Keep Vit K intake consistent. No mention of patients changing their doses themselves.
After searching (and searching) the Internet, Pubmed, hospitals,.edu sites, private offices, coag clinics and more this is a list of established and valid sites that never mention changing your Coumadin dose yourself. There are more not posted here.
There are people at DS that have their doctor's private and personal approval to do change their Coumadin dosages and they are usually patients of doctors who recognize they're responsible people and have known them for quite a while.
It's also important to say that anyone can manage their healthcare as they see fit.
1. It's important to be consistent in how much vitamin K you get dailyhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/warfarin/AN00455
{The only way I can find to control my Vit K is by knowing what different foods have more (or less) Vit K in them. Seems a simple thing, to me.}
2.You should aim to keep the amount of vitamin K inyour diet consistent. For example, if you normallyeat two servings per day of food that is high in vitamin Kcontent, you should continue this pattern every day. Ifyou do not normally eat foods that are high in vitamin K,do not suddenly eat a large amount of themhttp://www.stoptheclot.org/natt_publications/KandWarfarin.pdf
3. To help Coumadin work effectively, it is important to keep your Vit K intake as consistent as possible.http://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/coumadin1.pdf
4. you should maintain a consistent intake of vitamin K by maintaining a consistent diet. In other words, from week to week, you should eat the same types of foods.
In order to maintain a consistent intake of vitamin K, you need to know something about the vitamin K content of the foods you eat.http://www.clotcare.com/vitaminkandwarfarin.aspx
5. It is okay to eat as many vitamin K-rich foods as you like, as long as you can maintain a consistent diet week-to-week. Your warfarin dose can be adjusted to take into account your diet.http://www.pamf.org/anticoag/patients/handouts/Warfarin_and_Diet.pdf
"Our hypothesis was that increased vitamin K intake wouldbe associated with relative warfarin resistance resulting in increasedwarfarin dose requirements to maintain therapeutic INR levels."http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/~williams/warfvitk.pdfhttp://www.atrialfibrillation.org.uk/files/file/AFA%20Warfarin%20and%20Diet.pdf
More info about changing dose/diet.http://www.stlukesfp.org/forms/VitaminK.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14717783http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16941417
6. Therefore, the amount of vitamin K consumed in the diet must stay relatively constant for Warfarin to work properly.http://www.livestrong.com/article/308925-vitamin-k-foods-warfarin/#ixzz23SDXLqcv
7. If you are taking warfarin, it's important to keep the amount of vitamin K in your diet steady.http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/warfarin-taking-your-medicine-safely#
8. Hence, we need to maintain a consistent dietary vitamin K intake.http://www.lifeonwarfarin.com/warfarin-diet.html
9. Anybody beginning a course of warfarin medicine is advised to keep the vitamin K content of their diet constant. If the warfarin dose is established with a constant level of vitamin K intake the INR will not be affected. Problems may arise when vitamin K intakes are varied. If a patient suddenly lowers their vitamin K intake, the INR will increase, and if a patient increases their vitamin K intake the INR will decrease.http://www.foodsmart.govt.nz/whats-in-our-food/chemicals-nutrients-additives-toxins/vitamin-k/
10. Dr Gourmet (!) advises:"The key is to try to eat a similar amount of foods that contain vitamin K each day. Don’t make any major changes to your diet without speaking with your doctor. If you want to lose weight, eat a lower fat diet or become a vegetarian, your doctor would want to know about these changes to help manage your warfarin."http://www.drgourmet.com/md/relativewarfarinlist.pdf
11. Your “plan” is to be consistent in your intake ofthese high-vitamin K foods. Don’t eat a lot of vitaminK-rich foods one day, then none the next. Be regularin your habits with these foods.http://intermountainhealthcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?ncid=520472393
12. RememberEat the same amounts of Vitamin K foods from week to week.http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMember-Show_Public_HFFY_1126663121297.html
13. You may eat these foods, but try to eat about the same amount of them each week. Limit your alcohol intake to one or two drinks only per day.http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/guides/coumad.htm
14. The amount of vitamin K you eatshould be the same from week to week. Do not makesudden changes in your diet.http://healthcare.utah.edu/thrombosis/patients/warfarin/WarfarinGuide.pdf
15. Keep your intake of vitamin K consistent and in line with your dose of Warfarinhttp://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/low-vitamin-k-foods-for-a-coumadin-warfarin-diet.php
16. http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/showthread.php?35595-vegetarian-on-coumadin(check this out)
After reviewing many other PE, DVT forums the one at DS seems to be the only one that encourages changing your dose and to eat what you want.
There are people at DS that have their doctor's private and personal approval to do change their Coumadin dosages and they are usually patients of doctors who recognize they're responsible people and have known them for quite a while.
It's also important to say that anyone can manage their healthcare as they see fit.
1. It's important to be consistent in how much vitamin K you get dailyhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/warfarin/AN00455
{The only way I can find to control my Vit K is by knowing what different foods have more (or less) Vit K in them. Seems a simple thing, to me.}
2.You should aim to keep the amount of vitamin K inyour diet consistent. For example, if you normallyeat two servings per day of food that is high in vitamin Kcontent, you should continue this pattern every day. Ifyou do not normally eat foods that are high in vitamin K,do not suddenly eat a large amount of themhttp://www.stoptheclot.org/natt_publications/KandWarfarin.pdf
3. To help Coumadin work effectively, it is important to keep your Vit K intake as consistent as possible.http://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/coumadin1.pdf
4. you should maintain a consistent intake of vitamin K by maintaining a consistent diet. In other words, from week to week, you should eat the same types of foods.
In order to maintain a consistent intake of vitamin K, you need to know something about the vitamin K content of the foods you eat.http://www.clotcare.com/vitaminkandwarfarin.aspx
5. It is okay to eat as many vitamin K-rich foods as you like, as long as you can maintain a consistent diet week-to-week. Your warfarin dose can be adjusted to take into account your diet.http://www.pamf.org/anticoag/patients/handouts/Warfarin_and_Diet.pdf
"Our hypothesis was that increased vitamin K intake wouldbe associated with relative warfarin resistance resulting in increasedwarfarin dose requirements to maintain therapeutic INR levels."http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/~williams/warfvitk.pdfhttp://www.atrialfibrillation.org.uk/files/file/AFA%20Warfarin%20and%20Diet.pdf
More info about changing dose/diet.http://www.stlukesfp.org/forms/VitaminK.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14717783http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16941417
6. Therefore, the amount of vitamin K consumed in the diet must stay relatively constant for Warfarin to work properly.http://www.livestrong.com/article/308925-vitamin-k-foods-warfarin/#ixzz23SDXLqcv
7. If you are taking warfarin, it's important to keep the amount of vitamin K in your diet steady.http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/warfarin-taking-your-medicine-safely#
8. Hence, we need to maintain a consistent dietary vitamin K intake.http://www.lifeonwarfarin.com/warfarin-diet.html
9. Anybody beginning a course of warfarin medicine is advised to keep the vitamin K content of their diet constant. If the warfarin dose is established with a constant level of vitamin K intake the INR will not be affected. Problems may arise when vitamin K intakes are varied. If a patient suddenly lowers their vitamin K intake, the INR will increase, and if a patient increases their vitamin K intake the INR will decrease.http://www.foodsmart.govt.nz/whats-in-our-food/chemicals-nutrients-additives-toxins/vitamin-k/
10. Dr Gourmet (!) advises:"The key is to try to eat a similar amount of foods that contain vitamin K each day. Don’t make any major changes to your diet without speaking with your doctor. If you want to lose weight, eat a lower fat diet or become a vegetarian, your doctor would want to know about these changes to help manage your warfarin."http://www.drgourmet.com/md/relativewarfarinlist.pdf
11. Your “plan” is to be consistent in your intake ofthese high-vitamin K foods. Don’t eat a lot of vitaminK-rich foods one day, then none the next. Be regularin your habits with these foods.http://intermountainhealthcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?ncid=520472393
12. RememberEat the same amounts of Vitamin K foods from week to week.http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMember-Show_Public_HFFY_1126663121297.html
13. You may eat these foods, but try to eat about the same amount of them each week. Limit your alcohol intake to one or two drinks only per day.http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/guides/coumad.htm
14. The amount of vitamin K you eatshould be the same from week to week. Do not makesudden changes in your diet.http://healthcare.utah.edu/thrombosis/patients/warfarin/WarfarinGuide.pdf
15. Keep your intake of vitamin K consistent and in line with your dose of Warfarinhttp://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/low-vitamin-k-foods-for-a-coumadin-warfarin-diet.php
16. http://www.valvereplacement.org/forums/showthread.php?35595-vegetarian-on-coumadin(check this out)
After reviewing many other PE, DVT forums the one at DS seems to be the only one that encourages changing your dose and to eat what you want.
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