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 |
| 3 | 4 STENTS | leg cramps and weakness in my legs, tired all the time, trouble walking any distance- get out of breath easily. | will take forever, still have blockages that are at 50%. Will not stent them until 70%. | F | 40 | 18 months 75 1X day | 5/6/2012 | 1 | CONFUSION, LOSS OF MEMORY, NO SLEEP, HEADACHE. | RECENTLY MY MOM WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CONFUSION SEVERAL TEST WERE DONE AND THEY ALL SEEMED OK. SHE WAS DISCHARGED WITH DIMENSIA. AS AM DOING A RESEARCH ON ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS FOR HER MEDICATION I FOUND THIS PAGE FOR PLAVIX AND NOW THAT I SEE ALL THIS COMMENTS AM SURE PLEVIX IS CAUSING ALL THIS SIDE EFFECTS ON MY MOTHER. | F | 53 | 2 months 3X day | 5/3/2012 | 3 | stroke | Joint pain in hands bilaterally I stopped Plavix for 3 months and then restarted and redeveloped the joint pains and also developed itching and a rash | M | 64 | 6 months 75 mg 1X day | 4/29/2012 | 3 | I had a stent in May 2011. | Wicked stabbing headaches-4-5 times/week GI distress and stomach pain 3-4 days/week. Tiredness daily. Shortness of breath. | I saw my cardiologist today. I told him that while I understand the need for bloodthinners after a stent I believe that taking Plavix has taken away 2/3 of the last year from me. All due to side effects. I cannot wait for the next 7 days to pass so I can go off of it. I also read a report that said that Plavix was as beneficial in 6 months as it was for 2 years for patients. I agreed to take it for a year but I wonder now after reading that study if I could've safely quit after 6 months. | F | 58 | 1 years 1X day | 4/23/2012 | 1 | cardiac stent | extreme breathlessness | my husband was admitted to hospital in December 2011 with chest pains and subsequently had a cardiac stent fitted. He was prescribed clopidogel and was doing well for a while until he developed a chest infection, which, in spite of antibiotics spread to his lungs. He was admitted to hospital at the beginning of March after collapsing at home and although a senior consultant told him he also had emphysemia, bronchitis and fluid on his lungs he would be able to cure him "quickly and easily". He died just a few days later. The doctor in attendance told me a few hours before that they initially took him off plavix and he improved and when reintroduced he deteriorated they took him off again. I wonder if this drug stopped the antibiotics working. | M | 80 | 2 months 1X day | 3/28/2012 | 3 | 2 stents | reduced breathing capacity, tingling in feet and hands and now lately mild numbness in those areas. | My cardiologist has argued that I not stop using Plavix (better to be safe than sorry)but with the aforementioned side effects growing after 4 1/2 years, I'm thinking it may be time to just stop the Plavix and stay on the aspirin? Some cardiologists say you can sstop after a year or so and some say no to that and one must stay on it for life? Therein lies the quandry?! | M | 61 | 4 years 75 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 3 | SCAD | Extreme fatigue, bruising | I feel it probably works! Just hoping I will never have to take this for life. | F | 38 | 6 months 75 1X day | 3/16/2012 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |