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 |
| 2 | afib | skeletal pain | M | 76 | 5 years 5 1X day | 2/28/2012 | 4 | 2 pulmonary embolisms | Easy bruising, slow healing. After a recent accident, I was off coumadin for a week and healed really fast. After I went back on it, healing stopped. When I took it at night, I had sleep problems, so I take it in the morning. I bike 20 miles a day and have, if anything, lost a bit of weight. I eat lots of vegetables and my dose deals with that. My INR is pretty steady 2.5-2.7, except when I travel and it goes either up or down to the edge of my range and sometimes beyond. | After my first PE, I was on Coumadin for a year and a half. Since the second, 10 years later, I have been on Barr Warfarin for five and a half years. The symptoms have been similar for me. My hair has gotten a bit thinner and more fragile, but I attribute that to aging. | F | 60 | 5.5 years 5 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 5 | Pulmonary emboli | Nothing remarkable. Maybe I have become more impatient but I have always had that problem and think I just get worse with age - not because of Coumadin. | I have been taking coumadin since January 2001 and was supposed to take it for only 6 months. Then I had a second episode of P.E and the standard protocol seems to be a lifetime sentence on Coumadin. They could not find the source of the clots so this was the only recourse. I have not changed my diet and eat lots of greens almost every day. The Coumadin dosage was adjusted to suit my diet. It took a while to stabilize but I have been on 5 mg/2.5 mg on alternating days for about 3 years. Maybe it helps that I execercise for at least one hour every day. | M | 73 | 6 years | 4/21/2007 | 5 | PE/Factor V | Periodic anemia, heavier periods, bruising, and worst of all...I am FREEZING most of the time. Summer is bearable, but winter is unbearable. I have to sit in front of my heater with layers of clothes, drinking coffee and still COLD. The other troublesome side effect is low blood pressure, which really sucks.I have other symptoms many of you mentioned, but as I also take other meds and have other conditions, I cannot be sure they are related to warfarin. Those would include, tiredness, mild weight gain, dry skin, some hair loss, reduced physical endurance. | Coumadin and Lovenox saved life in 2002. I have Factor V and am told I will take it the rest of my life. I have accepted that. Staying alive is more important than the discomforts and other associated risks. I have noticed that my side effects were worse when I first started the drug. I don't know if they have lessened or I have just gotten used to it. The only thing I can't get used to is being cold. The hypotension and anemia are not pleasant either, but I have adapted. | F | 33 | 6 years | 1/14/2009 | 5 | I had a pulmonary embolism | Starting to get burning sensation in my stomach and left leg burns | But it saved my life | F | 44 | 6 years 10 | 2/4/2015 | 5 | Pulmonary Embolism | None. | At first I thought it was going to effect my diet (eliminate leafy green vegetables, etc.) but by loading up on the leafy greens one month and limiting them to almost none in another month, the doctor was able to adjust my coumadin to a level where diet is not a factor. My INR is always in range no matter what I eat. So far I haven't had any bleeding problems. | F | 58 | 6 years | 8/11/2008 | 4 | DVT/Homozygous Factor V Leiden | General feeling of depression is a constant battle for me on coumadin. I've decided to find alternative ways to keep my blood thin because of the depression, weight gain, and headaches brought on by the drug. | M | 20 | 6 years | 1/31/2008 | 3 | dvt/pe/factor v leiden | HAIRLOSS, weight gain, flatulence, dry skin...numerous issues, not sure if they're related. | F | 52 | 6 years | 1/2/2008 | 3 | DVT..Factor V Leiden. | Hairloss....Dizziness..Sleepiness...Loss of energy..Burning in my legs and arms..Stomach pains..Depression.. | I am giving my rating a 3 because it is stopping the blood clots..but causing other problems...Is it worth it? I Started taking Coumadin for a DVT I got in 2001...I received the filter...I was to take coumadin only for 6 months..Then they ran the genetic tests for FVL and I have it so I have to take it for life. I have been told that there are no side effects of this drug..but I did not feel this way before...I now am told that I have tumors in my spleen and paraaortic lymph nodes...Possiable Lymphoma. I feel it is from this drug...I want to know I am not losing my mind. I used to be so out going and intersted in life. Now it is all I can do but to get out of bed. The pain in my right leg, spleen, and right ovary area, is more than I can take. If anyone out there is having a simular problem please email me. | F | 30 | 6 years | 11/20/2007 | 3 | Clotting disorder due to lupus. APL | Hard to say what are side effects of the drug or symptoms of the lupus. They are very simular. When I first went on it after throwing small venous clots to my fingers, the first thing I noticed was it changed my T3 lab value. My T4 was normal and my T3 climbed to 11. I'm not on cytamel and I'm not hyperthyroid. Fatique has steadily gotten worse but so have my heart valves so not sure cause. The weight gain has been very difficult to take. My weight was stable for several years. After being on coumadin for 6 years now I've gone up 20lbs and it will not budge with dieting at all. My hair fell out after back surgery 18 months ago but has all grown back in. My joints always hurt but I do think they got worse on the coumadin. I'm holding on to the hope that the new drugs in trials will be out soon and we can replace coumadin.......it has too many restrictions and side effects. | Something that struck me when I found this site was the number of people that developed clots after orthopedic surgery. I'm a nurse and we see that here too. I wonder how many patients have underlying clotting diorders or autoimmunity, they do not know about, before they have surgery. So many of the side effects people talk about here are what we with autoimmumity deal with everyday. Any of the Docs on here have a opinion on that? And do you no when the other drugs will be available? It will mean so much to so many to have new anticoag. meds. | F | 54 | 6 years | 3/8/2009 | 3 | PE, DVT, Factor V, Prothrombin | Severe weight gain, fatigue, hair loss, heavy periods, more susceptible to cold, joint pain, memory loss, trouble focusing. | I initially started taking Coumadin when I was 24 after I had a PE and was diagnosed with Factor V, and Prothrombin abnormalities. After two years on the medication I was begging the doctor to take me off. I could not do anything except sleep. I had tremendous weight gain going from a size 8 to a size 14! I was switched to Lovenox shots when I began trying to have a family and there was an immediate difference. I began losing weight without even trying, even when I was pregnant and trying to put on more weight. Shortly after my children were weaned I was put back on Coumadin because of the side effects of Lovenox and all of the old symptoms came back, including the weight. The only difference is the fatigue either it is not as severe as before or having been sleep deprived with young children my body has adjusted. | F | 34 | 6 years | 6/7/2009 | 3 | Factor v Leiden | With 6 total DVT's my check valve in my arteries are shot it is very hard to circulate blood makes walking difficult standing impossible. But it's ruining my tendons like my Achilles' tendon I can barely walk. | I don't take blood so other alternative will not work. Is a serious injury you would need blood I stand by Acts 15:20 with Coumadin a shot of vitamin k can reverse the bleeding that's why we stay off a dark leafy green meal. | M | 59 | 6 years 7.5 | 2/19/2017 | 3 | DVT | Cold, tired all the time, heavy periods, hair loss, weight gain, general feeling of being unwell | I have been on Warfarin for 6 years after having a DVT in left leg, groin to knee which happened after breaking my ankle. I have been given all the usual tests and have Lupus Anticoagulant which make me prone to clots. I am on this for life now and although it does save your life I dont believe taking rat poison ever day can do you any good at all, no other option but to continue.. I hope they will switch DVT patients to Pradaxa but not sure if it is licenced for that yet. Comforting to know others feel the same and I am not going mad. | F | 47 | 6 years 4mg 1X day | 5/8/2012 | 3 | Mechanical Valve Bypass Pacemaker | Hair loss , Heavy periods , Depression , Weight Gain , Lack of energy , Bruising | Until stumbling onto this site i never realized there were so many people around my age that were struggling with this, And reading others side affects and comments makes me feel like im not alone... someone out there gets it. | F | 30 | 6 years 3-4MG 1X day | 12/6/2012 | 2 | stroke | horrible joint pain, extreme hoarseness of voice, sometimes loss of voice, headaches, insomnia, extremely heavy periods, trouble concentrating, high anxiety, issues with my teeth, shortness of breath | This is rat poison! I guess I should'nt expect it to do anything good without causing major problems when its other use is to kill. I have extreme highs and lows in my INR's for all of the 6 years I have been taking the medication. I have had to get my blood tested an average of 1x a week for 6 years now. The most frustrating out of all of the side effects has to be the voice issue. I used to be an award winning speech competitor and now I can barely complete a sentence that anyone can hear, if I dont run out of breath first. I thought something else was wrong with me before coming to this web site and finding that there are side effects to this drug since my doctor kept telling me it was all in my mind. | F | 38 | 6 years | 12/6/2005 | 2 | TIAs, strokes, PFO | Always cold, fatigue, very heavy periods, weak nails | I've had no success with staying regulated, no matter how well I comply with doctor's orders. I also continue to have TIAs, even on coumadin AND Plavix. | F | 43 | 6 years | 3/21/2006 | 1 | mitral and aortic valve replacement | MAJOR HAIR LOSS! Very dry, extremely itchy sensitive skin! Thinning of skin and nails! I bruise easily and bleed a lot. | The worst is the major hair loss and very itchy skin, which started several months after starting coumadin! I am currently up to 7.5 mg a day and I HATE it! This is not a stable drug at all. Last time I missed a dose and my reading was HIGH rather than low. A couple of times I ate less greens and the reading also was HIGH rather than low. Then for no reason it drops too low. Go figure. I keep my diet the same as much as possible but the readings fluctuate and I think a lot of things affect it -- when I'm in hot weather and the sun is shining, I need less coumadin so even the sunshine affects it. The major hair loss and the extremely itchy skin (I have to put on anti-itch lotions several times a day and wear baggy clothes. I've had to throw out my wardrobe and wear only silk and pima cotton or natural fiber but everything has to be seamless and baggy. My skin is so dry and thin that I can't have seams touch it. So, I'm always wearing silk shirts and pants underneath with the | F | 52 | 6 years | 7/24/2006 | 1 | mitral and aortic valve replacement | MAJOR HAIR LOSS! Very dry, extremely itchy sensitive skin! Thinning of skin and nails! I bruise easily and bleed a lot. | The worst is the major hair loss and very itchy skin, which started several months after starting coumadin! I am currently up to 7.5 mg a day and I HATE it! This is not a stable drug at all. The readings fluctuate even tho my diet doesn't change. I think a lot of things affect it -- when I'm in hot weather and the sun is shining, I need less coumadin so even the sunshine affects it. Also, I have to put on anti-itch lotions several times a day and wear baggy clothes with something underneath so that seams don't touch my skin. I was told (after a scalp biopsy) that the hair loss was undoubtedly a drug reaction. Before coumadin I had waist-length thick hair. Now it's thin, short and curly. Nothing helps my skin either. Lately I have begun to think about just not taking it. How I wish I had been told about these side effects when I was 46. | F | 52 | 6 years | 7/24/2006 | 1 | double valve replacement | gained over 50 lbs,depression,crying for no reason.crosseyed bouts,dizziness,always tired even after long periods of sleep, foggy mindedness, total lack of motivation and almost all the other side effects posted | thought i was the only one until i found this site god bless you all.i hate this crap and all its side effects but am told i have to keep taking it for ever by my doctor who also makes a fortune running the coumadin clinic.what is it like having your eyes cross doing 65 in the passing lane during rush hour ???i hope u never have to experience it.i have watched the same people in my clinic change into oompaloompas and pillsbury dough boys and most have developed the same painful hobble and yet i'm told by all the professional drug dealers it's my imagination. was also told by doctor not to try naural thinners too unpredictable but i'm not giving up!!! | M | 59 | 6 years 15mg 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | irregular heart rate | Extreme problems with short term memory loss, weight gain, bruising, cold all the time, sleeping problems | This medication is rat poison. If the reason you are taking coumadin doesn't kill you coumadin will. | M | 46 | 6 years | 1/13/2009 |