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 |
| 3 | 4 pulmonary emboli | Tightness in sides of head and in neck. Worsens as day progresses. Now taking 7 1/2 mg., various dosages over past 2 months. Hate not feeling like myself, but guess drug necessary. Curious if others experience this neck tightness. | F | 64 | 2 days | 7/7/2006 | 2 | Atrial Fib | I feel tired, irritable and cold. I have a dull headache. | Intellectually I am glad such medication exists to improve my health, yet emotionally I am having trouble accepting the fact that I have to take anything. Gratiful one moment, angry the next. And this is day two...I need time to find some acceptance in this matter. | F | 43 | 2 days | 6/11/2006 | 2 | antithrombin III deficiency | hairloss patches, energy level has dropped severely, tired all the time and have to take naps which I never had to do before, joints ache,swelling of legs on and off, weight gain. Wish I just could feel like myself again. Full of energy and rarely got tired after any activities, etc Trying to go with the flow but it really really stinks. | Have to take it for life unfortunately wish they would find another drug with less side effects. I am worried about the long term use and effects on your body. But there is no other choices or options at this time. | F | 46 | 2 days | 11/7/2006 | 2 | atrial fibrilation | Blood clots faster than when taking Ecotrin? Cold, diarrhea, lethargy, some depression though I take Prozac, pressure in upper chest & neck. When increased recently, I started awakening with headaches, though headaches are rare with me. Petichiae or pin-point blood clots are frequent, not to mention spider veins. At times, "brain fog." | I'm drug intolerant and believe this latest medical guideline should be applied according to the individual, i.e.,not across the board. I feel I would do well to return to Ecotrin or go with low dosage of both Coumadin & Ecotrin. When I've had to go off Coumadin for a week, I begin to feel better. | F | 70 | 2 days | 1/26/2006 | 1 | DVT right ovarian artery | Extremely dizzy, weak, tired, aachy, sad, non stop period, levels never good even with good diet. | This drug is poison and I hate it. | F | 32 | 2 days | 8/17/2007 | 5 | Multiple PE's in both lungs | Very heavy periods with heavy clotting, bleeding on and off throughout the month. Just recently I have swelling in my face and a rash on my arms. | Like many others, I am thankful to God just to be alive. I realize a lot of people can't write a comment on this sight because they died from what I had! | F | 35 | 3 days | 10/6/2005 | 4 | Iatrogenic DVT | Ache all over, shortness of breath, weight gain,fatigue. | 3 days | 5/25/2006 | 4 | Iatrogenic DVT | Ache all over, shortness of breath, weight gain,fatigue. | 3 days | 5/25/2006 | 4 | DVT 3 times | I have had weight gain (20 lbs). I am tired and my periods are awful! I have been more impatient and never thought it could be related to coumadin until I read this web site! Could it really by why? | I have never heard of weight gain and mood swings to be related. I would like to hear from you if you have the same symptoms. | F | 31 | 3 days | 6/20/2005 | 1 | dvt upper right leg | This drug is awful, feel worse now than before being on it. Headache, blurred vision, all my veins hurt, lips tingling, shoulder pain, stomach pains, back hurts, veins popping out everywhere, zero energy, shortness of breath when walking short distances I absolutely hate this and am only in 3 days, will be stopping and doing aspirin instead. | F | 43 | 3 days 5mg | 6/4/2016 | 3 | dvt in leg | depression and anxiety, exhaustion, lethary and increased menstral flow. I was perimenapausal having a period only every three months or so, and since taking Coumadin my periods have come every month. I have had dry skin, but seem to have that every winter anyway, so I'm not convinced it's drug related. | I also told my doctor about my symptoms and was told they were not side effects of this drug. Luckily she is great about listening to me and put me on antidepressants right away. I will send her to this site to see that others have experienced the same symptoms. | F | 47 | 4 days | 1/9/2008 | 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 | 3 | Stroke due to Chiropractor | fatigue, memory loss, inability to concentrate at times, lower back pain, severe weight gain, hair loss, heavy periods | I started taking Coumadin in August of 2010 due to a stroke caused by getting my neck adjusted at the Chiropractor. The Dr.s are struggling to get my INR level within range. I was given Heprin in the hospital and sent home with Counadin. I do not like the side effects of this drug but I will be on it for the rest of my life. | F | 27 | 4 days 5-10mg 1X day | 12/9/2010 | 2 | fvl and 2 provoked DVT's | Sleep much longer than before and just cannot wake up at usual time. Feel very foggy. Water retention, less urine output than before. Very bad joint, back, hip pains. When INR is too high I have heart palpitations. Most notable is hair loss. I have always had long, thick hair, but now it falls out from the roots just washing it in the shower and gently brushing it fills my hairbrush. The only good thing is my leg with the DVT has improved, with reduced swelling and less pain. But I absolutely hate the coumadin side effects. I took Lovenox shots for 17 days and would far prefer giving myself those shots again instead of taking this poison. | Some scientists somewhere should invent something better than a drug that is also used to poison rats for us to cope with factor V Leiden and other clotting disorders. Just because coumadin/warfarin is cheap is no reason to stop pharmaceutical research aimed at a better drug for clot control. I HATE THIS DRUG!! | F | 45 | 4.5 days | 12/29/2007 | 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 | 3 | DVT Both Legs (2 years Apart) | Hair loss, Teeth chip easy, some yellowing, always cold, Sweat profusionly, constipation, very fatigue, very hard to get along with. Loss of sleep. Severe weight gain even with a regular rountine of walking (4) miles a day, plus extensive muscle stretches. Blood vessels seem to ache at times, joints aches common at night mostly. My mind seems to wonder, lots of confusion at times. Some dilirium at times. Very combatted with family at times. | Have been taken off for the last (2) weeks due to stomach ulcer had to have (5) pints of blood do to serve bleeding. Last dose of coumadin was set at (11.2) per day. I'm very anxious because I can see another blood clot forming in the future. I'm in constant contact with Doctors. They want to test for blood disorder since (11.2) could not get my numbers steady, they were up one week and down the next even with a good controlled diet.Have been on for (5) years and will have to have some kind of blood thinner for the rest of my life. | M | 62 | 5 days | 12/13/2006 | 3 | DVT Both Legs (2 years Apart) | Hair loss, Teeth chip easy, some yellowing, always cold, Sweat profusionly, constipation, very fatigue, very hard to get along with. Loss of sleep. Severe weight gain even with a regular rountine of walking (4) miles a day, plus extensive muscle stretches. Blood vessels seem to ache at times, joints aches common at night mostly. My mind seems to wonder, lots of confusion at times. Some dilirium at times. Very combatted with family at times. | Have been taken off for the last (2) weeks due to stomach ulcer had to have (5) pints of blood do to serve bleeding. Last dose of coumadin was set at (11.2) per day. I'm very anxious because I can see another blood clot forming in the future. I'm in constant contact with Doctors. They want to test for blood disorder since (11.2) could not get my numbers steady, they were up one week and down the next even with a good controlled diet.Have been on for (5) years and will have to have some kind of blood thinner for the rest of my life. | M | 62 | 5 days | 12/13/2006 | 3 | 2 DVTs left calf | None | I kept the INR between 1 and 2 for most of the time on general principles (vitamin K must do something good)and recently took it up to the therapeutic range of 3. | M | 5 days | 2/11/2008 | 2 | TOTAL LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT/FRACTURE | WEIGHT GAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!20+ LBS IN JUST 2MOS SINCE THE SURGERY WITHOUT ANY DIET CHANGE...EATING A LOW FAT/DIABETIC DIET, AMAZING HUH?? COLD WHEN IT WAS NOTICABLY 85 DEGREES OUT AND I HAVE EARLY MENOPAUSE, SO THE HOTFLASHES NEVER STOPPED, TIRED, FATIGUE, INSOMNIA..IT GOES ON AND ON | NO ONE EVER EXPLAINED ANY SIDE AFFECTS OF THIS DRUG TO ME, BECAUSE IF THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT WEIGHT GAIN WAS ONE...I'D TAKEN MY CHANCES...I'VE WORKED ALL MY LIFE TO KEEP/GET MY WEIGHT DOWN AND NOW I'M HEAVIER THAN WHEN PREGNANT THE LAST TIME IN JUST 2 MOS TIME! FOR ME, THE WEIGHT GAIN IS FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN THE THREAT OF A BLOOD CLOT THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN...NOW MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS ELEVATED WHICH THROWS IN ALL THOSE RISKS..CAN'T MOVE THAT GOOD DUE TO THE FRACTURE..SO NOW I MUST STARVE MYSELF TO JUST MAINTAIN THIS FAT BODY I'M LEFT WITH AND MY GLUCOSE IS UP TOO DUE TO THE WEIGHT GAIN..ADDED WEIGHT NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT..IS NOT GOOD..SURELY DOCS CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS??? | F | 46 | 5 days | 7/29/2006 | 2 | DVT and Pulmonary Embolism | First the good things. My calves and legs seem more limber. Probably because I had clotting in them for years so the coumadin may be helping there. But I have noticed an immediate drop off in my ability to maintain concentration. I am now quite scatter brained, and my head has this light feeling now like a baloon with just a little too much air. | I would rather have a clear brain and good concentation so I think I am going to quit coumadin and move to things like tumeric and yoga. I make a living with my mind. | M | 43 | 5 days | 10/12/2008 |