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Last week INR 3.3. Fantastic (therapeutic range is 3.0-3.5) Told to take; 5x 4mg, 2x5mg.

Today 4.9! I have a cold but am suffering taking no medication because of effect on INR.

Told to take 3mg tonight and 4mg until Monday, then re-test.

But if it had been 5.0 or over, the 'programme' would have stopped the warfarin for a day.

I am concerned about this.

Any thoughts?

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Yes Jo, I know that others find that very successful. I am wary because I believe that you shouldn't change your diet to 'fix' the INR but that the dose should be right for your diet. I just don't like the nurse being so reliant on a computer programme rather than using that plus knowledge of patient plus common sense. I self test but as my INR is all over the place reluctant to self adjust - and I would have to do that without telling the nurse - which would really confuse things.

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I found Warfarin was pulling me down - I know some people adjust ver quickly but I felt it was taking over my life!! Thank the Lord my consultant switched me to a NOAC - I am much happier. Maybe you should consider a switch. No testing, eat whatever I want, no going back and forward to clinics - definitely a happier bunny!! Patricia.

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My EP instructed me to come off Dabigatran before my 4th ablation and go back onto warfarin. Unfortunately a clot was discovered and so I am still on Warfarin waiting the 4-6 months for it to be re-absorbed.

Yes the new NOAC's are wonderful!

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Have they found an antidote for Debigatran yet? When I started taking it over 2 years back, I wasn't told there was no antidote until I found out myself and then requested to be put back on Warfarin, WHIV

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