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 |
| 1 | to prevent clotting in the arteries | Lethargic, sleepy, extreme amount of blood in urine. Urine looked like what amounted to a cup of grape juice, only redder. No sign of usual urine color, just foamy red. | This is a frightening drug. My husband was prescribed this drug after his second heart attack. He is only 46 years old. He has a condition called Ectasia. He was put on Coumadin by the hospital he had his attack in. He followed up with his normal cardiologist. NOBODY set him up to have his INR checked. He was on it for almost 3 weeks unchecked. Today he was peeing bright blood, went in and his INR was 9. Has anyone ever had that number? He is in the hospital overnight right now. | M | 46 | 19 days | 12/11/2008 | 3 | pre op anti coagulant | Night sweats Lethargy. | They're still increasing my dose. This is a nasty drug but I should only need it for a few months... | F | 56 | 20 days 7.5mg 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 3 | DVT | Headache, bleeding gums, red eyes, fatigue, weight gain, strange dreams, depression, thin nails, bruising, cold all the time, hair loss (even with thyroid supplement) | I also have fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. Tylenol just doesn't cut it for the pain, especially with the weather changes. What am I supposed to do? | F | 58 | 20 days | 3/27/2006 | 2 | low risk blood clots | WOW! SO GLAD we found this site!! I have had severe and debilitating headaches, chills, general all over bad feeling...also, very sensitive skin, hair loss. | Due to a long term hospital confinement, I developed low risk blood clots in lower leg area. I was only to be taking the drug for 3-6 mos. but I would not have been able to rehabilitate and recover if I had stayed on Coumadin - doc finally said okay to take an aspirin a day and recheck with ultrasound in a few weeks. We were not told anything about these side-affects and all the docs tried to tell us it wasn't Coumadin...very, very frustrating!!! I believe there is a way to have your doc report this to the FDA...PLEASE DO!! So others don't have to go through this!! | M | 43 | 20 days | 9/7/2006 | 3 | DVT and Pulmonary Embolism | I have rashes on in neck (which came right after I was inject w/ a contrast for a CT scan) chest, abdomen, in navel and in folds where top of thighs and pelvis meet. Every time my wife and I have sex, I get abrasions on my penis despite there being enough lubrication. Got cold easily for a while but that has gone away. Anyone have any of these SX? How did you and your doc TX them? | I had to take Lovenox injections before I started on coumadin and for about 5 days after I started until my INR reached 2.5. Could this contribute to side effects I am experiencing? I am not saying that dissatisfied w/ the med. My mother took it years. And I haven't been on it that long. It just that side effects came only after the TX for pulmonary emboli and the DVT. They are quite bothersome. I like to lessen or eliminate them but no one docs included appear to confirm whether any of them are related the med(s)/TX. | M | 50 | 21 days 10 mg QD 1X day | 1/11/2011 | 3 | Blood Clot behind left knee | Fatigue, fogginess, feel sick all the time, but most of all daily violent headaches. Headaches so severe and no medications helped. Had to call out doc to get extra pain relief several times and anti sickness injection. I just want to sleep all the time. I was poorly informed about side effects. | As well as Warfarin I had daily Daltaparin injections. Was admitted for 2 days observation due to violent headaches and I felt the doctor who was observing did not fully appreciate the side effects and extreme pain I was experiencing. Was 2 weeks on Daltaparin and have finished that now - starting to feel a bit more settled now | F | 56 | 21 days 6mg 1X day | 1/11/2012 | 1 | Heart | Tired all the time | Can't sleep or bend over | M | 76 | 21 days | 10/9/2008 | 1 | Husband on for total knee replaceme | Much nausea, GI upset, pain in abdomen, fatigue, indigestion, weakness, | Husbands reaction to this med caused him to fall behind in his rehab. We had seen three specialists, MRI's, Cat Scans, trying to find reason for his symptoms. We asked his doctor to change to another anticouagulant...but he refused. After taking it for three weeks we changed it ourselves. He went to good ol' aspirin 325mg. | M | 65 | 21 days | 9/25/2007 | 4 | PE/DVT in right leg | Only been on this for 22 days. No side effects at first. Last week rash all over my ankles, feet and calves. Went away in about 5 days. Dull headaches. Latest, feels like my skin is sunburnt all over torso. Very sensitive to touch. This morning woke up with numb (not completely) feet and calves. I'm hoping these latest are side effects and not something worse. Will talk to my dr. today. | I'm glad it's out there, but scary at the same time. | F | 37 | 22 days | 9/12/2005 | 3 | Bi-Lateral Pulmonary Embolism | Cold limbs, headaches, bruising, and the depression is getting worse every day. | I just recently got out of the hospital for bi-lateral pulmonary embolisms. I am 25 years old. I have been under an incredible amount of stress - full time job, full time college, 2 year old boy, and life threatening diagnoses. I was beginning to think that something was wrong with me cause now I have a constant feeling of being sad, struggle to find anything to be happy about, I'm irritable and mean to my boyfriend. So, out of curiosity I did a search of coumadin and depression and all this stuff popped up. Why didn't my doctor warn me about this? | F | 25 | 23 days 7.5 mg 1X day | 3/31/2010 | 4 | A-Fib | Weakness,headache, feeling cold much of the time, bruising. | I have only been on Coumadin for 3 weeks this time after a cardio-version for my A-Fib. I was previously on it for about 3 months in 2005. It was interesting for me to read many of the comments because I was beginning to wonder about my health, and see that the weakness, headache and coldness I'm experiencing is common to others. Tiredness is kind of a subjective term. However, I can tell you that I work out a lot. Both weight lifting and running. My strength and stamina have been hugely effected by taking the coumadin. Quite measureably. | M | 53 | 24 days | 4/7/2008 | 4 | DVT in '04. New DVT and PE in '07 | Although I am taking additional medications, I have felt very depressed and lost touch with everything that I loved to do before. As a web designer, I used to live on my computer but now I rarely get on here for more than a few hours. I am also very irritable all the time, snapping at my sons very quickly and over little things then feeling mad at myself later about yelling at them. | I know that this medication is helpful and keeps the clots from reforming but I was unaware of it's side effects. The mood swings, irritable feelings and depression wouldn't be missed if they were to go away today. I am also freezing my wife out with the hot/cold spells. Either I am burning up or I am freezing. Glad to hear that I am not alone with these feelings. | M | 37 | 27 days | 9/1/2007 | 5 | Aortic Aneurism/aortic valve replac | Insomnia sometimes, heart races/pounds at night (From 55bpm - 70 bpm), cold extremities some times, hazy vision, migrains during the first 2 weeks, sweat at night on occasion. | I have only been on the drug for 4 weeks but I have noticed a few side effects. The worst of which is the racing heart at night. I'm not really sure why. I'm also on a blood pressure med Metoprolol until I'm fully healed. I feel fine other than the side effects not to mention my second OHS in 9 years. I don't wan't another if possible. I just hope to be able to return to my active lifestyle and lead a normal life of a 41 yo. | M | 41 | 28 days | 4/24/2007 | 1 | DVT | Anxiety and depression are beyond my limits. Confusion, frustration, impaired speech, fuzzy vision, lack of thought and clarity. | Never thought I'd post on one of these types of discussion boards but have nowhere to go. The depression has taken me to zero, absolute zero. I had such a strong personality and now I can barely look someone in the eye. I can't even type what I'd like to say it's so bad. Sorry to whine. I wish the very best to everyone and pray no one endures these types of side effects. | M | 42 | 29 days 8 MG 1X day | 5/17/2010 | 5 | PE right lung | I feel tired but can't tell if it is the drug or the after effects of the PE; I also have pain in my shoulders and trouble raising my right arm. Again, I don't know if it is the drug or the PE. | After an initial couple of weeks with both lovenox and coumadin, I now have stabilized with INR around 2.5-3.0 while taking 5mg daily. I don't really have any major complaints; I have not had to make major changes in my diet or in my alcohol use (1-2 glasses of wine daily). The biggest change for me was having to give up my razor and use an electric one instead as a precaution. My greatest concern is not knowing how long I have to take it. My doctor told me to expect at least nine months, but could be much longer because they really don't know what caused the PE. It could have been the estrogen I took to relieve my hot flashes (I have a metastatic prostate cancer, which requires that I take androgen blockers and suppressants; they produce a male menopause with all the effects that women suffer). | M | 62 | 30 days | 5/30/2008 | 5 | DVT and Factor V Thrombophilia | Bruising more apparent when bumping into things. | Works much better for me than Xarelto which caused anxiety, chest pain, body aches, and mild shortness of breath. Highly advise taking Coumadin over Xarelto. | F | 48 | 30 days 7.5 MG 1X day | 10/14/2020 | 4 | DVT - left calf | A strange light headed feeling, like I'm about 1/4 of the way to blacking out. Skin is sort of itchy and I get minor rashes when getting out of the shower. Tight feeling where neck meets head and back muscles wear out easily. | I'm glad to have it, but I wish they would be more clear as to what is a serious side effect and what isn't. It says seek emergency medical help for nearly everything, but I'd feel like an idiot going to the ER with the symptoms I've mentioned; it also freaks me out not to. | M | 29 | 30 days | 8/1/2008 | 4 | DVT left leg PE | Very tired, muscular aches, mental fog, itchy skin, increased sensitivity to sun, pins and needle feeling in hands and feet, random odd pains, nausea initially | Pleased to have found website, after a rather frightening experience, and realise that the side effects (?) I am experiencing are not out of the ordinary. Having trouble getting my INR in range. I have not noticed any hair loss and am hoping I don't! I generally feel rubbish: exhausted, lack of motivation, pre-occupied with worrying over every ache and pain and just not my normal self. However, the warfarin is a must. Got very burned (raised pimply rash, very red, sore) from the sun on my arms before I realised about this side effect - be careful! | F | 41 | 30 days 4.5mg 1X day | 6/7/2011 | 4 | DVT Left Leg | Dry skin, lightheaded when standing up fast. | Dieting because I have also been diagnosed with diabetes - have lost six pounds. Use al lot of baby oil on legs and arms which are the parts with the dry sking. | M | 62 | 30 days | 4/8/2007 | 3 | DVT in right leg | Lack of energy, slight weight gain, gas, severe headaches, brain feels foggy - difficulty concentrating and remembering | I've been on it for 30 days and my levels haven't stabilized yet. So glad to find others with my symptoms. I have scheduled an apt. with a hematologist because my DR. doesn't seem to know too much about DVTs or coumadin | F | 37 | 30 days | 10/17/2005 |