23/2011
 2  A-fib Tired, fatiqued, cold, Muscles and joints hurt, weight gain, overall I don't feel healthy or like myself I'm only staying on it because my doctor said I was at risk for stroke because of the A-fib. They have me on metoprolol since I was hospitalized in early september. the Metoprolol seems to have toned down the A-fib somewhat. The doctor put a twenty-four hour monitor on me and my A-fib was still alive and well but not as severe so he strongly advised me to stay with the Warfarin to avoid a stroke. I'm very tempted to stop taking it. F 73 3 months
5 1X day
11/29/2010
 2  Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis Confusion, Fatigue, Headaches, Foggy thinking, "Tunnel Vision" sensation, Nausea I manage a doctor's office and work at a retail store. The confusion has me sending messages to the wrong workstations and not remembering what I've said. The visual disturbance makes my train of thought even more confusing. My speech includes incorrect words such as appointment instead of apartment, etc. To be sure nothing is wrong I've undergone testing including ultrasounds on my organs, CT scans of my organs and chest xrays. These symptoms resemble those of having a stroke and it's SCARY! F 39 3 months
5 mg 1X day
12/30/2010
 2  blood clots in legs memory loss F 53 3 months
08 -12 MG 1X day
12/2/2010
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 2  may-thurner induced blood clot & pe intermittent lethargy, extreme and constant headaches and diziness, just don't feel right. i would love to talk to any other young females taking this drug. please email me. F 26 3 months
10/23/2005
 2  DVT/PE/Expected Thrombophilia I am constantly tired, have chronic insomnia, panic attacks, mood swings, depression, bruising, significant hair loss, restlessness I'm iron deficient, but I'm not supposed to take my iron pills b/c it can interact with the coumadin. Before my GP made the correlation I was told to eat leafy green to up my iron, another thing that can cause blood to thicken. I have been on extremely high dosses of coumadine, currently down to 10mgs. The doctors don't know why my protime won't stabilize, they suspect I might have thrombophilia and that the thing that almost killed me in August, could possibly have saved my life. I'm also a bit at a loss due to the fact that every doctor I have, and believe me there are a lot, talk about their disdain for the drug, but are at a loss b/c they have no alternative. It seems a bit hopeless. F 22 3 months
11/10/2005
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 2  Bi-lateral multiple Pulmonary embol Fatigue, light-headedness, headaches, skin problems I'm another one they couldn't get the dosage right on. I'm tired of getting up in the morning feeling OK but knowing once I take my medication I'm going to feel like garbage for hours. I was told not to worry about what I eat, they'd just adjust the dosage to match. I found it was better to go ahead and avoid greens. Before going on Warfarin I had some flakey skin around my eyebrows on occasion but now it has spread down the bridge of my nose onto my cheeks and even inside my ears. Quite lovely. I've also experienced sharp pains in my ankles. M 52 3 months
10/7/2007
 2  Arterial Fib I have had a 20 lb weight gain within 2 months, edema, swollen ankles, legs, thighs, body, hair loss, back and joint pain, cold intolerance. Sometimes hard to focus, loss of stamina, sex drive, itch all over, and dry skin, especially legs and arms. Hate taking it, but dont want blood clot. M 48 3 months
1/7/2007
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 2  dvt hair loss, dull headaches, fatigue, lots of dizziness and nausea. sadness, but not sure if that is from the medicine itself or from dealing with the side effects. F 30 3 months
10/10/2007
 2  atrial fib weight gain of 20 lbs even with exercise and nutrition supervision, swelling of ankles and hands, severe muscle spasms of upper back and neck, excessive brusing, dizziness when standing, difficulty in regulating therapeutic level even with nutritional supervision. I am thankful for the blessing of no blood clots, but this is a horrible way to live. F 55 3 months
8/1/2007
 2  Atrial Fib I went on medication 3 months ago in preparation for cardioversion. Started at 5 then went to 7.5mg. There seemed to be difficulty reaching target levels. I found I cut very easily (not so much bruising) but did not bleed excessively. I had some shortness of breath but no real problem with exercising. My main question was, did it cause an 8-10 lb. weight gain in spite of an average of 1 to 1 1/2 hours a day of exercise (mainly biking)? If anything, I felt like my hair has gotten a bit thicker. I'm not aware of feeling any colder than usual. Cardioversion failed and I have gone off medication and onto 1 aspirin a day. 62 3 months
4/25/2006
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 2  DVT/PE Panic Attacks, Sweaty Feet and Hands, Confusion, Not able to Concentrate, Sunburn Feeling on the Skin, Shortness of Breath, Water retention and Feeling like passing out at times. Nobody wants to listen. I broke my ankle had surgery and developed a clot three weeks later went to my lung. I was on Lovenox and then Warfarin since. At first I was resistant and after taking 15 MG it boosted the level and then I started feeling these systems. Nobody Listens when you tell them your having this problem because they said the drug doesn't cause these systems. I went to emergency room a few days ago because of this and they found nothing wrong with me. Blood was okay, Heart okay and the CT proved the blood clot in my lungs was gone. My doctor wants me on this for a year. I don't know if I can take it for that long. I thought maybe my body would get used to it. F 38 3 months
6/24/2009
 2  A fib Cold all the time, reflux, bloating, gassy, and definite weight gain. Hopefully after my heart cath I will be able to come off this crazy medicine. I do not like how I feel taking it. M 52 3 months
1/10/2008
 1  dvt Hair loss, weight loss severe fatigue after taking for 3 months.Also depression,shortness of breath Unquenchable thirst at times. I am also concerned about this being a rat poison and most of my side effects macth those of a person that has ingested rat poison F 44 3 months
6/20/2008
 1  stroke,AFIB,PFO Global weakness and numbness in extremeties,intracranial pressure like hanging upside down on monkey bars and can't get off.Diziness.ligtheadedness. Disabling.Constipation and EXTREME RAPID weight gain. DON'T TAKE Coumadin or it'll take you!!!! One of the poisonous reactions I've ever had on a medication and cant believe the doc's or pharmaceutical companies don't acknowledge these potential side effects!?#@! Until I found this website everyone was making me feel crazy...like stress was causing my symptoms...or maybe I was overeating due to stress...I in fact have cut my food intake and the weight keeps adding. Just so bad.. Taking myself off of this "wonderdrug". F 43 3 months
3/8/2009
 1  p.e.after shoulder surgery I am extremely exhausted. I can barely get anything done during the day. I shuffle around instead of walking. I have no desire to do anything, even though it is close to Christmas. I am usually very sociable and outgoing. My mind is alway foggy and have extreme memory loss. Sometimes I cannot even put a sentence together. I am usually ok for a couple of hours in the morning and then I can barely do anything. Exhaustion prevails. I have a horrible time trying to sleep. This cannot be normal. Does anyone have any suggestions? F 52 3 months
12/13/2008
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 1  Multiple PE-both lungs /HRT induced Weight gain, carpal tunnel in both hands, plantar fasciitis in one foot, joint pain, numb toes, cold all of the time except when having hot flashes, eczema on face. This medicine is practically making life unbearable. I was diagnosed with bilateral multiple PE following the use of the Nuvaring fro HRT for over a year. In the past 2 days, I have not taken my dosage (7.5 3 days a week, 10 mg 4 days a week) because I can’t stand the way feel. I have been on it for 3 months. The Dr tells me I have 3 months left to go. I am seeing another Dr in 3 days to see if I can regulate clotting through diet and supplements instead of Coumadin. Has anyone else done this??? Please let me know. F 51 3 months
1/16/2009
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 1  atrial fibrillation tiredness, depression, anxiety, weakness, malaise, lackluster, easy bruising, bleeding, some hair thinning This drug seems counter-intuitive to me... giving a person rat poison to try to help them? (You did know coumadin was originally designed as a poison to kill rats, didn't you?) In my case (permanent atrial fibrillation) I've been advised by my doctors to take this most of my adult life. Following my heart attack when I was 28, doctors put me on coumadin for the first time. I had a severe reaction and began bleeding through my kidneys within days. I stopped the drug immediately, and have refused it until three months ago, with the stipulation that the doses be kept minimal. I'm now at 10mg four days a week and 12.5mg three days a week. I hate this drug! I do so much to keep myself healthy (diet, exercise, etc.) and here I am taking rat poison! It just doesn't feel right to me, and I want to stop taking it but I'm freaked out by the possibility of a stroke, heart attack or worse... I would like to see clinical data on the actual effectiveness of this drug on a-fib patients... out of 100 M 53 3 months
7/27/2008

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