WARFARIN SODIUM Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.7 (60 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WARFARIN SODIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WARFARIN SODIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | A Fib caused by thyroid storm | Saved my life! I have been of of warfarin for 3 days now and am hoping some of the weight gain will go away soon. | F | 53 | 6 months 9mgs | 9/25/2014 | 1 | total hip replacement | Made my eyes stay dilated even in a darken room. | F | 53 | 4 days 30 mg | 9/24/2014 | 1 | PE in rt.lung | first tiredness, hair loss, gained 10lb, now my skin became so dry and red, flaky above eyes and chin mostly on face. I noticed such pain in front of calves, and the pains, heaviness in chest. Seem to have more sensitivity to sun, and the whole eye wackiness. I can't take eye exams, choose what is right. | I'm going to stop taking it. I plan on following an aspirin regimen. I just don't find this much of a life for my husband and myself anymore. | F | 55 | 2 years 5-7.5mg. 1X day | 6/12/2014 | 3 | Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli's | Bloating, exhausted, weight gain, hard to lose weight, legs (calves and knee) feel swollen and tight | I'm not a fan of this drug. After a foot surgery in October 2013 I developed two blood clots in my lungs that were found in November. The Dr. thought that my surgery and birth control pills made this happen. Got put on Lovanox injections for a few weeks then over to Warfarin 7.5mg a day. Seemed to be going well enough, then had an IUD put in for excessive Menses bleeding. After that was put in my INR levels tanked to nothing. For about a month they upped my doses to get the levels better. Now I take 12.5mg a day and 15mg twice a week. I hate it. My hair ( I have long hair) seems to want to shed everywhere, I feel super tired, my vision is pretty wonky sometimes. I feel bloated and have had some weight gain that I can't get rid of. I'm tired of being on it. I'm hoping they let me off of it this week. I'm getting depressed, not sure if that is from the drug or what. So far I should be glad that the Dr isn't having me on it for life. | F | 37 | 6 months 12.5/15 mg 1X day | 4/30/2014 | 3 | Multiple PEs in both lungs | Severe headaches, lightheadedness, dizziness, mental fog, loss of words | Couldn't be more miserable. I developed multiple PEs after my youngest was born in Jan 2014 and have been on it since then. I will have to be on for another three months. This entire situation has destroyed my life. My postpartum bleeding never stopped and thanks to that my doctor's suggestion was to put me on depo provera which didn't stop it completely and carries a side effect of MORE PEs. Now they want me on another 10 day dose of hormones with the same potential complication. No thanks. My INR has been wonky ever since I first started on this stuff because I am breastfeeding and trying to eat a healthy diet for my baby's sake - yeah right. Like I can accomplish that easily when I'm being warned that I am better off avoiding the veggies I need to be eating. I am just now beginning to experience postpartum hair loss but it's worse than I remember it being with either of my other two children so I am wondering if this is not also thanks to the warfarin. I am so very tired of this drug and I cannot WAIT to be done with it. The day can't come soon enough. I barely feel human most of the time. | F | 27 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 4/4/2014 | 4 | Multiple PE's in both lungs | Heart racing and intense pounding resulting in insomnia. | I have had PE's twice and was ok after the first six months, but after the second PE came and I was back on warfarin I noticed an intense heart beat. It happens one to 3 hours after I take my warfarin which is in the evening. Doctors say it is not the warfarin, but I know it is. Although you are supposed to take in evening to minimize interactions with food I started taking at 5 pm. and still feel heart flutters and heavy pounding, but symptoms ware off so it is not messing with sleep. | M | 34 | 10 months 8 1X day | 3/23/2014 | 1 | mancaical value | Feel like crap all the time and cold | F | 47 | 10 days 12.5 | 2/28/2014 | 4 | PE in the lungs | At first I had stomach ach and feeling sick because I was taking 5-10mg of warfarin at the start and my INR levels were up and down the first few weeks but in the last week there between 2.0-3.0 now on the last three blood tests. I do get lightheaded ness here and there but I drink loads of water that helps! And I get days where I don't want to eat but I force it or I get days I do want to eat, I've only had mild effects nothing serious. I'm on this for 6months and I have a baby so it's a lot to handle with a baby aswel but feeling better every week so far so I would say this medicine is good for some people but not everyone, and it would be nice if we had a medication that we didn't have to check on all the time coz that can be annoying do the tests but it can save our life's to | F | 32 | 1 months 2mg | 2/25/2014 | 1 | Dvt right calf blood disorder MTHFR | Tired all the time, sick to my stomach, vission is terrible, frequent headaches, bloody taste in my mouth and back of my throat 24/7. Dry itchy skin and overall just not feeling like myself. Im praying this clot goes away and that i do not have any after because this med is terrible! Im afraid to do anything because i dont want to fall or cut/injure myself in any way. I just want to be me again :/ | F | 31 | 6 months 5-10mg | 2/5/2014 | 1 | Post surgery | Itchy skin at night, dry skin behind ears, I've been off for 2 weeks ears still not healed from dry skin. | M | 49 | 6 weeks 5 | 2/3/2014 | 3 | multiple pe | Tingling, numbness and burning sensation in hands, arms, neck and face. Extremely tired. Headaches almost everyday. Doctors said it was not the med blamed it on anxiety. After stopping the drug a week and a half ago no more symptoms. | F | 29 | 6 months 6 MG | 11/9/2013 | 3 | PE | Muscle spasms, aches, pains, numbness of feet, extreme leg pain & cramping, no energy and sleep tons, loss of appetite , emotional, irritable, hot flashes, chest pains, I've seen 3 doctors who all claim there are no side effects. I quit taking my warfarin for 3 weeks without the supervision of my doctors, all though all side effects vanish my blood dropped to 0.9 took a week to recover from the drop, not sure yet if all these side effects are worth it? | F | 33 | 6 months 7mg | 10/2/2013 | 3 | mechanical aortic heart valve | Mentally vague.cold feet.hair loss irritable.very tired all the time.heavy periods.my inr should be 2,5-3,5 however have had 3 bleeds when its risen to 3,9 so im assuming my body is very sensitive to warfarin i only take 3mg daily | F | 45 | 2 years 3mg | 4/8/2013 | 1 | Antiphospholip Syndrome | After about 3 months of taking warfarin I began experiencing major headaches. I had a headache everyday. I also began getting sharp stabbing pains all over my head. I have also experienced excessive hair loss. | Since doing some research online I asked my doctor to prescribe me coumadin instead of warfarin. Since changing my medication in the past months, I don't have major headaches any more and the sharp pains in my head have diminished slowly. I'd rather pay the extra money for comoudin then deal with those horrible pains again. The hair loss continues. | F | 29 | 6 months 7 mg 1X day | 12/13/2012 | 3 | One kidney blocked off clot | figers and toes are numb pain in lower side stomach. Metal taste in mouth. 15 pound weight gain. Tired all the time and have head aches all the time. Can't focus well either. | F | 23 | 4 days 5mg | 10/21/2012 | 1 | dvt and pulmonary embolism | Extreme fatigue, breathlessness, bruising, tearing of skin especially in vaginal area, not hungry. | Having a hard time trying to find good things to eat that don't have vitamin K in them. Have no social life at all because of the extreme fatigue. Dr. said I would have to stay on this the rest of my life, but what's the sense in living if it's only to miserable? I am going to try cod liver oil and vitamin E and see if it helps. Stay away from this drug if you can. | F | 58 | 9 months 5mg 1X day | 8/13/2012 | 3 | Deep Vein Thrombosis in Right Leg | I started taking this medicine due to a deep vein blood clot found in my right leg. The clot was caused by a perfect storm of events (according to my doctor) - heterozygous for factor v Leiden, on a high estrogen birth control pill, and traveling long distances for work. Once I started taking the warfarin, I sensed that there was/is a correlation to my INR level and how fatigued/light headed/foggy I have been feeling. I have also noticed that I'm forgetful with basic words and overwhelmed in simple decision making situations. I am taking 8 mg and 10 mg alternating days throughout the week. My doctor is having me stop taking warfarin in about a month since my clot has cleared - I can't wait as I hope to return to feeling normal again. I still have a few questions for her, such as when I travel long distances what precautions should I take in addition to the stretching and should I take an asprin a day for maintenance... I have to note that I'm pretty surprised that this c | F | 30 | 5 months 8/10 mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 3 | Upper Extremety DVT | Fatigue, Very dry skin on face especially obove eyes, ears, and behind ears. Rash on neck which becomes extremely itchy at night. Sleep loss due to itching. Small rash on wrist but does not itch. | Not too excited about taking this for the rest of my life. Tested + for Factor V coagulation dissorder after my second bout with Upper Extremety DVT. I'm not one for taking meds and will only take One ibuprofin and only if a headache won't subside. This is going to be a life altering experience for me... but now I know I'm not alone. | M | 51 | 2 months 5-7 mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 3 | PE in right lung | HEADACHES ALL THE TIME! Tired, weakness in legs, arms. Lower back pain, stomach pains, numbness in fingers, toes. dizzyness, foggy feeling. | I understand that I need to be on this for at least 4-6 months to help the clot in the lung. but this is crazy how this drug makes you feel. I'm always dizzy, foggy feeling and having headaches daily. my body aches from head to toe and my knees hurt, arms and legs feel like jello. I get lower back pains, cold, numbness in my fingers, toes. I've informed the doctor and he told me that these symptoms were not from the Warfarin. I told him he was nuts and that they were. I've never had any of these until I took this drug. I'm glad to see that other people are having them also. I only pray I can stop taking this after 6 months. | F | 47 | 2 months 5 & 7.5mg 1X day | 11/16/2011 | 2 | dvt left calf bloodclot | hair loss, numbness tingling on right leg loss of memory, forgetfullness, concentration. Fatigue | F | 60 | 180 days 5MG/7.5 MG 1X day | 9/21/2011 |