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 |
| 5 | yES | I PREVENTED THE BRUISING ON MY ARMS BY A NEW PRODUCT CALLED "ARM CHAPS"!! Plus they helped me stay warmer and gave me additional wrist support. | M | 42 | 180 days | 11/17/2005 | 1 | yes | I hated the bruising, but after research, found a product on www.armchaps.com which has now prevented the bruising plus helps me stay warmer and gave me additional wrist support. | F | 35 | | 11/17/2005 | 2 | TIA, clotting problems | Dizzy, mild nausea, Left eye bloodshot, mild headache, difficulty breathing, sleep difficulties, just feeling 'un-well'. | Told my Dr, he recommended I stop and go to one reg. size aspirin per day. I don't think I would take this med again unless there was absolutely NO alternative. | F | 57 | 7 days | 11/2/2005 | 3 | blocked artery-stent inserted | Tiredness, slightly depressed, bruising, lowered sex drive | The thing I know about taking Plavix for only 6 weeks is that I've had a variety of bruises on my arms. I find that I'm a bit tired but this could be due to the workload I have to deal with. I don't have the tyoical highs or a sex drive like I used to and am wondering if it's the Plavix that's responsible. Perhaps it's due to the diet I've put myself under, which has resulted in my losing 8 lbs. in 6 weeks....perhaps it's the sugar withdrawal? I've been taking baby aspirin, Lipitor and atenolol, the latter of which I have no idea why I'm taking it since I have good blood pressure and have not experienced a heart attack. My sex drive was slightly affected (as I was told) by the atenolol, but now I find it even less enjoyable, probably due to the Plavix. Has anyone else experienced that? I've rated Plavix a 3 but realistically have no idea if it's done any good for me, so would have preferred not to rate it at this point in time....too bad I couldn't have put in an asterik instead | M | 54 | 6 days | 9/27/2005 | 2 | minor heart attack | I have noticed that I feel weak and unmotivated and have some nausea during the mid afternoons.......but amazing dreams at night for what it's worth. I have always had a very "anti" drug attitude and am having a very hard time "swallowing" the fact that I will be on this drug for a long period of time | I do not feel the there is a clear and honest assessment on these drugs. Rash figures of 50-70% better chance of avoiding a new occurence leave me suspect, yet i do know a number of people that have been on this drug for years. As for my self, I have been a serious outdoorsman, mountain climber and pilot for over 30 years and I find it hard to believe that a chemical can make right something as complex as the cause of a heart event. I would like to hear from anyone who can give me good advice on an alternate method of treating this thing. | M | 56 | 7 days | 9/26/2005 | 2 | Tia mini stroke | Ihave been on Plavix for 6 months, and have bad headaches most of the time, also the skin bruises easy. It was given to me for mini stokes. It has also caused my eye sight to blur, the Dr. tells me he's never heard off a eye problem with this medication. | I dont like it. there must be something else you can take. I cut the pill in half and take half morning and night also I do not take asprin with it. | F | 64 | 6 months | 9/13/2005 | 5 | Heart Attack - Coronary Artery Spas | rectal bleeding, easy brusing, long time to stop bleeding, dizzyness | Prior to knowing anything was wrong I had headaches daily and dizzyness at times. | M | 26 | 2 years | 9/8/2005 | 4 | M.I. 8/04, Two medicated stents | Alot of bruising. After 1 year, now beginning to have stomach pain. Not sure if related. | I was on Plavix for 1 year, when I stopped per Doctors orders. Two weeks later, had another heart attack. Caused by blood clot at stent site. Blockage was 100%, Almost killed me. Now on Plavix for rest of my life. Doctors not sure if Stent will ever be covered by tissue. | M | 45 | 1 years | 9/6/2005 | 1 | atrial fibbrilation | difficulty breathing, confusion, extreme fatigue, dizziness,depression | The above symptoms resulted in my being tested extensively for heart problems (none!), lung involvement including pneumonia, I believe I was overdosed with Plavix in a cumulative manner. | F | 70 | 6 months | 8/19/2005 | 1 | stroke, summer of 2004 | excessive bleeding that would not stop from minor skin cuts and scrapes; internal bleeding on arms and hands and legs from minor bumps; bleeding from gums - so dental work had to be delayed; developed internal bleeding from liver possibly from a fall; blood pressure dropped, went into shock, was saved by blood transfusions; however eventually died. Summary of side effects was submitted by relatives taking care of her. The relatives are aware of a family friend taking plavix who lost 2 quarts of blood on operating table during hip replacement because of inability to stop bleeding. The relatives also know of another elderly member of the extended family who had bleeding while on plavix and who stopped taking plavix. She lived awhile longer and then eventually succumbed to other ailments. | How large, definitive, and unbiased is the body of studies indicating that the side effects of plavix are benign? What studies have been conducted to define a dosages of plavix that are tailored to the patient and safe for that patient? What studies have been completed of the impact of plavix on internal bleeding in the elderly who have a tendency to fall more often than younger people? What monitoring of plavix and its effects are being done by family doctors, specialists and hospital staffs to determine fully the short-term and long-term risks and benefits? What are family doctors, specialists and hospitals told about balancing the dosage of plavix with the side effects that may be coing on? How beneficial is this drug and how unsafe is it? Who has the answers? Signed by her dear friend, Cookie. | F | 84 | 1 years | 7/25/2005 | 2 | PVD | Developed bruising on arms and was told to discontinue vitamin E. Worse,quickly developed | F | 71 | 3 months | 7/24/2005 | 4 | Chest pains follwed by 1 stent | Minor bruising and slow clotting time after minor cuts, mostly apparent while shaving. | I was prescribed Plavix after the installation of one stent 8 months ago. Side effects have been a minor anoyance. Doctor originally prescribed for a period of one year but at 8 month check up suggested I continue using Plavix indefinitely. He claims that there are studies of long term usage that suggest an advantage to Plavix users in the study versus those on a placebo. I'm interested in reading the study. I'm also worried that there is a potential rebound effect from stopping plavix after a year. | M | 58 | 8 months | 7/17/2005 | 4 | cabg x 4 and stroke | some chest pain and fibs | Can NOT take statins so haven't much choice. But wouldn't want to stop taking. Side effects are not as bad as the strokes and heart problems. One of my 4 bypasses did close up when going off plavix for hand surgery. | M | 60 | 3 years | 7/14/2005 | 2 | STENT | CHEST PAIN,HEART ARRHYTHMIA,DIZZY AND TIRED,NUMBNESS IN BACK AND LEFT ARM.TINGLING IN THROAT AND HANDS.SHORTNESS OF BREATH.VISION IS DIFFERENT.AND LAST OF ALL,MY STOMACH AND EXTREMINITIES FEEL COLD.I'VE BEEN ON PLAVIX FOR 10 DAYS ONLY..THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING BETTER!! | I'VE BEEN ON COUMIDAN BEFORE,NOT NEARLY THE SIDE EFFECTS..HOWEVER YOU NEED BLOOD TESTS TO DETERMINE YOUR PT COUNT. | M | 49 | 10 days | 7/8/2005 | 2 | STENT/ 70% BLOCKAGE OF LEFT ARTERY | CHEST PAIN,HEART ARRHYTHMIA,DIZZY AND TIRED,NUMBNESS IN BACK AND LEFT ARM.TINGLING IN THROAT AND HANDS.SHORTNESS OF BREATH.VISION IS DIFFERENT.AND LAST OF ALL,MY STOMACH AND EXTREMINITIES FEEL COLD.I'VE BEEN ON PLAVIX FOR 10 DAYS ONLY..THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING BETTER!! | I'VE BEEN ON COUMIDAN BEFORE,NOT NEARLY THE SIDE EFFECTS..HOWEVER YOU NEED BLOOD TESTS TO DETERMINE YOUR PT COUNT. | M | 49 | 10 days | 7/8/2005 | 1 | For a stent | Bleeding, Nosebleed, under the skin bruises which heal slow. Rectal bleeding, | It has been proven by studies which were conducted by the drug company itself to be useless. Some readers spam blockers are blocking messages. To get good answers, go to the CABG bypass support group at yahoo groups. I cannot get a message through to Doris. | M | 68 | 21 days | 6/22/2005 | 2 | Had drug-coated stent put in 10/04 | After being on Plavix for 5 months, began having severe insomnia, tremor in hands and slurred speech. Speech has gotten progressively worse over last three months. Doctors have no answers, say it could be Parkinson's which could be triggered by medication. Wondering if Plavix could be causing this problem and if anyone else on Plavix has had this experience? | Not sure if Plavix is helping or doing more harm than good | F | 83 | 8 months | 6/21/2005 | 1 | Had two stents put in heart artery | Had nose bleeds, rectal bleeding. Taking with 325 mg aspirin. Swithched to 75 mg, no help. Stopped taking plavix. In two years my stents plugged as they say 28 percent to instead of 25 percent on plavix. I just had a stent put in a carotid artery to get me ready for a bypass. I have to take Plavix for a month then stop the plavix for a bypass. I started with plavix and 75 mg slow release aspiring this time, and had no problem for 3 weeks. Now I have rectal bleeding with hard stools, and am eating prunes and lots of fiber to tough it out till I stop the plavix for my heart bypass. | This is a very bad drug. It makes me sick at my stomach, dizzy, nose bleeds, weak, rectal bleeding. The studies showed that 28 percent of people who took only aspirin after a stent got plugged stents. The study group that took both aspirin and plavix, 24 percent had plugged stents. What the hell good is plavix if it only helps in 4 percent of the cases, and that was on a study that might be biased. I had to take it again because the FDA mandated it for a study, but when I get my bypass, I will never touch the stuff again. Elwin Bagley A paitent who would like to start a class action law suit against the money grubbing drug industry. | M | 68 | 21 days | 6/7/2005 | 3 | Had a minor stroke. | Constant nosebleeds. Been taking Plavix for 6 weeks now, and have already had 12 nosebleeds, 4 of which had to be cauterized in the emergency room. | Has anyone else experienced this nosebleed problem while taking Plavix? | M | 76 | 6 weeks | 6/3/2005 | 2 | 2 stents, Angioplasty | I have been on Plavix for 1 month and have experienced bruising on arms and legs, pains in back and chest (not related to heart apparently), nose bleeds. | I don't like this drug either. Its side effects scare me. | F | 54 | 4 weeks | 5/30/2005 |