Just thought you might like to know the following.
Because I am having a small surgical procedure tomorrow (no Flapjack its not the unkindest cut of all ) I had to have an extra INR test on Tuesday to make sure it ws between 2 and 3 as required. Panic it was 5.2!!!! I had fogotten that some drugs affect INR quiet a lot and should have checked earlier having started propafanone about two weeks ago. Lovely lady agreed she would see me first thing today for a second check and by not taking my warfarin Tuesday and Wednesday evenings my INR this morning was 2.7 so all OK. Phew!! Thought it may be useful for people to see how quickly it can change. and remind people that if you alter your drug regime in any way you need to have extra checks.
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That's useful to know for those who take Warfarin, Bob. Hope your procedure goes smoothly.
Hope all goes well tomorrow Bob, I know I’m wasting my time by mentioning DOAC’s so I won’t......please don’t ask them to put the bits in a glass jar so you can take ‘em home!
Thanks yes and tryng to reduce dose as my head feels like three other people's. Strange that I do not remember feeling like this when I was on it before. Mind you I was ten years younger back then. lol
We've not met online before but I follow your posts on this forum with interest, and have learned quite a lot too!
I hope things go well for you,
Mariah
Hope your procedure goes smoothly, Bob!
My INR jumped from 2.7 to 6.1 with just 7 days of Propafenone. Not a problem if you are self managing your warfarin but I was surprised that neither the consultant who gave me the scrip nor the pharmacist, mentioned there was an interaction.
Glad it was sorted in the end! This is what concerns me regarding the new anti coagd...ie how do i know my blood is as it should be! My dad was on warfarin for 15 years with no problems (although he did have a stroke 5 weeks after mum died..been married 59 years...)
I think most people seem to worry too much about their INR. Many things can make it go up or down. The main thing is to make sure it doesn't stay high or low for a long period. For instance, it goes up for a few days every time I have a steroid injection for my osteoarthritis. I don't seem to have any worries about the food that I eat except that I don't eat a few things like kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, parsley and broccoli. I think there's only one real interreaction that one has to be careful about, that is amiodarone. I have had to take this on and off in all I do is cut my warfarin down about 15%.
I've been on warfarin for years with no problems. I asked my cardiologist about the newer drugs. He said I was doing well on warfarin and the newer drugs are becoming problematic . he was also worried about the long-term effects of them.
What are you talking about? Many of us are on newer anticoagulants and you can’t just drop such a statement for us to figure out. What do you mean “problematic “ “long term effects”?
The long-term effects of the newer anticoagulants are not known because they have not been in use for very long. That was the concern of my cardiologist. If you were to search the Internet you would find that there are some problems with bleeding in some of the newer ones. The consensus seems to be that there is no perfect anticoagulant.
yes, I made the mistake just once of taking the wrong amount of warfarin and my INR jumped up high; I had taken two 3 mg ones thinking that they were 2 mg, and would add up to 4 mg. so I actually took 6 mg. I didn't confess to doing it - which may have been daft, but I didn't want to admit my stupidity. I was told to omit one day's pill and reduce for a couple more days: we got it straight after a while.
If I get any new meds, I make sure to read the leaflet to check contra-indications and warnings. There are no symptoms evident when over or under dosing. Good luck with the 'procedure',
I Have had problems like that I was advised to take mine after 5pm after something to eat, but if I forget to take one make sure to take it within 8hrs also Antibiotics can affect INR result,
This is very important to know and thank you. I had a major and alarming change in blood pressure due to a vitamin tablet I started taking. A VITAMIN TABLET!!!
So this is a good reminder about keeping a check on yourself with ANY new ingestive change. Best wishes during the procedure.
It wasn’t just one. I should have said “vitamin tablet”. (Was highly absorbable and potent as it was of good pure quality)
If you have no issues don’t be concerned at all. I never noticed that at all but apparently now I am sensitive to such. Just for me, it sent my blood pressure up very high and took 2 full days to get back to my normal pressure. I have learned not to just take something without monitoring heart rates and rhythms afterwards to see what has an effect.
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