Information For The Recently Diagnosed

Possible Side Effects of Coumadin^®

Here are some of the side effects reported by members of our mailing list who are on Coumadin®:

• Hair thinning-hair loss
• fatigue or being tired more often
• taking longer to recover from cuts or bruises
• sun burn or sensitivity to light
• depression.

You may experience some of these effects or none of them.

Also reported: Uneven INR's with generic coumadin®. I refuse to take generic coumadin® (warfarin). My INR will not stay stable on it. But some folks like it. It's a personal choice.

Possible side effects of LMWH:

• Bleeding is the main adverse effect, either major (internal) or minor (injection site bruises, easy bruising, etc).
• osteoporosis may be an issue with long-term use
• very rarely an allergy develops, called HIT (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia)
• liver tests (enzyme levels) may become temporarily elevated, but usually return to normal and rarely lead to the need to stop LMWH
• last but not least: empty wallet syndrome (very expensive drugs)

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