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 | PE | Hard to say exactly, but I haven't felt "good" since going on it. Tired, back aches, muscle aches...but don't know that that is directly related to the warfarin. | Was only suppose to be on it for a year, had the blood test and the gene for increased likely hood of blood clots. Now my doctor wants me on it for life and that is a scary thought. I don't like all I've read about side effects, but not thrilled about the thought of another blood clot or PE either. Wish there was a place to go to get factual basic information about effects of long term use and about alternatives. Hard to find that info | F | 51 | 1 years 10 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 3 | P.E, Lupus Anticoagulant | Not sure if the hair loss was from Coumadin, memory loss, eye pain, pissed that I can no longer eat whats natural (vitamin k) makes no sense to me so I'm researching natural ways... | F | 32 | 1 years 9 MG | 3/20/2013 | 3 | Genetic Clotting Disorders | Acne, lethargy, fainting, severe fatigue | This drug has made me feel pretty terrible and I am so tired of my INR never staying the same no matter what I do but it keeps me alive I suppose. | F | 24 | 1 years 11.5 MG 1X day | 8/2/2011 | 2 | atrial fib | My mother in law has been on coumadin for almost a year now come December 24th. She told me she was bleeding from her uterus on Sat. The bleeding stopped, only one time. She thinks its because her GYN told her the cervix is dropping. Im not sure?? Then she went for her blood test on Monday and the dr. increased her coumadin dosage. She said it was because she had cranberrys and sweet potatoes. I am very worried about her. What if the bleeding is from the coumadin, and by increasing the dosage might make it worse? She has lost 20 lbs since taking coumadin, and she said her chest is caving in. My God, this sounds weird. Her hair is falling out too. | F | 80 | 1 years not sure 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 2 | root valve replacement | weight gain, thinning hair, tired all the time, brain fog | F | 44 | 1 years 5 mg 1X day | 4/17/2011 | 2 | 27 pe in my lungs | I'm tired. I hurt. I have migraines. I've gained weight. Thinned my hair. I'm not me. I'm tired of saying no salad please, and family worrying I'm gonna have a clot so big it blocks my heart and kills me! I have factor V. I worry about my kids. I'm so Moody people stay away. I work at a prison and even the inmates are worried I'm gonna rip their heads off! I cry. I didnt ever used to cry, for crying out loud I control 108 grow men at a time who have raped, killed and many other stupid things! And on balling my eyes out. I'm tired of This I need something else. Something that is going to make me go back to normal. Please help! | F | 28 | 1 years 7.5 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 2 | DVT/Protein C Deficiency | very lathargic, achey muscles and joints, difficulty getting up after sitting for more than a couple of minutes, my brain feels like mush, I am so tired all of the time. | I was prescribed coumadin after developing a DVT in my right leg. Further tests show that I have a protein C deficiency which means I will require life long therapy. I have taken this drug for over a year now and the side effects seem to be getting worse. After reading comments on this sight I feel a little more confident about insisting that my family doc refer me to a hemotologist. I was told that this drug has no side effects....well we all can't be wrong. If you also are being treated with this drug due to a protein c deficincy I would love to hear from you. My email [email protected] | F | 49 | 1 years | 2/20/2009 | 2 | Blood Clot in Brain | Weight gain, cold hands and feet, bruising, nose bleeds, decreased ability to concentrate, severe acne. | I started taking coumadin in January of last year for a blood clot in my brain due to birth control and a blood disease. It took till December for my body to accept it and my INR to remain the same, or close to, at each blood test. Now I can go every other week instead of every week. Yay to no more bruises on my arm! I am taking 8 to 9 mg a night. The side effects i feel were never described to me. The weight gain is unreal! I am a teacher and I am always on my feet. I excersize daily, however I have gained at least 20 lbs. I never had more than one zit at a time and now I have severe acne. I am having trouble seeing the silver lining of this drug when all it is causing me now is angst. | F | 27 | 1 years | 1/15/2009 | 2 | Afib | Lower leg and ankle tingling skin dryness, numb toes hot and cold feet, bumps on skin, weight gain nothing good happening on this drug. Thinking about stopping. Not having a good life lethargic. Wondering if worth it. | F | 76 | 1 years | 4/12/2017 | 1 | blood clot in leg | i hate it. it has caused me to gain weight, sleep a lot and not enjoy life. My INR is up and down so much. I am totally frustrated with this medicine | F | 43 | 1 years 3mg 2X day | 6/18/2011 | 1 | seizures | dry mouth, dizziness, fatigue. Felt awful in general. | No joke, this is used as rat poison. I've been through the mill (ulcer, seizures, kidney failure, and transplant) and this is one of the worst drugs I've ever taken. | F | 27 | 1 years | 4/2/2005 | 5 | Massive bi-lateralPulmonaryEmbolizm | initial slight hair loss and weight loss. Now I don't have any problems at all - It's just a part of my life and thank heavens it's there or I wouldn't be here | my hands and feet are cold, but they were before the coumadin. I think if most consider this they will admit to this too. | F | 52 | 1.5 years | 4/10/2007 | 5 | PE | Heavier periods and now anemic. Taking iron, but craving ice because of the anemia. Bloated - belch a lot, but that seems to be settling down now. Also used to experience anxiety/panic attacks in the beginning, but possibly due to the experience of having a PE. | F | 44 | 1.5 years | 9/8/2006 | 5 | Mitral Valve Replacement | Tiredness, anxiety,weakness, once in a while dizziness, depression, not feeling like me | I dont know if it is the medicine, but it is weird that so many other people with different help problems are experiencing the same thing. I dont know what to say other than, they dont give you any true information before putting you on this medication. I am a lifer and I am thankful everyday there is something here that can assist with me having as normal of a life as possible and being able to live a long life with my family. I just wonder why they dont have any support groups for younger people as this would be of a great help. i am so tired of people saying it is no big deal, it is just a little pill and you will get use to it....I COULD SCREAM!!! i just want to be as normal as possible. I feel more calm seeing others my age and older going through the same things. I wish there was a group that specilizes in this mess because i just soo depressed. Let me not even get started when it is time for my period, i feel like a truck has run me over with how tired i get, plus the millions of pads and tampons i have to use. Ok...I feel better now. :) | F | 30 | 1.5 years | 11/9/2009 | 5 | atrial fibrillation | one month ago I had a spinal stroke and now Im not able to walk. Im paralysed from my waste down. my side effexts where major bruising all over my body. while I was hospitalized I started getting terrible neck and lower back pain after several hoursof bad pain, I realized that I could not feel or move my legs. the nurses assure me that I was stable and later I found out that I had a stroke in my spine my INR levels where higher than 15? not sure how they got that high? please everyone on coumanin get checked and question everything..... My Dr. said everything was normal?Thanks god Bless. I will keep theraphy going and with gods help I will be able to walk again. | now I wander should I stay on coumadin or chance getting another stroke? | M | 64 | 1.5 years | 4/7/2009 | 4 | DVT in my left leg | Weight Gain, slight depression, light headed, became anemic, emotional. | I acquired a blood clot in my left leg at the age of 19, summer right before my sophomore year of college. I was on the birth control pill, Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, for two months which developed clots down the length of my leg. Most painful and life changing experience. But bottom line - I learned that without this drug I would be dead. Sometimes you have to learn to adjust, and deal...because some things are just the way they are, and even though Coumadin is not the most fun drug, but it is helping me get better. | F | 20 | 1.5 years | 1/10/2009 | 4 | DVT/Factor V Leiden | Dizziness, fatigue, trouble concentrating. My doctor said that these must be something else because Coumadin CANT cause them. But I see several others here with the same symptoms. | I am a Coumadin lifer and am happy to have found it. My father died with Factor V Leiden. He didnt have Coumadin therapy. I am optomistic that the drug will prolong my life. | M | 55 | 1.5 years | 5/25/2006 | 4 | massive DVT,AT3 | heavy periods, tired, hair loss | DVT through my WHOLE left leg from foot past my groin after delivering my son. found i have inherited anti thrombin 3. had surgery to remove the clot and temporary "umbrella". this medication has saved me. besides a heavy cycle and hair loss i have periods of random leg pain and swelling at the knee. doctors and nurses are so surprised when they hear my dosage but for the most part my INR is finally stable, it took a long time and even considered staying on lovenox long term but with consistency i got there. | F | 20 | 1.5 years 15-17.5 mg 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 4 | PE's Lupus Anticoagulant, Factor ll | lower back pain,bleeding gums when i brush to hard, bruising,bad taste in my mouth,run down feeling, get cold and the chill's in cooler temp's,worse in winter, but in warm temp's and summer I get hot flashes and over heated real easy, I swear i can feel the blood travel threw my vein's( Real WEIRD feeling)I have put on weight but I,m not as active as i once was, so that could be part of the reason. | I guess you can say coumadin is saving my LIFE!I have NOT had another blood clot since THANK GOD!! I have TWO Blood Clotting Disorders.I have to take coumadin for the REST of my LIFE. I hate the twice a month INR/PT blood work.My doctor wants my INR between 2.5 and 3.0,but I struggle to keep in my range. I have been as high as 4.9 But I,m more afraid to be under 2.5 than over 3.0 Life is not the same,it's a constant fight. When people can't see any physical problem's on the outside with you, they think your full of it when you say you don't feel good.But everyone who is taking this drug knows how your own body feels!! | M | 52 | 1.5 years 5mg 1X day | 3/26/2010 | 3 | DVT Right Leg Bi-lateral PE's | Bad Headaches, Short term memory loss, vision, cold | The stuff is not nice but keeps you alive. I was on it for 6 months and miserable, scared but started getting back in shape. Went off for 6 months and had another DVT now I am on for life. I coach a youth cycling team and ride a couple thousand miles a year. I am a little more careful and wear the best helmet money can buy. Activity makes most of the side effects go away but overdoing it gives you the absolute worst headaches of all time. Stay positive and keep moving. | M | 43 | 1.5 years 7.5 1X day | 3/2/2010 |