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Economizing on Blood Thinners

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jul 8, 2023 | Replies (13)

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@realitytest, just to make sure others who read your comment get another view of Vitamin K effects for those of us who take Coumadin (Warfarin) to prevent blood clots, my own experience doesn't require that I "greatly limit green vegetables and even red wine." I do take care to manage my intake of both green vegetables and red wine, but to the extent that I have them in my diet, my daily dose of Coumadin was adjusted upward a bit to overcome the Vitamin K antidote. It took a few months to identify a good mixture of Vitamin K foods and Coumadin, but having identified that mixture several years ago, I'm on a stable diet and medication now. As to the alternatives you are considering, I applaud your willingness and that of your medical team to try them. I have several friends who have to good effect, reducing arrhythmia and avoiding blood coagulation, and I've never heard them refer to their alternative as "inferior treatment." In fact, they think the latest anticoagulants are "inferior" for one reason or another. Martin

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Hi, Martin.

When I said "inferior" I was referring to the effectiveness of the AFIB treatment - and (of course) only from what I've been told by doctors and Google. There are statistics on line comparing them. Then too being able to avoid an invasive treatment. (surgical) is generally considered desirable from the POV of safety. Besides that, ablation, "watchman" pace-maker seem to require replacement periodically and monitoring in a way the oral meds do not. However I will gladly undergo them, provided my EP doctor recommends whichever as safe for me, in order to preserve what I can of my vision. (Still in a state of disbelief...)

After my knee joint replacement I was prescribed Coumadin for a while, and I DID find a happy medium of salad consumption and red wine. As I recall, most important was keeping our consumption stable.

Regards to you and all coping with these problems!