Coumadin side effects

was give coumadin in November, and by April my stomach hurt so bad I couldn't stand the pain. i hac a colonoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy. This doc couldn't find anything wrong. Made another appointment, ad just had the colonscopy, and sigmoid again. I have ulcers in my stomach, and the upper part of my intestines.

I know it has to be the coumadin.

Where do i start? I've been on coumadin for 13 months for a huge clot in my left leg which leads up into my groin. I have experienced dizziness, lightheadedness, unable to concentrate, diarrhea, headaches,stomach pain ( when i was taking it at night before bed), hair loss was a biggy at first. I lost a lot of my hair! joint pain. These of course are all at times. Didn't always feel crappy, but a lot of the time. Especially when they changed my doses or I changed the times of the day I would take them. Any doctor or pharmacist I've asked about these side effects say they don't exist! ya right! ask someone who actually takes the stuff! Hope this blog helps someone else.

I'm not crazy!!!! Thank you..

I fell and broke my hip June '08. Had a hip replacement and developed a blood clot (DVT) in my left leg.

They put me on Coumadin and when that didn’t do the job they added Lovanox (another blood thinner requiring shots in the stomach).

Not only has they not helped but my blood clot is growing.

My symptoms:
daily headaches, debilitating leg pain (the pain is so bad that it is crippling me), fatigue (an overwhelming feeling of tiredness, I set down for a few minutes and wake up hours later.), loss my concentration (trouble doing simple crosswords), can’t study simple directions, numbness in toes and hands. I can go on.

And the doctors? “It’s all in my head. It can’t be the blood thinners.”

I am going to copy your blogs and take them to my doctor and demand something be done.

Thanks again to this site and all of you. I was beginning to think there was something wrong with my mind.

I started Coumadin back in March and it wasn't too bad. We got my INR straightened out pretty quickly and everything was fine. About midway through May I began having stroke symptoms, and a hard time breathing. Just this past month, I was completely numb on a regular basis, I couldn't exert myself in any way without my body becoming tingly and numb, I also have had a non stop headache for nearly two weeks.