Anticoagulents

[Mollycorn1936]

Im Ernie i have been on warferin for years and recently had a stomach bleed . I was given a choice to carry on with new anticoagulent and risk further bleeds.or take non and risk stroke .I am fitted with defribrilator and pacemaker with only one or two incidents lasting seconds every six months.Do i nead anticoagulents?

[Caitlyn6]

What's the new Anticoag called and what's ur target INR? My dad was in warfarin since 2000 for a metal heart valve. He had a bleed two years ago and again this year. What is anti coag for?

[Mollycorn1936 in reply to Caitlyn6]

My new anticoag is called lixiana anow have no inr target anymore it used to be 1-2 before and was stable for months before the bleed

[not2worry]

By chance are you taking aspirin as well as the warfarin. They have research that is showing aspirin, even low dose aspirin, is the culprit causing internal bleeds. Most cardiologists here in the States are taking their patients off aspirin because of that research.

Also, how frequently do you check your INR? Perhaps it needs to be checked more frequently. Many folks do once a week home monitoring so that you don’t get out of the 2-3 INR range.

All the Best!

Yours From Across The Pond

[Mollycorn1936 in reply to not2worry]

I have never taken both together .I was on asprin for years then put on warferin.my inr was checked regular with pin prick and was stable for months.I have now been put on new medication that does notrequire cjeck ups. Nice to hear from across the pond.