Saw Cardiologist last week and he agrèed l could try tabs instead. Have a blood test booked for Tues. Should l go, as l do not see GP til Friday? Only side effects l have on warfarin since l started in September is a very pale face which all comment on and the hassle of diet and blood tests.
Would like to hear your comments.
Have started taking Magnesium Citrate 2 x daily. Cons says a lot of folk doing this but no scientific evidence that it helps. I beg to differ. He did concede to the fact that patients have to be treated holistically these days! At last the NHS has woken up to this approach.
When you say tabs, what do you mean? NOACs (apixaban, dabigitran, rivoxaban) ?
I'd say if you have a test booked, you should go, they may want to know how your INR is before you move onto something else... I presume you're going on to one of the new anti coagulants? I don't find warfarin too bad at all, though I have rather the opposite problem - if I have a glass of wine my nose glows like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!
Been on Warfarin since 1992 has it,s ups and downs but to honest I will stay on warfarin until I am in my 70's when cranial bleeds could be a problem. Or they have a proper testing and antidote for the NOAC's
Eliquis is the US tradename for Apixiban, and there are some people taking this and the other newer anti-coagulants, however they too have their challenges with no immediate reversal agent yet, and of course the cost issue which should not be a problem with our NHS, but in reality often is.
Thank you for the info. I was recently able to go off of anticoagulants. Was on Eliquis - no checking for levels or not eating certain foods - seems so much easier.
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