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warfarin and lovenox wierd hiar growth

chicago58
chicago58
i was on warfarin for 3+ years before it started causing hemorrhages.
during this time i only had to shave my legs and under arms maybe once every six months or so. one of the only perks being on warfarin.
now i have been on lovenox since 16 Oct and i just noticed i have a mustache, sideburns peach fuzz all over my face and neck. at first i thought it was that my lips looked a little blue from my o2 level and the lighting in the bathroom but no it is the real thing. it is freaky looking. i never had this problem before. has anyone else had this problem and what do you do for it. i can't let it stay. I already have enough problems from all this medicine i have gained over 50 lbs since beginning of Feb and don't know how to get rid of that either. i have been banished from the gym till further notice per docs. anyone with helpful advice HELP. THIS LOOKS TERRIBLE. I already cover the mirror when i get ready don't want to see how bad things have spiraled downward i don't look like me any more.
rmb
rmb
I've never heard of this being due to anticoagulants,but maybe someone out here knows something different. Ask your doc or better yet, your pharmacist if that could be the cause.

Otherwise, this sounds like some type of hormonal imbalance going on. Very personal I know, but are perimenopausal by chance?
chicago58
chicago58
not the time of life past that. it started since i started lovenx. the military provide the medicine. i am supposed to talk to the hematologist today maybe he has a clue. i always thought it was one of the very few blessings of being on warfarin was not having to shave any more. now it is whereolf land on the other side in just two months. i hope some one has a reason cause this is to weird and way out their. then again i am the one who says the doctor always starts with the weird and obscure reactions because he knows i am in there.
ShilosMommy
ShilosMommy
I've also never had nor heard of this reaction to either medicine. I have problems with the hair on my head falling out, but unfortunately legs, underarms, etc all pretty much normal. I've never been on lovenox for more than a couple of weeks, so I don't know whether that could be from that, though. Good to ask your doctor about it. I'm sorry you have to deal with this on top of everything else, I understand the weight problem because I have gained weight each time I was put on coumadin and in a similar situation that I just don't know what to do about it since my breathing is bad enough to interfere most the time with me getting any decent exercise. It is frustrating that as if it's not enough what we're going through physically, it's just adding insult to injury when it affects how we look too.
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