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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 5  DVT-RIGHT LEG (7 CLOTS BEHIND KNEE) WHILE TAKING COUMADIN I EXPERIENCED HAIR LOSS, FATIGUE, LIGHT-HEADED/DIZZINESS AND MEMORY LOSS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF OF THE MEDICINE, THE MOST PROFOUND AND NOTICEABLE SIDE EFFECT THAT STILL LINGERS IS MEMORY LOSS. I THOUGHT THAT ONCE I WAS OFF OF THIS POISON, IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS NOW, ALL OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS WOULD DISAPPEAR...NOT SO. I HAD A SHINY BALD PATCH ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THE HAIR HAS SINCE GROWN BACK...ABOUT A YEAR LATER. I'M PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE MEDICINE THAT HELPED WITH MY MEDICAL CONDITION BUT I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE LINGERING SIDE EFFECTS. I STILL HAVE ONE CLOT THAT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO REMOVE BUT IT IS TIED OFF (BYPASS) AND SHOULD, ACCORDING TO THE DOCTORS, DISSOLVE ITSELF. I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH REMEMBERING BASIC THINGS. F 44 6 months
2/22/2008
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 5  DVT/PE Not sure if these are all attributed to coumadin or if its part of the recovery/healing from the blood thicking. Here it is. Mental focus, decrease in muscle strenght and stiffness in the hip/lower back early morning and after walking for about 40 min. I strongly recommending fighting your way back to health. Don't give up. I found simple sugar help alot with mental focus. I've stumble on this after I was force to quit tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking. So I turned to candy and caffine. Yes, I put on 30 -35 lbs in the last 6 mths. Prior to all this, I also lost 125 lb and going back to some of thing I did to lose the weight. I've started over the weekend and already notice a reduction in the stiffness and increase in energy. Good luck and don't stop fighting. M 51 6 months
11/10/2009
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 5  mechanicalheart valve Bruising, but overal I feel 30 years younger and happier with the new valve and take coumadin in stride. F 73 6 months
12/5/2006
 5  AF None Must have worked because I did not have a stroke. M 57 6 months
7.5 1X day
3/23/2010
 4  PE headaches, nausea, dizziness,bloating, depression,body aches, chest pains It is workingto prevent me from clotting but I would like to have my normal life back. F 27 6 months
8mg 1X day
4/9/2010
 4  Massive Pulmonary Embolism Cold hands and feet, increased appetite, itchy toes and finger, extreme fatigue, dizzy spells and light-headedness occasionally Started Warfarin 2 months ago after a massive PE. I am 29, was very fit and active running half marathons and doing triathlons. So what caused my PE? I assume the pill I was on (Femodette). Doctors not sure though the fact I have sickle cell trait and had a mild case of thrombophlebitis 3 years ago may have been a precursor! I have since stopped my pill and not using any other form of oral contraception mainly so as to let me body rest. So, my appetite has gone through the roof and not sure whether its the actual drug or my body simply trying to heal itself and requiring nourishment? I get cold hands and feet and have an annoying itchy rash that appeared on my toes then on my finger with swelling. I have noticed I feel more tired than normal more often and need to nap more often in the day. My warfarin clinic have been great and let me lead a normal life and they dose me around this. My INR still fluctuates often so the weekly INRs are a chore especially as I travel away from home with my job a lot. My diet was pretty healthy prior to my PE so thankfully not many restrictions though need to drink more water. I have not noticed any major mood swings yet!though I have tried to maintain a positive outlook and had support from family and friends. It may still be early days for me though this website has been helpful. I have a check up with my Coagulation/haematologist consultant next week, so hopefully there will be good news about the dissolution of my embolus. F 29 6 months
10 1X day
5/6/2010
 4  dvt lft leg, bilat PE, dvts rt leg fatigue, hair loss, joint pain, headaches, cold first episode left leg dvt and bilateral PE lungs. next episode a few months later right leg from ankle to groin,many clots... both times treated with lovenox and coumadin in hosp. and at home until therapeutic on coumadin which took several weeks each time. difficult to maintain at a therapeutic value. currently at 15mg. INR 1.9 Follow strict "coumadin" diet. Keep a food diary. On coumadin for life F 46 6 months
15mg 1X day
2/26/2011
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 4  PE I have had bad headaches almost everyday, feel dizzy, light headed, fatigued, drained of energy at least twice a week. I have only been taking coumadin for a month, i was diagnosed with PE, and still have no answer as to why or how i got the blood clot, all tests came back normal, the only thing they could pin point it to was my smoking, which i had only picked up smoking 9 months before the diagnosis, and was on the road to quitting, i was down to 3 cigarettes a day. So a few doctors say this was the cause while others are still baffled. Either way, i will never pick up another cigarette as long as i live. My coumadin dose has finally been regulated and my INR is where it needs to be so i am grateful for that, just wish i could feel like myself again. F 39 6 months
17.5 1X day
1/26/2011
 4  dvt in both legs Tired. Heavy chested. Fatigued. Cannot level out. Dry mouth. Just don't feel like myself since being on it. But it is doing what its supposed to be doing. I hope. Thank god it looks like I won't be permanently on it. M 32 6 months
10
1/29/2012
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 4  P Embolism Tingling and weakness on extremeties including back of head, arms and legs. Fatigue and nausia has occured but has leveled out. Can tell when the INR is high as the fatigue and nausia increases. Can almost adjust the dosage based on the fatigue level. Hope to be off soon or have alernate drugs. GL all. M 49 6 months
9 1X day
2/19/2012
 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  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
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 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- left leg Hair loss, itchy feet, stomach pain and acne. Weight gain is minimal about 7lbs, but I feel bloated all the time. In turn I feel fat and uncomfortable and I think this is causing me to have a very low sex drive. This is hard when you are a newly wed. I have also noticed lack of motivation, depression and my feet ache a lot. Really weird. Regardless of the side effects, I feel thankful for Coumadin. I feel fortunate that there is something out there for me to take, thats going to make me better. Granted I'm more supportive of the alternative medicine, but Coumadine is what I got and it is helping me stay alive. Can't help but be thankful for that. F 28 6 months
7/7/2007
 4  DVT in left calf I've been on Coumadin since 1/2006. I had terrible side effects at first, dibilitating migraines, dizziness, increased blood pressure (normally my blood pressure is low because I'm a runner) and weight gain of 15 lbs in 4 months. The dizziness subsided after a couple months and blood pressure went back to normal. Still experiencing the weight gain and daily dull headaches with an increased frequency (3+ times a week)with the migraines. I'm also cold all the time, but was before the Coumadin. I originally attributed the weight gain to not being able to run for a month and then being forced to start back slowly. But after dieting and getting back to my normal running routine (4-5 days a week - 45-60 minutes of running at 6.5 mph or faster) I still haven't been able to lose the weight like I normally could before being on the Coumadin and still seem to be gaining. I will be getting off the Coumadin the end of July and couldn't be happier. F 33 6 months
6/29/2006
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 4  DVT, PE night sweats, irritability, hair loss, weight gain, and much more... I feel lucky to be alive, i just wish they had other treatments to choose from. I am depressed all the time and never want to go and be social, before this i was out all the time. I have 3 kids and it is hard to find the energy to play with them when all i want to do is but my head under a pillow and sleep. This might not be a side effect to coumadin. It is a side effect of all I have been through. Lovenox shots 3X a day for 6 weeks and i have been on coumadin for almost 6 months. I welcome all emails... i would love to talk to other people who have been through what i have i find it hard for my family and friends to understand sometimes... M 28 6 months
10/16/2007
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 4  2 nd time clot in leg & Factor V Bruising,Longer and heaver periods,Skin rash,Dry skin,Problem, concentrating,Trouble sleeping,Sometimes very hot when it is freezing inside and very cold when hot,Joint pain,Itchy scalp,Severe depression, Anxiety,Decreased sexual drive,Night sweats, Huge mood swings with increased irritability Overly fixated on getting ANY kind of injury,Weird dreams/nightmare, Dizzy, Numbness in the toes,Gas and bloating Weakness,Blurred vision, chect pains, Purple toe nails. This is my 2nd clot and I am a lifer. This time I feel like my life was been twisted upside down. The side effects are driving me crazy and there is nothing I can do to make it better. I just have to keep my head high and try to remember that I am lucky to be alive. F 31 6 months
4/28/2009
 4  atrial fib after knee replacement s I have had a lot of hair loss, pressure in lower abdomen and upper abdomen. Some sharp pains in abdomen from time to time. My doctor said coumadin doesn't cause these symptoms. I am also on toprol for the atrial fib so I am not sure what is causing any of these symptoms. F 67 6 months
10/12/2009
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 4  blood clot in both lungs extreme weight gain, foggy mind,exhausted feeling most of the time I was alternating 15mg and 13mg daily for six months. All the doctor's claim they have not heard of weight gain as a side effect. Bullshit! I am very active and continued to gain weight. Now I am off this rat poison and trying to loose the weight. No one knows for sure what a drug will do to that individual person unless you take it. Just because they are doctors-they don't have all the answers. This drug may have helped, but I believe my faith in the Lord and everyone's prayers is what saved me! F 44 6 months
12/16/2008
 4  DVT left popliteal Hair loss, bruising I just noticed this week that after being on coumadin for the past six months I'm losing my hair big time. Before this, my hair was thick and wavy. I'm just concerned about it growing back in once I come off the coumadin, anyone have an answer for this? I am now at theraputic range of 2.3 and hope that I can come off this medication within the next month. M 57 6 months
12/30/2008
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