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By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.

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Hi Everyone,
I'm curious if anyone out there is taking a daily warfarin/Coumadin dosage that is 10mgs or higher? Has anyone experienced any bad side effects from taking a high dosage? Is your INR still low despite the high dosage?
When I got out of the hospital on September 18th, I was on 7.5 mgs (INR was 2.4). Since then, my INR has never been above 2, so right now, Im taking 12.5 mgs 5 x a week and 10 mgs 2 x a week. Other than losing my hair and having some GI issues, Ive experienced no real obvious side effects. With the increases in dosage over the last 6 weeks, Im wondering if that will change. The big concern is internal bleeding.
Thanks!
I'm curious if anyone out there is taking a daily warfarin/Coumadin dosage that is 10mgs or higher? Has anyone experienced any bad side effects from taking a high dosage? Is your INR still low despite the high dosage?
When I got out of the hospital on September 18th, I was on 7.5 mgs (INR was 2.4). Since then, my INR has never been above 2, so right now, Im taking 12.5 mgs 5 x a week and 10 mgs 2 x a week. Other than losing my hair and having some GI issues, Ive experienced no real obvious side effects. With the increases in dosage over the last 6 weeks, Im wondering if that will change. The big concern is internal bleeding.
Thanks!
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Thanks,
Rachelle
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