My Father Died From Coumadin

My father was on Coumadin. One day he hit his head. If it were not for Coumadin, the small bump on his head would have amounted to nothing unusual. However, the Coumadin resulted in a cerebral hemorraghe. Even though he had been takikng Coumadin exactly as prescribed and had gone for each of his INR checks, when he got to the hospital, the doctors found his INR was off the richter scale. To relieve the pressure on his brain from the hemorraghe, they needed to operate. But they couldn't because his INR level was too high. They said it would take 24 hours to reduce his INR to a level at which they could operate. By that time, he was dead.

Subsequently, the doctors wanted to put me on Coumadin for a year. I said no. They insisted and finally said you have to go on Coumadin for at least a month. They guranteed me they could control the coumadin, so I reluctantly agreed to one month. The doctors' guarantee was as good as the paper it was written on. Though I took the Coumadin exactly as prescribed, within two weeks, I ended up in the Emergency Room with a serious abdominal bleed. Now, if any doctor even mentions Coumadin to me, I tell them to Go to Hell. They have no idea what they are doing with this drug or how to control it.

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I begged doctors to change my husband to asprin as a blood thinner for 7 years. Last week he died from a bleed in his head they could not stop because of coumadin. Is there any group out there joining to get rid of this drug or sue the dam company:

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My father also died as a result of coumadin. Also a bleed in his head there should be a class action lawsuite in the making i never realized so many people were dying from this s**t. This drug must be removed from the market before it extincts the entire human race
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Even after the experiences I related above, the doctors, to this day, keep insisting I go on Coumadin and I keep telling them Go to Hell. To the medical profession, Coumadin is the Holy Grail. They are obsessed with it and completely fail to assess its risks. I recently asked one doctor why I couldn't take Aggrenox, another blood thinner, instead of Coumadin. She said because Aggrenox is not as effective as Coumadin. When I asked how less effective Aggrenox is, she couldn't answer the question. She said I don't know. When I asked about studies that compared the two drugs, she said she did not know of any. That's how obsessed the medical profession is with Coumadin. They insist on Coumadin even though they don't even know how effective it is compared to other blood thinners. Oh, and by the way, they will not tell you about a thing called a filter that can be inserted into your superior vena cava that filters out clots in the venus system until you repeatedly reject their psychotic obsession with Coumadin,

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We have to take our healthcare into our own hands and just say NO, and stick to it when the Dr;s try to push the drugs on us , My Dr wanted to put me on coumadin because of A-fib, I said no, he kept pushing but I held my ground and refused to take it . Finally he gave in and put me on baby aspirn instead . I also take fish oil and
Vit. E , both have some blood thinning effect .
Just because the Dr. wants to give you a drug doesn't mean you have to take it . The more he passes out to patients , the bigger his bonus vacations are from the
Drug Companys . Read my friend, do your homework
on Drugs , and the companys that sell them and the power they have over the Dr.'s in this country .

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I am very interested, to put it mildly, in any alternatives to coumadin found. Thank you.

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My dad got a stroke at work got to the hospital and we were told there was nothing they could do first of all his blood was so thin they couldn't do nothing for him until they thicken it...so in the meantime he had a brain hemorrage and his brain was dying because of all the blood...then he passed away the next day because of the hemorrage and his blood being so thin that he couldn't get the medical help...idk what really killed him but i believe it had to do with the meds he was taking one of them being coumadin/warfin...... :'(

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Im sorry to hear about your dad but i can say that exactly the same thing happen to mine and its not fair....how this drug can instantly just make a person disappear from one day to another my dad passed away on Aug.27,2014... :'(

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My father was taking coumadin and just passed away. He was found on his stomach in vomit in coma. He was careflighted and the hospital dr told us he had hemorrhage on brain. inr levels were ok but he was out for 2 days..

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Re: Lucy (# 7)

Hi guys, I am writing a post regarding the dangers of the drug. my dad died from the same thing and we need to raise awareness. please can you get in touch.

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I was just reading your post and realised my Dad had been on asprin before being changed to blood thinners. It was a very complicated routine that had to be followed and noted every day. I'm sure that's when he started to have his first fall and then a stroke and vomiting blood. I didn't know enough about it at the time and just took it for granted that the specialists knew what they were doing. If I could go back , I would never have allowed them to change from asprin to blood thinners. He died like the others on this horrible drug. I know my Dad's health began to decline and it was only a matter of months before he passed away. I can only hope that posts like this will help other people make a more informed decision.

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Hi again, I just reread my post and all the others. That's 7 people that just died on this drug, that we know of and I'm sure there are more that we don't know about. How many more Fathers and Husbands have to die before something is done about this drug ?

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Re: Nettles (# 11)

Nettles, first I am so sad you lost your father due to coumadin. And sorry for any and all that have lost loved ones due to this dangerous med.

I, myself, am on a blood thinner. Yep, they are all you read here. Dangerous and do take lives. Being a stroke victim, having had blood clots, almost to point of losing my arm, and having aneurysm, I take daily full strength aspirin, and xeralto. And it scares me that I may end up as your father. Already been in hospital for bowel bleed. Already suffered horrific bruising. Yet, with my back ground, I am locked in. I could die using it, or I could die not using it. The second is even more likely than the first. At times I'm grateful, at times I hate taking this med. We do it because we are afraid NOT to. If I knew, really knew, an homeopathic, herbal remedy would protect me well enough, surely I'd do it!

Again, sympathy to all who have lost a loved one due to blood thinners. God bless.

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Re: Daisy Sue (# 5)

I was on coumadin and nearly died. I assumed everything was stable so I did not check my INR for 3 weeks. Lost 5 pints of blood from a small artery behind my shoulder blade. I am now on xarelto which requires no checking. I take 20mg 4x a week. The usual dose is daily. Cost is $3/tablet. I reduced my dosage because some bruising appeared. Have been on this for 4 years.

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Warfarin saved my life—but most of the “Coumadin Clinics” are crappy and not well run. There are treatments if your INR is high and your bleeding—Vit. K and packed red blood cells are two that I know of. There probably are others. I believe you have every right not to take it or any other drug if you don’t want to. If you decide to go on it, find the best anti-coagulation clinic that you can. I go to one run by pharmacists and a hematologist. I developed pulmonary embolisms while I was taking a full strenth, daily aspirin. Coumadin, like everything else, is a matter of risks vs benefits. Maybe a CT scan of the brain should be required before someone goes on any anti-coagulation therapy. We need better monitoring of Coumadin by professionals who know what their doing and we need to better educate ER doctors on treatments to the reverse the anti-coagulant effect in case of emergency.

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Re: Sue (# 14)

Yes, without blood thinners, I would probably be toast. I received, I believe it is called ATP, after a large stroke. It will either kill you, or speed up recovery. If you are having a brain bleed and they missed it on mri, you will die. But in my case, it was a clot. ATP is a blood thinner on steroids. After a hospital visit I was only directed one full-strength aspirin a day. Then later, after having blood clots in my arm, plus a large aneurysm in my right shoulder area, which they repaired, I was put on xarelto. Still, I am on it. I am grateful for this med, but must say it does scare me. I have balance issues due to cerebellar stroke. Being a constant fall risk, also means I am at risk for internal bleeding.....due to xarelto. So, 6 of one, half dozen of another. Such a balancing act. I hate it. Wish you well.

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Re: JMJ (# 12)

Hi MJ, I'm sorry that you're in this predicament, between a rock and a hard place. I hope it works out for you and that this finds you well. God bless.

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Re: Jean Jurkiewicz (# 1)

My Dad died the same way as the first person's did and i think it's a crying shame Doctors give u this drug knowing what could happen. My Dad died in april '07 and several more were in ICU at the same time for the same thing. Every Doctor that puts anybody on this drug should have to pay the family that loses a loved one a big lump sum of money. I bet then they would stop pushing those drugs.

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It’s not just Coumadin. Any substance—drugs, herbs, or vitamins—that changes the clotting ability, will have the same effect as Coumadin and can cause the same problems as Coumadin.

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