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Reviewer: Tired, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Started taking it last month. Have been dizzy, had headaches, off balance and unsteady when walking. Doctors have said it is not the medication. If not the medication then it has to be the hit I took to the head when I blanked out from these PEs. Either way I know something is wrong.
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Reviewer: Bob, 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Some rectal bleeding. Not good st tsking at same time. I use the generic equivalent.
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Reviewer: dyinfromthiscrap, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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take at bedtime which varies a bit. within minutes I get a foul taste in my mouth that will still be present when I wake. since I started this med, I also seem to have much more pain in my joints, (knees,hips,shoulders) INR is where it`s supposed to be. have asked dr about these effects and he tells me it can`t be from this med. I know other people taking this med that have the same complaints and
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Reviewer: Gdunk, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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This has actually been for my 78 year old mother, who after having a T-2 illiac Posterior Spinal Fusion surgery, threw some blood clots to her lungs. Thankfully the pro-active surgeon had an IVC filter placed the day prior to her HUGE surgery and her clot was detoured to the lungs which could be treated, instead of a fatal area such as the brain or heart. Coumadin therapy was started and she has b
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Reviewer: davidh, 65-74 Male (Patient)
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I take coumaden and not the generic warfarin. My side effects are fatigue, waking up anxious, and hair loss. My main complaint is that it seems to have affected my personality, making me more worried, anxious, depressed. I take 7.5 mg per day, and have for over one year. I had a bad case of pulmonary embolisms, blood clots that went from left leg, through heart to lungs which started me of
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