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Coumadin/warfarin is the main ingredient of rat poison.
Coumadin/warfarin is the main ingredient of rat poison.
They are still trying to find the right Coumadin dosage level to stabilize my INR between 2 - 3. Last Monday it was at 6.9 which is very high and quite dangerous. My eyes became very blood shot. Yesterday it was 4.6
Btw...I hate blood tests but can't avoid them...but a nurse one time tried a butterfly needle in the back of my hands. Never even felt it and that's where they always go now. Finding the vein in my arms has always been hit or miss.
Brian
I asked my cardio about Pradaxa etc. he didn't recommend it because of the risk of excessive bleeding especially in older (75+) people.
No question that this is one of the risks listed in the disclaimers. I assumed this risk back when I was 74 by switching to Pradaxa primarily to avoid the eating limitations and blood tests that accompany Coumadin. I am now 80, well over the age 75 warning point and have never had an issue.
George
Me too.
Only 73 but I've had a great life so far so if Xarelto has some serious side effect, so what. I'd rather eat what I enjoy, not go thru all the BS testing and not worry if I live to be 74, 84, or 104.
Dying and then being revived with the use of an AED changes one's perspective on things a bit.
Cheers
Dont the patients bear some responsibility to live a healthier lifestyle also? .........