COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)

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COUMADIN  (WARFARIN SODIUM):  This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. Conditions that increase your risk of developing blood clots include a certain type of irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), heart valve replacement, recent heart attack, and certain surgeries (such as hip/knee replacement). Warfarin is commonly called a "blood thinner," but the more correct term is "anticoagulant." It helps to keep blood flowing smoothly in your body by decreasing the amount of certain substances (clotting proteins) in your blood.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  DVT R calf and thigh Fatigue, hair loss (lots), brain fog. I've also had my INR measured every week or two for four months as the levels keep roller-coasting. I've all but given up green vegetables and there are so many vitamin supplements that must be avoided. I get the necessity, but this is a huge pain in the %$#@! I truly hope my doc wasn't kidding when he said I could stop after 6 months. F 51 4 months
8 mg 1X day
3/7/2011
 1  DVD RIGHT CALF AFTER HIP REPLACEMEN HAIR LOSS!!!!!! EXTREME FATIGUE, SEVERE JOINT PAIN, VERY COLD!!! LACK OF INTEREST OF LIFE!! THEY HAVE TO KEEP ADJUSTING MEDS EVERY WEEK. I HATE THIS DRUG, ITS RAT POISION I CANT WAIT TO STOP IT F 55 70 days
7 1/2 1X day
3/3/2011
 4  PE both lungs My fingers get cold very quickly, and I am very moody, irritable, and depressed lately. Extremely so, but may not be related to the Coumadin. F 22 2 weeks
5mg 1X day
3/2/2011
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 1  A-Fib Hair loss, intense cold in feet, depression, loss of energy and motivation, severe hallucinations nightly. I developed A-fib on the mid-April morning my husband passed away. In July, my heart was shocked three times before it went back into normal sinus rhythm. The hallucinations began within a month of taking the drug...the only one I am on...and have increased from once or twice a week to two and three times nightly. What began only at night is now bleeding (no pun intended) into the daytime with hearing noises no one else hears. My cardiologist swears the coumadin is not the culprit but I take nothing else. Strange the hallucinations began a month after the drug was fully in my system. F 62 2 years
2.5 mg 1X day
3/1/2011
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 4  DVT left calf I am sometimes a bit dizzy, but mostly am experiencing joint pain which my doctor says is not caused by the drug. Severe elbow pain, like tennis elbow..but in both elbows, and now in both knees... F 45 5 months
4mg 1X day
2/27/2011
 4  dvt lft leg, bilat PE, dvts rt leg fatigue, hair loss, joint pain, headaches, cold first episode left leg dvt and bilateral PE lungs. next episode a few months later right leg from ankle to groin,many clots... both times treated with lovenox and coumadin in hosp. and at home until therapeutic on coumadin which took several weeks each time. difficult to maintain at a therapeutic value. currently at 15mg. INR 1.9 Follow strict "coumadin" diet. Keep a food diary. On coumadin for life F 46 6 months
15mg 1X day
2/26/2011
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 2  DVT left leg I have been very forgetful and uninterested in things I am so used to doing. For example, I am a full time College Student. I am a senior and can't concentrate at all. I have a feeling of detachment and can't really get a grip. I noticed that I would take my medicine everyday, but I would write something completely different. I opted to take two online courses and can't sit at the computer to even read. I want the old me back:( F 41 2 months
10 MG 1X day
2/16/2011
 3  dvt left leg weight gain, doing everything to lose weight and it wont shift. Feeling very sad, anxious, and down. have aches and pains. cant remember little things.get so tired so easily,no amount of sleep helps. dont feel myself at all. very irritable. gums bleed every time i brush my teeth. Theres things that have happened the past couple months i dont even remember which is so frustrating. My family say about me since i started takin warfarin 'Lights are on but nobodys home', that sometimes im looking at them but its like im looking past them. Iv temporarily lost myself which is hard at 26, but im sure once i can stop takin this rat poison in a month me and my family will get me back! Iv mentioned my view of the side effects at the clinic wen im getting my inr checked, how in gods name can they have the cheek to say there shouldn't be any side effects...are they insane??it makes me feel like a hypacondriac(prob didnt spell that properly-mental block,stupid warfarin), but i know how i feel!! F 26 3 months
9 mg 1X day
2/15/2011
 3  PE on Lung fatigue, bloating, extremely heavy menstrual cycle, some hair loss, short term memory loss, lack of concentration Been taking Coumadin for 2 1/2 years and will be on it for life. Started taking after being diagnosed with PE on right lung. I believe PE was caused by the birth control YAZ, which I was only taking for 6 months when PE occurred. Don't enjoy the side effects. Feel like I am much older than my 39 years. Because I will be on this for life, I find the side effects very frustrating. M 39 2 years
6 1X day
2/12/2011
 4  massive DVT,AT3 heavy periods, tired, hair loss DVT through my WHOLE left leg from foot past my groin after delivering my son. found i have inherited anti thrombin 3. had surgery to remove the clot and temporary "umbrella". this medication has saved me. besides a heavy cycle and hair loss i have periods of random leg pain and swelling at the knee. doctors and nurses are so surprised when they hear my dosage but for the most part my INR is finally stable, it took a long time and even considered staying on lovenox long term but with consistency i got there. F 20 1.5 years
15-17.5 mg 1X day
2/10/2011
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 4  DVT LLE bilateral PE, protein S def My INR has spiked all the way to 5.3 and I had no physical indications such as nose bleeds or bruising....however even though my dosage is now therapeutic, I feel tired ALL of the time, often weak, and overall lacking energy and motivation Saved my life...but makes it difficult to live how I used to. I horseback ride and now have to be extremely careful to not risk internal bleeding from a fall. Lack of energy has also made college life more difficult. It's overall frustrating. F 20 2 months
5 mg 1X day
1/31/2011
 4  DVT-Factor 5 leiden Fatigue, weight gain (20lbs in 6 months), forgetfulness, un-balanced... was admitted to hospital with swollen leg, diagnosed as DVT, found bi-lateral PE/s .... remained in hospital for 6 days until Coumadin was level and filter was in place. Also diagnosed with Factor 5 leiden, now off Coumadin with injectable in case of emergency and/or travel in confined space. M 56 7 months
4.5 1X day
1/29/2011
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 4  PE I have had bad headaches almost everyday, feel dizzy, light headed, fatigued, drained of energy at least twice a week. I have only been taking coumadin for a month, i was diagnosed with PE, and still have no answer as to why or how i got the blood clot, all tests came back normal, the only thing they could pin point it to was my smoking, which i had only picked up smoking 9 months before the diagnosis, and was on the road to quitting, i was down to 3 cigarettes a day. So a few doctors say this was the cause while others are still baffled. Either way, i will never pick up another cigarette as long as i live. My coumadin dose has finally been regulated and my INR is where it needs to be so i am grateful for that, just wish i could feel like myself again. F 39 6 months
17.5 1X day
1/26/2011
 5  Bipolar pulmonary emboli At first, any cut or scratch that I got bled quite profusely for perhaps 5 minutes. I have the odd spell of mild dizziness, but don't know if that's from the warfarin or not. I've experienced mild chills when relaxing in my recliner, but I don't notice them when I am up and moving around. I bruise easily, but bruises are not painful. My first experience with blood clots in my lungs in Jan of 2004 saw me in hospital for about 8 days, on a heparin drip, and pills. Once my dosage was regulated and I was able to go home, I have had few problems with it. However, the internist let me come off it after two years, I was off it for approximately 3 months, and the blood clots came again, so now I am on it for life. It isn't a problem for me, no trouble regulating it, and have my blood test once a month. I eat pretty much what I want and it doesn't seem to affect it - i.e. grapefruit, cranberries and their juice, greens, etc. I always did eat all of those things and have not had to change my diet. The chills were bothering me a little, hence my interest in this site. They are not really bad, but are somewhat annoying, and I wondered if the warfarin could be causing them. F 84 7 years
4 & 4.5 mg 1X day
1/23/2011
 4  DVT after rt knee scoped Have experience many of the side effects posted by others. Fatigue, loss focus/memory loss - feel a little more stupid at times, cold (must wear heavy coat and hat in the house most evenings after returning home from work), night sweats, weakness, hair loss. Suprised that I have not experienced much bruising. However, I am cautious around sharp things! I think the Doctor who posted earlier has a point about fatigue, weakness and weight gain. I was very physically active before the knee surgery and have been advised to not yet return to conditioning training/weight lifting, etc. Meanwhie, because of delay to physical therapy due to clots, I am far behind on recovery. Knee procedure required far more than originally scheduled and the scarring is making procress difficult. Ultimately, I am not as active and that has impacted my physical and mental well being. I am hoping to be cleared in a couple of months and get off of this stuff. I'm pretty frustrated by minor gains, having expected to be fully active by now... Good luck to all. M 53 1 months
5 & 2.5 MG 1X day
1/22/2011
 4  Aortic Valve Replacement dizziness, cross eyed feeling, excessive fatigue, weight gain. I'm thankful that I'm alive and this medicine helps. The cross-eyed feeling and dizziness feeling has occurred a few times and really scared the crap out of me. M 32 2 years
7.5 1X day
1/17/2011
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 2  Multiple PE's I am not the same as I used to be. I'm only 20 years old and i am being treated like a 60. My head always hurt and i am always miserable... I try to put on a happy face for my friends and fam but it is so hard. I randomly cry when i am alone and it is getting unbareable F 20 44 days
5&7.5 1X day
1/16/2011
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 4  DVT left calf Fatigue (there are days where I want to just sleep for hours after I get home from work)and joint pain/mild swelling (especially in the knees). I still have occasional swelling in that extremity and initially did NOT want to wear the Jobst stockings, but I can truly say they have helped greatly! Primary dx is from OC but have been on OC for 20+ years, so not convinced this is the "real" dx yet. F 39
5-7.5mg 1X day
1/14/2011
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Patient History
 2  a fib Swelling in my knees and ankles; painful and tender knee muscles and tendons. Huge bleed in my right knee joint. Nose bleeds. I had to visit my orthopedic doctor on an emergency basis. Eventually, the knee bleed subsided. I had cardio-inversion (electrical shock) that stopped my atrial fibrillation. I take Tikosyn to keep the afib from returning. I have had 3 afib episodes in my life, which I can detect because my blood pressure goes way up (eg, 190/120) and my pulse goes way down (eg, 40 bpm). My doctor is 'conservative' and wants me to stay on Coumadin for life, just in case I go back into an undetected afib. But, I can detect afib happening. And, the constant joint pain affects my normally active outdoor life style. I will argue (explain) to my doctor at my next visit that I am dropping Coumadin. My doctor and his PA neither one believes that there are any side effects to Coumadin. Just like all the doctors who denied any side effects to statins, whereas the ample scientific literature proves otherwise. I will use daily home testing of my pressure/pulse to look for afib. M 66 90 days
5 mg 1X day
1/14/2011
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 3  Mitral Valve Replacement Hair Loss, Weight gain, Forgetfullness, Lack of Energy. Prior to my surgery I was very active, mainly running, swimming and biking. Weight was around 180 lbs and could run between 6-7 miles at a 8:00 min. pace. Following the surgery, by about 4-5 months, I was able to run about 2-3 miles, but at a 9 – 9:30 min pace. I slowly started to gain weight as I was increasing my exercise routine. By 7 months after my surgery, I was at about 195 lbs. Mainly in my waist area. Exercising was much less rewarding than before. I was feeling pretty weak and very light headed most of the time. By about 11 months of being on this blood thinner, I decided to just stop taking it. This was a huge gut check to risk a blood clot, but feeling the way I was, I really didn’t care. After about 5 months of this routine, I was due to go in for my 6 month check up with my cardiologist. My weight was back down to 180 and my exercise levels had increased. I had my old energy levels at work back and felt much better overall. 2 weeks prior to my doctor visit, I went back on warfarin. I was able to get my INR levels back to therapeutic and actually had them test it there the day of the exam. It was at 2.7. Well I have stayed on the medicine now since that last visit, about 9 months now. I slowly started putting weight back on and the 5 mile runs were back down to 3. About 6 weeks ago I decided to really start watching my diet. This has made a huge difference. I have lost about 12 pounds since Thanksgiving and have had to buy smaller sla M 43 2 years
10 1X day
1/11/2011

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