Warfarin causing lightheadedness anyone?

[Wittycjt]

Dose increased so has lightheadedness.

[MaryF Administrator]

Please keep an eye on this, and seek help if it does not settle down. I have never had Warfarin as a treatment option, so I am not the best person to answer you from an experienced perspective,. I hope it settles down. MaryF

[Lure2]

Hi,

Try to keep within the therapeutic range. Yes lightheadiness if the INR is too high.

Kerstin

[rlupus]

Yes it does mine is running high its 9.7 and feel awful my target is 4.5/5 as soon as it goes over i get bad side affects you must keep a close eye on it mine is being checked Monday again.

[Lure2 in reply to rlupus]

Hi rlupus,

Do you have Hughes Syndrome as well as Lupus?

When did you have an INR of 9,7? What have you done about it? 5.0 in INR is the highest therapeutic range I have heard of. Is that a vein-value and has your Specialist dicided about that?

Best wishes from Kerstin in Stockholm

[rlupus in reply to Lure2]

Hello Kerstin

This was tested yesterday from my portacath as my veins are rubbish and yes as i have said before i have Lupus and hughes Syndrome i have fantastic consultants i am very lucky but i have a lot of other medical problems so i am a very complex patient, And yes specialist dicided i need a high range as i have had so many clotts and DVTs .