Reviewer: skip halme, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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loss of appetite, loss of sexual ability, loss of sleep, mental irritation

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loss of appetite, loss of sexual ability, loss of sleep, mental irritation
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Reviewer: dap6593, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year

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I don't know if they are all related to warfarin, or by interaction with the other meds I have to take, but I have had quite a few side effects. The most distressing problem, which seems to be getting worse, is blurry vision. I have to have my eyes checked every 6 months because of a med I have to take for Lupus. This drug does not cause blurriness, it has a different affect on the eye so I ... Show Full Comment

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I don't know if they are all related to warfarin, or by interaction with the other meds I have to take, but I have had quite a few side effects. The most distressing problem, which seems to be getting worse, is blurry vision. I have to have my eyes checked every 6 months because of a med I have to take for Lupus. This drug does not cause blurriness, it has a different affect on the eye so I'm certain it's not that med. I had my eyes checked 12/07 & got new glasses (which I knew I needed). I had my next 6 month appt very recently & my vision acquity was exactly as it was in December. However, the later in the day, or the more I've used them, the blurrier my closeup world gets. I'm very near-sighted, so for the most part it's easier for me to take my glasses off to read vs. using bifocals. Since this problem started getting much worse, I have to enlarge the characters at most websites by 125-150%. Thank you WebMD for the option of enlarging the characters at your site--it is most appreciated! I wish all sites had that option! When typing in website addresses, I have to get within a few inches of my monitor in order to read whats been typed or to read any website address. I'm still trying to research warfarin to see if I can find additional info about this increasingly problematic condition. It's very likely I'm on so many medications that it is attributable to the combination of the warfarin with something else I'm taking--I don't have enough information to rule anything out yet. I just know it started after I started warfarin after pulmonary embolisms hit me the end of Nov. 2007. I was sent home 5 days later having to add warfarin to my medication list. The list is quite long because I have to take meds for: lupus, fibromyalgia & neuropathies(hard to seperate),mild high blood pressure,antidepressant & tricyclics,supplemental B12 & Vit D, urological meds,asthma,pain meds, & a med to reduce risk of diabetes. Hard to know where to look because of so many.
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Reviewer: Debalyn, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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Have been taking this drug since 2003 after having hystarectomy. My Mother died from pulmanary thrombis. I had gentic testing done and I have protien C & S deficency. My daughter was tested, she is okay. Should I have grandaughters, they must also be tested. So I will take it for the rest of my life. I too have trouble with PTT/INR. Some months the doesage dosen't change but then there are ... Show Full Comment

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Have been taking this drug since 2003 after having hystarectomy. My Mother died from pulmanary thrombis. I had gentic testing done and I have protien C & S deficency. My daughter was tested, she is okay. Should I have grandaughters, they must also be tested. So I will take it for the rest of my life. I too have trouble with PTT/INR. Some months the doesage dosen't change but then there are several times when I have to go back and re-check in 10 days and sometimes I must test again in 10 days. I would love to know if anyone knows about a machine to test at home. My doctor wants me to go see a hematogolist to see what other drugs would be possible.
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Reviewer: Nancyshugg, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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58 year old woman - Developed Deep Vein Thrombosis resulting in 3 clots moving from deep in thighs to lungs. Just out of hospital after a full week at a 2.1 INR. Back to Dr. tomorrow and have been started on Warfarin 5 dosage. Have felt tired and a bit week. Fantastic physical shape from treadmill. Today was first day back on treadmill. Within 5 minutes my legs were itching like crazy all ... Show Full Comment

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58 year old woman - Developed Deep Vein Thrombosis resulting in 3 clots moving from deep in thighs to lungs. Just out of hospital after a full week at a 2.1 INR. Back to Dr. tomorrow and have been started on Warfarin 5 dosage. Have felt tired and a bit week. Fantastic physical shape from treadmill. Today was first day back on treadmill. Within 5 minutes my legs were itching like crazy all over thigh areas front and back. Didn't go away so I stopped and rode the stationary bike. Itching went away but felt exhausted after 15 minutes on bike at a 3 an 4 level. I can do a treadmill for 2 hours with an incline between 10 and 15. Not being able to work out today after just walking was irritating to say the least and then the itching. Does anyone know whether Warfarin can cause blood vessels to react in a way to cause this itching?? I was in a cool low humidity desert environment with temperature outside around 88 degrees.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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At 24 I had a PE brought on by birth control. Been on Warfarin for 9 months and I haven't had many problems. At first I hated having to go in all the time for my INR, but now I know what to expect and it's bearable. I'd rather do this than get another clot or have a stroke. No thanks. Since being on Warfarin I have seen my sex drive drop and sometimes just feel like an old lady (no off ... Show Full Comment

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At 24 I had a PE brought on by birth control. Been on Warfarin for 9 months and I haven't had many problems. At first I hated having to go in all the time for my INR, but now I know what to expect and it's bearable. I'd rather do this than get another clot or have a stroke. No thanks. Since being on Warfarin I have seen my sex drive drop and sometimes just feel like an old lady (no offense), just really run down and an overall blah feeling. At the end of this month we're taking me off of it so we'll keep our fingers crossed.
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