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 | heart stent | cuts bleed easily and long, nervousness, difficulty getting/staying asleep, anxiety | am so confused by all the first person negative reports, BUT this I am convinced is rock solid medicine for preventing clots. All the side affects listed are better than a stroke!Also I am in vigorous exercise program which seems to help | M | 61 | 60 days | 7/28/2007 | 1 | 5 stents for heart disease (angina) | I took Plavix for a few months after having stents inserted in arteries. I started to spit up quite a bit of blood and developed a 3 inch black/blue mark on arm. I was better after I dropped the drug. | The first doctor I consulted when spitting blood had me take a lung x-ray, which was fine. When it continued I talked to my cardiologist and I was told to stop Plavix. I continued with baby aspirin and atentolol. | F | 78 | 5 months | 7/26/2007 | 4 | aortic valve replacement + stroke | tiredness and mild depression HUGE bruises and mild bleeding | i am very glad to be off plavix as of yesterday, although it seems to have prevented any further complications resulting from my aortic valve replacement last july 19,06. still on coumadin though, which is a whole other story. | F | 58 | 9 months | 7/21/2007 | 2 | I had a stroke | M | 66 | 11 years | 7/19/2007 | 4 | medicated stent inserted April 2005 | Not sure. Also take vytorin (choles) 2 bp medicines ( metoprolol, Altace) , hydrochlorothorozide and aspirin. Have muscular aches and cramps, reduced sexual ability (not completely gone and is stable). | Basically an aspirin junky, always have been. Don't have any bleeding problems, headaches. Probably drink more wine than I should. Cholesterol had been slightly under 300 in April 2005, down around 100-120 since medicating. Would like to stop all medicine but feel trapped. Would welcome correspondance about this. | M | 55 | 26 months | 7/9/2007 | 5 | Sextuple bypass surgery | Intense chest itching - no rash 7 to 7.5 years after surgery. Itching was almost erotic in intensity. | VA no longer prescribibf plavix. After 48 hours of discontinuance I get very nervous, sensitive in arms & hands and my head feels as if I'm getting a sinus infection - pressure. I went back on plavix at 37.5 mg dosage and at 48 to 60 hours the same feelings reoccurred so I'm back on 75mg/day. How do you get off of this medication as the VA wishes? | M | 69 | 7.5 days | 7/2/2007 | 1 | To stop clots post-strokes | Lowered hemoglobin (eventually down to 5) and subsequent fatal heart attack. | I am writing on behalf of my deceased father who was on Plavix and a baby aspirin daily in the hopes of preventing more mini-strokes. He had developed some internal bleeding possibly from or made worse by the Plavix. I do not know that the drug alone is what caused this, and I do believe that he could have been saved if the doctor at the rehab/nursing home had been paying attention to his hemoglobin levels. Still, as a drug to stop clot formation it certainly encouraged bleeding which led to lowered red cell count- meaning my father became extremely anemic, meaning not enough oxygen was getting to his organs... which led him to have a heart attack and die 11 days later. If you or a loved one go on this drug, be sure to keep a check on your red blood cells aka hemoglobin and check for internal bleeding!!! | M | 82 | 3 months | 6/29/2007 | 2 | mild stroke on left side | after two weeks on the drug, the right side of my body has this heavy bothersome tingling sensation. I am walking like I had another storke. The right leg buckles when walking, there is pressure on the right side of my chest; so much so I have to get up from bed or from sitting. My moods are affected, speech is affected, and I have no strength on the right side of my body. | M | 56 | 1 months | 6/17/2007 | 1 | HEART ATTACK- 1 STENT | AFTER 40 DAYS SEVERE DEPRESSION, HEAD ACHES, BRUISING, VISION LOSS, NO ENERGY,& BLOATING | I HAD HEART ATTACK ON MARCH 18 AND HAD 1 STENT.I WAS STARTED ON PLAVIX. I DID OK AT FIRST AND THEN AFTER TAKING 2 DIFFERENT ANTI-DEPRESSENTS PLUS ALL OF THE OTHER MEDICATIONS I HAVE TO TAKE I BEGAN TO LOSE GROUND QUICKLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ANTI-DEPRESSENTS AND QUICK TAKING THEM. I DON'T LIKE TAKING MEDICINE ANYWAY. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VITAL ACTIVE WOMAN AND SUDDENLY WANTED TO DIE. I WAS HAVING DENTAL WORK DONE THIS PAST WEEK AND HAD TO GO OFF OF THE PLAVIX FOR A WEEK BEFORE BECAUSE OF THE BLEEDING PROBLEM. I FELT BETTER THAT WEEK BUT DID NOT MAKE THE CONNECTION UNTIL THE DAY AFTER THE DENTAL WORK WHEN I TOOK THE PLAVIX AND FELL RIGHT BACK INTO THE PIT OF HELL AS I CALL IT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN A PLAVIX SINCE AND WILL NEVER TAKE ANOTHER ONE AS LONG AS I LIVE. | F | 56 | 90 days | 6/16/2007 | 1 | post stenting | after 3 weeks, each of my joints took turns, several times a day in swelling and causing incredibly debilitatiing pain, shoulder, then hip, then ankle, then knee, then wrist, then hand, then back to the joints that had previously swelled. Cardiologist sent me for xrays of hand as he thought it was broken. All swelling stopped two days after I went off plavix. | may be great drug but not right for me....have just stayed on baby asprin. | M | 60 | 28 days | 6/11/2007 | 3 | 5 Bypasses, 6 stents | Muscle Spasms, tingling feeling in arms and legs, nuasea. | Felt good for 2 months then problems started. Doctors will not say the side effects are plavix but cannot find anything else wrong. Had additional blockage 4 months after taking plavix and 2 stents were added to the first 4. All medicated. Some days I feel good but some days lousy. More bad days lately than good. I wish they would tell me my problems were side effects so I would not worry about heart problems when I am feeling lousy. I have been admitted to the hospital twice because of my problems, and both times was told the heart was good. | M | 58 | 7 months | 6/7/2007 | 3 | 85% blockage, angioplasty, 4 stents | fluid retention which I never had before taking the plavix. Sleeplessness, nausea and reflux which I had under control until taking the plavix | I will continue taking it as long as my cardiologist recommends however if the symptoms increase either in severity or number I would ask if there is anything else that could be taken. | F | 63 | 7 months | 6/2/2007 | 2 | 4med stents,1 non, icd, pacer | bleeding, bruises, headaches, still have many chest pains, diziness, constantly tired. | am taking 2 75mg plavix a day, still not doing its job, along with toprol xl, altace, lipitor, previcid. not sure why but taking two plavix a day now and it still isnt helping, still get many blood clots. | M | 36 | 2 years | 5/10/2007 | 1 | As part of a research study by Mayo | Experienced severe lower abdominal pain with blood in stools.After stopping,it took about two weeks to get back to regular bowel movements(No Blood!) | It is my considered opinion that FDA SHOULD BAN THIS DRUG! | M | 71 | 3 months | 5/1/2007 | 1 | As part of a research study by Mayo | Experienced severe lower abdominal pain with bood in stools.After stopping,it took about two weeks to get back to regular bowel movements(No Blood!) | M | 71 | 3 months | 5/1/2007 | 5 | Heart Attack (med. stent in LAD) | Bruise easily and bleeding heals more slowly. Initially had problems with stomach bleeding, which were resolved by taking Protonix (may have been caused by ASA rather than Plavix). Now I've stopped the Protonix and don't seem to have problems. Many other side effects (Cough, dizziness & fatigue, itching, etc...) are probably due to the other medications I'm taking, but who knows? | Taking 75mg/day with 81mg ASA. Also taking Coreg, Lisinopril, Niaspan, Lipitor, and Metanx. Hopefully, I can stop the Plavix at the 1 year mark, but recent studies indicate this may not be prudent, so I'll wait and see what my cardiologist says. | M | 35 | 9 months | 4/10/2007 | 5 | 5X bypass, 3 months later 2 stents | Due to the plethora of other medications which also cause similar side effects as Plavix might cause, I cannot really attribute my many side effects to Plavix directly. My side effects have included low blood pressure, dizzyness, disorientation, lethargy, anxiety, depression, etc. | I assume that it helped me but I cannot attribute any of the listed symptoms directly to Plavix. I am also on 81 mg of asprin. My doctor had mentioned that if for some reason I had to stop the Plavix that I would then be put on 325 mg of asprin. | M | 63 | 13 months | 3/31/2007 | 3 | 4 stents placed 10/06 | back and chest aches, brusing and bleeding if I get cut. The texture of my skin has changed- skin looks like I am elderly. Nose bleeds. Normal Cardio depression. I cycled 40miles a day not sure I could do it anymore. | I take 75mg and 325 aspirin daily, I was told I would be on Plavix the rest of my life. I had chest pain and they ran the second stress test, it was clean, the drugs are just doing there thing. But I am alive. | M | 47 | 6 days | 3/31/2007 | 5 | 1 medicated Stent RCA | other then expected longer clotting time for cuts, none at all | Found 80% blockage in RCA with Cardiac Cath after "unremarkable" Thalium Stress Test. Now on 75 mg Plavix, 81 mg asprin, 40 mg Zocor, 40 mg Lisonpril, and 6 fish oil caps/day. At the time Blood was 156/LDL110/ HDL25, now its 115/LDL65/HDL35. I am 210lb 6'4", in otherwise excellent shape. Nervous about Cardiologist taking me off with all the recent news. Since it has no bad effects on me, I would prefer to stay on it forever. | M | 54 | 14 months | 3/19/2007 | 2 | heart attack - 1 med stent -1 non | Pain in my chest, pain in my left side, fatigue, tiredness, insomnea, lack of energy | I had cab 3 years ago, had a heart attack in Dec. They put in one med. stent and One Non- med stent I'm on Diovan, Toprol, Plavix, 1/2 asprin. I have tried all the cholesteral meds and cannot tolorate them, I feel like a old man after my heart attack. I was on topral before so im not sure why i feel this way it could be one of the other drugs, I had a stress test in feb and they said i had good blood flow to my heart, so why does my chest still feel bad? also a pain under my arm down my left side ( these are the reason I stess tested in the first place) Any one with any help? | M | 44 | 3 months | 3/9/2007 |