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Warfarin - Anyone have any luck with purchasing a home testing machine (finger prick) for INR?
Question posted by terca on 12 Apr 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: warfarin, pulmonary embolism -- first event, pulmonary embolism -- recurrent event
honda1's response: INR machines are accurate. My doctor won't write an order for one, because He gets paid as well as the lab picking my finger. The machines are expensive . Has anyone gotten one without a doctors order.
B-Complex 50 - I just want to order some rena vite vitamins?
Question posted by miss_vee2... on 17 Jan 2012 • 1 answer
Related support groups: b-complex 50, rena-vite, vitamins, kidney, dietary supplementation
honda1's answer: miss_vee2005 Order from The Vitamin Shoppe on the web.
Is it true that coumadin should be taken at 4pm or 5pm as opposed to morning or night?
Question posted by codytr14 on 9 Nov 2009 • 8 answers
Related support groups: coumadin
honda1's comment: Cheer up. If you have been taking coumadin 10 yrs. and still alive, that is great. I was scared also when I went on it. I didn't want to have to take it. But it helps prevent strokes! I have now been on warfarin 7 months and I feel great. If you ...
I started A Fibs in July and I'd been on Warfarin & Bisiprolol Hemifumerate since then. My INR had?
Question posted by Diddly on 27 Jan 2012 • 1 answer
Related support groups: warfarin, prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation
honda1's response: With Thankgiving and Christmas. maybe you were eating too many foods high in Vit K which would lower your INR. Go to USDA National Nutrient Database and look up Vit K in all foods. You will be suprised that is it not always the green vegetables that ...
Coumadin - Good Morning... Sitting here about to cry and feel sooooooo helpless. Trying to diet?
Question posted by AngelinaM... on 23 Aug 2011 • 7 answers
Related support groups: coumadin, heart attack, weight, diet, diabetic, kidney, heart
honda1's response: Iceberg lettuce is the best of the lettuces to eat. But it has a low amount of vit K. If you eat a lot of this, it will lower your INR because it works against Coumadin. Go to the site Dr. Gourmet snd the Coumadin Diet. Good Luck!
Coumadin - What can happen if my prescription runs out and I cannot get it refilled for several days
Question posted by taipei101 on 16 Nov 2010 • 3 answers
Related support groups: coumadin, deep vein thrombosis -- first event
honda1's answer: Do everything you can to get your prescription filled. Being off Coumadin can cause blood to clot and cause a stroke. Good Luck.
Advise for a new Coumadin patient?
Question posted by mmbrice on 6 Mar 2011 • 4 answers
Related support groups: coumadin, deep vein thrombosis (dvt), deep vein thrombosis -- first event
honda1's response: I am on warfarin (coumadin) for the rest of my life due to AFIB. I was scared and felt all alone until I found this site and others. I keep a diary of what I eat. Vit K is in most everything. But greens, etc. are very high. I do not eat this. Don't ...
Ibuprofen - my dr. perscribed me ibuprofin but I take warfin I read it could be fatal what should i?
Question posted by christy0010 on 28 Jan 2012 • 6 answers
Related support groups: ibuprofen, warfarin, pain
honda1's answer: I am on warfarin. I would not take Ibuprofen - examples are Advil and Motrin. I would take Tylenol. On the web, look up Cough and Cold & Coumadin (warfarin). I hate to say it, but a lot of the doctors are not up on what we can take. On the web, look ...
Can omnaris cause hair to thin and lose curl?
Question posted by sheryl20 on 25 Jan 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: omnaris
honda1's answer: I was losing hair due to warfarin. Doctor put me on 1000 mg. of Biotin. Said that if this helps, it will take 6 months to see results. I feel like my hair is getting better. It is worth a try. Biotin is in the vit section of your drug store.
Can Metoprolol Succ ER and Lisinopril be taken together?
Question posted by peachy1 on 28 Jan 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: lisinopril, metoprolol, hypertension
honda1's answer: I take Metoprolol 50mg two in morning and 25 mg in afternoon. Also, Lisinopril 20 mg a day. Also on Warfarin. I have high blood pressure and Afib.