Clopidogrel

[bowler]

Has anyone on this site passed blood in the urine whilst taking Clopidogrel

Many thanks

[Disciple5451]

Yes I have had blood in urine went stright to my drs did tribe test said u have mild infection don’t understand why did another sample week later small trace sent it off for cultura came back fine she thinks it’s the blood thinners said it can happen and nothing to worry about all clear now was a shock to see it sorry previous message got dissstorted trying to write without specs

[bowler in reply to Disciple5451]

Thank you for your reply

bowler

[Disciple5451 in reply to bowler]

I re wrote it got a bit disstorted sorry trying to do it without specs

[bowler in reply to Disciple5451]

Thank you, That's put my mind at rest, and hope the Doc will say the same "nothing to worry about" sometimes the medication is worse than the illness, but we have to take the Clopidogrel for a year, which seems a long time.

[Disciple5451 in reply to bowler]

Think I read somewhere that u r at risk of urine infection my dr said u had a mild infection that may have gone away by itself but because the blood thinners the bugs have made u bleed where as u may not have noticed it to be honest it gave me a fright but having gone through all these years never ever had infection down there it had to be meds

[Disciple5451 in reply to bowler]

Does seem a long time I have more problems with biospolol give me very bad palpitations. I have never ever had blood pressure or fast heart rate since on them heRt rate 55 sometime 65 off them it’s only low 70 dr trying to try another milder one metrolol hopefully that stop these pesky palps really t quite bad 20 30 a min can go one for hours then just stop then comeback

[Qualipop in reply to bowler]

I agree it does seem a long time but I also have two other heavily blocked arteries and they want to see if they can reduce that so I may not need more stents. I Must say though that i feel far worse now, three weeks at home after the heart attack than I did whilst in the hospital. The only tablets they added after discharge were statins and bisopralol. I feel far more tired, have constant stomach ache, no energy and just generally feel rotten. The 4 days I was in there I had no problems, had an appetite, was walking around down the corridor after the first two days. I was alert and talking to people. Now i feel like a zombie and just want to sleep.I can't concentrate on anything.

[thetidders]

Hi, I’ve been on Clopidogrel since my triple bypass in April & I haven’t noticed any. I have plenty of bruises on my arms which seem to appear at times without me remembering knocking myself! Maybe we all react differently.

Jean

[bowler in reply to thetidders]

Hello. I have been on Clopidogrel since having 3 stents in July, I use to bruise easily before taking them as I take long term steroids for another health issue which make you bruise, so now it's even worse, my husband said I look like a battered wife.

I looked at the leaflet on Clopidogrel and it does state that it can cause blood in the urine and poo, but I wanted to know if others have experienced this, always good to hear other peoples experiences.

I will have a word with my GP [ if I can get an appointment ] next week, typical that these things happen over a weekend or bank holiday.

Pat

[thetidders in reply to bowler]

Hi Pat, I too have always bruised easily but it got worse as a result of my asthma steroid inhalers over the years but now after taking the Clopidogrel it’s got much worse. I’m on it only for a year after the bypass so hopefully after May next year it should improve (tough wood). I also take Lansoprazole, it was prescribed by my discharge, by my GP because I was being sick a lot, presumably caused by all the medication. It has helped me.

Jean

[bowler in reply to thetidders]

Hello Jean

I have been on steroids for 18 years [ Prednisolone ] for Giant cell arteritis, I am now in remission and have been for a long time. Cut a story, I was left on them for too long, and they have caused my adrenal glands to be insufficient, so I am now under an Endocronologist at Addenbrooks hospital, they are trying to wean me off the steroids and put me on another drug, but when they saw I was having heart problems, and had stents, they said they will leave the weaning till Dec.

I have to wait till next July before stopping the Clopidogrel

Pat

[thetidders in reply to bowler]

Hi Pat, that’s a very long time to be on prednisolone, no wonder your skin bruises so easily. I have only been on those tablets for short courses, my bruises are due due to steroid inhalers for many years, I have to have them twice a day & have done so since the middle 1990s.

Perhaps by this time next year we’ll both have better skin.

Jean

[NineToTheSky]

Yes, I have had that, but I have been prescribed Lansoprazole which has cleared it up.

[bowler in reply to NineToTheSky]

Thanks for your reply

Did you mean like me that you had blood in the urine ? I already take Lansoprazole

[NineToTheSky]

I had blood in my stools.