Plavix for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention User Reviews
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 20, 2012
"Have been on Plavix since 1/11 following ant. myocardial infarction with stents. Experienced moderate bruising. Have been taking generic medicine for the past 2 months, but I am experiencing severe bruising. Will be seeing a cardiologist in Oct. to get a medically necessary prescription for brand Plavix."
- thi...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 18, 2018
"Advised to take Plavix after having a drug-eluting stent (DES). Caused bone marrow suppression resulting in 4 blood transfusions after 6 weeks of use. DANGEROUS DRUG."
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"The doctor put me on Clopidogrel/Plavix 75 mg tablets, 1 tablet by mouth every day since my stent 3 years ago. I was taken off Plavix 3 weeks ago by my heart doctor, and now I'm not experiencing the shortness of breath I had. I had no clue this was what was causing my shortness of breath."