PLAVIX Reviews (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (619 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PLAVIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PLAVIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Steen placed after heartattack | After seven months of Plavix every other day I developed sever "hives" following completion of chemotherapy. No reaction during chemo. But daily hives after chemo completed. Quit Plavix and went to 81mg aspirin. | M | 66 | 7 months 75 mg 1X O | 9/10/2010 | 1 | medicated stent | 3 weeks after starting Plavix I experienced a painful UTI that eventually cleared on its own. 3 weeks after that the finger joints of my right hand became swollen, extremely painful and totally inoperable. That also cleared on its own after 2 weeks. 3 weeks after that I woke up with a horrid boil on the lower right edge of my palm. That cleared in a week. A week later I woke up with my throat swollen shut and I could not swallow. That throat condition cleared on its own in 4 days. On the 5th day my temperature started to climb into the 102-103 degree range and the killer headaches set in. In a couple of days I was battling temperature swings up into 104-105+ degree range. I was hurting big time. My right knee started to swell up and the knee joint became hyper sensitive to any load and just locked up. I was a cripple. The knee eventually had to be drained. By this time I had been to my GP several times. My GP tested the heck out of me over several visits, prescribed several HD antibiot | If you happen to be among the 7% or so of the populace that is somehow sensitive to Plavix you are pretty well screwed. If you are in the 7%, figure out a way to get off of the Plavix before it kills you. All of the Plavix allergic symptoms tend to drive all of your normally pretty good medical diagnosticians nuts. Virtually all of the Plavix allergic symptoms tend to look like other diseases, but the big clue is that there are typically no normal testable organic disease causes in evidence. All of my standard analytical disease tests keep coming back negative. In the end what you have to do is to convince your medical diagnostician to take a leap of faith with you and assume that the compendium of all of your weird medical symptoms have been caused by a Plavix allergic reaction. It is only then that you can get "fixed". The Prednisone treatment at the end of a 3 week ordeal of sickness with some serious near death overtones was pretty much magic stuff. | M | 65 | 90 days 75 mg 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 1 | TIA | Began experiencing sharp pain in right forearm several days after starting Plavix after a TIA in 1/05 - pain then spread down to my wrist and hand/fingers and was so painful that I could not turn a doorknob, pick up a bowl by its' edge, etc. - I asked my internist about this at the one-week follow-up after my TIA and he said it had nothing to do with the Plavix (although he had no explanation for this pain) and to continue taking it! After another week, the pain had also moved all the way up to my shoulder so I called my internist who sent me to an orthopedist - after a brief exam, the orthopedist, even though acknowledging that the symptoms were NOT typical of carpal tunnel, gave me a steroid injection in my wrist! Fortunately, I went to see my psychiatrist the following week and he could see that I was not well - when I told him about what was going on, he consulted his PDR which indicated that one of the rarer side-effects was nerve pain in the extremities. So, I stopped the Plav | I was so disappointed with my internist's dismissive response and tunnel vision - he never even asked about my arm when I saw him a month later. Residual effects lasted for about 8 months (puffy palms, side of my hand as well as the pinky and ring fingers were numb, and the bony area above the wrist was painful). Needless to say, I changed internists and the first thing I told my new internist was to note on my chart that I am allergic to Plavix! And the orthopedist had the nerve to send me a postcard to return for a follow-up - sorry but I already paid for an exam and useless injection and won't ever go back to a doctor who admits they are giving you treatment not indicated by the symptoms. | F | 61 | 3 weeks 1X day | 8/17/2010 | 2 | blockage, and 2 stents | hair is shedding terribly,going bald at 62 years old. Hip joint achs | F | 62 | 900 days 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 1 | stent | My husband started taking this medication after a stent was put in. He is a diaylsis patient. He has become so confused he doesn't know where he is most of the time. Short term memory is really bad. He also has severe bruising. I would definitely not recommend this for any patient on diaylsis. Will look into another medication instead. | We are very disgusted with the lack of caring with most physicians. All they know how to do is prescribe medications. They don't want to hear anything about side effects. You are on your own. | F | 62 | 2 weeks 75 mg 1X day | 8/8/2010 | 1 | Stent | Dizziness, lack of interest, generally feeling pretty bad. Bleed way too easily and way too much for my line of work. | Only another month and I can get off this wretched med. I'll be so glad. | M | 30 | 11 months 75mg 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 3 | stent | The only thing that I can know for sure is the SHORTNESS OF BREATH or DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. And some days seems worse than others. Seems like I have to take a deep breath once in a while. Very aggravating. I do have ANXIETY from time to time. Also not sure if related, but on occasions I have momentarily tenge pains in my head (5 second headaches) I know that may sound weird but it is true in my case. | I BELIEVE THIS DRUG MAY BE GOOD FOR SOME BUT DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE AND DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE INSISTED IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING BAD SIDE EFFECTS. IN SOME CASES THE SIDE EFFECTS MAY OUT-WAY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DRUG. DO THEY WANT US TO DIE SO WE WILL BE OUT OF THE WAY? | M | 55 | 14 months 75 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 2 | PFO closure | Fatigue, lack of motivation, insomnia, blurred vision, lightheadedness, constipation, indigestion. Generally feeling awful. | I was prescribed a 12 week course of Plavix following PFO closure. It was okay at first but has gradually got worse. I don't have the energy or inclination to do anything but I'm also unable to sleep. I have decided to end the course early as I am struggling to do my job. I will continue to take aspirin. | M | 48 | 9 weeks 75mg 1X day | 7/30/2010 | 1 | TIA | Dizzyness, chest pains, headaches, weakness in arms, difficulty with speech, tired and sleepy all the time, just had a severe anxiety attack last night. | Doctor prescribed this after mild TIA. Started plavix in hospital. Released from hospital on a Friday and spent a weekend in hell with these side effects. Went to doctor on Tuesday and he said that none of these side effects are the result of the drug. Must have something else wrong with me. Recommended seeing a nueroloygist. Went home and that night I had a severe panic attack which scared me. Decided to go off plavix for a couple of days to see if side effects wear off. If so will talk to doctor about alternatives. I envy all of you that have no or few side effects. Pray for me and I will pray for all of you. | M | 67 | 7 days 75mg 1X day | 7/28/2010 | 5 | I had a stint implanted in 2007 | I am concerned I may outlive my money | That darned Plavix is ruining my kids chance of an inheritance | M | 54 | 3 years 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 2 | Had stent placed (stainless steel) | I immediately noticed a confusion..difficulty grabbing names while I was speaking. There almost seems to be a fog where there used to be clarity. It is a significant and freighten change considering the strength of argument to stay on this medicine. Secondarily the rash is terrible. Those who get it will know of what I speak. Plavix while saving my life is scrambling my brain. | I am thankful to have an effective solution to a life ending problem, but disappointed in the serious side effects. I am [email protected] | M | 61 | 2 months 75mg 1X day | 7/23/2010 | 1 | Heart attack | Muscle and joint pain, quick to fly into a rage & fatigue | Have decided to stop taking and go with low dose aspirin each day - feel so much better! | M | 48 | 30mg 1X day | 7/23/2010 | 1 | Heart attack. Coated stent | Extreme joint pain, fatigue, depression, dizzy, dazed | Heart quad by-pass 12 yrs ago. Have always been intolerent of most RX meds. I feel so bad I have no quality of life. Extreme pain in shoulder joints and spine. Leg cramps. Feel like I have been injured from an bad accident. Am willing to risk getting off of it and will tell Doc. tomorrow. | M | 64 | 2 weeks 75MG 1X day | 7/15/2010 | 3 | 2 Strokes | Pain right knee. dizzy in morning confussion memory loss short term.Shortness of breath. | I had 2 strokes at 43 years old.Thats when I started taking plavix 75mg and 250mg of asprin a day. | M | 47 | 5 years 75mg 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 2 | ? irregular heart beat? maybe | dizziness, especially in morning, had to close my eyes tightly to alleviate symptoms somewhat, afraid I would fall | Feel so much better without plavix, can be active from the time I get up to late in the day. It may be raising my blood pressure 10 pts or so since I quit taking it. | F | 88 | 12 months 75 mg 1X day | 7/4/2010 | 1 | Blood Disorder | June of '05 I needed out patient surgery on my right knee, within 48 hours I was back in the hospital with blood clots in my leg. The drama did not end there, soon I was prescribed Heparin and Coumadin too combat the problem. I was allergic to both. I then had clots in my lungs and ended up with a cardiac tamponade. After 10 days on a respirator in ICU, I spent another 3 + weeks flat on my back with Phenomena. I was released from the hospital only to be sent back because the Phenomena was not resolved and Physical Therapy was needed. I was diagnosed with V Leiden, a bleeding disorder. Put on PLAVIX and my recovery was slow to none for the past 5 years. I was told I have a genetic blood defect and thus the clots. I was also told I did not have a heart problem. Countless complaints to my doctors, of shortness of breath, swollen ankles, pain in my knees, weight gain, extreme fatigue all were explained by saying you went through a lot and it will take time for you to recover. Af | F | 70 | 5 years 75mg 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 3 | cerebral aneurysm | strong visual disturbances (neurologist says probably TIA's), each lasting 2-3 minutes | Aneurysm in brain did not rupture, and was successfully treated with coils plus 2 stents to hold everything in place. No problems there. I have tried to stop Plavix 5 times, and each time I've had probable TIA's 2-4 weeks after reducing or stopping. I slowly reduce Plavix from daily to every 3 days. Now neuro says I should stay on Plavix indefinitely. My concern is potential bleeding if I'm injured or need surgery. | F | 65 | 2.5 years 75 1X O | 5/30/2010 | 3 | pfo closure previous stroke and tia | Light-headed often. Bruise easily.During the first month on the drug noticed small amounts of blood in stool but went away. My first menstral cycle was VERY heavy. (Second was normal.) There was also an episode during the first week of taking the drug where I felt dizzy so went to sit down then felt very cold especially in my feet. This went away after a half an hour. | I started plavix after heart surgery. The light-headedness is extemely worrisome. I only have one more month to take the drug and am looking forward to it. I will update after I've stopped taking plavix to inform of any changes in how I feel. | F | 33 | 2 months 75mg 1X day | 5/19/2010 | 5 | Coronary Artery Disease - 2 stents | Bruising | BE CAREFUL ABOUT STOPPING THIS MEDICATION. I had to go off it twice for medical/dental reasons. The first time I ended up in the hospital with chest pain that subsided. The second time I had a heart attack because of a blockage in a branch of the LAD and a large blood clot. A contributing factor was that I was on a several hour plane flight just hours before the heart attack. The pressure change on an airplane is enough to trigger a heart issue in some. | F | 60 | 6 years 75 mg 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 1 | stent | unusual bruising, vision blury,toung swollen,unusual tiredness,dizzy, lightheaded, a feeling of wanting to throw up | M | 67 | 8 months 75 1X day | 4/28/2010 |