- side effects of coumadin 26th October 2004
... Has anyone out there on coumadin had severe headaches, numbness in face, and muscle ... to have so many things crop up since bloodclot and coumadin . Taking 10 mg and 12.5 mg, and find the higher the ... it been since you were diagnosed with the clots?
Coumadin really shouldn't cause side effects like the ones...
- work and play with DVT 6th October 2004
... with twitchy burning sensation. Will likely be on coumadin for 6 months min. Could take that long to dissolve...
... sure you rest when your body tells you too, take your coumadin as directed, don't miss your pro-times, lay on the...
... Diagnosed in August. Right now taking 10 mg of coumadin one day and 12.5 the next. Not totally comfortable ... in face which doctor feels not related to clot or coumadin . The only thing the doctor seems concerned about...
... Diagnosed in August. Right now taking 10 mg of coumadin one day and 12.5 the next. Not totally comfortable ... in face which doctor feels not related to clot or coumadin . The only thing the doctor seems concerned about...
... have had headaches, which are a side affect of the coumadin I guess. I have had pressure in my facial area, along...
... have had headaches, which are a side affect of the coumadin I guess. I have had pressure in my facial area, along ... time. Do they have problems regulating your dose of coumadin ? My pro-times jump all over the board-one day it ... then the next up to 5(way too thin). I'm on 5mg of coumadin a day and have to go in every week for pt's....
... to wear a pressure stocking yet. I am told lifetime coumadin is indicated, but not too comfortable with that idea...
... times)the size of my left leg and that's even taking coumadin every day. Bouncing, are they above or below your ... no knives, razors, or anything sharp. I will be on coumadin the rest of my life and I'm only 37. When(not if...
... I am accepting of the idea of long term low dose coumadin as a preventive measure now. Interesting how many...
... I don't think you can do "low-dose" coumadin as a preventive measure -- I think it's a case of...
... headaches I get are when I am on a higher dose of coumadin . I am taking 10 mg a day now instead of 10 and 12...
... have had headaches, which are a side affect of the coumadin I guess. I have had pressure in my facial area, along ... haven't been hurt yet. Really not the safest job on Coumadin ....
- Why is this bruising happening? 1st September 2004
... wondering if you are taking any blood thinning medicines. Coumadin , Lovinox, Fragmin, Heperin, Wafarin. All of these...
... i bruised a lot from lovenox and coumadin ...
- Exercise and Blood Clots 21st August 2004
... went in on July 1 and discharged on July 8. I take coumadin 10mg every other day and 12 mg the days in between...
... bathroom privileges. I now see him every 3 months. The coumadin was continued for 6 months with regular protimes taken...
... it SHOULD be gone by now, i was just taken off my coumadin ) i took 2 mg a day. i was told not to do a lot of...
... regular exercise program until FEB 2004. I was still on coumadin at the time. My exercise consists of 60 min of cardio ... and 20 min of weights 5 days a week. I am now off of coumadin but I have chronic swelling and sometimes have cramping...
... especially, were swollen for a long time after the Coumadin was stopped, and my R leg was s/w bigger than my left ... after the DVT and Coumadin . My ankles are a purple color on both sides now so...
... with lower body. I as well have been taking 10 mg of coumadin . Two months now and my INR still jumps from 1.5-3...
... with lower body. I as well have been taking 10 mg of coumadin . Two months now and my INR still jumps from 1.5-3...
- Risk of Blood Clot while on Warfarin 13th July 2004
... Right from the start my doctors told me in regards to coumadin "your body can clot whether you are on coumadin or ... not... coumadin ONLY REDUCES YOUR RISK". Basically all coumadin can ... do is cut down on my chances.
I have been on coumadin since February of 2003 and have been hospitalized...
... I have experianced a second PE while taking coumadin with a INR of 4.5, the doctors were very concerned...
... i am currently on 12mg of coumadin , and believe i am in range.
i just had a ct scan ... depending on the underlying cause of your clots) while on coumadin .
sorry for sounding so abrupt about it, but i thought...
- Re-occuring blood clot in arm after wrist fracture!!?? 21st June 2004
... me? I had a DVT in my left leg in 2001 and was on Coumadin for 2 years. My doctors didn't know at first why...
- Bruise and lump...... 18th June 2004
... anything that doesn't have a seatbelt. Plus being on coumadin it is not recommended that we take part in high risk...
- Swollen feet after DVT 3rd June 2004
... husband recently (6 weeks ago) came to the end of his coumadin treatment having been diagnosed with DVT after his ... treated for rectal cancer. During the time he was on coumadin , he wore compression stockings and was really glad...
... Hi - I had a DVT about 3 yrs ago. I was on Coumadin for 6 months. My Dr's associate told me before I...
- questions about Coumadin 25th May 2004
... the age of 23. Following that surgery he was put on coumadin and has been on it ever since. He has been told that ... personally haven't heard about the long term effects of coumadin however I would expect there would be very few because...
... i agree. i think most people go on coumadin for about 6 months following a dvt. i am aware of...
- Do I have Protein C deficiency? 2nd May 2004
... almost twenty years ago (I'm now 51) and have been on Coumadin for all this time, but have recently started seeing ... they did the test for this disorder while I was on coumadin , and from what I understand on here and also from ... my doctor, having the test while on coumadin can give a low protein result which is not accurate ... wants to retest me but says I would need to go off the coumadin for 2-4 weeks so that the proteins can get back to...
- Dvt 29th April 2004
... happened while in Iraq back in September. They put me on Coumadin for 6 months, which is great, but now they will not...
- My INR while on Nattokinaise. 24th April 2004
... I was coumadin for almost 4 months following a post-op blood clot ... elses take on this? Should I insist on going back on coumadin , or does this sound right for Nattokiniase?
Erin ... :D
PS: The reason for going off the coumadin was primarily due to the fact that it interferes with...
- Depoprovera shot 27th March 2004
... defect). I had two strokes. :) I'm 26. If you're on coumadin , you can take birth control. I am on coumadin now ... the patch they had to put in my heart. I don't think coumadin is that lovely to be on. My neurologist also said...
- Coumadin 25th March 2004
... I've been on coumadin since June of 2003 after having surgery to have blood ... I was hoping maybe someone has some information on coumadin and temperature tolerance.
Losing weight will affect...
- Deep Vein Thrombsis 24th March 2004
... been hosptialized
several times.He was on heprin and coumadin
15 mg(the hightest dose humanly taken).
His INR ... He was told that a normal person
would only be on coumadin for 6
months.He has had repeated
blood clots to...
... medical advice before travelling.
Regarding the Coumadin ; how long anticoagulants are given depends on the ... develop. Also some foods high in Vitamin K will hinder Coumadin from doing it's job because Vitamin K is an antedote ... for Coumadin . So if he is eating alot of high Vitamin K foods, ... the Coumadin isn't working as it should, and combine that with ... been hosptialized
several times.He was on heprin and coumadin
15 mg(the hightest dose humanly taken).
His INR ... He was told that a normal person
would only be on coumadin for 6
months.He has had repeated
blood clots to...
- Leiden Factor V 9th March 2004
... deep vein clot in the leg. Treatment: six months of coumadin , get and stay more active, lose weight, no smoking ... was gone. The doctor said I didn't have to take the coumadin anymore. Everthing was okay. Then, six months later ... in the hospital on heparin iv and 6 more months on coumadin . I asked my doctor why i got another clot. He said ... healthy baby.
He recommended that I come off the coumadin , and after i got pregnant, go on Lovenox for the duration ... pregnancy and a few weeks after, then return to the coumadin , if i needed to.
After that, I had a fourth miscarriage ... arteries so they don't have to be on medication like coumadin for a long time.
I am trying to find out more info...
... her heart and lungs and brain. You typically stay on coumadin with this as it is merely an additional prevention...
- Does heparin have to be started before taking coumadin? 5th March 2004
... Heparin is the fast-acting anticoagulant and coumadin is for the long term. I suspect that they had you ... and, once you were more stable, wanted to put you on coumadin to prevent it from happening again. Heparin + coumadin ... waited until your levels were down before starting the coumadin . So yes, you could just start the coumadin immediately ... ospholipid syndrome. My Doctor is considering putting me on Coumadin . Back about 7 years ago I had a DVT in my right thigh ... levels under control enough for the Doctor to put me on Coumadin . Would I have to go through to the hospital to initiate ... the heparin to coumadin regime again or can they just put me on coumadin pills...
... you for the first week while you are starting the coumadin pills. Coumadin takes a while to build up in your...
... We'll see. It's certainly a better idea than taking coumadin , especially since I have a seizure disorder from a...
- Anyone with ITP take Quinine Sulfate? 20th February 2004
... Sulfate. It states that if you are taking warfarin or coumadin , it may increase the effects of these medicines. ...
... Sulfate. It states that if you are taking warfarin or coumadin , it may increase the effects of these medicines. ...
- How long do I have to take Coumadin for a blood clot? 18th February 2004
... you have a current blood clot, I would think that Coumadin is not the immediate answer that you need. Coomonly ... m sorry that your doctor is being vague about the Coumadin therapy. Unfortunately, she probably just doesn't ... is determined that you are prone to clotting, the Coumadin is used as a permanent treatment for the prevention ... thigh. Since then I've been on the blood thinner coumadin . I've been going in every two weeks since to check ... blood clot is doing or how long I'll have to take coumadin for. The most she said to me was she would keep me ... on coumadin for as long as she wanted.
I'm considering getting ... answers on how it's doing and how long I have to be on coumadin . Any thoughts?...
... ago. Was in the hospital, received heparin IV and Coumadin , and then was on Coumadin for 6 months until the protimes ... can't explain it. I was kind of nervous to go off Coumadin , but the Doc knew best. This is just to tell you...
... and started me on lovenox the shot for a week and coumadin . he said that i would be on the coumadin for at lest ... as there was no more problems i could stay off the coumadin . you need a second opinion with a better doc....
- factor viii /pulmonary embolism? 10th February 2004
... he has to see the hematologist today, and he is on coumadin . Yes it is
very strange, it is two separated blood...
- DVT and Estrogen?? Need information.... 11th January 2004
... having an INR test once a day, and then taking my coumadin in the evening.
My question? Well, I have had 2 ... family doctor (who has since taken over my INR and coumadin therapy) has told me that the clot was more then likely ... caused the clot. He has also told me that while I am on coumadin I won't have to worry anyway, and that I have 6 months...
- anyone miss a dose of coumadin 11th January 2004
... piece broke off and went to my lung. I've been on coumadin for over 3 mos but told i will be on it for 6 mos ... ve also been recently diagnosed with DVT and am on coumadin . The severity of missing a dose is really dependant ... to your doctor about it. How long have you been on coumadin ? What was your last INR? How often do you have an...
- dvt recovery questions 14th December 2003
... rest of my life. I was also told that I would be on Coumadin for the rest of my life. However, my hematologist ... drug was coming out in January that could replace Coumadin and I wouldn't have to have as many blood tests. ... to stay off of hormone therapy and continue with my Coumadin treatment I should not develop any other clots. But...
... My primary MD is getting ready to take me off the coumadin and it does frighten me a little. I want to speak...
... active and have fear of resuming activity level. Coumadin daily, with weekly tests and unfortunately my level ... expecting up to 6 months to dissolve clot, and possibly on coumadin for a year. Anyone have similar situation? Also...
... move around them? anyways, i was just taken off my coumadin because the clots "should" be gone by now, although...
... with Nurses coming in to administer my Lovinox and Coumadin - during the release process they took my vitals and ... stable room for another 2 days... then sent me home on Coumadin and bedrest (Feb 8th).
I checked in with my Dr ... orders strictly so I sit back down. I will be on Coumadin for a minimum of 1 year.
I have read some of your...
... ossibility of the clot breaking off. I have also heard that coumadin can be a devistating medicine on your system. Im just...
- Hemachromatosis &cirrhosis 25th September 2003
... PLatelets,rbc,wbc are low & bilirubin is 5.I'm also on Coumadin for clotting in leg.Spleen is real enlarged.Joints...
- Huge Hematoma, DVT and PE post accident 6th September 2003
... calf. I spent 5 days in the hospital and am now on coumadin for at least 6 months. I still wake up with chest ...
I have a number of questions:
Other than taking coumadin for an extended period, do they do further CTs to ... risk of bleeding/bruises really that bad while on coumadin /warfarin?
Anybody know how long a hematoma of this...
- Cramps after a blood clot .... 5th September 2003
... would help the circulation.
Are you on warfin or coumadin ? Do you take plavix or an asiprin?
I am sorry that...
... spitalized for a week. Received Heparin (spelling?) IV and Coumadin and was on Coumadin for 6 months. Ankle swelling...
... spitalized for a week. Received Heparin (spelling?) IV and Coumadin and was on Coumadin for 6 months. Ankle swelling...
- Low Protein C value 30th August 2003
... Hi
I have recently been taken off coumadin that I was taking as a result of Pulmonary Embolism...
- Protein C, antithrombin III Deficiency 27th August 2003
... TIA in Feb. 2002 and was hospitalized and prescribed coumadin . I was told that I will be on these RX for the rest...
... TIA is. It is also looking like I will also be on coumadin for the rest of my life and I really do not want that...
... Katec,
I gather that you are currently on coumadin ? I like you did not want to take coumadin, I asked ... take two asprin, and two plavix to do the job that coumadin would do and of course he said no.
I was really ... strokes and possibly disability, I needed to take the coumadin . That the risk of coumadin out wighted the stokes...
... clots. But I just dont feel right! I am off the coumadin now - I was taking 6.5 mg a day. I am only 29, I...
... feel right? I understand not wanting to me on the coumadin . What was your INR when you were taking coumadin? ... everyday, but I am sure that if you are to go back on coumadin , your doctor will make sure that there are no other...
... specialist on 16/9 and as I expected I will be on coumadin for the rest of my life. My specialist wanted to...
... have to let my doctor know, he take me off of the coumadin for 3 days and during those days off of the coumadin ... I have the injection. on the 4th day I begin the coumadin again and continue the injections for another 3 days ... dentist as well as other physicians know that you are on coumadin . It is extremely important that they know. Coumadin ... too many leafy green veg. which could reverse the coumadin .
Coumadin puts you on a strict regimine but with...
... and injecting myself twice a day aswell as 6mg of coumadin a day. Today I went for my first INR test and hopefully...
- lupus anticoagulant help! 26th August 2003
... kidney&other organs/scared!dx w/lupus anticoagulant/on coumadin for life.is l.a. same as hughes syndrome/sticky blood...
- Paranoid about every ache/pain since PE or DVT? 19th August 2003
... having a c-section in February 2003. I've been on coumadin since then, w/my doses ranging from 7mg/day - 10mg ... experience with this?
I think I should be coming off the coumadin in a few weeks. (End of my recommended 6 months of...
- Protein S Deficiancy 17th August 2003
... now I take a combination of the aspirin, plavix and coumadin , which all works to thin the blood.
I pray that you...
... heparin for several days she was put straight onto coumadin . Since the end of May she has been going for weekly ... every time. She has also been told she will require coumadin for life. I am concerned about the continued high...
... I also am on the coumadin for life and as your mother, I have frequent blood ... the target range for the INR. Every person react to coumadin in a different way. I am currently on 5 mg of coumadin ... performed.
There are several things that can affect the coumadin such as too much vitamin K in your diet such as leafy ... bleed, I have to go to the doctor, get off of the coumadin for at least three days prior to the surgery, and ... subsitute the coumadin with the lovenox injections, After three days I can ... restart the coumadin , but continue to take the lovenox injections until ... that your mother will get to a regular dosage of the coumadin soon, but this is not uncommon.
...
- Blood Clots and Lymphodema 2nd August 2003
... and the swelling does not go down even after daily coumadin and with an INR of 4.5. What is a safe level? My...
- MTHFR 25th July 2003
... diagnoses with low protien levels too and have to take coumadin for the rest of my life. It was found at the time...
- Polycythemia Vera 10th July 2003
... spent a week in the hospital, and then 6 months on Coumadin . Thinking of you all and hoping we'll we successful...
- High Platelet Count 3rd July 2003
... platelets to clump and the various blood thinners such as coumadin , plavix and aspirin all target different mechanisms ... platelet counts, neither does aspirin, neither does coumadin , neither does heparin, neither does any "blood thinner...
... platelets to clump and the various blood thinners such as coumadin , plavix and aspirin all target different mechanisms ... platelet counts, neither does aspirin, neither does coumadin , neither does heparin, neither does any "blood thinner...
- Life on Coumadin. 3rd July 2003
... I seen a post somewhere on the net that long term coumadin could have problems in the long run is this true?...
- DVT 19th June 2003
... medicine, shots in my stomach, etc. I've been on Coumadin since the clot was discovered. I recently went to...
... wanted to respond to the initial poster. I am also on Coumadin as I recently had open-heart surgery for blood clots...
... was on fragmin injections for 4 months and now on coumadin . The cause of my clots is lupus anticoagulant syndrome ... told me I would not get more clots if I stayed on the coumadin and the levels were right. I go for blood tests about...
- Over Abundance of Factor VIII 16th May 2003
... and once daily post-release. Subject was moved to coumadin (lower dosage). Within 2 months of this, the subject ... Lovenox injections before being released and increasing coumadin intake. According to specialists involved with the...
... It is not hemophilia. She needs to be on Coumadin for the rest of her life. That is the only thing...
- Factor V Leiden - anyone have it? 9th May 2003
... birth control pills and my mom has it and has to take coumadin . that about all i know. can someone tell me some...
... it didnt start attacking my liver. Anyway, I was on coumadin for six months and they did several tests once i was ... And then after the pregnancy i would have to go on coumadin for a while. It really sucks having all these extra...
... so that turned out not to be a good remedy, I take coumadin , but have gotten clots while taking it and been within ... correct INR too. They say that Lieden V is somewhat coumadin resistant but is the only thing to treat this with...
... not hemophilia.
You can get blood clots while on coumadin . My hematologist told me that coumadin or another...
... not hemophilia.
You can get blood clots while on coumadin . My hematologist told me that coumadin or another...
- Blood vessels in Hands bursting for no reason...why? 3rd May 2003
... reason I'm mentioning this is that since I was put on Coumadin , I have not had even one of those episodes with the...
- second opinion on protein c&s deficiency 1st May 2003
... couldn't find out where they came from, couldn't take coumadin was at 20mg and afraid to go any higher, so now am...
... protein c&s deficiencies & lupus anticoagulant/on coumadin for life/also shots in stomach lovenox/nov 02 had...
... given lovenox injection twice a day. I have been on coumadin since the hospitalization. It took me over a year ... to get stabalized with the coumadin . We still have to change the dosage from time to...
- blood clots 27th March 2003
... since the incident and I'm still on blood thinner ( coumadin ) as a precaution. This in itself is dangerous and...
... which case you are probably on other meds besides coumadin . Are you still on the diet? I hope you are seeing ... recent treatments and information in this area. I take coumadin myself, have for many years for a clotting disorder ... medications can intensify or lessen the effects of your coumadin . Doctors don't always keep up on these things. Ask ... keep an eye out for any meds that interact with your coumadin . You can look them up online, too. Some needed meds ... still be taken, even if they alter the effects of coumadin . You'll just have to more closely monitor changes...
... balanced diet and exercising regularly. Still on the coumadin until the hemotologist is comfortable taking me off ... could more confidently make the deicision to stop the coumadin . I get my blood tested weekly and also purchased...
- blood clots 12th January 2003
... of time due to formations of blood clots. I am on Coumadin and have PT/INRs done every week. I have to have...
... care of it and i get blood drawn each month and take coumadin 10mags a day. in ask him if i could see a hemotologist...
... Since then (about 9yrs now) I have been on daily coumadin , I have also had a Greenfield filter put in to lessen ... regularly. My cardiologist has me taking not only my coumadin but also Plavax, a 81mg asprin a day, and drinking...
... care of it and i get blood drawn each month and take coumadin 10mags a day. in ask him if i could see a hemotologist...
- APS/Lupus 11th December 2002
... clots have found their way into my heart. Will be on Coumadin for the rest of my life...small price to pay to stay...
- Protein C Deficiency 15th August 2002
... were all tested (all positive). My mom was placed on Coumadin and had problems with the medication so she was switched ... uncle had two blood clots in his legs and is now on coumadin .
In short, we have determined that my grandfather...
... medication.
My mom suffered bad side effects from being on coumadin . It was hard to regulate the clotting time of her...
... deficiency. I have been told I will have to take Warfarin ( Coumadin ) for the rest of my life.
I have had two beautiful...
... prematurely and left me with blood clots. i am currently on coumadin for a clot in my pelvis. have been for only 2 weeks...
... were all tested (all positive). My mom was placed on Coumadin and had problems with the medication so she was switched ... uncle had two blood clots in his legs and is now on coumadin .
In short, we have determined that my grandfather ... pelvis. it was caught early and is being treated with coumadin . yesterday i got a call that i have the life long ... how is this disorder treated being i'm already on coumadin
...
... after 2 pregnancies.i have a blood clot now and am on coumadin but am not sure of the treatment later on. is this...
... me well-went down hill from there--they had me on coumadin to prevent further clots and am still on it --coumadin ... C and yes I do have low protein but its due to the coumadin useage at least that was my understanding-I was also ... each and everyone of you -- and that i have been on coumadin for almost 6 yrs (along w/heprin and lovenox at different...
... Since then I am doing fine. I am currently on the coumadin and from the strokes, I only suffered numbness in...
... It was discovered. I understand that the warfarin ( coumadin ) interact with the tests so I have to have more next...
... had the bad luck of the Protein C also. I went on Coumadin until a year later when the docs decided to stop it ... I have had three scares. I have been back on the Coumadin for the last year and a half as I had a P.E and found...
... protein C and Factor V Leiden Deficiency. I am on Coumadin and I also wear the medic alert bracelet. It isn...
... old woman with a history of multiple pe's. I am on coumadin (stable) and have been for 6 years. I have been diagnosed ... tested pos and neg to both in the last few years. (off coumadin of course).
The only particular hassle I find with ... the coumadin is that to have ANY procedure done where I have to...
... other than some loss of lung function. I have been on Coumadin for 14 years now, and will be for the rest of my life...
... though, now 27.
My father has protein C and takes Coumadin and has had many blood clots in his legs. I have ... the hospital from the stroke. My great aunt takes Coumadin , as well as my great Uncle, and my second cousin....
- Anyone have Factor V Leiden Deficiency? 2nd August 2002
... 62 years old, and it just came about now! I'm on coumadin 4 mg once a day.
Thanks....
... it and my sister obviously is a carrier. I was on Coumadin for 6 months following the DVT and then off for about ... annoyance due to the fact that we have yet to stabilize my Coumadin dose, so I have blood draws weekly....
... hospital for a pulmonary embolism! I have been on coumadin since and get monthly blood draws. I went off the ... coumadin for a few months and to make a short story shorter...
... approximately 3" long. I currently take 11 1/2 mg of Coumadin daily. I also suffer from migraines that are hard...
