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 | One stent placement | Fatigue and lack of energy; bizarre, recurrent nighttime dreams; blood in urine; occasional short-term memory difficulties. | I don't know if any of these symptoms/side effects are caused by the Plavix, but I do know that I never suffered from any of them prior to taking Plavix. So far, I'm willing to give the drug the benefit of the doubt, but I'm nearing my one-year anniversary on Plavix, and I'll want to have a conversation soon with the cardiologist about whether I need to stay on it. I'm also on 325 mg aspirin daily, and what I don't understand is why it's necessary to take both Plavix and aspirin. Don't they do the same thing? Is one by itself ineffective? | M | 61 | 9 months | 10/18/2008 | 3 | MI non q wave 1 stent 90% blockage | I have severe bruising.and.bleeding with my menstral cycle.. head aches..pain across shoulders and back..fatigue..sores on my legs.. I stopped taking Plavix for 5 days for dental procedure and I felt great | I have a medicated stent and take plavix with baby asprin.. Dr says I have to continue to take plavix even though it has been 1 year since my surgery | F | 46 | 365 days | 10/15/2008 | 2 | stented artery | I ran out of pills and didn't pick up the refill for a week. No "angina" (intermittent pain and pressure mostly felt across my shoulder blades) until I resumed my Rx! A feeling of fullness in chest is back too. I must note however that my major dx is V-Tach and the artery was stented at 50% so maybe a dubious dx distorts my experience. I do have horrible bruising. Dental work gave giant purple bruises like a beard across my chin. I have to explain all these many bruises to my students lest they wonder about domestic violence. It's that bad. Was worse when compounded by whole aspirin therapy stopped @ 6 months post stent. | I believe the main reason I'm on Plavix is to support the coated stent and secondarily, cardiovascular problems, which I do not have. I will be taken off it at the anniversary of its placement, March 2009. | F | 59 | 7 months | 10/10/2008 | 1 | 100% blocked | Diffecuilty breathing, swelling of my face, or throat. chest pain, nausea, sweating, general illl feeling, sudden numbness or weakness, fever, stomach pain, dizziness,and extream fatique. | it's not right for me. been a nightmare. Do not take this medicine. To me this medicine is troubel maker. | M | 37 | 2 months | 9/26/2008 | 1 | mild heart attack | Extreme tiredness, weakness, poor sleeping, pain in extremeties and feeling "spaced out". | I don't tolerate drugs well. Looked up alternatives and found natural means for blood thining :flaxseed and fish oil (Omega3), grapeseed extract, Vit. C, B. E, cayenne and hawthorne for heart and heart arthythmia as well as CoQ10(also for mitra valve prolapse). Vegetables, fruits and fiber to avoid clogging of arteries. Have just started this due to side effects. Stay tuned! | F | 65 | 90 days | 8/29/2008 | 3 | MI in July | easy bruising, pale skin, chest pain | Being 20, I can say that I haven't experienced above symptoms before. I am also noticing my veins along my chest and side have become more apparent. I do not know if this has happened because of the plavix but I would like to rule this out before I become concerned. | F | 20 | 2 months | 8/26/2008 | 5 | stenosis of superior mesenteric art | Increased bruising and prolonged bleeding time. | Taking plavix with 81mg. aspirin. Quite a bit of bruising noted but prefer that to dying from peripheral vascular disease. Had 2 stents placed in the superior mesenteric artery. | F | 51 | 30 days | 8/25/2008 | 2 | Preparation for angioplasty | itching in various aprts of my body but the worst was very severe joint pain that affected various parts of my body rotating from legs to wrists to ankles to fingers to elbows to groin to kness etc. I went on steroids and stppped plavix and the pain went away. I had over 40 blood test done to detemine the cause and none came up positive. My cardiaologist does not believe it was the plavix but I cannot determine waht else it could have been. I need to have an agioplasty and perhaps a stent so I am now taking Plavix again startng yesterday. we will see what happens. | M | 61 | 16 days | 8/22/2008 | 2 | Heart attack 3 DES in RCA | Spitting out blood, extremely tired, no energy, bleed and bruise easily. | M | 48 | 6 months | 8/12/2008 | 4 | stent in collapsed femeral artery b | bruising used to this as been on warfarin for 18month when i do bang myself its feeling more like a ripping or tearing pain rather than a bang though' | before making decisions about plavix when reading other patients stories look at their ages sex and medical history quite a lot seem to be blaming plavix when they show symptons that could be related to any number of things ie age deteriotion other illness the change etc. | F | 46 | 160 days | 7/30/2008 | 1 | yes | I had a heart attack april 7th,2008..after having 3 drug eluting stents placed in early april 2008, I was experiencing acute anxiety and irritability which turned into suicidal depression after 2 months on the drug...i cut out the plavix and felt immediate relief..went back to it and started to feel anxious and depresssed again. gradually weaned myself off of it and feel normal again..now i'm.just taking two regular aspirin a day,1 statin and 1carvedilol. thrombosis be damned..DV | M | 64 | 69 days | 7/30/2008 | 5 | Heart attack - 1 bare-metal stent | prescribed five different meds including plavix after acute heart attack followed by angioplasty and insertion of bare-metal stent on LAD, not sure if it is the plavix that causes bad gas, bleeding difficult to stop, bruise easily, low energy level, some sleep disturbance, heavy chest when stressed and more.... | have to stay on plavix for 12 months and hopefully everything will be ok then, can only presume that the meds are doing what they are supposed too. Maybe I would not be here only for the plavix and will just have to wait and see. | M | 44 | 256 days | 7/14/2008 | 1 | stent & cardiologist recommended it | Several, worse one was I became severely anemic very soon after starting on it. I also felt a very strong abdominal discomfort. | Doctors at first didn't believe Plavix was the culprit, but after many tests and blood transfussions, the anemia would return. One specialist asked me to stop taking it and I didn't have anemia for almost two years. Then, I was placed again and ended up in the hospital over and over again. I am not taking it anymore and feel much better. | F | 77 | 2 months | 7/11/2008 | 1 | Possible TIA? | Experienced burning in my stomach which goes up to my chest and throat. Also bouts of depression and feeling like I've lost touch with "myself". | Not happy being on this drug as I hate taking medications. I didn't want to be on this pill because I have a history of ITP, but my neurologist said, "what would you rather have, a stroke and end up in a nursing home or bleed? We can fix the bleeding." So, did he scare me into taking this pill? Yes, but I am stopping it today. Isn't there a natural blood thinner? | F | 62 | 18 days | 7/5/2008 | 4 | history of 5 strokeas | none that I know of. | none | F | 60 | 6 years | 6/21/2008 | 4 | Post triple by-pass surgery | I cannot attribute any side effects from taking Plavix | After nearly one year since the surgery, my doctor is recommending that I discontinue using Plavix. Now my concern becomes how to get off the medication and avoid having any re-bounding effects from coming off of the medication.. | M | 51 | 11 months | 6/11/2008 | 1 | 2 unmedicated stents | At age 96 I had chest discomfort with shortness of breath after receiving 2 stents. The doctor put me on Plavix 75mg with 1 adult aspirin daily. For 6 weeks I suffered with nausea, vomiting, listlessness, nightmares, no social interaction due to depression, lethargy, no desire to get out of bed, persistent cough and fluid retention. | Due to my age it was taken for granted that I was "just old", "had the flu", had "congestive heart failure". I ended up in the hospital with pulmonary edema after 2 weeks of taking Plavix. In the ER I did not receive Plavix for 24 hours. I started to feel better. The edema disappeared with IV Lasix. Once home I started on Plavix again and all the symptoms reappeared. For 4 weeks I lost weight, threw up, could not stand the smell of food and had extremely vivid nightmares. I was exhausted. I suspected Plavix caused all these side effects. Off Plavix now for 3 days and I have no signs of these side effects. I am still weak but eat well and have no stomach discomfort. The cough is gone. Now I am on 1 adult aspirin daily. My cardiologist is not happy, but I am happy. He said he has never had any patients with all these side effects. He was adamant that I should continue taking Plavix, but I will take my chances. Better off alive on a single aspirin a day than | M | 96 | 6 weeks | 5/25/2008 | 3 | 2 coated stents | none that I can directly tie to Plavix | I am concerned about stopping the drug after reading all the comments. I am thinking about reducing the use from daily to every other day to see if any reactions. If none I would than try to cut back more and finally get off Plavix. Any body with any similar concerns? | M | 67 | 2 years | 5/8/2008 | 5 | blood clots, stroke | severe bruising, difficult to stop bleeding. | I have been taking Plavix for over 2 years. At first the bruising was difficult to accept, but now Im used to the fact that there are always black and blue spots on my arms and legs. I stopped taking it after 8 months and had some more severe blood clots so the doc put me back on it. The bruising came back of course, but bruises and bleeding is a small price to pay if it keeps the blood clots away. Since going back on Plavix I have not had any further strokes or blood clots. Overall the benefits from Plavix has far outweighted the few side effects I have experienced. | F | 28 | 2 years | 4/29/2008 | 3 | Post Bypass - Replacing Aspirin | tingling, headaches; chest incision pain increased and tightness in the ribs when stressed; constantly tired ;sleep problems and mild depression. one or two episodes of nausea. Not 100% clear if these are Plavix related. | I have a mild asthmatic to large continued doses of Aspirin so my new cardiologist put me on Plavix. As a blood thinner, I don't suppose I can tell if it is "working" or not, except through side effects, such as easier bleeding. While I realize it is very difficult to get a solid scientific assessment by reading anecdotal stories, the Plavix stories do alarm me. Especially those surrounding the post-Plavix treatment period. Since I do have some side effects, and am unclear if they are absolutely Plavix related or not, I will be seeing my cardiologist tomorrow to explore this issue. The only other "serious" drug I take is Lisinipril, and I seem to tolerate that fairly well. | M | 56 | 2 months | 4/20/2008 |