Coumadin Vs Warfarin (Page 2)

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My mom was on coumadin for many years but then her insurance company told her she had to take warfarin as this is the one they would pay for. Is there really any different in these two drugs? It seems to me that she has been having more problems with the warfarin (keeping this medication at the right level) than the coumadin. I was told they were the same medications and do the same. I just wanted to know if some people have difficulties taking warfarin vs coumadin??? Thanks.

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Been taking warfarin since May for 2 blood clots in lung; numbers have been consistent 2.0 - 2.5; went back in a month and it was 4.3; they sent it outside to recheck and it came back as 5.0. Been taking 10 mg; was told to not take any for two days and then do 7.5 for 3 days and back to 10 for 2 days then will be retested. A little worried, anyone know what the culprit could be?

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I have experienced higher INR's when I added Fish Oil supplements to my routine, drink any alcohol(definitely avoid at all costs) and changed my diet/exercise routine. I have been on Coumadin/Warfarin for almost four years and it still happens to me sometimes. If you like to eat leafy green veggies, keep it consistent otherwise your numbers will be all over the board because they contain so much Vitamin K. e.g.- If you eat a huge spinach salad a few days before your INR it could bring your number down or if you eat them all the time and suddenly stop it could bring your number up. Some avoid this by not eating veggies high in Vitamin K at all.

If you are super concerned it helps to keep a journal of dietary changes and just make sure to always take your medication about the same time of day. I use an app that allows you to keep track of your PT/INR and keep a journal called INR Tracker and it helps me see patterns as far as my numbers go.

Hope that helps!

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Anyone know of a safe effective alternative to Warfarin? This drug train is the pits.

My Korean acupuncturist is brilliant..treating my AFIB and says I am going to be just fine. This method of acupuncture medicine goes straight to the root cause. Its amazing how my energy came back after my first treatment. She says she will give me herbs to thin the blood naturally. If you are in NYC, GO TO DR. CHUNG, SHE IS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED DR.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

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I switched from coumadin to warfarin two years ago. I began having respiratory problems and have now been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Could there be be some relationship with the generic coumadin and my lung problems? I had been on coumadin for two years prior because of a mitrol valve replacement (titanium). I am 60 years old.

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If you are there please talk to me. I have for several years trying to be forced to take warfarin and I am scared. Can you tell me how your mom is? I am now having to pay full price and it is killing me.

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I am a cardiac patient. I was taking warfarin but my pt/inr was all over the place. My cardiologist put me on Coumadin and it stabilized. What do I or my cardiologist have to do with my ins. co. to prescribe brand and not have to pay 5 prices for it? Express Scripts/Formulary/Non-Formulary. Thx.

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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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Take 2mg warfin daily get itchy tried for two weeks it comes an goes not unbearable. Tried eliquis got extremely itchy. They want me to do Paradxa and very troubled about taken it. Is there any difference with cumadan should I ask to try that.

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You know I have been taking warfarin since september and I experiencing the same thing.

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I had two episodes of AFIB while out of the country. The doctors ibn Scotland put me on Xralto and a beta blocker metatopralal. I returned to USA and saw a cardiologist that ordered a VQ scan kept me on Xralto and metatopralal. Then I read all the concern about Xralto and called the cardiologist and asked to be placed on a different blood thinner. I am having side effects from one of the drugs, I am short of breath sometimes, dizzy, cold hands and feet, vivid dreams and a general uneasy feeling. I do not want to offend my new cardiologist. But why would he put me on Xralto.

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My grandmother has been on both warfarin and coumadin, which are indeed the same drug, but like others have mentioned- dosage levels differ. As to your specific question I am not certain of the precise answer. But I do know when my grandmother was taking them she developed a chronic cough, which she was told was a side effect. Since you mentioned breathing issues, I thought I'd mention my grandmothers case since it may indeed be a side effect of your medication. But any difficulty breathing should be taken seriously so definitely report it to your physician.

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That is exactly what happened to me,plus I developed a rash with warfarin until given Coumadin,then everything went back to normal,problem is convince pharmacists that there is a difference,they seem to know-it-all!

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My hair has been thinning very much in the last 6 months. I have been on Warfarin for 5years and will be for the rest of my life (74) because of mechanical heart valve (aorta and mitral). Could the warfarin contribute? I have also been taking metoprolal and multaq 400 twice a day since the beginning of year. I am trying to get to the bottom of this before I have no hair left. Any comments?

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My mom cannot take warfarin. it is not like coumadin. it caused her to need 5 units of plasma. warfarin should have a lot of legal cases because of this. you can not get it thru to the nurses or pharmacist. it has almost killed her twice. nurses will try to sneak warfarin by.

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I don't think there is a difference between different vitamin-K-antagonists, however, I do think that these drugs could have a pathogenetic role in lung fibrosis. Vitamin K has more functions in the body than activation of clotting factors in the liver. It has to activate Matrix Gla Protein (MGP); the strongest natural inhibitor of tissue-calcification. Vitamin-K-antagonists accelerate vascular calcification. I suspect that these drugs could do the same in the lungs. Based on the medical literature regarding anticoagulants and IPF, I think Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins are the safest alternative.

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I was put on coumadin because I have A-fib and I have congested heart failure

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I have had shortness of breath since 6 mo's after my aortic valve replacement for a St. Jude valve and I was 50yrs old. Now I am wondering if it is from the Warfarin. I ended up in the hospital last week. In 3wks time my INR went from 2.1 to 9.1!!!! I was bleeding from my upper kidney. I have been sad so I tried a supplement 5-HTP that is suppose to be fine with blood thinners. I also called the company that makes it before starting it. Guess what, it's not safe.

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I don't think Dr. Pierre is a medical doctor. A medical doctor would not spell warfarin as "wafarine."

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Warifrin and coumadian are not identical in doss a 2 mg coumadin will be close to its 2 mg dose, but the warfin by FDA Regs is allowed to be anywhere from 20% higher or lower than 2 mg dose. Do your research, foods such as greens can effect it because of the vitamin K, but If you watching your diet, and are haveing surges in PT/INR it's probably the warfin. Because one pill could be @ 80% and the next two @120. Hope this is helpful to some one. God bless and a great day. Remember I didnt make the rules FDA did, thx

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I developed a dvt day following surgery. Was started w the lovenox/Warfarin vombo (lovenox to bridge till INR in therapeutic range). Took three weeks of Warfarin and had a plethora of side effects... dizzy, nauseated, headache, lethargic and what i would call severe brain fog and even noticed coordination affected. Made switch to brand name Coumadin and while I still feel no where near my normal self I have noticed the dizziness and lethargy have subsided a bit and headache and nausea totally gone now. The difference was worth it to me.

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