PLAVIX Reviews (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)

Average Rating: 2.2 (612 Ratings)

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PLAVIX  (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE):  Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack), recent stroke, or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease). It is also used with aspirin to treat new/worsening chest pain (new heart attack, unstable angina) and to keep blood vessels open and prevent blood clots after certain procedures (such as cardiac stent). Clopidogrel works by blocking platelets from sticking together and prevents them from forming harmful clots. It is an antiplatelet drug. It helps keep blood flowing smoothly in your body.   FDA Approval Date: 2007-09-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  6 Stents in my heart I bleed easier if I nick myself shaving but no other side effects that I notice. After reading this blog, I consider myself lucky. I walk a couple miles per day, maintain my own lawn, etc. so I am pretty active. I have had 4 "cardiac events" and 6 stents. I was prescribed Plavix about 7 years ago after getting one of the drug coated stents. My Dr.says I should stay on it the rest of my life. M 68 7 years
75 MG 1X day
3/4/2012
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 1  Massive heart attack . Lad stent Had 100% blockage LAD.Wrong thing I did was waited 19 hrs before going to hospital. I also take 80mg lipitor. I feel sick, weak, depressed, over all just sick and weak all the time. Im glad I lived being I was very close to not being here. But by the grace and mercy of God HE saved my life. I just pray I can feel better from tis poison that im having to be on. I have a 2.75 by 8cm stent. I wish I would start being able to LIVE AGAIN WITH THIS POISON. I hate it. But I want to live and they say I must take it. I ask how long. His words FOREVER. I also have what is called a medical stent. Any ADVISE OUT THERE ON HOW TO START LIVING AGAIN WITH THIS STUFF MAKING ME. SO SICK EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE. THANKS GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU. plz forgive me if there is any misspelling I think the memory loss. Goes with it also. I wish I could let my doctor for one day. No the makers if this drug but let them feel as I do EVERYDAY. wait no I dont I wish that on NO ONE. F 48 1 years
75
2/16/2012
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 2  carotid stent Droning ears noise on stent side..and high pitch whizzing ..high pitch sounds worse at night M 55 10 weeks
30mg
2/13/2012
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 1  Stroke in right frontal lobe , pfo Felt like a knife going through my brain,sharp stabbing headaches,headaches behind the eyes and severe bruising F 40 6 months
1/17/2012
 1  2 stents This drug is awful. I have a bad rash, itchy, bad headache, dizzy, red face, feel oxygen starved, no appetite, red spots in my mouth with sores, pains in legs, & I feel funny right after I take it. I am afraid to go off of it. What do I do. F 69 4 months
75mg 1X day
1/17/2012
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 3  Chemical Stent Everything seemed fine until my first nose bleed 2 weeks after starting Plavix. I got it stopped and my cardiologist told me to see an ENT if they persisted. They have, and the last one was severe, requiring cautery and packing. They have been breaking through every 2 weeks, with added intensity. M 68 4 months
75mg 1X day
1/16/2012
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 3  Had a 70% blockage no stint Heaviness in chest,general bad feeling. Stopped taking after 3 days M 56 3 days
1a day
1/5/2012
 1  2 medicated stents extreme fatigue, depression, anxiety,blurred vision, nosebleeds, muscle aches, skin rash, confusion, short term memory loss, loss of energy to work, kidney infections! i feel this is a bad drug - immediatly began to feel exhausted, now unable to think clearly - i manage a medical practice - each time i complained was dx with something else and given another pill - i think plavix may be slipping through the organs and may be undetectable in labs as causing damage - after visiting this site - going off this stuff - hope its not too late had to take a medical leave due to the symptoms - had to have gallbladder out and wonder if plavix caused it - no physician ever told me it could be side effects of plavix - hope i feel better soon - i feel mentally better just going off this drug - F 55 11 months
1X day
12/16/2011
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 1  After angioplasty Horrible bloating that gets worse with each passing day, back pain from the pressure on the torso, swollen feet, puffy eyes, fatigue, irritabliity and crazy dreams This drug's side effects make me feel awful!!! It's very obvious to me what's causing the problem since it started when I started taking the drug, and it gotten worse every day since. But the docs who prescribe this expensive drug refuse to believe it. They just want you to keep coming in for another bunch of appointments so they can run some more tests and run up some more bills. These folks are so unethical!! They'd rather spend $1,000 of MY money than admit these drugs have side effects. How can they sleep at night? They make me so angry! The pharmaceutical companies and the docs will do whatever it takes to maximize their profits at your expense. They will answer for it one day. F 53 10 days
75mg 1X day
12/8/2011
 1  Heart Stent LAD Bleeding Rectum. After 1 year I had another heart attack. Was told by doctors that Plavix did not work for me because my body was immune to it. It allowed clotting inside of the Promus stent. I have 3 stents now. Off Plavix. Hope the bleeding stops. This is a dangerous drug! F 54 1 years
1X day
11/24/2011
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 2  DES stent Plavix and aspirin caused severe chest pain due to a hiatal hernia. The pain was worse than the heart attack that I had. I discontinued use due to the pain. I stopped taking plavix AND aspirin after 6 months even though it's required for a year. That was 8 months ago. I've read 3 recent studies in the past year which showed plavix is of no benefit for stents (both bare metal and coated) after 6 months. The 1 year guideline may eventually be changed although it's my guess that it won't happen until after the patent expires. M 55 6 months
1X day
11/13/2011
 3  Heart Attack 2 stents upset stomich, plavix is a form of rat poison in small doses, it thins the blood, my problem with it is upset stomach, what i found that workes for me is i take it first thing in the morning with milk and some corn flakes, M 73 2 years
75mg 1X day
11/10/2011
 4  heart attack 3 stents have had no side effects until they added 81mg asprin also now I am having nose bleed I cant stop completely I first started taking plavix 6 years ago after my second blocked artery ,had another blockage 90% last month where a medicated stent was inserted (3rd one) they added asprin and now i am bruising easily and nose is bleeding F 54 6 days
75mg 1X day
10/15/2011
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 2  (2) Stents Nausea, abdominal pain, lack of sleep, memory loss As stents were non-coated Cardiologist has recommended Plavix for at least 18 months. I have noticed an increased amount of low-level nausea, abdominal discomfort, lack of energy, and memory problems over the past couple of months. Liver function is normal. Just had blood clot removed from behind L. knee although this was due to a cyst within the artery that ruptured... does not appear to be associated with other cardiac problem. I take Simvastatin (40mg/day) and 1/2 regular aspirin 2x/day with Niacin (to prevent "flushing"). I am becoming a bit concerned about the appearance, or increase, of the side effects. M 68 9 months
75 mg 1X day
9/29/2011
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 4  stent implant At first,i had the usual bruising,but it ended in about 6 months. I was taking the plavix with a full dose aspirin once a day. Any small cuts i would get were difficult to stop the bleeding.This was the only symptoms i was experiencing. I was on plavix and full dose aspirin for about 4 years and then all hell broke loose. I woke up one night with a nose bleed that i could not stop,ended up in emergency room I received a 4 inch sponge stick up my nose and sent home. The bleeding did not stop. Back in the emergency the next night,got another sponge stick up my nose,but i could feel the dripping above the sponge stick. during the two days i swallowed and threw up a lot of blood.Iwas turning white and getting very weak.At last an ear,nose and throat Doc was brought in and i ended up in surgery. Problem fixed. My Cardio Doc heard about the situation and told me to stop the plavix and aspirin for five days. After the five days i went back on the the meds and it wasn't long and i started to have blood in my urine and rectal bleeding.I took the bull by the horns and stopped the plavix and full dose aspirin before i bled to death.It's been about 4 months now and everything is going ok. Now i just take the low dose aspirin. I met with my Cardio Doc the other day and told him what i did,he said OK. M 68 4 years
75 1X day
9/20/2011
 4  Stroke No side effects that I can determine. Yea I bleed longer with small cuts, but that's what its supposed to do. Doctors thinks its working properly. Take Plavix once each night with 6 other pills. Maybe as my stroke symptoms fade there will be something that I can term a side-effect. I have heart disease, and that seems to be the only major problem that I suffer from, no other pain causing problems. M 59 4 months
75mg 1X day
9/14/2011
 2  3 cardiac stents placed 4/1/11 Many, many nosebleeds, confusion, loss of stamina, increased joint pain i am stopping plavix, pryor to an upper GI scope in 2 weeks, and can't wait to see if it makes a difference. I used to walk 3 miles a day and now I can't walk 100 yards with chest pain M 62 5 days
75mg 1X day
9/8/2011
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 3  bypass in my leg I started taking one a day but after 3 months the bruising was so bad my carteo doctor cut it to one every other day. My biggest problem is the horrible night mares and I can't sleep thru the night. This started the nest day in the hospital after taking Plavix. The bruising is better now on one every other day, but the dreams are still bad and still can not get a good nights sleep. M 66 6 months
1X day
9/1/2011
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 3  Mild stroke 3 months ago Itching and red spots most nights, especially on my chest, legs and upper back, sometimes on the sides of my back. A pharmacist suggested I take antihistamine at bedtime and my doctor also suggested I try a heartburn medication. Has anyone else taken these to help with Plavix side effects? I had never taken it before, had no intention of using it but it appears I have no choice now. I tried Aggrenox once and got a severe headache with it. I can only assume Plavix is helping me. Otherwise I would not even consider or keep using it. It very expensive and I hope the price soon comes down. M 71 90 days
75 1X day
8/25/2011
 1  stent Chest Pain. Tired. Bleeding in the eye. Depression I have had chest pain off and on (currently on) and no one seems to think much about it. I wake up with a dull pressure in the middle of my chest. It feels as if I need to stretch it out, but that does not help. Nitro Glycerin does not help either. Yesterday I developed a broken blood vessel in my right eye. I am waiting to see a specialist tomorrow at noon. I have slight pressure and a little pain. one half of my eye is blood red and slightly bulging with bleeding and no place for it to go. It is freaking me out. The Plavix warning list says to get immediate help if you have bleeding in the eye or chest pain. I have had chest pain for two weeks this time around and no one seems to be in a hurry to see me. the eye situation started yesterday morning and I had to drive myself to the cardiologist office and insist someone look at it immediately. They wanted me to wait until Thursday at 3 for a regular appointment. If a warning on a medication says see someone immediately, I assumed that meant NOW. This is not how I was treated. I hope to God it is nothing, but I feel 100 years old on this drug. I am also very depressed since my stent in January and now all these pains and problems. I hate this drug. I don't want to die, but I am not sure I want to live like this either. I was never a depressive person until this drug. F 57 8 months
75mg 1X day
8/16/2011
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