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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 | 279 |
99% |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 156 |
96% |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome | 4 |
100% |
| Miscarriage | 2 |
100% |
| Pregnancy | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 98% (445
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Heparin Reviews
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Was given in hospital. No side effects
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only in hospital
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was getting 0.6cc shots twice a day for 10 days until my INR was up to 2
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I got my clots do to a accident 5years ago. After a year you will get that chest pain but it goes away. More you do aerobics the better you will feel.
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I think it worked.
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Was on Hep from June till Augst 08 while in hospital. Was injecting twice a day. It worked but found i was covered in bruises from were i injected which got me very don in myself
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It has taken a long time to get me in a theraputic range. I haven't experienced any known side effects.
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I was put on a Heparin drip while I was in the hospital for an overnight stay.
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briefely in hospital IV
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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]
