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Heparin is an anticoagulant. It is used to decrease the clotting ability of the blood and help prevent harmful clots from forming in the blood vessels. This medicine is sometimes called a blood thinner, although it does not actually thin the blood. Heparin will not dissolve blood clots that have already formed, but ... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 277 |
99% |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 156 |
96% |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 4 |
100% |
| Miscarriage | 2 |
100% |
| Pregnancy | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 98% (443
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I continue to have problems with clots, INR is up and down all the time. I started 08/18/2006.
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On for 9 months after PE. Put back on 11 months later. No side effects. Easy to monitor.
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i used it in the hospital
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The Coumadin(warfrin) that I am on is working good so far,no sied effects
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I guess it worked because I became therapeutic while still in hospital
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Didn't notice much except excessive sweating.
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Daily injetions until INR in range. i preferred this treatment to warfarin
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Had daily injection until my INR was in range with Warfarin
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I am 23 years old, at first my doctor diagnosed me with pneumonia, and I felt very weak and dizzy one day and had chest pains, luckily I went to take an x-ray and they found the blood clot and i was in the hospital 20 minutes later. Im currently felling better but want to know how some others deal with stress and worrying. Also Id like to relate to someone my age who is going through this, because I feel I am a somewhat healthy young man.
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Found this on Heparin, but your doctor is aware of your hep c??? if not he should. Gastrointestinal conditions: People with ulcerative colitis or t... [More] -
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i'm going to have surgery in the next two weeks and i read something about pre op heparin..does anyone know what effect heparin has on the liver..i ha... [More] -
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ah, this post is called heparin, thats where i got confused... again, sorry [More] -
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ooops! sorry, didn't read your post properly - yes, to second what flipperclot said, it is heparin that is effected and not our usual "at home... [More] -
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Heparin IS NOT warfarin or lovenox. Warfarin is the same as Coumadin -oral anticoagulant. Lovenox is same as Low molecular weight heparin. Heparin ... [More]





