Common Side Effects Of Warfarin Treatment

Sores welting or blisters.

Common side effects of warfarin treatment.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. The most common side effect bleeding can be life threatening. A skin rash chills loss of skin color swelling of the abdomen. Some of the side effects include nausea vomiting diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Unusual drowsiness dullness or feeling of sluggishness. Warfarin is a drug often prescribed by doctors to help treat blood clots though you may be more familiar with its brand names coumadin and jantoven but as with many medications there are warfarin side effects such as drowsiness blurred vision or brown urine that you should closely monitor. Severe bleeding and necrosis gangrene of the skin. Warfarin also known under the brand name coumadin a blood thinner that has been around for decades can trigger a range of side effects.

Serious side effects of coumadin include. Rare side effects include stroke gangrene and death. Black or bloody stool. More common side effects the more common side effects that occur with warfarin are related to abnormal.

Red sore or itching skin. Arm back or jaw pain blue green to black skin discoloration blue or purple toes change in consciousness chest tightness or heaviness chills clay colored stools diarrhea dizziness fainting or loss of consciousness fast or irregular breathing fast or irregular heartbeat fever itching or skin rash. Bleeding around the brain can cause severe headache and paralysis. Warfarin oral tablet doesn t cause drowsiness.

Joint pain discomfort or swelling especially after an injury. If you notice any other effects check with your healthcare professional. However it can cause other side effects. As for warfarin it has the potential for many bad side effects but to my memory they are all in the areas of bleeding problems.

Severe headache or stomach pain. Bleeding in the joints can cause joint pain and swelling. Easy bruising and bleeding nausea vomiting stomach pain bloating gas or altered sense of taste. Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients.

Severe bleeding including heavier than normal menstrual bleeding. Red or brown urine. The list if side effects is widely available and a search on warfarin and or coumindin on this forum will surely give a lot of information on that medication.