Pulmonary Embolism Support Group

I was told not to take any ibuprofen or aspirin, but one doctor at the hospital told me that they can prescribe it if they think it is necessary. No self-administration, but controlled intake is ok. If in doubt, check with the pharmacist or double check with doc!

Wow I am really surprised your doctor suggested that. All doctors I have seen (which is around 5 now) as well as books and articles i have read strongly suggest NEVER taking NSAIDS (Ibuprofen, Advil, Aleve - basically any antiinflammatories) and NEVER aspirin which further thins blood. All of these medications can counteract the work your warfarin is doing.

Also, the chest pain that you get from PEs is usually because the lung tissue is reforming and the nerve endings are sensitive. It can be other things, but nothing that an anti inflammatory would help.

The pain does get better as your lungs heal. I could not yawn or sneeze for weeks, and now I can :)

I suffer from very bad headaches. I have been given a muscle relaxant for the tension headaches and nasal steroids for the sinus problems. But as bad as it gets, every doctor has said no no no to Ibuprofen, migraine meds, etc. Pharmacists will tell you the only thing that is safe on coumadin is Tylenol, but you have to take it as prescribed because it is not good for your liver.

I have been looking into this a lot recently because my headaches were out of control. I would seriously suggest NOT taking the Ibuprofen.

...why play with fire?...I was told not to take Ibuprofen either...