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I'm having multiple odd episodes that are keeping me undiagnosed. Help
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 19, 2023 | Replies (203)Comment receiving replies
ALL HANDS. Please be careful about taking Vitamin K! Discuss that with your medical doctor before following any nonmedical advice. Vitamin K is an antidote for Warfarin (Coumadin), an anticoagulant that is widely used to reduce chances of blood clots forming within the heart and other parts of the circulatory system. Those clots can really damage the brain, the heart, the kidneys, and other vital organs by blocking the flow of oxygen-rich blood to those organs.
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@predictable. Seriously? Vitamin K is an ANTIDOTE for Warfarin/blood thinners???? Please confirm.
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@predictable Thanks for bringing up blood thinners. Yes, absolutely discuss any supplements with your doctor, and doctors do adjust doses of Coumadin based on a patient's typical food intake. My mother in law had to avoid eating salad and greens because of the Vitamin K they contained. It wasn't that she could not eat any of it, but she had to be consistent, so that her daily dose of Coumadin would be correct. My mom takes a different blood thinner, Eloquis , and this isn't an issue for her.