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Warfarin - Anyone have any luck with purchasing a home testing machine (finger prick) for INR?
... testing being accurate, and can either recommend for or against a particular machine/manufacturer?
Coumadin - has anyone had problems with teeth breaking and cracking while taking coumadin?
i've been on warafin since oct 2010 for bi lateral pulminary embolisums. since I started i have had 3 teeth cracked. last ione cracked while eatung a french fry, has anyone else had problem with teeth cracking or breaking?
Can Warfarin cause hair loss?
I was on Warfarin from 10/2011 until 5/2012. In Jan. or Feb. of 2012 my hair started coming out in big chuncks everytime I washed it. I stopped taking the medication in May of 2012 and about July or Aug.2012 my hair stopped coming out. In Jan. 2013 and for the second time I developed DVT's and... read more
Coumadin - are there any antiinflammatory meds u can take while on coumidin?
i have severe back issues. get a lot of pain from inflammation. dr. gave me lidocaine gel and voltaren that dont do much.
Which antibiotics are ok to take with Xarelto? thanks?
My father is taking Xarelto 10 mb as a blood thinner for the afib. He had a hemorrhagic stroke and the doctors were concerned due to his age to restart a blood thinner like warfarin. This was a compromise. He needs an antiobiotic for a possible infection.
Why does my INR keep dropping?
I am 22 years old and got an unexplained PE about 3 months ago. Every time it seems like we finally coumadin level regulated, about 2 weeks after being on that dose my INR starts to drop again. I don't eat much with Vitamin K and have been regulating what I eat. Nothing seems to help. I'm... read more
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