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Reviewer: Jan, 55-64 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I was on Coumadin and other medications therapy that failed me. I no choice but to be on Arixtra for the rest of my life. (I have a gene factor that causes clotting issues in my brain). Iâ??ve been on Arixtra for 8years and no side effects. Arixtra saved my life. It very expensive !
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Reviewer: txnursie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Since coumadin therapy failed for me, I have no choice but to be on Arixtra or another type of low-molecular weight heparin for the rest of my life. (clotting disorders) I've had terrible knots forming in the abdomen, huge hematomas. I kept thinking perhaps I'm giving them wrong but I've been a nurse for 17 years this summer and have been giving myself heparin injections off and on si
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was put on fondaparinux because Warfarin made me cold, feel nauseous and (worst of all) my hair go very thin. (I only noticed Warfarin did this because I was temporarily put on low weight molecular heparin and felt much better). So far I feel OK on fondaparinux too. My hair is getting thicker again and I feel warmer. I sometimes feel nauseous still but maybe I just have a weak stomach? The main
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Reviewer: 7yd4lf, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: iptwog, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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have been on arixtra for 3 years now will be on the rest of my life for dvt.s this med saved my life
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