COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)

Average Rating: 3.1 (876 Ratings)

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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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 5  Multiple PE's in both lungs Very heavy periods with heavy clotting, bleeding on and off throughout the month. Just recently I have swelling in my face and a rash on my arms. Like many others, I am thankful to God just to be alive. I realize a lot of people can't write a comment on this sight because they died from what I had! F 35 3 days
10/6/2005
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 3  PE - MASSIVE hair loss (yes, I counted one morning over 1000!!!) - Weight gain - 10 lbs in 4 months and I only eat about 1200 calories a day and never junk food, bread, etc. - Depression - Either too tired or can't sleep or both! I would probably be dead without it, but sometimes I feel so depressed, and my hair loss is so obvious that I wonder if it's worth it. The "specialist" prescribed the birth control pill as HRT - 3 months later I was in the hospital with a massive PE. F 50 4 months
10/4/2005
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 4  DVT in leg, encompassing every vein slight loss of hair, bruising lasting longer than normal, and when bumping into table or chair occurring deaper. Skin thinning, sunburn easily, nail thining, and in my opinion, my teeth are suffering from it as well. They are just falling apart. I have been on coumadin for 11 years. I have noticed the hair falling out, the nails thinning and the skin thinning. I would like to have a tester at home to call in the results, otherwise it is an hour trip to my doctor or I have to go to the local hospital and pay $40 for a test. If anyone out there is experiencing any teeth problems, I would like to hear from you. I too have recently noticed a weight gain. F 49 11 years
10/1/2005
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 5  Multiple PE in both lungs I definantly get colder now, awful anxiety,cannot fall asleep at night without my heart pounding, bloated, stomach pain,tired, bruising bruising oh did I say BRUISING! I feel Soooo lucky to be alive that I cannot complain. I have the lupus anticoagulant gene I now know and was taking birth control pills and smoked for 7 months, it almost killed me. I'm nervous about having children but I hope I can one day:) F 33 7 weeks
9/30/2005
 2  PE DVT SUBCLAVIAN THORACIC OUTLET Always cold, heart pounding, weigh gain, lethary, prolonged(2 week very heavy period) overall sick flu-like feeling. Difficulty maintaing adequate INR levels even after precisely taking at same time every day. 40 7 months
9/30/2005
 3  budd chiari syndrome i get cold easily and have awful heavy periods that last longer than normal I had this rare disease that clotted my vein to my liver and caused me to have liver disease which led to me having a liver transplant. I am ok now and the disease is gone , but they don't know how this happened and though rare it could reoccur , so now i have to take coumadin lifelong. The thing that bothers me is the heavy periods if anyone has had this problem please contact me. i want to know if there is anything that i can do or take to make it more normal. F 25 2 years
9/21/2005
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 3  DVT I have gain weight, about 15 pounds since May, and I can't loss it. Also, my hands and feet are usually very cold. F 34 130 days
9/21/2005
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 4  DVT 2X and Pulmonary Embolism 2X Often experience cold hands and feet. Beginning of hair loss may be side effect. I am grateful for this drug since it is keeping me alive but I want to be off it sooo bad! I want my life back...I want to play hockey and football again without the risk of getting serious bleeding. M 37 10 years
9/16/2005
 4  PE/DVT in right leg Only been on this for 22 days. No side effects at first. Last week rash all over my ankles, feet and calves. Went away in about 5 days. Dull headaches. Latest, feels like my skin is sunburnt all over torso. Very sensitive to touch. This morning woke up with numb (not completely) feet and calves. I'm hoping these latest are side effects and not something worse. Will talk to my dr. today. I'm glad it's out there, but scary at the same time. F 37 22 days
9/12/2005
 3  Stroke Severe headaches, trouble with cold feeling in hands and feet, some weight gain and fatigue but that can be residuals from the stroke. My major concern is the headaches. Their severity leaves me exhausted for at least 24 hours after. Does anyone know of ANY pain reliever (besides Tylenol which does nothing) that can be safely taken? If so feel free to e-mail. M 37 7 months
9/5/2005
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 5  multiple multiple pe Tired, cold, heavy periods, high blood pressure, lightheaded/dizziness, chest pain, pain in lungs, pain in legs, numbness in legs. I know all of these side effects are not all from coumadin. I feel very lucky to be alive. By all means I should not even be here. I will take coumadin for the rest of my life and that is okay with me. F 20 4 weeks
9/1/2005
 4  PE/Lupus anticoagulant antibodies Slight headaches, dizziness, lethargy, anxiety, slow to heal, chills, trouble focusing. Fear of accidents has curtailed my Mt Bike exploits somewhat. I have a rare genetic blood disorder which caused a massive PE last year. I have been on Coumadin since and my levels (8mg) have been fairly stable. I have been in therapy to deal with the anxiety (works!) and I go to the gym regularly to keep in shape. No weight gain but maybe some hair loss. My Stanford specialist Dr. Leung says they are working on something new in the next 5 years so here's hoping. Does it work for me? Yes. Do I like not feeling myself? No, but we learn to live with it. M 52 10 months
8/19/2005
 3  PE in both lungs Thank you God! I found this site when experienceing fatigue, unable to sleep, light headedness, stomach upset, bruising, etc and being told by my doctor that there is nothing wrong with me, I'm just depressed and full of anxiety. I was told there are no drug side effects. Of course there will be some depression caused by serious health issues. This is after only 2 office visits. I'm fighting for RESPECT. How many people actually ever get off this drug??? F 54 2 months
8/17/2005
 4  PE; DVT Left Leg, DVT Left Arm Extremely winded especially when hot and humid, hard to recover from minor exertion, steps are a killer, cranky, and overall No known reason for all of these clots.......cancer free at this writing.........am alive.........and really happy to be so! Good luck to you! M 46 4 months
8/15/2005
 3  DVT Hair loss, weight gain, feet turn blue, excessive sweating, chills become noticable if air temperature drops to 72 degrees F. Wish there was a better oral blood thinner than this, because aside from the side effects, there's a long list of drugs and foods that can increase or decrease coumadin's ability to thin the blood. Maybe at some point AstraZeneca's blood thinner M 44 4 years
8/13/2005
 3  Paget Schroetter Syndrome I've had a headache since taking this and was told by my doctor that I'm making it up (nice huh?). Recently I've gained weight, which is strange because as soon as I learned of my impending surgery, I began eating healthier and increased my exercise routine. It's reassuring that I'm not the only one feeling this way! This drug is helping me, but has way too many side effects and limitations. F 26 2 months
8/11/2005
 1  5 dvt's in left thigh Tiredness, weight gain, moodiness, hair loss, a feeling of being I feel terrible all the time. The higher the dose the worse I feel. I need to be on it for life. At this time I think I would rather take my chances!!! I am so tired of feeling this way!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F 39 15 years
8/5/2005
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 5  DVT lower right leg Drs say no relation to coumadin, but I have gained at least 10 pounds in 2 months, after being the same weight since age 13. No noticeable difference in cold tolerance, I used to bring a sweatshirt with me everywhere before the DVT. Have had a dull headache ever since starting coumadin, also told they were unrelated... Any similarities, I would love to hear from you! Coumadin is a reassurance for me, I no longer feel like I am a walking stroke waiting to happen. Probably lifelong med for me,due to Factor 5 mutation, so I will just have to adjust. It seems like I will be able to continue with all my current hobbies, which include firefighting and sports. All things considered, I feel very lucky... F 31 2 months
8/3/2005
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 4  DVT in leg I've felt slightly colder, but it just seems my body takes a little extra while to adjust to colder temperatures. I also feel full all the time. I wouldn't say it is a loss of appetite, but when I start eating, I feel full much faster than ever before. No other side effects. M 28 1 months
7/25/2005
 2  Atrial fib, stroke, heart valves I have a 20 lb weight gain after YEARS of maintaining a large weight loss. Edema. Swollen face (ugh!), legs, body. Hair thinning and weak. Kidney, muscle and joint pain where NONE existed before. Cold intolerance. Dry, itchy skin. Loss of stamina, sex drive, the zest for life. I used to be very pretty and young for my age, but Coumadin has made me look and feel old before my time. I HATE THIS RAT POISON, but I'm terrified of having another stroke. Catch 22. F 52 8 months
7/20/2005

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