PLAVIX Reviews (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (612 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PLAVIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PLAVIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Stent | I quit taking this drug. I'd rather die. Shaking brain fog memory loss palpitations depression tingling carpal tunnel tinnitus and fatigue. This I poison! | I have read about natural alternatives I'm going to try. White Willow turmeric ginko | 62 | 50 days | 7/22/2019 | 1 | Mild heart attack-No stents/blockag | Nauseous, stomach ache, heart burn, heavy feeling all over body, extremely tired, depressed, muscle aches, bone aches.Legs are tired. Bruising for no reason. Blood spot in my eye. | I stopped taking Plavix for two days and feel so much better. Still some effects but I hope a few more days without it and I will feel normal again. I am going to take one 81mg aspirin a day instead. | F | 57 | 60 days 75mg 1X day | 4/18/2019 | 1 | Corotid artery stent | Horrible bruising arms and legs, bleeding for hours. Over a small cut. Stomach upset and painful. Anxiety and shaking on the inside. | When a medication makes me this sick it's time to stop and I will continuewith my aspirin daily. I was suppose to take plavix for 6 weeks and quit after 4 weeks. | F | 64 | 1 months 75 mg | 4/15/2019 | 3 | stents placed into me | January 2017 I had a couple of stents placed into me. Started on Plavix 75mg and .81 aspiran daily. 3 weeks into taking Plavix I broke out in hives when to ER. I was than put on prednisone. Than one allergy after another. Restless leg syndrome. Bruising. Easy Bleeding. Dizziness. Blood in the urine. | After 9 months I started taking 75 mg every other day and felt better. Now it has been over a year and just taking .81 aspiran. My Blood Clotting lest Prothrombin time INR PT / INR INRPT with INR 11/15/2018 Protime. 13.2 sec Normal Range 9.4-12.5 Which means that Plavix was working and made my blood on the thin side. | M | 66 | 1 years 75mg | 2/13/2019 | 3 | Having stent and heart attack in my | I’m taking pelavix and aspirin together as my Cardiologist prescribed them. Bloody rashes on my body specially on my both legs. My tong went under my teeth and blood didn’t stop for a long period of time. Head aches is my problem too. I got ulcer on my stomach, and intestine, I had colonoscopy and endoscopy and used 5 medical to remedy ..... etc. | M | 65 | 100 days 75 | 2/9/2019 | 1 | Stent | My leafs are so weak that I have to stop what I am doing at work. My cardiologists says it’s not the plavix. Never had any issues until I started this medication. Out of breath | F | 52 | 2 months 75 | 1/25/2019 | 2 | PFO Closure | Small stroke: Only medicine I was on after PFO closure was Plavix and 81 Mg Aspirin. Was Tasked with being on plavix and aspirin for 90 days. First 3 weeks after PFO closure was great- no problems. Muscle & Joint pain presented itself with legs feeling heavy during 4th week along with extremities being cold. Started to become very tired & fatigue throughout the day. Knee and wrist hurting several time a day which continued for 5-6 weeks. Muscle pain did subside somewhat around week 9. Taste changed throughout use of Plavix which was accompanying by burning mouth and tongue. During last 4 weeks of use my vision became very blurry with constant low grade Headache in back of head and severe light headed. Last but not least experienced tingling sensation in face, hands and toes during last 2 months of use. Had eye test, MRI on brain, a lot of blood work and exams by DR to vett these symptoms out.- All normal. I'm hopeful this drug worked for my PFO closure device but it did not | Should I require a need for a prescribed blood thinner in the future I certainly will be looking for something different than Plavix. | M | 60 | 90 days 75 mG 1X day | 6/25/2018 | 2 | LAD Stent | Giant Hives, Red sore spots under skin, Rashes, Itching full allergic reaction. | Been on Plavix for 26 days with no effects then on a sat morning woke up with Giant Hives all over my body, head, arms, legs and red sore spots in the palms of my hands. Went to ER they put me on Prednisone, Famotidine and told me to buy some Benadryl as well. They could not get my DR on the phone so a sub doctor cardiologist told them to take me off of the Atorvastatin that I would take at night as it too might cause it. The next day doing better but took Plavix with other drugs for reaction and BAM its all back, yep I am allergic to Plavix no way taking this, cure is worse than the disease. Don't know if all the blood thinners are the same family of drug and I am allergic to them too? | M | 55 | 26 days 75mg 1X day | 3/25/2018 | 1 | yes | Anxiety, Confusion, Paranoia, Fatigue, Depression | F | 30 | 9 months 30MG 1X day | 3/13/2018 | 1 | 2 stents RCA | Stomach upset | Stents plugged up in 2 years and had to be replaced. Plavix does not apparently work on me. Switched to Brilinta. | M | 63 | 2 years 25 1X day | 2/18/2018 | 1 | Stent in lef | Swollen gums ,fatigue ,energy loss ,crackle popping in ear ,blood pinpoints on legs, Stopped and took tea made of turmeric ginger honey black pepper. Feeling better in second day after tossing plavix,and aspirin | I initially stopped plavix after one year. New doctor told me to start again and pain began almost immediately after 8 months with no pain. Turmeric on soft toothbrush was effective after 3 brushings. I believe in natural treatments and nutrition/exercise. | M | 75 | 7 days 75 1X day | 1/22/2018 | 3 | visceral stents | Unexplained bruising ,purple spots on hands & arms, fatigue | F | 67 | 1 years 75 mg | 1/15/2018 | 3 | Stroke/PFO Closure | I had a small stroke September 8, 2017 and was on a baby aspirin until I got my PFO closed on November 9, 2017. I was started on Plavix after the PFO closure and have not felt right since. I feel like I'm drunk at times, always cold, and feel crackles/popping in my ears. I also feel like my nostrils are too open as well as too much air coming into my eyes (I know these are odd symptoms, but I don't know how else to explain them and never had them before the Plavix). I do not take any other medications, except for a baby aspirin. I will be taking Plavix for 6 months and should come off of it in May. I will update my symptoms as time goes on. Good luck to everyone on this medication. I am sure it is helping keep my device from clotting, but it has been quite a ride on this med. | F | 46 | 45 days 75 mg 1X day | 12/24/2017 | 1 | Stent placement | Did not work! New stents plugged up in 23 months! | Was told that Plavix does not work for everyone and that is why my stents plugged up. Had another two stents installed and was put on Brilinta which has horrible side effects compared to Plavix. However it will hopefully keep my new stents open longer than two years! | M | 63 | 2 years 75 mg 1X day | 12/20/2017 | 2 | tia | had dental xray before tia. gums and teeth ok. then found out serious gum infection yesterday and toothdecay afer 3 months on plavix. | M | 84 | 3 months 75mg 1X day | 12/6/2017 | 2 | Heart attack | Sore and tired legs. Headache daily. Tremendous bruising | F | 73 | 5 months 75 | 9/14/2017 | 1 | Stent in 100% blockage -1 artery | Tired all the time, no energy, feel depressed, lost 4 pounds already. I feel like I'm in someone else's body. | I had 1 artery that was 100% locked (right artery), the other 2 were clear. Was told to stay on this for 1 year. I take aspirin along with Plavix. I'm at the point of taking myself off. Doctor's assistant told me she could guarantee a heart attack if I came off before a year. | F | 74 | 6 months 75mg 1X day | 8/14/2017 | 1 | I Stent due to an 80% blockage | Increased heart rate palpitations and irregular heartbeat no energy I could hardly walk because my legs were so weak and always hurting | Was complaining about weakness doctors gave me an EKG told me that I needed to be on yet another blood thinner Xarelto I asked my neighbor and his wife they are both pharmacist they told me the doctors crazy for wanting to put me on yet another thinner I stayed on Plavix completed one year and got off of it I've been off for a week I feel amazing just continuing to take one aspirin a day taking that drug was torture I am construction worker I need to be up at 4 a.m. in the morning need to be on my feet 9 hours a day I thought I was going to die on this drug it may of been necessary but the side effects were horrible | M | 58 | 12 months | 7/23/2017 | 1 | Had a stent put in | Chest pain right shoulder and arm | None | M | 70 | 10 days 75 | 4/5/2017 | 2 | lad blockage 2 stents | Chest pain fatigue, constant depression | Forgot to take it one day and felt free of chest pain and slept well , no depression , anxiety gone | F | 62 | 6 months 75mg daily | 3/22/2017 |