COUMADIN Reviews (WARFARIN SODIUM)Average Rating: 3.1 (876 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COUMADIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COUMADIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | DVT from knee surgery | Tiredness, inability to focus, out of breath esp in the heat, painful gas in the morning (after an evening dose). Not able to get things done after about 8pm in the evening... too tired, flat moods. | Almost 6 weeks since my lower-leg DVT. Ultrasound is now negative but that doesn't really reassure the doctor. Doc wants me on this for 4 months. I'm an engineer and having trouble concentrating. | M | 47 | 6 weeks | 7/11/2005 | 5 | 3 DVTs | I'm always colder then everyone else. I didn't think it was the coumadin but now I see it might be that. I also think I get out of breath quickly. I feel like my blood is too thin. Today 7-1-05 It was about 85 degress and really humid. I was cleaning deck chairs with my son and by the time I finished I was sweating profusely and thought I was gooing to pass out. I get out of breath easy I can't walk up the stairs withoug getting out of breath. Yes I am overweight. | M | 49 | 7 years | 7/1/2005 | 1 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Weight Gain, Shortness of Breath, Left arm numbness, fatique, chest pressure, horseness of my voice, muscle spasms on left side of my neck. Heavy menstrual periods with huge clots. | F | 48 | 2 years | 6/29/2005 | 1 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Weight Gain, Shortness of Breath, Left arm numbness, fatique, chest pressure, horseness of my voice, muscle spasms on left side of my neck. Heavy menstrual periods with huge clots. | It has been 2 yrs & my INR still isn't regulated, in 2 yrs I have been able to go twice (30) days before checking INR, still having TIA's & my now have a blood clot on valve as INR isn't regulated. I hate taking this drug but I will have to stay on it the rest of my life, guess I should be glad that its available & is keeping me alive. | F | 48 | 2 years | 6/29/2005 | 3 | blood clots | dizziness | M | 58 | 2 months | 6/27/2005 | 4 | DVT 3 times | I have had weight gain (20 lbs). I am tired and my periods are awful! I have been more impatient and never thought it could be related to coumadin until I read this web site! Could it really by why? | I have never heard of weight gain and mood swings to be related. I would like to hear from you if you have the same symptoms. | F | 31 | 3 days | 6/20/2005 | 4 | pulmonary aneurism | I have experienced a notable increase in either my frequency of dreaming or my ability to recall dreams. Since beginning the medication I am awakened often by midlly disturbing dreams. I dream or recall dreams every night where I once went weeks and weeks withour recalling a dream. | M | 55 | 32 days | 6/10/2005 | 3 | blood clots lower left leg | ill,tired mostly for about week during my peirod. I just want to sleep during this time and feel terrible. | F | 45 | 4 months | 6/8/2005 | 2 | dvt/pe | Hair loss, anxeity, cold chills, neck pain, headaches | Have been on coumadin for 4 months. The doctors have been quite unhelpful (ignorant?) in providing information about possible coumadin side-effects. The side effects have caused fear and extreme anxeity, thus further worsening side effects. Now I am on an anti-depressant. | M | 33 | 4 months | 6/8/2005 | 3 | DVT/PE | Feeling cold but that got better with time, to a point. Thirst or sore throat with higher doses, 15 mg/day. Some weight gain and swelling in the face/eyes. Difficulity sleeping at higher doses. Makes you feel fuzzy or in need of coffee to stay sharp and alert but coffee doesn't help the fuzzy feeling. | No problems with bruising so far. No hair loss that I can tell. VERY difficult to regulate, I bounce from .8 to 2.6 to 1.2 to 3.6, it's never right. Can't take any pain medicines that actually work and tylenol is a poor pain reliever at best and really toxic to boot. I can't really think of anything good to say about Coumadin at this point in time. | M | 36 | 5 months | 6/1/2005 | 3 | dvt lower right leg/due to chemo | headaches, have been her largest complaint. She has been on average dose of 7.5mg to 5 mg per day. Since Jan. 05 | Just got a pt/inr home analyzer. Just looking for some other self test folks to relate to. They are telling my wife she could be on this for at least 3 more years. There is no way my wife is going to go to some clinic bi-weekly for her pt/inr for the next 3 years. I do know my wife pretty well after all she has gone thru from her battle with cancer. So we got a in home test analyzer and the Dr. is willing to let us call in the results and then he will prescibe the amount of Coumadin for the week. | F | 42 | 5 months | 5/30/2005 | 1 | dvt in left leg | tremendous weight gain...20 lbs in 5 months....annoying and disturbing since i exercise regularly (1-2 hrs 5 times a week) and i watch what i eat | i hate it...wish that doctors would explore natural alternatives to this rat poison. it's easy to push pills. also, it has not alleviated the leg swelling. the only time i find relief is after pilates. | F | 51 | 5 months | 5/15/2005 | 5 | Aortic Valve Replacement | The only side effect that I can with confidence blame on coumadin is that I get cold much easier than before. I'm losing my hair even though there is no evidence of balding on either side. On the good side, bruising isn't as bad as I expected. I don't play with sharp things anymore. | My history is that I was very unstable. For the first few years I was getting tested 2-3 times per week. I've stablized at about once per week, although I occasionally make every 2 weeks and even made it to 3 weeks one time! | M | 51 | 14 years | 4/10/2005 | 1 | seizures | dry mouth, dizziness, fatigue. Felt awful in general. | No joke, this is used as rat poison. I've been through the mill (ulcer, seizures, kidney failure, and transplant) and this is one of the worst drugs I've ever taken. | F | 27 | 1 years | 4/2/2005 | 4 | PE, genetic clotting problems | I get cold more often (although my doc says this isn't related) mood swings and slight depression, not sure if it's from the meds or the significance of the medication and the mortality factor. Bruising and when I get a cut, it takes longer to clot now. | Added worry with regard to getting pregnant; coumadin causes birth defects so it is unwise to get pregnant while taking it. Also the necessity to watch vitamin K intake (green leafy veggies, oils, etc.) to maintain safe INR levels. | F | 24 | 1 years | 3/29/2005 | 4 | Blood clot therapy | Still taking this medication for at least 2 more months | F | 43 | 4 months | 3/23/2005 | 3 | Stroke/Vertebral Artery Dissection | Slight light-headedness often (not major but simply annoying as I just don't feel right), hard focusing at times, bloating, loss of appetite at times, occassional shortness of breath (although might be from me worrying). | Seems to be pretty unstable in effects. Started taking 6mg/day. Originally it was keeping me at 2.5 (Protime). Then within one week, with no lifestyle changes, it dropped to 1.9 and caused TIAs. Two days ago it was boosted up to 8mg/day which has brought about the mentioned side effects. Are these normal for the higher dose or will they go away. My doctor seems to be unsure of a lot of the side effects as it is such an individual reaction. (So it helped somewhat, but still not very comfortable with it.) | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 3/11/2005 | 5 | Atrial Fib | Bruise easily - even from somehting as benign as a massage. | 2 years | 3/9/2005 | 3 | LUNG EMBOLISMS THROWN | IF A DRUG IS UNSTABLE AS COUMADIN IS, THE PATRIENT BECOMES THE SAME WAY. FEAR, ANXIETY, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ALL CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS AS WELL AS THE DRUG. EXHAUSTION IS EITHER FROM THE DRUG OR WORRY. DRS ARE LACKING IN THEIR EXPLANATIONS. WHAT'S NEW???? | TOO UNSTABLE. NO REAL REASONS FOR THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THIS DRUG PROVIDING THAT THE PATIENT IS FOLLOWING THE RULES AS I AM. FEELS LIKE HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. | M | 62 | 2 months | 2/4/2005 | 4 | dvt/pe/ivc filter placement | hair loss, loss of appetite and weight, also fatigue | Although I am very comforted by the thought of all the benefits coumadin has provided me, I am having a hard time dealing with hair loss. It is also discouraging to me given the fact that I will remain on coumadin lifelong. Please contact me if you have the same side effects. Also does the hair loss continue or will my body adapt to having the coumadin in my system? | F | 31 | 1 years | 12/30/2004 |