Oh, can I relate!! I am sitting here this morning just ill. I have good days and bad and today I logged onto this site just to catch up and see how everyone else is feeling. I guess some of us are feeling exactly the same. My Dr. thinks its anxiety but I beg to differ. I feel just like you. Just crappy. Have a blessed day.

i must admit - i often feel very sick in the morning, and i most definately am not pregnant either! i just put it down to lack of sleep, as that can sometimes make you feel very poorly...but now im starting to wonder!? maybe it is a side effect of warfarin? x

I to have days where I just cant eat, I have no apetite, and totally nausious all day. I never understand why this happens. I had a day like that yesterday..althrough maybee some of it can be atributed to stress bc I had a really bad day yesterday! But i didnt eat all day and when I tried to eat dinner I didnt eat very much and felt like I was going to throw up.

p.s. Alex,
A friend of mine takes iron supplements, she was taking something called 'Hemax' for a while and that was killing her stomach a lot! she had tried a few others with the same effects but she just recently got one that does not make her sick and actually gives her tons of engergy..she hasnt had follow up blood work yet to see the changes but she feels them and without being sick!

Ill find out the name and get back to you.

Hi,

GI issues, like nausea, gas, loss of appetite, bloating, cramps, etc can be side effects of the warfarin.

Iron is so hard on the system. I wonder if it takes a while for the effects of the iron supplements to get out of your system.

Severely amemic people are sometimes eligible for an iron transfusion. I think your blood counts need to be below a certain number to qualify. I had an iron transfusion a few months ago due to severe anemia from ulcerative colitis. It's an expensive procedure and it takes an entire day, but it really helped me. I was at the point where I could barely function at work. It takes a couple of weeks to start feeling the effects, but it lasts a few months. Might be worth investigating.

Also, I know a lot of folks suffer from chest pains post PE. For those of you with anemia, that can be the culprit, as it can cause chest pains.

I have IBS -- but since being on warfarin it has been a lot worse! There are some days it takes me several bathroom trips to get out the door. I also have stomach pains associated with it. I too though have anxiety issues.

When diagnosed with PE(1 month ago)I was severely aneamic(got 10 ampules iron transfusion, 10 days in hosp, and warfarin stil not stabelized)Dr said it might take 30 to 120 days to feel effect of iron - I'm already beter - try cela-fer iron syrup - the only iron suplement that does not make me vomit! Can feel the effect of the syrup - my book says iron only absorbs if you take it with vit C and a vit b12 booster(injection) good luck....and hang in there! I pray for you...