Information For The Recently Diagnosed Possible Side Effects of...

Information For The Recently Diagnosed Possible Side Effects of Coumadin® I found the following on a website dedicated to Factor V Leiden patients who need the warfarin/coumadin due to the genetic issues: ****** 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) link ******