Coumadin Side Effects

My mother began taking Coumadin 2 wks ago. Her INR was 1.9 today, so it's progressing well toward a therapeutic level. Her doctor also increased the dosage of Metropolol when he added Coumadin. She reports that she's been feeling tired and "out of sorts" the past 2 days. She even took a nap today, which is unheard of! Does Coumadin cause generalized weakess and fatigue initially?

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Hello, Dee! How is your mom doing?

To be honest, I'm more inclined to think that her symptoms are do to the higher dose of Metoprolol, it's very well known to cause such side effects. Others, as listed by the FDA, may possibly include nausea, dizziness, headache and increased urination.

Coumadin's typical side effects include nausea, headache, dizziness, increased risk of bleeding and easy bruising.

Only her doctor can say for sure, but it's very common to experience such symptoms, whenever the dose of a blood pressure medication is raised, due to the side effects of it, as well as your body adjusting to the change in blood pressure and heart rate.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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