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Any of you with PMR also have afib and on blood thinners?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 17 minutes ago | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
Warfarin interacts with many medications including prednisone. Interactions are a two-way street. You are correct, warfarin shouldn't be used with prednisone for some of the same reasons that NSAIDs shouldn't be used with prednisone.
https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/coumadin-with-prednisone-2311-1529-1936-0.html?professional=1
In my opinion, I would never have needed warfarin except for being on prednisone. I'm currently off prednisone and now my doctor says I no longer need warfarin. Apparently, my risk of having another massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is much less.
The intensive care doctors were so incredulous when they saw my PE on the chest CT. The only risk factor I had was prednisone. My cardiac arrhythmias and hypertension were also blamed on prednisone.
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You do blame so many things on prednisone, and in your case, that may be true. In my case, I had a history of DVT before PMR, so that (and latent TB) were listed as higher risks on my medical record when I started prednisone.
I've been on warfarin before, a long time ago. I expect I'll need to stay on Apixaban for at least 12 months as it has a higher risk of rebound clotting when it is stopped than Warfarin did. That consideration and risk doesn't have anything to do with prednisone. I'll continue to discuss all my health risks and how they may be best mitigated regularly with my doctor.