Who tested you for inflammation and fibrogens? Curcumin thins the blood. It could have an interaction with Pradaxa.

"Some drugs that have possible interactions with turmeric curcumin are blood-thinners, warfarin (Coumadin), clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin. Antacid drugs that interact with turmeric are cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), ranitidine (Zantac), esomeprazole (Nexium), omerprazole and lansoprazole (Prevacid). "

I know this doesn't say Pradaxa, but it is probably all blood thinners.

petey


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/112941-side-effects-turmeric-curcumin/#ixzz2iHlEh5m7

I had all of my blood work done and got the results on Thursday, my fibrogins are 532 and my CRP was 13.2. Says I have to get it down, told me think about a statin because the fish oil is not doing enough and gave me some Curcumin to take but only 1 a day not 2. Had a bad night last night, in and out of afib, afraid to try anything new, you know how the panic sets in.......... Been dizzy on and off today. I take Tikosyn, Carta and pradaxa but nothing seems to be working according to my afib episodes and the blood work.

Daisy, I am sorry for this bad tome you are having. Sending positive thoughts your way that tomorrow will be a better day for you.

judy

Daisy:

1) Is your "naturopath" a naturopathic physician?

2) Is that who did the tests?

3) Do you mean fibrinogens (not fibrogens)?

Notes: The normal fibrinogen level in blood is 200-400 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).

Pradaxa doesn't affect fibinogen level. It prevents the formation of fibrin.


petey



Reference:
"The blood clotting process is complicated. When blood begins to clot, a cascade of chemicals is activated within the body, resulting in the formation of an enzyme called thrombin. Thrombin is central to the complete process of blood clotting. It causes a protein called fibrinogen to be converted into another called fibrin. Fibrin binds blood cells called platelets together, and this forms the blood clot.

Dabigatran works by binding to thrombin in the clotting process described above and blocking its action. This stops the formation of fibrin, the essential component of blood clots. Dabigatran can therefore prevent blood clots from developing."

I am on Coumadin and take 3 curcumin twice a day per my Doc.
No Low INR's and the last check I still had high inflammation.

What works for one may or may not work for someone else.

missd:

Why did your doc tell you to take curcumin? (for inflammation indicators in the blood?)

The mother of one of my son's old baseball teams told me to take tumeric for stiffness and it worked. (She used to be my doctor before that, until she went into cosmetic surgery practice).

I had a CRP test (actuall each time I get blood tests) that were normal.

I see there are 3 tests for inflammation:

"If you have inflammation in a part of your body then extra protein is often released from the site of inflammation and circulates in the bloodstream. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and plasma viscosity (PV) blood tests are commonly used to detect this increase in protein, and so are markers of inflammation."

Not sure I had the other 2.

pete


pete

Yes petey, my CRP was elevated as was everything else. And still is
They think that maybe thats why I had the clots--thick blood. It's genetic
and we've tried everything under the sun to get the inflammation down
and it just is not happening.

My whole family on both sides have heart problems.

My Natro is really an md who does integrated medicine. The test was fibrinogen and was 532 CRP was 13.2. I just wonder if the pradaxa is even doing anything with these numbers, Heart disease all over in my family............. I do have bad muscle pain in neck in shoulder not sure if that would cause anything, The inflammation and fibs did drop a few points from the last test buy not much. So confusing............

Sir:
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According to the Daily Strength "Rules of the Road" at http://www.dailystrength.org/help/rules-of-the-road, advertising is not allowed:

"5. Advertising / Commercial Messages / Medical Research: Members cannot post any public or private content promoting products, services or anything else from which they materially benefit. Members that primarily post commercial content will be considered spammers and we will likely ban you immediately. If you wish to approach members about an opportunity to be part of a medical study or documentary, please contact us."

You make a living out of these lawsuits. Your posting as if you have afib in order for people to Google your name, is obviously an attempt to create business for yourself. You craftily didn't take the direct approach. You just put your medical and law degrees at the bottom and advice:

"If you have taken Pradaxa, and have suffered uncontrollable bleeding, you should contact an attorney with experience in handling such lawsuits.
- Paul
Paul J. Molinaro, M.D., J.D.
Attorney at Law, Physician "

Wow. Your advice to contact an "attorney" was 4 lines up from your title.

Now let's address content. Your information is old. It came from your website. Further, your whole first paragraph deals with people with mechanical heart valves. It isn't prescribed for that. BI is upfront about that.

Everyone knows about the reversibility issue on this blog. The reality is that reversing Warfarin/Coumadin is no walk in the park either. Not having strokes and not having brain bleeds in the first place is the reason people take the NOACs. Pradaxa having the best stroke prevention and Eliquis the least bleeds.

All anticoagulants will make you bleed. They all have their peculiar side effects. Aspirin, an antiplatelet, permanently changes red blood cells. It takes from 4 to 7 days to replace those cells. There IS no reversal.

We have been over this topic many times. BI puts warnings on their product, just like the other anticoagulants. The lawsuits involve "failure to warn" not overall effectiveness of Pradaxa over Warfarin/Coumadin. We who have afib and greater risk of stroke have no alternatives that are perfect. Many more people are spared a stroke with all anticoagulants than the small percentage that have a bleed problem. Again, a stomach bleed is preferable to a brain bleed. Reversal agents are already in the works. We have to deal with stroke prevention NOW and many of have decided on our choices of blood thinners based on our own medical situation and risk analysis.

There are lawsuits over all the anticoagulants, including Warfarin/Coumadin. One involving the doses mislabeled for example and people dying of brain bleeds.

If you want to pick out something that occurs rarely like bleed deaths where people were properly prescribed Pradaxa, look at this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfarin_necrosis .
The pictures are ugly. Warfarin skin necrosis. Then there is the issue of coronary calcification with Warfarin/Coumadin.

So you see, we have no choice but to pick our imperfect anticoagulants based on our age, stomach issues, kidney function, ability to stay in INR, CHA2DS2Vasc score, ability to get to monthly INR checks, INR controllability, etc.

The consolidated Federal lawsuit filed by attorneys has not been heard yet. I think it is August of this year. It is about warnings, not effectiveness. We all know and have read the warnings. I'm sure your law firm will get a huge percentage if you win and the individuals will get little.

You are not here for support or to provide support, you are here to drum up business and that will not be allowed. You also replied to a testosterone post about some kind of gel and said the same thing about the side effects. Call an attorney with experience and listed your name. Petey here has the experience to know wether there is truth to your words and I believe him over you. If you want to help people and provide support feel free to stay. Otherwise, ambulance chasers are not welcome here. Maybe you should look into and file a lawsuit against Bentonite There's a guy out there that swears up and down it does wonders. BTW, I am taking Eliquis, have the lawsuits started with that?

Thanks Petey and James for having our backs here!

I see he has nothing to say for a response to my original posting and I don't recall asking anything about law suits and deaths with Pradaxa.

I know longer take it, am now on Eliquis, anyone have any knowledge on that and Curcumin?

Mark: There actually ARE Eliquis Lawsuit Attorneys. They admit all blood thinners can cause internal bleeding. They also mention Pradaxa and Xarelto as having problems:

http://www.good-legal-advice.com/eliquis-lawyer.htm

"...many experts are noting that Eliquis will likely continue the trend of causing severe internal bleeding in patients just the same way as Pradaxa and Xarelto have."

" ... a common and serious side effect of this, as in all blood thinners, is that blood becomes too thin and leads to internal bleeding."

Okay, so you file a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Eliquis. Then you switch to Xarelto. Then you file a lawsuit against them. Then you switch to Pradaxa. Then you file another lawsuit. Then you switch to Coumadin. Then you file your last lawsuit and use all the money to pay for one of those 4 blood thinners that you filed a lawsuit against.

I love the expression on the face of the guy on the top of the webpage. Supposed to look like an earnest guy. To me it looks like he has constipation from too much bentonite.

petey

I remember the clay guy. What a jerk.